Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston

e-ARC, 480 pages Release Date: February 27, 2018 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: February 14-21, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  For fans of:  Science Fiction, Space Opera, Romance, Sparkly Covers, LGBTQ,…

The Last to Let Go by Amber Smith

e-ARC, 384 pages Release Date: February 6, 2018 Published by: McElderry Books Read from: February 7-February 10, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  For fans of:  Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Romance, LGBTQ, YA  …

Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh

ARC, 370 pages Release Date: January 23, 2018 Published by: Razorbill Read from: January 12-14, 2018 Reign of the Fallen, #1 Source: #booksfortrade For fans of:  LGBTQ+, Fantasy, Necromancy, Romance, YA      Odessa is one of Karthia’s master necromancers, catering to the kingdom’s ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it’s Odessa’s job to raise them by retrieving…

Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga

Hardcover, 292 pages Release Date: November 7, 2017 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: November 26-28, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Family Relationships, Diverse Characters,       Despite sending him letters ever since she was thirteen, Taliah Abdallat never thought she’d ever really meet Julian Oliver. But one day, while her…

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

e-Audio, 368 pages Release Date: September  5, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: October 25-28, 2017 Stand-alone Source:  Overdrive For fans of: Romance, Grief, Friendship, YA      On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers,…

Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy

ARC, 3391 pages Release Date: May 9, 2017 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: June 1- 4, 2017 Stand-alone Source: TxLA  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Coming of Age, LGBTQ- Bisexual, Own Voices, YA      Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever.     Since then, it’s been Ramona and her family…

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…

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…

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