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    …

#famous by Jilly Gagnon

e-ARC, 384 pages Release Date: February 14, 2017 Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: January 9- February 11, 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: Romance, Chick-lit, Contemporary,  Realistic Fiction, Social media, YA   …

By Your Side by Kasie West

ARC, 342 pages Release Date: Jannuary 31, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: January 30- February 6, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Publisher (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: Romance, Adventure, Chick-lit, Contemporary,  Realistic Fiction, YA       In this…

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,…

You Don’t Know my Name by Kristen Orlando

e-ARC, 320 pages Release Date: January 10, 2017 Published by: Swoon Reeads Read from: January 7-11, 2017  The Black Angel Chronicles, #1 Source: Netgalley (I recieved this book for free from the publisher. This in no way shaped my review of the book.) For fans of: Spies, Contemporary, Romance, Action, Realistic Fiction, YA      Fighter, Faker, Student, Spy. Seventeen-year-old…

My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier

Hardcover, 309 pages Release Date: November 15, 2016 Published by: Soho Teen Read from: December 16-20, 2016  Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss/ Library For fans of: Contemporary, Dark & Stabby, Thriller, Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Romance, YA      What if the most terrifying person you know is your ten-year-old sister?     Seventeen-year-old Aussie Che Taylor loves his younger sister, Rosa. But he’s…

Fire in You by J. Lynn

Paperback, 360 pages Release Date: November 28, 2016 Published by: Jennifer Armentrout Read from: November 28-December 8, 2016 Wait for You, #6 Source: Bought For fans of: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary, Tear-Jerkers, Sparkly Covers, Series Enders      From the # 1 New York Times and International bestselling author, Jennifer L. Armentrout writing as J.Lynn, comes a richly moving…

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…

Girls Like Me by Lola St. Vil

ARC,  302 pages Release Date: October 4, 2016 Published by: HMHM Books for Yooung Readers Read from: October 7, 2016 Stand-alone Source: Publisher For fans of: Body imagery, Verse, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, YA      Fifteen-year-old Shay Summers is trying to cope with the death of her father, being overweight, and threats from a girl bully in school. When…

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