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Category Archives: Contemp
Notes To Self by @teashopgirl (Laura Schaefer)
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
Posted in Angst, Coming of Age, Contemp, Fallon, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Avery Sawyer, E-Pub, Fallon, Laura Schaefer, Notes to Self, Review, YA, YA Contemporary
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Night Sky by @JoleneBPerry
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
Posted in Angst, Contemp, Drama, Fallon, jolene perry, Review, Romance, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Contemp, Family, fiction, jolene perry, night sky, Romance, YA, YA Contemporary
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Bloody Little Secrets
Title: Bloody Little Secrets Author: Karly Kirkpatrick Genre: YA, Supernatural, Romance Publisher: CreateSpace Release Date: May 26, 2011 Review: Vicky Hernandez is a regular teenage girl. That is until she wakes up in a coffin. After punching and clawing her way out of the grave, she struggles to get her equilibrium back. Once Vicky discovers what she is, she has to make some very tough decisions. Vicky must leave everyone and everything that she loves behind. All of this, while someone keeps coming after her. Vicky doesn’t know how or why she died. What she does know is that she … Continue reading
Posted in Blogger, Coming of Age, Contemp, Fantasy, Karly Kirkpatrick, Kerri, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural, Suspense, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Fantasy, Kerri, Romance, Supernatural, Suspense, vampires, YA
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Running Wide Open (Full Throttle Book 1) by Lisa Nowak
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
Posted in Angst, Contemp, Drama, Family, Full Throttle, Lisa Nowak, Review
Tagged Amy, Full Throttle Series, Lisa Nowak, Runnning Wide Open
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Double Clutch by Liz Reinhardt
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
Posted in Angst, Brenna Blixen, Coming of Age, Contemp, Fallon, Family, Liz Reinhardt, Review, Romance, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Angst, Coming of Age, Contemp, Fallon, Family, Review, YA, YA Contemporary
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REVIEW: THAT WEDDING by Jillian Dodd
That Wedding ~ Fans of That Boy will devour That Wedding! That Wedding is sexy and I’m not talking the Danny, Phillip and Cornhusker boys. Phillip and JJ are hot together, makes me a bit jealous I must say. What you will get out of That Wedding is that it will make you laugh, cry, laugh and again and say “Honey, you should be more like Phillip. We pick up right after That Boy, with Phillip walking JJ to their hotel suite – were they have all the loving! Then reality hits. Mrs. Mac is ready to start planning the … Continue reading
Posted in Contemp, Drama, Family, Heidi, Jillian Dodd, Review, Romance, That Wedding
Tagged Jillian Dodd, Romance, That Boy, That Wedding
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
Title: The Miseducation of Cameron Post Rating: Author: Emily M. Danforth Genre: YA/Contemporary Publisher: Balzer + Bray Release Date: February 7, 2012 Review: The summer of 1989 in Miles City, Montana was a hot one. It was a summer of adventure and freedom, of too-hot afternoons and sleeping with covers thrown off in an attempt to capture some of the much appreciated breeze from an open bedroom window. And it was during that summer that Cameron Post’s life changed forever. After Cam’s parents are killed, she is forced to live with her very conservative, very traditional Aunt Ruth. At first, … Continue reading
Posted in Coming of Age, Contemp, Emily M. Danforth, Gay/Lesbian, Review, YA
Tagged Angst, Book Review, Coming of Age, Contemp, Fallon, Review, YA Contemporary
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In Too Deep by Amanda Grace
Title: In Too Deep Author: Amanda Grace Genre: YA/Contemp Publisher: Flux Release Date: Available Now Rating: Summary: I never meant for anyone to get hurt. All I wanted to do that night was make a play for Carter Davis. His heartless rejection was mortifying, but people got the wrong idea when they saw me leaving his bedroom, crying. That’s how rumors of rape started. Now girls at school are pouring out their sympathy to me. Guys too. But not everyone’s on my side. The school has become a war zone and the threats are getting scary. What began as poetic … Continue reading
Posted in Amanda Grace, Blog Tour, Contemp, Drama, Featured, Heidi
Tagged amanda grace, in too deep, Teen Book Scene
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Collision by @StefneMiller
Title: Collision Author: Stefne Miller Genre: YA/Contemp/Romance/Hollywood Release Date: Pre-Orders Available Rating: Seven minutes inside a hotel room with a complete stranger. A friendly greeting where we pretend to know each other well and are genuinely happy to see each other; then straight to business. None of it meaningful. None of it real. All of it rehearsed, choreographed, and expected. My life isn’t my own anymore. I pretty much go wherever I’m told and put on the show. It’s my life and whether I chose it nor not; it’s the life I’ve got. It’s the world I live in. And, … Continue reading
Posted in Collision, Contemp, Drama, Heidi, Review, Romance, Stefne Miller, YA
Tagged Collision, Contemp, Drama, Romance, Stefne Miller, YA
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Pretty Bones – Aya Tsintziras
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
Posted in Angst, Aya Tsintiras, Blogger, Contemp, Drama, Fallon, Genres/Types, Review, YA
Tagged Angst, Book Review, Drama, YA Contemporary
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Fracture by @MeganLMiranda
Title: Fracture Author: Megan Miranda Genre: YA/Contemp/Freaking Amazing Publisher: Walker Childrens Release Date: January 17, 2012 Rating: Summary: Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine-despite the scans that showed significant brain damage. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she’s far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can’t control or explain, Delaney finds herself … Continue reading
Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight – Must Read!
