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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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Review: OTHEREARTH
OTHEREARTH by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller (PSST: If you read to the end there is a special GIVEAWAY for you) I love that this picks RIGHT back up where the last book left off. No jumping forward or any unrealistic changes from one book to the next. Plus, it’s now getting a little too […]
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Review: Original Syn
“You’ll be surprised to see how quickly the world can change…” SYNOPSIS Buy: Indiebound | Amazon Fifty years after an epic event called The Singularity, the entire world is divided into just two categories: The powerful, age-defying Syns (“synthetic citizens,” human-computer hybrids with extraordinary enhancements) and the dying, oppressed Originals (those who did not merge […]
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RENEGADE
RENEGADE (Black Dawn 0.5) by Mallory McCartney Find it: Goodreads, Amazon An amazing prequel of how a villain became a villain. The character development and world building is on point. Mix that with a sassy little Brokk and we get an excellent story. “The time for Kiero’s reign in prosperity is over.” Six years before the Black Dawn […]
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Imposters by Scott Westerfeld
The Uglies Series is Back, with four new novels. Everyone stop what you are doing. The Uglies series is back and it comes out TOMORROW!!!! And we aren’t only getting one… we are getting FOUR. GET IT HERE “I am returning to the world of Uglies with four new novels.” Scot Westerfeld, author of The […]
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Best YA Horror Books 2018
The Spookiest Reads for Teens This Halloween It’s almost Fall, and Halloween is just around the corner. To celebrate, we thought we’d share our top picks for spooky YA reads. Slasher Girls & Monster Boys For fans of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, American Horror Story and The Walking Dead comes a powerhouse anthology featuring some of the […]
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The Adjustment
The Adjustment By Suzanne Young I thought for sure The Program Series was over, so when this little gem come in the mail you can image how excited I was to be able to continue the series. And let me tell you, it is alive and well! The suspense, the romance, the betrayal, it all […]
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Perfect
Perfect by Cecelia Ahern Perfect, is absolutely PERFECT! If you couldn’t already tell from my review of the first novel: Flawed, I LOVE this series. Cecelia Ahern is by far my new favorite author. So, the book community seems to hate the repetition of facts and happenings from the first book, but honestly having read […]
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Graduation Day
Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau The final installment of Joelle Charbonneaus’s The Testing series is brilliant. All too often with dystopia, the book ends too perfect – the girl saves the day and the entire government it completely changed – this in NOT that book and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Graduation day did not […]
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The Storm (H20 #2)
The Storm by Virginia Bergin The H20 series (or The Rain series if you are from the UK), is no doubt my new favorite YA Dystopian series. I hope they never turn it into a movie and ruin it for me. The story-line, the character development, the plot, the writing style – oh the writing […]
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Allusion
“One present could redeem your past” Review of Allusion by Andi Hyldahl One thing is certain, Andi Hyldahl’s writing is fun and refreshing! Allusion is the perfect mix of suspense, wit, and charm. The story line is simply clever and the character development is to die for! There are authors who can suck you into […]
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The Testing
Review of YA Dystopian, The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau If you are looking for your next Hunger Games-esk read, this is it. Its a perfect mix of Hunger Games and Divergent. The Testing is a YA dystopian book where leaders take the brightest recent graduations through ‘The Testing’ to see if they have what it […]
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NEED
“No one gets something for nothing. We all should know better.” NEED by Joelle Charbonneau If you liked the movie Nerve, you will NEED Charbonneau’s latest YA mystery thriller. When a new social media site pops up promising to give teens what they ask for, it quickly popular throughout Nottawa High School… but at what […]
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The Treatment
The Treatment by Suzanne Young The treatment brought up a really good question. If someone told you that the life you know is not real and that you use to be a different person, would you want to know those memories? Would you take the pill which would allow you to regain the memories which […]
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The Program
The Program by Suzanne Young Imagine: your brother commits suicide, your BFF no longer remembers you, your guy BFF (your BFFs boyfriend) commits suicide, everywhere you turn your classmates are entering “The Program” and getting their memories erased… and you know that you’re next. Enter the Program. In a world were suicide rates are high […]
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Children of Eden
Children of Eden by Joey Graceffa For those who grew up with Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Shadow Children series are sure to LOVE Joey Graceffa’s Children of Eden. Now for me, running into this book was an accident, I was looking for the book Need by Joelle Charbonneau and for some reason I thought the cover […]
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Holding Up The Universe
Holding Up The Universe Jennifer Niven never disappoints. I saw Jennifer when she was on tour for Holding Up The Universe and to listen to her talk about her new book, I was instantly hooked. Niven always seems to create amazing characters that you can’t help but fall in love with. Holding Up The Universe […]
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Sad Perfect
