The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord

ARC, 384 pages Release Date: May 16, 2017 Published by: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Read from: May 17-May 21, 2017 Stand-alone Source: TLA 2017 For fans of: Grief Management, Diversity, Tear-Jerkers, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Coming of Age, Character Growth, Sprakly Covers, YA      When it all falls apart, who can you believe in?     Everything is going right for…

The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone

ARC, 342 pages Release Date: June 7, 2016 Published by: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Stand-alone Source: TLA For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Grief, Sadness, Chick-lit, Debut Author,       First loves. Last Wishes. Letting go.      Seventeen-year-old Maddie O’Neill Levine lives a charmed life, and is primed to spend the perfect pre-college…

The Season of You and Me by Robin Constantine

ARC, 342 pages Release Date: May 10, 2016 Published by: Balzer + Bray Stand-alone Source: Texas Library Association (TLA) For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Summer Loving, Diversity (Disability), Chick-lit, Sparkly Covers, YA      Cassidy Emmerich is determined to make this summer—the last before her boyfriend heads off to college—unforgettable. What she doesn’t count on…

When We Collided by Emery Lord

ARC, 352 pages Release Date: April 5, 2016 Published by: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Stand-alone Source: Around the World ARC tours For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Summer Loving, Diversity (Neuro-diversity), Chick-lit, Sparkly Covers, YA      Meet Vivi and Jonah: A girl and a boy whose love has the power save or destroy them.     Vivi…

Last Year’s Mistake by Gina Ciocca

e-ARC, 256 pages Release Date: June 9, 2015 Published by: Simon Pulse Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (This book was given to me by the publishers and the Edelweiss. This in no way shaped my opinion on the book. A huge thank you to both the publisher and Edelweiss.)   For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Sparkly Covers, Summer Lovin, YA…

Joyride by Anna Banks

e-ARC, 288 pages Release Date: June 2, 2015 Published by: Feiwel and Friends Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (This book was given to me by the publishers and the 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, Realistic Fiction, Diversity, Summer Lovin,   …

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