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Category Archives: Family
September Girls by @BennettMadison
Title: September Girls Rating: Genre: YA / Paranormal Release Date: May 21, 2013 Publisher: HarperTeen Review: From the blurb on the back of the book, I thought September Girls was going to be a light and fun summer read, but it was anything but. Enter Sam, an emotionally confused teenage boy with a hormone-ridden older brother, a pandering father, and a stressed out mom who leaves her family to go to some mysterious place called “Woman’s Land” (think back to Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique). While Sam bashes women six ways to Sunday, is egged on by his brother and best … Continue reading
Posted in Bennett Madison, Coming of Age, Fallon, Family, HarperTeen, Paranormal, Review, The Readiacs, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Bennett madison, Mermaids, paranormal, Review, September Girls, YA
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Arcadia Burns by Kai Meyer
Title: Arcadia Burns Rating: Genre: YA / Supernatural Release Date: February 12, 2013 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Review: The the second book of the Arcadia trilogy, I was happy to see that Rosa grew up a little bit. As head of her clan, a job she never wanted, she learns to be independent and protect her own – even if that includes a Carnevare. Alessandro is just as frustratingly chivalrous as he was in the first book, but this time both Rosa and Alessandro get to keep secrets. Rosa’s plight into her own memory – the memory of that night – … Continue reading
Posted in Arcadia, Balzer + Bray, Drama, Fallon, Family, Kai Meyer, Mythology, Paranormal, Romance, Supernatural, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Arcadia Burns, Balzer & Bray, fiction, Kai Meyer, Mafia, Mythology, paranormal, Supernatural, The Arcadia Trilogy, Young Adult
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Arcadia Awakens by Kai Meyer
Title: Arcadia Awakens Rating: Genre: YA / Dystopia Release Date: February 14th 2012 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Review: Kai Meyer creates a unique world right under our noses, a world in which Italian mobs control everything, and even your family can’t be trusted. The story is full of myth and intrigue and kept me focused all the way through. Why I loved this book: Arcadia Awakens is unlike anything I’ve read before. Being in a foreign place added to the mystery of the myth as a whole and gave me a new place to learn about. Rosa isn’t a shy, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Arcadia, Balzer + Bray, Drama, Fallon, Family, Kai Meyer, Mythology, Paranormal, Review, Romance, Supernatural, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Arcadia Awakens, Balzer & Bray, Fallon, Italian Mob, Kai Meyer, Mafia, Review, Romance, Star-Crossed, Supernatural, The Readiacs, YA
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Luke, I Am Your Father by Scott Pixxello
Title: Luke, I Am Your Father Rating: Genre: YA / Contemp / Comedy Release Date: September 4, 2013 Review: The title had me hooked (cough cough – huge Star wars nerd – cough) and I couldn’t wait to pick up Scott Pixxello’s Luke, I Am Your Father. The novel encompasses the life of Dan, a quirky and awkward sixteen-year-old boy who finds out that his girlfriend, Emma, is pregnant. I was expecting some Teen Mom-style drama, but I got so much more. This book was a quick and funny read and, while it had its serious moments, it kept me … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Contemp, Fallon, Family, Review, Scott Pixxello, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Book Review, comedy, Fallon, Scott Pixxello, The Readiacs, YA Contemporary
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Hollywood Holiday by Sasha Summers
