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…

First & Then by Emma Mills

Hardcover, 267 pages Release Date: October 13, 2015 Published by: Henry Holt & Co. (BYR) Stand-alone Source: Library For fans of: Jane Austen, Football, Romance, Humor, Contemporary, Chick-lit, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones,       Devon Tennyson wouldn’t change a thing. She’s happy watching Friday night games from the bleachers, silently crushing on best friend Cas, and…

Dumplin by Julie Murphy

ARC, 376 pages Release Date: September 15, 2015 Published by: Balzer + Bray Stand-alone Source: #RT2015 For fans of: Diversity, Contemporary, Romance, Girl Power, Realistic Fiction, YA       Self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson (dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on…

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…

Take Me Away