Tag Archives: Family

Hollywood Holiday by Sasha Summers

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Fallon

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 →

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Rebels By Accident review by Patricia Dunn ( @SheWrites )

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Julie
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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 →

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If I Die Young by Talia Jager

Posted on June 17, 2012 by admin
If I Die Young

When Caelyn Noel was diagnosed with asthma five years ago, it put a damper on things. Now, she’s sixteen and things are finally going her way. She has loving parents, the best friend ever, and the boy she has had a crush on since elementary school has finally noticed her. Then, she collapses in school one day. To her horror, she finds out her heart is failing and she must have a heart transplant to live. Caelyn struggles with her fear of dying and worries of having someone else’s heart.  If I Die Young is approximately 45,300 words. If I … 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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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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Lovetorn by Kavita Daswani

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Fallon

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 →

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That Boy by Jillian Dodd

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Julie

That Boy book giveaway! Click here to enter! We are giving away an e-book to 1 lucky person. The winner will be chosen at random on 10/23. Title: That Boy Author: Jillian Dodd Genre: Family/Romance/YA/Coming of Age Release Date: Out Now! Summary: You know, being friends with two cute boys does have its benefits. There’s Danny. Danny is a golden boy in every way. He has dreamy blue eyes and blonde hair that always looks perfect, even when it’s windblown or been stuck under a football helmet. He’s the boy every girl crushes on. The boy I get into trouble … Continue reading →

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Everything I Was

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Heidi

Title: Everything I Was Author: Corinne Demas Genre: YA/Contemp/ Family/Romance Publisher: Carolrhoda Books Release Date: April 2011 Summary: “My walls were stripped, and all that was left in the room was a pile of boxes and my mattress propped against the wall.”

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