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…

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

e-ARC, 448 pages Release Date: February 7, 2017 Published by: Thomas Dunne Books Read from: January 1-5, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Publisher (Netgalley: This book was provided for a just and honest review. There was no compensataion given for the review.) For fans of: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Retellings, Magic, YA      Beware the goblin men and the wares they sell. …

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling

Hardcover, 280 pages Release Date: November 18, 2016 Published by: Swoon Reeads Read from: January 12-13, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Bought For fans of: Harry Potter, LOL, Screenplays,       J.K. Rowling’s screenwriting debut is captured in this exciting hardcover edition of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay. When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends…

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…

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…

Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig

ARC,  324 pages Release Date: October 4, 2016 Published by: Feiwel & Friends Read from: October 22, 2016- Stand-alone Source: BEA For fans of: Thrillers, Romance, Own Voices, Humor, Stand-alones, Bombshell Endings      Flynn’s girlfriend has disappeared. How can he uncover her secrets without revealing his own?     Flynn’s girlfriend, January, is missing. The cops are asking questions he…

The Replacement Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts

Nook e-Book,  300 pages Release Date: September 6, 2016 Published by: Entangled Teen Read from: September 20-September 27, 2016 Stand-alone Source: Bought For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Chick-lit, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones,  YA      True love can’t be strategized.     After book blogger Vivian Galdi’s longtime crush pretends their secret summer kissing sessions never happened, Vivian creates a list of…

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