Optimists Must Die by Susin Nielsen

Audio, 10 parts Release Date: February 21, 2017 Published by: Listening Library Read from: March 3-5, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive)  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Marginalized Voices, YA      Award-winning author Susin Nielsen has written a laugh-out-loud and heartrending novel for fans of Robyn Schneider’s Extraordinary Means and Cammie McGovern’s Say What You Will.      Beware: Life…

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

e-ARC, 464 pages Release Date: February 28, 2017 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: February 12- 16, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (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, Debut Author, Own Voices, YA    …

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…

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…

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

e-ARC, 448 pages Release Date: February 7, 2017 Published by: Thomas Dunne Books Read from: January 1-5, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Publisher (Netgalley: This book was provided for a just and honest review. There was no compensataion given for the review.) For fans of: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Retellings, Magic, YA      Beware the goblin men and the wares they sell. …

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…

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling

Hardcover, 280 pages Release Date: November 18, 2016 Published by: Swoon Reeads Read from: January 12-13, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Bought For fans of: Harry Potter, LOL, Screenplays,       J.K. Rowling’s screenwriting debut is captured in this exciting hardcover edition of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay. When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends…

The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid

ARC, 344 pages Release Date: November 1, 2016 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: December 8, 2016 Stand-alone Source: BEA 2016 For fans of: Sci-Fi, YA Sparkly Covers, Action, YA       Nemesis is a Diabolic. Created to protect a galactic Senator’s daughter, Sidonia. The girl who has grown up by her side and who is as much as…

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