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…

Once and For All by Sarah Dessen

ARC, 357 pages Release Date: June 6, 2017 Published by: Viking Books for Young Readers Read from: May 29- May 31, 2017 Companion to other Sarah Dessen novels Source: TxLA  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Coming of Age, YA      As bubbly as champagne and delectable as wedding cake, Once and for All, Sarah Dessen’s thirteenth novel,…

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

ARC, 358 pages Release Date: May 30, 2017  Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: May 27-May 28, 2017 Stand-alone Source: TxLA  This includes: Contemporary, Romance, Mystery, Debut Authors, Multiple POVs, Realistic Fiction, Mental Illness or Disabilities, Stand-alone, YA      One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four…

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

ARC, 374 pages Release Date: May 30, 2017  Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: May 21-May 26, 2017 Dimple & Rishi, #1 Source: TxLA  For fans of: Contemporary,Romance, DEAR, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA, LOL, Diversity, Own Voices, Realistic Fiction, Multiple POVs, Sparkly Covers      A laugh-out-loud, heartfelt YA romantic comedy, told in alternating perspectives, about two Indian-American teens whose…

The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord

ARC, 384 pages Release Date: May 16, 2017 Published by: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Read from: May 17-May 21, 2017 Stand-alone Source: TLA 2017 For fans of: Grief Management, Diversity, Tear-Jerkers, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Coming of Age, Character Growth, Sprakly Covers, YA      When it all falls apart, who can you believe in?     Everything is going right for…

Flame in the Mist by Renee Adhieh

ARC, 392 pages Release Date: May 16, 2017 Published by: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Read from: May 1-May 9, 2017 Flame in the Mist, #1 Source: TLA 2017 For fans of: Fantasy, Romance, Action, Sparkly Covers, Diverse Authors, Diversity, POC      The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an…

By Your Side by Kasie West

ARC, 342 pages Release Date: Jannuary 31, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: January 30- February 6, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Publisher (I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  For fans of: Romance, Adventure, Chick-lit, Contemporary,  Realistic Fiction, YA       In this…

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

ARC, 408 pages Release Date: Jannuary 31, 2017 Published by: Flatiron Books Read from: January 25-30, 2017  Caraval, #1 Source: Bea 2016 For fans of: Adventure, Magical Realism, Romance, Fantasty, Bombshell Endings, Sparkly Covers, YA       Whatever you’ve heard about Caraval, it doesn’t compare to the reality. It’s more than just a game or a performance. It’s the closest…

Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig

ARC,  324 pages Release Date: October 4, 2016 Published by: Feiwel & Friends Read from: October 22, 2016- Stand-alone Source: BEA For fans of: Thrillers, Romance, Own Voices, Humor, Stand-alones, Bombshell Endings      Flynn’s girlfriend has disappeared. How can he uncover her secrets without revealing his own?     Flynn’s girlfriend, January, is missing. The cops are asking questions he…

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