Category Archives: Angst

City Of A Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Kerri
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Title: City of a Thousand Dolls Author: Miriam Forster Genres: Dystopian, Mystery, Supernatural, Adventure, Teen Release Date: February 3, 2013 Review In this 5 star  tale, Nisha is a young girl looking for happiness in a world where happiness doesn’t come easily; especially for girls. In the “City of a Thousand Dolls,” girls are trained according to their strengths and raised up to be pleasing for a man or employer. Since she is casteless, she is hoping to be claimed at the Redeeming Ceremony. The Redeeming Ceremony is a place where girls who do not belong anywhere can have the … Continue reading →

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Night School

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Kerri
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Title: Night School Author: C. J. Daughtery Genre: Mystery, Romance, YA, Coming of age Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release Date: May 21, 2013 Review: FIVE stars for Night School. Allie has a difficult time staying out of trouble. When she gets arrested with her friends, her parents are at the end of their rope; they send her to boarding school.  Cimmeria isn’t just any old boarding school. There are no computers, cell phones, ipods, etc . . . Students are expected to find constructive and creative ways to occupy their time. This is quite an extreme change from Allie’s reality. … Continue reading →

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The Obvious Game by Rita Arens

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Fallon
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Title: The Obvious Game Rating:  Genre: YA / Contemp Release Date: February 7, 2013 Publisher: Inkspell Publishing Review: It’s not a secret that I’m not generally big on YA contemp. Being several years out of my angsty-teenage stage, I can comfortably say that I don’t really know what teenagers are thinking. But the mind of Diana Keller is an open book and her story speaks loud and clear. Rita Arens presents the world of anorexia nervosa in a gritty, realistic way while still maintaining the voice of a young girl. Diana was nervous and self-conscious, dramatic and very blase about … Continue reading →

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An interview with @HeidiJoVT, Author of Forever My Girl

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Yvette

Some of you may have heard the buzz of a new book that was released on 27 December – Forever My Girl is the debut novel from our very own co-owner, Heidi McLaughlin.  The story of a Rockstar and his one true love, Forever My Girl is a story that will simultaneously warm your heart and tear it apart. Today we chat to Heidi to find out what her inspiration for the story and more importantly, whether we can get any juicy hints on the sequel… So, I know you’ve done a few interviews about Forever My Girl, but for … Continue reading →

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Find You In The Dark by A. Meredith Walters

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Yvette
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  Title: Find You In The Dark Author: A. Meredith Walters Published: Out Now Summary: Maggie Young had the market on normal. Normal friends, normal parents, normal grades…normal life. Until him. Clayton Reed was running from his past and an army of personal demons that threatened to take him down. He never thought he had a chance at happiness. Until her. Maggie thought their love could overcome anything. Clay thought she was all he needed to fix his messy life. That together, they could face the world. But the darkness is always waiting. Sometimes the greatest obstacle to true love … Continue reading →

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Time’s Daughter by Anya Breton

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Fallon
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Title: Time’s Daughter Rating:  ★★★ Genre: YA / Supernatural Publisher:  Smashwords Release Date: April 19, 2012 Review: I stumbled upon Time’s Daughter while I perusing Smashwords one day looking for something to read that didn’t make me want to pull out my hair. When I found Time’s Daughter, I couldn’t have been more pleased. Often, self-published works get a bad reputation, but Anya Breton proves that self-publishing sometimes rolls out some diamonds among heaps of coal. What I Loved: 1. Character Development. I loved that Aeon didn’t know about her powers and that she stumbled upon them while she was … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour: WANT by Stephanie Lawton Review & Giveaway!

