What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum

ARC, 287 pages Release Date: July 11, 2017 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: July 4-8, 2017 Stad-alone Source: TxLA 2017 For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Diversity, Grief, Realistic Fiction,       From the New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things comes a charming and poignant story about two struggling teenagers who find an unexpected connection…

Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

ARC, 267 pages Release Date: June 6, 2017 Published by: Alfred A.Knopf Books for Young Readers Read from: June 23-24, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Publisher For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Stand-alones, Sparkly Covers, Grief, Realistic Fiction, YA      Love lives between the lines.     Years ago, Rachel had a crush on Henry Jones. The day before she moved away,…

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…

Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner

e-ARC, 416 pages Release Date: March 7, 2017 Published by: Crown Books for Young Readers Read from: February 22- 26, 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: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, DEAR, Marginazlized Voices, Sparkly Covers, Tear-Jerkers,…

Some of the Parts by Hannah Barnaby

Hardcover, 293 pages Release Date: February 16, 2016 Published by: Knopf Books for Young Readers Stand-alone Source: Bought For fans of: Contemporaries, Grief, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Debuts, YA      Sometimes bad things happen, and we are not the same when they are over.     For months, Tallie McGovern has been coping with the death…

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…

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