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Review & Author Interview: Furia
By: Yamile Saied Mendez A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICKRecipient of the 2021 Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Medal Synopsis: A powerful contemporary YA for fans of The Poet X and I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter set in Argentina, about a rising soccer star who must put everything on the line—even her blooming love […]
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Review: Send Pics
By: Lauren McLaughlin At Jonesville High, casual misogyny runs rampant, slut-shaming is a given, and school athletes are glorified above all else. Best friends Suze, Nikki, Ani, and Lydia swear they’ll always have each other’s backs against predatory guys—so when Suze suddenly starts dating wrestling star and toxic douchebag Tarkin Shaw, it’s a big betrayal. Turns out, it’s […]
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Review: Open Fire
By: Amber Lough A dramatic page-turner that captures the devastating toll of war and the impact of women’s struggles and solidarity, through the lens of a little-known slice of history. In 1917, Russia is losing the war with Germany, soldiers are deserting in droves, and food shortages on the home front are pushing people to […]
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Review: Cold Iron Heart (a Wicked Lovely Novel)
By: Melissa Marr Nearly thirteen years after the publication of the first book in her Wicked Lovely series, Melissa Marr has returned to the alluring world of the fey for a prequel set X years before the events of Wicked Lovely. In 1890s New Orleans, resourceful Thelma ‘Tam’ Foy struggles to survive, crafting and selling […]
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Review: The Bookworm Crush
By: Lisa Brown Roberts Romance enthusiast Amy McIntyre is a quiet introvert, in the background while her best friend and co-book blogger Vivian Galdi stars in their videos and social media. With Vivian distracted by her new boyfriend Dallas, Amy is forced to enter the limelight if she hopes to win a publisher sponsored contest […]
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Review: Meet Me in the Strange
By Leander Watts “It was like she’d lost everything. Her name, her voice, any idea of who she was or what she looked like, who the people were around her. The only thing that mattered was right there in front of her on the stage,” observes Davi, the main character of Leander Watt’s Meet Me […]
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A Place to Call Home – Toby’s Tale
A Place to Call Home – Toby’s Tale By G.A. Whitmore First and Foremost: Proceeds from this book go to no kill shelters and shelters that find forever homes for forever fur babies. That is AWESOME. If you’re an animal lover like me – You will LOVE this book. You will also cry.. so be […]
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A Bitter Pill to Swallow
A Bitter Pill to Swallow by Tiffany Gholar “I’m mad, I’m scared, I’m frustrated, and somehow all of those feelings are normal, and I’m normal, and I’m not my feelings. I’m just me, just Janina” During the process of reading this book I talked to SOO MANY people about it! Tiffany tells the story of […]
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Just Another Number
Just Another Number by Maggie Young Sex, Drugs, Bulimia and Social Issues – And just gritty real life struggles of a good majority of America’s young women. This book is not one for the “shy” girls and does get a little risqué – but even with the brutal honesty and openness of all her male […]
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#T5W: Books you DNF
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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#T5W:BIGGEST BOOK HANGOVERS
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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#Review: Pieces Like Pottery
Pieces Like Pottery by Dan Buri I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of our review. SYNOPSIS In this distinct selection of stories marked by struggle and compassion, Pieces Like Pottery is a powerful […]
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#Review: The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins SYNOPSIS A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows […]
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T5W: Books You Were Spoiled For
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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T5W: Favorite Buzz Words
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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T5W: Top 5 Books of the Year
Follow my blog with Bloglovin TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. […]
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The Surface’s End
The Surface’s End By David Joel Stevenson “You’re telling me that my daughter got mixed up with a boy who thinks that he can talk to a man who has been dead for generations, and somehow convinced her to break into the most sophisticated security system in the history of humanity?” Quick Overview: Jonah always […]
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The Matched Trilogy
The Matched Trilogy By Ally Condie A MUST read for the dystopian fans. Once I picked up the first book in the Matched Trilogy, I couldn’t set it down and HAD to have the next two as soon as I could. Quick Overview: The Matched Trilogy consists of ‘Matched’, ‘Crossed’, and ‘Reached’. This series takes […]
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