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,…

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

ARC, 336 pages Release Date: April 11, 2017 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: April 28-April 30, 2017 Companion novel: Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda  Source: Publisher For fans of: Contemporary,Romance, DEAR, Realistic Fiction, Companions, LGBTQIA+, LOL, Positive Body Rep, Diverse Reads, YA      Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her…

Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner

e-ARC, 416 pages Release Date: March 7, 2017 Published by: Crown Books for Young Readers Read from: February 22- 26, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (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: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, DEAR, Marginazlized Voices, Sparkly Covers, Tear-Jerkers,…

Wires and Nerve, Vol. 1 by Marissa Meyer

Hardcover, 240 pages Release Date: Jnuary 31, 2017 Published by: Feiwel & Friends Read from: February 6-8, 2017  Wires and Nerve, #1 Source: Purchased For fans of: Action, Adventure, Bombshell Endings, Companion, DEAR, Diversity Ethnicity, Favorites, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Graphic Novels, Own, YA       In her first graphic novel, #1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller Marissa Meyer follows…

Defending Taylor by Miranda Kenneally

ARC, 290 pages Release Date: July 5, 2016 Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Read from: July 2-July 4, 2016 Hundred Oaks, #7 Source: TLA 2016 For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Sports, Realistic Fiction, Chick-it, Companion, YA      There are no mistakes in love.     Captain of the soccer team, president of the Debate Club, contender…

What You Always Wanted by Kristin Rae

Hardcover, 310 pages Release Date: March 29,2016 Published by: Bloomsbury USA Children’s If Only, #8 Source: Library For fans of: Contemporaries, Romance, Chick-lit, LOL, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA      If only…he was the boy she’s been dreaming of.     Theatre girl Maddie Brooks has always had high standards for guys. But she has yet…

Rowdy by Jay Crownover

Audio, 11 pages Release Date: October 21, 2015 Published by: HarperAudio Marked Men, #5 Source: Library For fans of: Hot tattooed, literary guys, romance, thrillers, plot twists, companion novels       The New York Times and USA Today bestselling Marked Men series continues with this sizzling, sexy story of love, heartbreak, fate, and second…

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