Anne & Henry by Dawn Ius

Hardcover, 289 pages Release Date: September 1, 2015 Published by: Simon Pulse Stand-alone Source: Netgalley/ Library For fans of: Historical Re-tellings, Romance, Contemporary, YA      In this wonderfully creative retelling of the infamous—and torrid—love affair between Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII, history collides with the present when a sizzling romance ignites in a…

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…

Take Me Away