When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

ARC, 374 pages Release Date: May 30, 2017  Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: May 21-May 26, 2017 Dimple & Rishi, #1 Source: TxLA  For fans of: Contemporary,Romance, DEAR, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA, LOL, Diversity, Own Voices, Realistic Fiction, Multiple POVs, Sparkly Covers      A laugh-out-loud, heartfelt YA romantic comedy, told in alternating perspectives, about two Indian-American teens whose…

The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord

ARC, 384 pages Release Date: May 16, 2017 Published by: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Read from: May 17-May 21, 2017 Stand-alone Source: TLA 2017 For fans of: Grief Management, Diversity, Tear-Jerkers, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Coming of Age, Character Growth, Sprakly Covers, YA      When it all falls apart, who can you believe in?     Everything is going right for…

Flame in the Mist by Renee Adhieh

ARC, 392 pages Release Date: May 16, 2017 Published by: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Read from: May 1-May 9, 2017 Flame in the Mist, #1 Source: TLA 2017 For fans of: Fantasy, Romance, Action, Sparkly Covers, Diverse Authors, Diversity, POC      The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an…

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…

Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

e-ARC, 321 pages Release Date: April 4, 2017 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: April 11-April 20, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss  For fans of: Contemporary,Romance, Chick-lit, DEAR< Diversity, Hot Literary Guys, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA      The one guy Bailey Rydell can’t stand is actually the boy of her dreams—she just doesn’t know it yet.     Classic movie fan…

Geekerella by Ashley Poston

e-ARC, 320 pages Release Date: April 4, 2017 Published by: Quirk Books Read from: March 30-April 2, 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, Contemporary, Romance, Nerd Culture, LOL, Retellings, Rrealistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA…

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…

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…

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