Future Perfect by Jen Larsen

Hardcover, 304 pages Release Date: October 6, 2015 Published by: HarperTeeen Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of: Diversity FTW, Contemporary, Chick-lit, YA      Every year on her birthday, Ashley Perkins gets a card from her grandmother—a card that always contains a promise: lose enough weight, and I will buy your happiness.     Ashley doesn’t…

Dumplin by Julie Murphy

ARC, 376 pages Release Date: September 15, 2015 Published by: Balzer + Bray Stand-alone Source: #RT2015 For fans of: Diversity, Contemporary, Romance, Girl Power, Realistic Fiction, YA       Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on…

What You Left Behind by Jessica Verdi

ARC, 358 pages Release Date: August 4, 2015 Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Stand-alone Source: Publisher (This ARC was given to me by the publishers. This in no way shaped my opinion on the book. A huge thank you goes out to the publisher for letting me read and review this title.) For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Diversity FTW, Male…

Made You Up by Francesca Zappia

Hardcover, 448 pages Release Date: May 19, 2015 Published by: Greenwillow Books Stand-alone Source: Bought For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Mental Illness, Realistic Fiction, Diversity FTW, YA      Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to be—sometimes, there really is someone out to get you. Made You Up tells the…

Deadfall by Anna Carey

ARC, 256 pages Release Date: June 16, 2015 Published by: HarperTeen Blackbird Duology, #2 Source: Around the World ARC Tours For fans of: Thrillers, Contemporary, Action, Series Enders, YA      In the compelling sequel to Blackbird, Anna Carey delivers a gritty and adrenaline-filled story of a girl desperate to escape her mysterious and terrifying assailants….

The Devil You Know by Trish Doller

ARC, 241 pages Release Date: June 2, 2015 Published by: Bloomsbury USA Children’s  Stand-alone Source: Bloomsbury (I received this ARC from the publisher. This in no way shaped my opinion on the book. All thoughts of this are my own.)  For fans of: Contemporary, Thrillers, Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA      Eighteen-year-old Arcadia wants adventure….

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