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Holly

Today we’re excited to host Stephanie Lawton’s book, WANT, on her blog tour! With so much excitement involved, the review, an interview with Mrs. Lawton herself, AND an e-book giveaway of Want, let’s get right down to business!   Book: WANT Author: Stephanie Lawton Publisher: InkSpell Publishing Release Date: June 7, 2012       Summary: Julianne counts the days until she can pack her bags and leave her old-money, tradition-bound Southern town where appearance is everything and secrecy is a way of life. A piano virtuoso, she dreams of attending a prestigious music school in Boston. Failure is not … Continue reading →

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Easy by @tammarawebber

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Yvette
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Heidi’s Review:  There is just something about a man who saves the day . . . or your life. For Jacqueline that night happened two weeks after her d.bag boyfriend dumped her. We all know college is a chance to spread your wings, learn to fly and all that happy jazz, but when your high school girlfriend tells you she’s following you to college, you break-up than, not during the semester because you want to test the waters from the nearby sorority. Yeah, that is exactly what Jacqueline’s boyfriend did . . . good riddance. Back to the knight and … Continue reading →

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Notes To Self by @teashopgirl (Laura Schaefer)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Fallon
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When Robin Saunders wakes up in a hospital room, memories of the fall come rushing back to her. But none of her memories are complete. She’s missing information and she can’t remember the reason she and Em even climbed up the Sling Shot to begin with. But when Robin learns that Em didn’t wake up, and may never wake up, Robin is forced to confront her accident and traumatic brain injury head-on – no pun intended! Laura Schaefer, aka: Avery Sawyer, spins a powerful YA contemp with “Notes To Self,” the story of a girl who must relearn the events … Continue reading →

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Night Sky by @JoleneBPerry

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Fallon
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When Jameson learns that Sarah, his best friend and the girl he loves, has a new boyfriend, the world feels like its crashing down around him. But the same night Sarah breaks his heart, Jameson meets Sky. For Sky, honesty is the most important aspect of life. She asks Jameson up front to be honest with her at all times. As Jay opens up to Sky, a Native American girl with a completely different set of cultural beliefs, he learns that his relationship with Sarah was far from perfect – it was shadowed and hesitant and left much to be … Continue reading →

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When You Were Mine by @RebeccaASerle

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Yvette

Title: When You Were Mine Author: Rebecca Serle Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published: Out Now Review:  Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet.  They meet, they fall in love, their families are rivals, and it all ends in tragedy.  But how many of us know that before Juliet, there was another love interest on Romeo’s radar?  In fact, it was Rosaline who our hero was madly in love with and he was only at that party to catch a glimpse of her and not Juliet. And it is that aspect of the famous Shakespearean tragedy that When You Were … Continue reading →

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Before I Breathe by Jenelle Jack Pierre

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Yvette
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Rating: Title: Before I Breathe Author: Jenelle Jack Pierre Genre: YA/Coming of Age/Drama Available: Out Now Review: In an age where the Supernatural genre is popular amongst YA books, I was looking for something more grounded to read, something that brought the reader back to basics with reality. Something that didn’t let me have a bit of escapism for a couple of hours. I have to say that Before I Breathe is exactly that – it’s a book about real life situations happening to teenagers across the world, and it’s a story about how one teenager chooses to deal with … Continue reading →

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Running Wide Open (Full Throttle Book 1) by Lisa Nowak

Posted on March 18, 2012 by admin
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  Title: Running Wide Open Author: Lisa Nowak Publisher: Webfoot Publishing Release Date: Out Now Genre: Family/Coming Of Age/Drama     Review: Okay I want to start off by saying how much this book took me by surprise, and it will you too. The biggest one being how I suddenly became enthralled with the racing! A thing I have never been interested in or thought I knew anything about. This may have something to do with Lisa’s excellent, fab, fluid writing. I fell in love with it all. I was captivated with the races just as much as Cody’s story. Many … Continue reading →

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Double Clutch by Liz Reinhardt

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Fallon
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Title: Double Clutch Author: Liz Reinhardt Genre: YA/Contemporary Publisher: CreateSpace Release Date: September 28, 2011 Review: Brenna Blixen is your average sophomore girl except that she’s just spent the last year in Denmark.  She suddenly feels like “the new kid” even though she’s known many of her classmates for years.  She walks into school on her first day as nothing more than a ball of nerves.  Until she realizes that nothing has really changed. Brenna does what’s called Share Time in high school – her mornings are spent in the “normal,” academics high school; her afternoons are spent at the … Continue reading →