Title: Hollywood Holiday Rating: Genre: Romance Publisher: Inkspell Publishing Release Date: December 7, 2012 Review: I’m not usually into romance, but it seems I’ve been tapping into my inner girly-girl recently. I was intrigued from the get-go – I don’t think I’ve ever known anyone who was terrified of flying. But then Jen meets seriously hot guy, Gunner Foster. What I liked: As a contemp, the story flowed really well. Sasha created a world without dry spots and stuck to realism, for the most part. Jen, as a protagonist, was easy to get along with. Jen was the kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Contemp, Drama, Fallon, Family, Hollywood Holiday, Inkspell Publishing, Red Carpet, Review, Romance, Sasha Summers, The Readiacs
Tagged Book Review, Contemp, Drama, Fallon, Family, Hollywood Holiday, Inkspell Publishing, Red Carpet, Romance, Sasha Summers
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Review: Blue Mercy by Orna Ross
Title: Blue Mercy Author: Orna Ross Rating: Genre: Fiction Mercy Mulcahy has devoted her life to protecting her daughter, Star, from neglect and cruelty – especially from the tyranny of her father, Star’s grandfather. Now she stands accused of killing this elderly man. Was it, as so many think, an assisted suicide? Or something more sinister? The only person who might know the truth, Mercy’s boyfriend Zach, has left town and rather than try to plead her innocence, Mercy has turned to writing a book about it all — behaviour that infuriates Star. How will any of this serve the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Jaymes, Orna Ross, The Readiacs
Tagged Blue Mercy, fiction, Jaymes, Orna Ross, Review, The Readiacs
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Broken City by D.D. Chant
Title: Broken City Rating: ★★★★ Genre: YA / Dystopia Publisher: Smashwords Release Date: February 7, 2011 Review: Twenty-year-old Deeta Richards has a lot to deal with. She’s young and unmarried, though she cares for her siblings as well as the unofficially adopted children of her best friend, Tom, and Professor Jepson. I love well-done dystopia and Broken City was one of those books I couldn’t put down. What I Loved: 1. Okay, so I love a realistic romance, not one of those wishy-washy, cry your heart out, type teenage romances that seem all too common. Deeta has an unspoken love … Continue reading
Posted in Apocalyptic, Broken City, D.D. Chant, Dystopian, Fallon, Family, New Adult, Review, Smashwords, The Readiacs
Tagged Book Review, Drama, Dystopian, Fallon, new adult, Romance, The Readiacs
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Review: The Color of Snow by Brenda Stanley
Title: The Color of Snow Author: Brenda Stanley Rating: Genre: YA Fiction Publisher: Tribute Books Publication Date: June 2012 Review: All her life, Sofie has thought she was living under a curse. Her father kept her secluded from the world to protect others. When Sofie’s Papa is arrested for shooting the boy she loves and her only friend, she is taken away from him and forced to live with extended family she never knew and questions everything she was ever taught about herself and the world around her. I think the author did a great job at capturing the feelings … Continue reading
Posted in Brenda Stanley, Coming of Age, Family, Jaymes, Review, The Readiacs, The Readiacs, Tribute, YA
Tagged Brenda Stanley, Jaymes, Review, The Color of Snow, Tribute Publishing, YA
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Rebels By Accident review by Patricia Dunn ( @SheWrites )
Title: Rebels By Accident Rating: Author: Patricia Dunn Genre: YA/Romance/Coming of Age/Family Release Date: August 16, 2012 Review: Mariam lives in the states with her protective mother a baba (father) who are very over protective. What happens when over protective parents do not let their children do anything? They begin to rebel. The story starts out with Mariam and Deanna at a high school party, hoping to fit in. Mariam is Muslim and Egyptian. She’s always being teased and never stands up for herself. Her best friend, Deanna (who I think all females can take a few notes from!) has … Continue reading
Posted in Coming of Age, Family, Julie, Patricia Dunn, Romance, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Coming of Age, Family, Julie, Review, Romance, YA
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Blog Tour: WANT by Stephanie Lawton Review & Giveaway!
