Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

Hardcover, 391 pages Release Date: April 10, 2018 Published by: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Read from: March 27, 2018 Stand-alone Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Sparkly Covers, Diverse Authors, Diverse MC, Realistic Fiction, Texas setting, Multiple POV, Debut Authors      For Penny Lee high school was a total nonevent. Her friends were okay, her grades were…

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

e-ARC, 464 pages Release Date: April 3, 2018 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: April 1-6, 2018 Dread Nation, #1 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:  Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Zombies,…

Tyler Johnson was Here by Jay Coles

Hardcover, 297 pages Release Date: March 20, 2018 Published by: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Read from: March 22-24, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of:  Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Diverese Reads, Romance,Diverse Authors, #OwnVoices, Debut Authors, Sparkly Covers, YA       When Marvin Johnson’s twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep…

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

e-Audio, 320 pages Release Date: January 30, 2018 Published by: Berkley Books Read from: February 9-11, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Diversity, Sparkly Covers, LOL, Debut Author, Adult      A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in a fun and flirty…

American Panda by Gloria Chao

e-ARC, 320 pages Release Date: February 6, 2018 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: January 22-February 1, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Diversity, Sparkly Covers,…

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…

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

ARC, 478 pages Release Date: November 6, 2017 Published by: Feiwel & Friends Read from: November 6-24, 2017 Renegades, #1 Source: #BooksforTrade For fans of: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Super-heroes, YA      Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice.     The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled…

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