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…

Made You Up by Francesca Zappia

Hardcover, 448 pages Release Date: May 19, 2015 Published by: Greenwillow Books Stand-alone Source: Bought For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Mental Illness, Realistic Fiction, Diversity FTW, YA      Reality, it turns out, is often not what you perceive it to be—sometimes, there really is someone out to get you. Made You Up tells the…

A Million Miles Away by Lara Avery

e-ARC, 201 pages Release Date: July 7, 2015 Published by: Poppy Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (This book was given to me by the publishers and Netgalley. This in no way shaped my opinion on the book. A huge thank you to both the publisher and Netgalley.) For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Military, Grief, Chick-lit, YA      Perfect for fans of Nicholas…

Take Me Away