My Week With Him by Joya Goffney

e-Audio, 06:57:00Narrated by: Marcella CoxRelease Date: July 11, 2023Published by: HarperTeenRead from: July 10-11, 2023Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyTW: Emotionally Abusive Parent, Racism, ClassismFor Readers Interested In: Coming of Age, Romance, BIPOC MC, Music, Realistic Fiction, YA       From Joya Goffney of  Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry,  comes a stirring YA coming-of-age, best friends-to-lovers romance…

Melt With You by Jennifer Dugan

e-ARC, 320 pagesRelease Date: May 17, 2022Published by: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young ReadersRead from: April 28 – May 5, 2022Stand-aloneSource:  Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: N/AFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary…

Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan

E-Audio, 08:03:21 Narrated by:  Kyla Garcia Release Date:  September 10, 2019 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: November 14-18, 2019 Unpregnant, #1 Source: Library  TW: Abortion For fans of: Contemporary, YA, Realistic Fiction, Tough Stuff      Seventeen-year-old Veronica Clarke never thought she would wish she’d failed a test until she finds herself holding a thick piece of plastic in her…

Love & Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

ARC, 299 pages Release Date: May 8, 2018 Published by: Simon Pulse Read from: May 9-13, 2018 Love & Gelato, #2 (Companion Novel) Source: TxLA For fans of:  Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Adventure, Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Road Trips, YA      Addie is visiting Ireland for her aunt’s over-the-top destination wedding, and hoping she can stop…

I See London, I See France by Sarah Mlynowski

e-ARC, 336 pages Release Date: July 11, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen Read from: July 2-4, 2017 I See London, I see France, #1 Source: TxLA 2017 For fans of:  Adventure, Contemporary, Romance, Road Trippin, Realistic Fiction, Rom Coms, YA I see London, I see France I see Sydney’s underpants.      Nineteen-year-old Sydney has the perfect summer mapped out….

Kissing in America by Margo Rabb

e-ARC, 400 pages Release Date:May 26, 2015 Published by: Harper Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (A copy of this book was sent to me from the publisher via Edelweiss. This in no way changed my opinion of the book. Thank you to Harper and Edelweiss for the review copy.)  For fans of: Romance, Contemporary, Stand-alones, YA, Road Trip…

Finding Paris by Joy Preble

ARC, 263 pages Release Date: April 21, 2015 Published by: Balzer + Bray Stand-alone Source: ATWAT For fans of: Contemps, Romance, Thriller, Realistic Fiction, Road Trip      An evocative and compelling story of two sisters who would do anything for each other–perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and Speak. Joy Preble’s stirring new…

In Honor by Jessi Kirby

Hardcover, 235 pages Release Date: May 8, 2012 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Stand-alone Source: Gifted from Lori For fans of: Romance, Chick-lit, Road Trips, Adventure, Contemporary Romance, Grief, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones, LOL      Honor receives her brother’s last letter from Iraq three days after learning that he died, and…

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