Title: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight Author: Jennifer E. Smith Genre: YA/Contemp/Romance Publisher: Poppy Release Date: January 2, 2012 Rating: Summary: Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan’s life. She’s stuck at JFK, late to her father’s second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon to be step-mother that Hadley’s never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport’s cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he’s British, and he’s in seat 18C. Hadley’s in 18A. Twists … Continue reading
Posted in Contemp, Heidi, Jennifer E Smith, Preview, Romance, Stat Prob of Love, YA
Tagged Drama, Jennifer E Smith, London, Romance, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, YA
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International Kissing Club Preview
Title: International Kissing Club Author: Ivy Adams Genre: YA/Contemp/Drama/Romance Publisher: Walker Childrens Release Date: January 3, 2012 Summary: Piper, Cassidy, Mei, and Izzy have been best friends their whole lives. And they’ve always agreed on one goal: to get out of tiny Paris, Texas, and see the world. The school’s foreign exchange program seems like the perfect escape: Piper will go to the original Paris; Mei will go to China; Cassidy will go to Australia; and Izzy, unable to afford the program, will stay at home. To add spice to their semester away, and to stay connected to their best … Continue reading
Don’t Breathe A Word
Title: Don’t Breathe A Word Author: Holly Cupala Genre: YA/Contemp/Drama/Romance Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: January 3, 2012 Summary: Joy delamere is suffocating. From asthma, from her parents, and from her boyfriend, Asher, who is smothering her from the inside out. She can take his cruel words, his tender words . . . until the night they go too far. To escape, Joy sacrifices her suburban life to find the one who offered his help, a homeless boy called Creed. He introduces her to a world of fierce loyalty, to its rules of survival, and to love—a world she won’t easily … Continue reading
Posted in Blogger, Contemp, Don't Breathe A Word, Drama, Heidi, Holly Cupala, Preview, Romance
Tagged Contemp, Don't Breathe A Word, Drama, Holly Cupala, preview, Review, Romance, YA
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The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers
Title: The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers Author: Lynn Weingarten Genre: YA/Magical Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: December 27, 2011 Summary: If there’s an upside to having your heart broken, it’s this: A broken heart makes you brave. The first day of sophomore year doesn’t go the way Lucy planned. After a summer apart from her boyfriend, she’s ready to greet him with a special surprise and instead gets a shocking one in return: He’s breaking up with her. Beyond devastated, Lucy has no idea how she’s going to make it through homeroom, let alone the rest of her life. Enter three … Continue reading
Kiss Crush Collide Review
Title: Kiss Crush Collide Author: Christina Meredith Genre: YA Contemp Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: December 27th – My Birthday! Summary: Kiss What Leah did—only she really shouldn’t have—one hot night at a country club party. Crush What Leah has—only she really shouldn’t have—on the guy with the green eyes, the guy who is not her perfect boyfriend, the guy who does not fit in her picture-perfect life, the guy her sisters will only mock and her mother will never approve of. Not in a million years. Collide What happens when everything you always thought you wanted—having cool friends, being … Continue reading
Posted in Blogger, Christina Meredith, Contemp, Drama, Heidi, Romance, YA
Tagged Christina Meredith, Contemp, Drama, Kiss Crush Collide, Review, YA
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Ashes
Title: Ashes Author: Estevan Vega Genre: YA, Supernatural, Suspense Publication Date: September 11, 2011 Summary: Three months have passed since Emery and Arson were taken, and separated . . . And experimented on. Salvation Asylum is more like a prison than a psychiatric facility. Unknowingly, Arson has become a vital instrument in a campaign set to genetically alter mankind. Enraged, confused, trapped, and unable to fully manifest his abilities, he wonders if he will ever see Emery again. His new existence is one crawling with questions. Is Grandma alive? Where does the fire come from? Can he become more than … Continue reading
Posted in Angst, Coming of Age, Contemp, Dystopian, Estevan Vega, Kerri, Romance, Supernatural, Suspense, YA
Tagged Supernatural, Suspense, YA
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10′s List with the gang from That Boy!
We are very excited to be part of the blog tour for That Boy! If you haven’t read it, we have a copy for you waiting to be won. Click to enter! Fans of THAT BOY should visit Jillian’s GoodReads Q & A – Jillian interacts with fans and we discuss the merits have having two very hot boys in your story! So today we bring you a 10′s list and not just from JJ or Phillip – we have Danny & Jillian (our beautiful mastermind behind THAT BOY) have joined in as well! From Danny: Just know that I’m … Continue reading
AMPLIFIED by @AuthorTaraKelly
Title: Amplified Author: Tara Kelly Publisher: Henry Holt and Co Genre: YA/Romance/Rock ‘n Roll Release Date: October 25, 2011 Summary: When privileged 17-year-old Jasmine gets kicked out of her house, she takes what is left of her savings and flees to Santa Cruz to pursue her dream of becoming a musician. Jasmine finds the ideal room in an oceanfront house, but she needs to convince the three guys living there that she’s the perfect roommate and lead guitarist for their band, C-Side. Too bad she has major stage fright and the cute bassist doesn’t think a spoiled girl from over … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Contemp, Heidi, Tara Kelly, YA
Tagged Amplified, Blog Tour, book preview, rock 'n roll, Romance, Tara Kelly, YA
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We Interview Jaz, Jackson & Simon – IF I TELL
Jackson: You’ve been given a second chance, not only in life but also with Jaz. How will you do things differently? I honestly think I am doing things differently. I’m not angry anymore. I don’t need the drugs. I found someone like Jaz who is a great person and I just want to enjoy her. And grow with her. Jackson: Where do you see yourself in five years? I want to go to University. Gap year first I’m thinking, so in five years I’ll be graduating and ready for my first real career. I’ll be in touch with my Grandma … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Contemp, Drama, Interviews, Janet Gurtler, YA
Tagged If I Tell, Interview, Janet Gutler
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