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
Posted in Angst, Blog Tour, Coming of Age, Drama, Family, Giveaways, Holly, Inkspell Publishing, Review, Stephanie Lawton, The Readiacs, YA
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Review- Who’s Your Daddy, Baby by Lisa Pell
Book: Who’s Your Daddy, Baby Author: Lisa Pell Available now! 4 stars! Summary: Who’s Your Daddy, Baby?is a quirky paternity mystery with a Facebook twist. Inspired by the author’s experience, it is the story of Lori Pomay, a happily married career woman living in suburban Washington, D.C. Lori undergoes genetic testing for in vitro fertilization and her world is rocked when she is told the dad she always knew could not possibly have been her biological father. This mid-life shocker sends her into an alternately hilarious, heartwarming, and heartbreaking search for truth about her heritage – from Appalachian … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Family, Holly, Mystery, Review, The Readiacs
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Second Chance Summer Review by Morgan Matson
Second Chance Summer By: Morgan Matson Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUT NOW! Summary: Taylor Edwards’ family might not be the closest-knit—everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled—but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor’s dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains. Crammed into a place much smaller and more rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each other again. And Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had left behind haven’t actually gone … Continue reading
Posted in Coming of Age, Family, Holly, Simon & Schuster, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged beach read, summer, YA
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Review: Shut Up by Anne Tibbets
Title: Shut Up Author: Anne Tibbets Rating: Genre: YA Publisher: Premier Digital Publishing Publication Date: February 28, 2012 Review: I’ve been trying to write this post for two days and I’m still finding it hard to explain how much this book touched me. When I started reading this book, I felt bad for Mary, a 12 year old girl who is constantly picked on at home and school for literally everything, even breathing wrong. Mary has said “I’m sorry” so many times, that she said it didn’t even mean much anymore. Through the course of the book, it became more … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Tibbets, Family, Jaymes, Premier Digital Publishing, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Anne Tibbets, Childhood Depression, Jaymes, Premier Digital Publishing, Shut Up, The Readiacs, YA
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Driven (Full Throttle Series) by Lisa Nowak
Title: Driven Rating: Genre: Family/Angst/Coming Of Age/Drama Release Date: Kindle edition out now. Review: Well Lisa you’ve done it again. I can’t believe I am typing this, because I adored Running Wide Open, but Driven tops it!! These books just keep getting better and better. Thank you Lisa for giving me the opportunity to read this book. Okay so this time round we have a new protag, Jess DeLand. I loved her, she is smar, funny and endearingly grown up and responsible thanks to a difficult upbringing. At first I was upset to hear we would no longer be reading from … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lisa Nowak, YA
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Glimpse by @Stacey_WB
Meet Zellie Wells, the precocious pastor’s daughter who just happens to catch glimpses of the future. Life is anything but ordinary for Zellie and her major crush on Avery Adams doesn’t help. But at Zellie’s 16th birthday party, held in the basement of her dad’s church, and with the help of her best friend, she finally works up the courage to talk to Avery. It should have been easy from there, right? But when Avery takes her hand to lead her out to the make-shift dance floor, Zellie catches a glimpse of Avery’s future. The image in her head should … Continue reading
Posted in Fallon, Family, Review, Romance, Stacey Wallace Benefiel, Supernatural, The Indelibles, The Readiacs, The Zellie Wells Trilogy, YA
Tagged Review, Romance, Supernatural, YA, YA Fiction
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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 Priest And The Peaches
Title: The Priest And The Peaches Author: Larry Peterson Genre: Fiction, Coming of age Publication Date: December 21, 2011 Summary: Take a seven day journey with the five, newly orphaned Peach kids, as they begin their struggle to remain a family while planning their dad’s funeral. They find an ally in the local parish priest, Father Tim Sullivan, who tries his best to guide them through the strange, unchartered and turbulent waters of “grown-up world.” A story that is sad, funny, and inspiring as it shows how the power of family love and faith can overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Review: … Continue reading
Posted in Coming of Age, Drama, Family, Featured, Kerri
Tagged Inspirational, Larry Peterson
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Lovetorn by Kavita Daswani
Title: Lovetorn Author: Kavita Daswani Genre: YA/Romance Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: January 17, 2012 Rating ★★★ When Shalini’s father gets a new job in L.A., she is torn away from her life in India and the boy to whom she’s been betrothed since she was three. L.A. is so different, and Shalini dresses and talks all wrong. She isn’t sure she’ll survive high school in America without her fiance, Vikram, and now she has to cope with her mom’s homesickness and depression. A new friend, chilland confident Renuka, helps Shalini find her way and get up the courage to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogger, Fallon, Family, Genres/Types, Kavita Daswani, Romance, YA
Tagged Coming of Age, Family, YA Contemporary
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