Golden by Jessi Kirby

Hardback, 278 pages Release Date: May 14, 2013 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Standalone Source: Own For fans of: Thrillers, Contemprary, Romance, Mystery, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Summer Love, YA      Love, tragedy, and mystery converge in this compelling novel from “an author to watch” (Booklist).      Seventeen-year-old Parker Frost…

Criminal by Terra Elan McVoy

e-ARC, 282 pages Release Date: May 7, 2013 Published by: Simon Pulse Standalone Source: NetGalley (A preview copy was provided to me in exchange for a just and honest review.) For fans of: Realistic Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Contemporary, YA      A searing and gripping read that explores the depths of desperation true love can…

If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin

Nook Book, 289 pages Release Date: April 1, 2013 Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Standalone Source: Own For fans of: Chick lit, Contemporary, Sparkly Covers, Tear Jerkers, YA If he had been with me, he wouldn’t have died. Throughout their whole childhood, Finn and Autumn were inseparable—they finished each other’s sentences, they knew just what to…

My Life After Now by Jessica Verdi

Nook Book, 219 pages Release Date: April 2, 2013 Published by: Sourcebooks Fire Stand-alone For fans of: Miranda Kenneally, Chick-lit, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, GLBT, Sparkly Covers Lucy just had the worst week ever. Seriously, mega bad. And suddenly, it’s all too much—she wants out. Out of her house, out of her head, out of her…

Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler

Hardcover, 378 pages Release Date: January 3, 2012 Published by : Simon Pulse Series? Standalone Source: Library For fans of: Chicklit, Contemporary, Romance, LOL, Realistic Fiction, & YA Once upon a time, Hudson knew exactly what her future looked like. Then a betrayal changed her life, and knocked her dreams to the ground. Now she’s…

Ten by Gretchen McNeil

E-Book, 217 pages Release date: September 18, 2012 Published by: Balzer & Bray Stand-alone Source: Own For fans of: Horror, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller, YA And their doom comes swiftly. It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives—an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their reasons for…

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Hardcover, 361 pages Release Date: April 3, 2012 Published by: Little Brown and Company Jasper Dent, #1 Source: Library For fans of: Suspense, Thriller, Contemporary, Mystery, Crime, YA What if the world’s worst serial killer…was your dad? Jasper (Jazz) Dent is a likable teenager. A charmer, one might say. But he’s also the son of…

Speechless by Hannah Harrington

E-ARC, 282 Pages Release Date: August 28th, 2012 Published by: Harlequin Teen Standalone Source: NetGalley* For fans of: Chick-lit, Realistic Fiction, YA, GLBT Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can’t keep a secret Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast—and nearly got someone killed. Now Chelsea has taken a…

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