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…

The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi

e-ARC, 298 pages Release Date: March 28, 2017 Published by: Salaam Reads Read from: March 18-28 , 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: Marginalized Voices, Fantasy, MG, Steampunk      A trio of friends from…

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    …

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. …

Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella

Audiobook, 6 CD’s Release Date: June 9, 2015 Published by: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Read from: January 5-18, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of: Inclusive Literature, YA, Contemporary, Romance, LOL, Realistic Fiction       An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audrey’s daily life. She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr. Sarah, but when Audrey meets Linus,…

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

ARC, 344 pages Release Date: November 1, 2016 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: November 18-November 28, 2016 Stand-alone Source: BEA 2016 For fans of: Diversity in Literature, Romance, Tear-Jerkers, Contemporary, Sparkly Covers, DEAR, Own Voices, Realistic Fiction,       Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never…

Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig

ARC,  324 pages Release Date: October 4, 2016 Published by: Feiwel & Friends Read from: October 22, 2016- Stand-alone Source: BEA For fans of: Thrillers, Romance, Own Voices, Humor, Stand-alones, Bombshell Endings      Flynn’s girlfriend has disappeared. How can he uncover her secrets without revealing his own?     Flynn’s girlfriend, January, is missing. The cops are asking questions he…

Everyone We’ve Been by Sarah Everett

ARC,  391 pages Release Date: October 4, 2016 Published by: Knopf Books for Young Readers Read from: October 11, 2016-October 21, 2016 Stand-alone Source: BEA For fans of: Mysteries, Contemps, Romance, YA, Chick-lit, Debut Authors, Diverse Reads      Addison Sullivan has been in an accident. In its aftermath, she has memory lapses and starts talking to a boy that…

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