Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes

ARC, 227  pages Release Date: July 12, 2016 Published by: Little, Brown BYFR Read from: July 18-21, 2016 Stand-alone Source: TLA 2016 For fans of: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Children’s, Diverse Reads, #OwnVoices, Contemporary, DEAR,       From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes, a powerful novel set fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks.     When her fifth-grade teacher hints…

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…

Rome by Jay Crownover

Audio, 9 Parts Release Date: January 2, 2014 Published by: Blackstone Audiobooks Marked Men, #3 Source: Library (Overdrive) For fans of: Contemporary Romance, Tattoos, Military, Hot Literary Guys, Companions, Tear Jerkers, Realistic Fiction, New Adult      Rule’s big brother Rome finally gets his story in the much-awaited third book in bestselling author Jay Crownover’s…

Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry

Hardcover,  483 pages Release Date: May 26, 2015 Published by: Harlequin Teen Thunder Road, #1 Source: Bought For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Chick-lit, DEAR,  Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Series, YA      An unforgettable new series from acclaimed author Katie McGarry about taking risks, opening your heart and ending up in a place you never…

Things We Know By Heart by Jessi Kirby

e-ARC, 196 pages Release Date: April 21, 2015 Published by: HarperTeen  Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received this e-ARC from the publisher by way of Edelweiss. This in no way shaped my opinion on the book. All thoughts of this are my own.)  For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Health Issues, Tear Jerkers, Realistic Fiction, YA      When…

The One by Kiera Cass

Hardcover, 323 pages Release Date: May 06, 2014 Published by: HarperTeen The Selection, #3 Source: Own (Pre-ordered) For fans of: YA, Dystopians, Love Triangles, Romance, Sparkly Covers, Hot Literary Guys, Tear Jerker, Series Enders      The Selection changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever. And now, the time has come for one winner to…

Me Since You by Laura Weiss

e-ARC, 368 pages Release Date: February 18, 2014 Published by: MTV Books Stand-alone Source: NetGalley (A huge thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this to me in exchange for a just and honest review!) For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Tear Jerkers      Laura Wiess captures the visceral emotion of a girl’s journey…

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