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This or That: Nate & Adam from Don’t Let Me Go

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Yvette
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Adam and Nate – the two main protagonists in the brilliant Don’t Let Me Go kindly gave us an insight into their persona’s with their This or That’s: Caffeine or Decaf – Definitely caffeine for the both of us. Daytime or Night-time – Any time Fried eggs or Sunny Side up – Loose, runny yolks? No way. Fried. Sky or Scuba diving – We’re not particularly thrill seekers, but Key West is a special place for us, so scuba diving. Facebook or Twitter – Facebook, because 140 characters just isn’t enough. DC or Marvel – DC as in Washington, and … Continue reading →

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Author Interview with @JHTrumble

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Yvette
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  Today, we spend 10 minutes with J.H Trumble, author of Don’t Let Me Go.  (There may be a couple of plot reveals in this interview, so be warned if you haven’t read the book yet!) What was the inspiration behind Don’t Let Me Go? I can’t say there was any one inspiration for the novel. I just knew I wanted to write about two young gay men who were not in the least angsty about their sexuality or particularly flagrant about it either. They were just the boys next door who fell in love and felt the need to … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Me Go by @JHTrumble

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Yvette
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Title: Don’t Let Me Go Author: J.H.Trumble Publisher: Kensington (UK) Published: Digital Version: Out Now; Hard Copy: 16 February 2012 Rating:  Product Description: Some people spend their whole lives looking for the right partner. Nate Schaper found his in high school. In the eight months since their cautious flirting became a real, honest, tell-the-parents relationship, Nate and Adam have been inseparable. Even when local kids take their homophobia to brutal levels, Nate is undaunted. He and Adam are rock solid. Two parts of a whole. Yin and yang. But when Adam graduates and takes an Off-Broadway job in New York … Continue reading →

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Pretty Bones – Aya Tsintziras

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Fallon

Title: Pretty Bones Author: Aya Tsintziras Genre: YA/Contemporary Publisher: James Lorimer and Company, Ltd. Release Date: September 27, 2011 Rating ★★★★   All you know, really, is how much you adore your bones. How much you crave them. Raine has everything going for her; good grades, great friends, and an adoring boyfriend who would do anything for her.  But what she really wants is to be beautiful – and being pretty means being thin.  Suddenly she’s trapped in a world of coffee cups, scales, disapproving mirrors, and concerned looks, and the way out may take her farther than she ever planned to … Continue reading →

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Hushed by Kelley York

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Yvette

Author: Kelley York Genre: YA/Drama Publisher: Entangled Publishing LLC Published: 6 December 2011 Summary: He’s saved her. He’s loved her. He’s killed for her. Eighteen-year-old Archer couldn’t protect his best friend, Vivian, from what happened when they were kids, so he’s never stopped trying to protect her from everything else. It doesn’t matter that Vivian only uses him when hopping from one toxic relationship to another—Archer is always there, waiting to be noticed. Then along comes Evan, the only person who’s ever cared about Archer without a single string attached. The harder he falls for Evan, the more Archer sees … Continue reading →

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This or That with Michael from In My Dreams

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Yvette

Today we bring you a This or That with Michael, the love of Liz’s life who was cruelly taken away from her.  The rock in the partnership, Michael’s cool and calm nature is what Liz needs to see her through her ordeal. A brief description about the book… It was happening again. The dreams. The nightmares. It was something seventeen year-old Elizabeth “Lizzy” Hayes thought she’d outgrown; dreams that would come true; detailed premonitions of how people would die. This time she dreams about her boyfriend, Michael Young, and soon discovers that he’s been found… dead. Michael hasn’t crossed over … Continue reading →

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