Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

ARC, 267 pages Release Date: June 6, 2017 Published by: Alfred A.Knopf Books for Young Readers Read from: June 23-24, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Publisher For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Stand-alones, Sparkly Covers, Grief, Realistic Fiction, YA      Love lives between the lines.     Years ago, Rachel had a crush on Henry Jones. The day before she moved away,…

Stacking the Shelves #228 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. For Review: From the Library:  The Weekly Wrap-Up! Sunday 06/18/2017: Stacking the Shelves #227 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!  Monday 06/19/17:  Review- Bad Romance byHeather Demetrios Tuesday 06/20/17: Top Ten Series I’ve Been Meaning to Start But Haven’t Wednesday 06/21/17: Waiting on…

The Unlikelies by Carrie Firestone

ARC, 318 pages Release Date: June 6, 2017 Published by: Henry Holt & Co. Read from: June 17-20, 2017 Stand-alone Source: TxLA 2017 For fans of:  Action, Contemporary, Romance, Stand-alones, YA      One good deed will change everything.     Sadie is not excited for the summer before her senior year. It will be her first without her college-bound best…

Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios

ARC, 354 pages Release Date: June 13, 2017 Published by: Henry Holt & Co. Read from: June 11-17, 2017 Stand-alone Source: TxLA 2017 For fans of: Romance, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Dark, New Adult, Sparkly Covers, DEAR      Grace wants out. Out of her house, where her stepfather wields fear like a weapon and her mother makes her scrub imaginary dirt…

Stacking the Shelves #227 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what all we borrowed, bought, and received for review. It’s hosted over at Tynga’s Reviews. For Review:  The Weekly Wrap-Up! Sunday 06/11/2017: Stacking the Shelves #226 & the Weekly Wrap-Up!  Monday 06/12/17:  Review- Want by Cindy Pon Tuesday 06/13/17: Top Ten Best/Worst Dads in YA!  Wednesday 06/14/17: Waiting on Wednesday: The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani Dasgupta Thursday 06/15/2017:  Review:…

Book to Movie: The Girl on the Train

R, 112 minutes Release Date: October 7, 2016 A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. Director: Tate Taylor Writers: Erin Cressida Wilson (screenplay), Paula Hawkins (based on the novel by) Stars: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson. (From IMDB) *MY THOUGHTS*       To…

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

ARC, 3391 pages Release Date: May 9, 2017 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: June 1- 4, 2017 Stand-alone Source: TxLA  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Coming of Age, LGBTQ- Bisexual, Own Voices, YA      Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever.     Since then, it’s been Ramona and her family…

Take Me Away