Just Like You Said it Would Be C.K. Kelly Martin Publication date: February 15th 2017 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Did you ever want something so much that it felt like a kind of sickness, one you didn’t want to be cured of? On New Year’s Eve the feeling compels seventeen-year-old Amira to text the Irish ex-boyfriend she’s been missing desperately… Read more »
Forbidden Dance Deanna Roy (Lovers Dance, #1) Publication date: March 28th 2017 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance Shy tender Livia has always been sheltered from the vulgar world of technology, television, and social media. At nineteen, she knows little of life beyond her immediate family, church, and the Dreamcatcher Dance Academy, where she studies ballet and assists a teacher with… Read more »
Under The Peaches Shana Vanterpool (Teaching Love #1) Publication date: February 28th 2017 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance Unwanted. A word eighteen-year-old Kaelyn Jefferies knows better than most. Given up at birth, she knows nothing of love. Now she navigates this world blind, worrying only about her present to survive. And sometimes when you’re the only guide you have, you… Read more »
Revelations T. Marie Alexander Publication date: January 27th 2017 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Have you ever craved something so badly that all reason was just an excuse getting in your way? Have you needed something so desperately that you didn’t care how you got it or who you hurt in the process? I have—and not that long ago. Acceptance. Acceptance…… Read more »
The Abandoned Girl is a women’s fiction, coming of age, story. In fact, it is two coming of age stories: The first, of ten-year-old Robin and the second, of sixteen-year-old, Katharine. Ten-year-old Robin has been taking care of her sister, five-year-old Annie, for quite some time. With only occasional phone calls, and next to no support from their father, their… Read more »
Sisters One, Two, Three is a Contemporary Fiction story about (obviously) three sisters and their family. It’s not often that I don’t finish a book but, this is one of them. Because of that, I added a half star to what would have been a two-and-a-half-star rating, assuming if I had finished it, it would have gotten better. I… Read more »
You Don’t Know My Name Kristen Orlando (The Black Angel Chronicles #1) Published by: Swoon Reads Publication date: January 10th 2017 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Fighter, Faker, Student, Spy. Seventeen-year-old Reagan Elizabeth Hillis is used to changing identities overnight, lying to every friend she’s ever had, and pushing away anyone who gets too close. Trained in mortal combat and weaponry… Read more »
So, when I received a book recommendation from my 92-year-old grandfather, I was cringing inside. Not because I think he has bad taste; quite the opposite in fact. But, I just wasn’t sure I’d find something interesting in something he felt was such a hit. I recall him telling me the beginning of the book, my inner laughter unstoppable. I… Read more »
Illusion of Ecstasy Nicole Loufas (2nd Dose in the Thizz Series) Publication date: December 1st 2016 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult When Dani discovered the cash hidden in her attic, she had no idea the problems it would bring. With the help of the Marino’s, Dani is able to launder her father’s dirty money, but their help comes with a price…. Read more »
Yours And Mine Christine Duval (Freshman Forty, #2) Publication date: February 2017 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult The highly anticipated sequel to Positively Mine…. Picking up from the dramatic ending of Positively Mine, Yours and Mine continues the Freshman Forty series as we meet Danny Santoro, Laurel’s baby’s father, for the first time. It’s been almost a year since he last… Read more »
Revelations T. Marie Alexander Publication date: January 27th 2017 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Have you ever craved something so badly that all reason was just an excuse getting in your way? Have you needed something so desperately that you didn’t care how you got it or who you hurt in the process? I have—and not that long ago. Acceptance. Acceptance…… Read more »
Life in the Danger Zone Patricia B. Tighe (The Zone, #3) Published by: Swoon Romance Publication date: November 1st 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Sixteen-year- old Rose Mulligan’s plan for the summer cruise with her grandparents is simple—read mysteries in the sunshine and see historical sites. It doesn’t include joining a young people’s tour group or crushing on a boy… Read more »
The Broken One Christine H. Bailey Publication date: April 5th 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult What becomes of the girl left behind after the tragic death of her best friend? Sixteen-year-old Farris Sloan is picking up the pieces after the untimely death of her best friend Kelsey. But even one year later, Farris can’t seem to find “normal” again—not until… Read more »
My Junior Year of Loathing Jennifer DiGiovanni Published by: Swoon Romance Publication date: October 25th 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult Junior year is supposed to be tough. Exams, term papers, homework, college tours, and participation in extra-curricular activities can all add up to non-stop stress. But Melinda Banner has goals to achieve and dreams to make real. This year, she’ll… Read more »
Nickel by Robert Wilder Genre: YA Contemporary Release Date: September 13th 2016 Leaf Storm Press Summary: A STORY OF LOVE, LOSS AND LOYALTY. Being a teenager is hard enough without your mother in rehab and your slightly inept stepfather doing his best not to screw things up. But at least, Coy has Monroe. Coy is a quirky teenage boy… Read more »