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Review: VAIN by Fisher Amelie

By Jen On May 2, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Book Review

VAIN by Fisher Amelie Release Date: December 24, 2012 Format: Kindle Source: Author/Publicist Genre: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Social Issues Buy: Amazon | Barnes & Noble If you’re looking for a story about a good, humble girl, who’s been hurt by someone she thought she could trust, only to find out she’s not as vulnerable as [...]

Review: Me, Him, Them, and It by Caela Carter

By Jen On February 22, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Book Review

Me, Him, Them, and It by Caela Carter Publisher: Bloomsbury Release Date: February 26, 2013 Format: eARC Source: Publisher/NetGalley Genre: YA, Contemporary Buy: Amazon | B&N | Book Depository | Indiebound | iTunes ME is Evelyn Jones, 16, a valedictorian hopeful who’s been playing bad girl to piss off THEM, her cold, distant parents. HIM is Todd, Evelyn’s secret un-boyfriend, who [...]

Review: Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally

By Jen On October 23, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Book Review

Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: October 1, 2012 Format: Advance Reader Copy Source: Publisher/NetGalley Genre: Contemporary, Romance, YA Buy: Amazon | B & N | Indiebound | iBookstore Red-hot author Miranda Kenneally hits one out of the park in this return to Catching Jordan’s Hundred Oaks High. After her family’s scandal rocks their conservative small town, [...]

Review: SEND by Patty Blount

By Jen On September 24, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Book Review

SEND by Patty Blount Publisher: Sourcebooks Release Date: August 1, 2012 Format: Advance Reader Copy Source: Publisher Genre: YA, Contemporary Buy: Amazon | B&N | Indiebound It’s been five years since I clicked Send. Four years since I got out of juvie. Three months since I changed my name. Two minutes since I met Julie. A second to change my life. All Dan wants for his senior [...]

Review & Giveaway: Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

By Jen On July 10, 2012 · 68 Comments · In Book Review

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: July 31, 2011 Format: Advance Reader Copy Source: Publisher/NetGalley Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance Buy: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indiebound “I won’t tell anyone, Echo. I promise.” Noah tucked a curl behind my ear. It had been so long since someone touched me like he did. Why did it have to be Noah Hutchins? [...]

TGIF: Issue Books

By Jen On June 1, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Uncategorized

TGIF is a weekly meme hosted by Ginger over at GReads! It’s a fun way to end the week by recapping posts and answering her question of the week. This Friday’s question is: Issue Books: Which books have you found to be very rewarding when it comes to tackling tougher issues? I found the books [...]

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

By Jen On September 5, 2011 · Add Comment · In Book Review

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins, read by Laura Flanagan, Jeremy Guskin, and Steve Coombs Publisher: HighBridge Company Release Date: February 17, 2009 Format: Audiobook (6 hrs 52 min) Source: Library Age Level: Young Adult Buy: Amazon | IndieBound Sometimes you don’t wake up. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same.Three [...]

Review: Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

By Jen On June 6, 2011 · Add Comment · In Book Review

Horrifying. Haunting. Disturbing. I had no idea what this book was about before I started listening. I just knew it was by Elizabeth Scott and since I’ve enjoyed every book by her, I’ll read anything she writes. I was horrified. I was a bit shocked. I almost stopped listening. I wanted to. But I couldn’t. [...]

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