NOTE: Be sure to check out an exclusive note from the author at the end of the post. Sad Perfect by Stephanie Elliot Stephanie Elliot’s raw YA debut, Sad Perfect, holds nothing back. Beautifully written, straightforward, and most importantly: real. Now I know there is a lot of controversy out there about this book as […]
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Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why By Jay Asher Thirteen Reasons Why….. Why have I passed up this book for so many years?!?! Every bookstore, every instagram post, every bookish twitter chat, this book has been mentioned and yet I still ignored it. So what did get me to finally take the time to read this one you […]
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Textrovert
Textrovert by Lindsey Summers Release Date: May 2, 2017 Can You Fall in Love With Someone You’ve Never Met? Lindsey Summers’ new YA book is a hilarious, surprising and full of life romance. Summers delivers a technology-centric story with a mix of young first love, great for today’s young adults. Summers knows how to related […]
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Zenn Diagram
Zenn Diagram by Wendy Brant Release Date: April 4, 2017. Pre-Order Online! What if one touch could tell you everything? Eva Walker has literally one friend — if you don’t count her three-year-old quadruplet siblings — and it’s not even because she’s a math nerd. No, Eva is a loner out of necessity, because […]
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H20
H20 by Virginia Bergin Remember the game we all played as children called “Hot Lava” where you jumped from couch to table to desk to avoid touching the ground aka “the lava”. Sometimes you even got creative and took the couch cushions and pillows with you to get farther through the house. Well, that is […]
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Replica
Replica by Lauren Oliver I LOVE Lauren Oliver’s Delirium series, so when i found out she has a new book coming out I was STOKED! Oliver’s new book is a dystopian about clones aka “Replica’s” where the two main characters. Lyra and Gemma, search for answers to the mysterious Haven. During their journey they uncover […]
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Just Juliet
Just Juliet by Charlotte Reagan Lena has the perfect life – an upper class loving family, a drop-dead gorgeous football boyfriend, and amazing friends. But when Juliet James, the new girl in school, comes into Lena’s life, everything is turned upside down. Lena finds herself immediately drawn to Juliet – feeling things she has never […]
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The Meddlers of Moonshine
The Meddlers of Moonshine by A. E. Decker A. E. Decker does it again! Meddlers of Moonshine continues to bring a unique spin on the typical fantasy adventure keeping us captivated page after page. In the second installment of the Moonfall Mayhem series, Ascot remains strong and independent as she again, with her friends, saves […]
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – By J.K. Rowling STOP! DO NOT WATCH THE MOVIE BEFORE READING THE BOOK! The best advise I can give any potterhead out there, is simply, read the book first. As those of us who group up with the Harry Potter books will know, the movies ruined […]
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New2YA: November 2016
The Diabolic – November 1, 2016 A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you’ve been created for. Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator’s daughter, Sidonia. The two have grown up side by side, but […]
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HELLO?
HELLO? by Liza Wiemer One HELLO can change a life. One HELLO can save a life. HELLO? is a remarkable novel about the power of friendship and family, loss and love, heartbreak and healing, and the courage it takes to face your fears – the courage it takes to find hope. HELLO? is a truely […]
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was absolutely perfect. A must read for those who grew up with the books. It will make you cry; It will make you laugh. But most of all, it will make you smile. Smiling as your love […]
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Paper Towns
Paper Towns By John Green Guest Post by Brianna Barret A great story, written in 3 parts, of adventure and intrigue with a non climatic ending. The Strings Margo drags Q on a revenge quest against her “best friend”, ex-boyfriend and Q’s bully. This becomes a night to remember for Q. Hilarious acts of revenge, […]
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Pandemonium (Delirium Trilogy)
Pandemonium (Delirium Trilogy) by Lauren Oliver After reading Delirium, I had to start the second book immediately! I love what Lauren did with this book with introducing the “Then” and “Now” chapters to tell of the present and the past the Lena faced after cross the fence – it really helped to keep the story […]
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FREE Download: 3 Days Only
June is Audiobook Month and Audiobooks.com is giving away two free YA downloads this weekend only. Simply Download the app and get your FREE copy of “The False Prince” by Jennifer Nielsen and “The Raven Boys” by Maggie Stiefvater. The Low Down: These great YA fantasy titles will be available for FREE download starting Friday […]
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Delirium
Delirium by Lauren Oliver I HAVE THE DELIRIA; I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK! This is the book I have been looking for; Ever since I finished the Legend series, I haven’t found another good dystopian – until now. Now, I know many of you will think ‘great, another book about love’, but trust […]
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Review: Flawed
Flawed by Cecelia Ahern Cecelia Ahern’s young adult debut, Flawed takes readers to a dystopian future where society looks at perfection as essential and punishes any flaws. If found flawed, one’s flaws are publicly named and their skin branded with an F in one of five places. For bad decisions, it’s their temple. For Lying, […]
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The Last of the Firedrakes
The Last of the Firedrakes by Farah Oomerbhoy Farah Oomerbhoy’s début novel “The Last of the Firedrakes”, promises to be an exciting and magical young adult fantasy series. The synopsis of this book had me excited, but I was quit disappointment. I was ready for a fantasy world I would get lost in, and found […]
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