The Whole Thing Together by Ann Brashares Description: “Summer for Sasha and Ray means the sprawling old house on Long Island. Since they were children, they’ve shared almost everything—reading the same books, running down the same sandy footpaths to the beach, eating peaches from the same market, laughing around the same sun-soaked dining table. Even… Read More Book Review: The Whole Thing Together by Ann Brashares
Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly Description: “An original addition to the beloved Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, “Lost in a Book” follows the lonely, bookish Belle as she finds an enchanted book in the Beast’s library called Nevermore that carries her into a glittering new world. There, Belle is… Read More Book Review: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly
Beware That Girl by Teresa Toten Description: “The Haves. The Have Nots. Kate O’Brien appears to be a Have Not. Her whole life has been a series of setbacks she’s had to snake her way out of — some more sinister than others. But she’s determined to change that. She’s book smart. She’s street-smart. And she’s… Read More Book Review: Beware That Girl by Teresa Toten
Flawed by Cecelia Ahern Description: “Celestine North lives a perfect life. She’s a model daughter and sister, she’s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she’s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan. But then Celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions. She could… Read More Book Review: Flawed by Cecelia Ahern
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell Description: Simon is in his last year at Waterford, a school of magic. Simon doesn’t have your typical high school experience; his roommate is a vampire, his girlfriend broke up with him and he is considered to be the savior. Also, wherever Simon goes people end up being attacked by the… Read More Book Review: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand Description: Justin, Bobby and Gabe are amateur film makers who decide they are going to make the greatest zombie movie ever within a month. While they have the passion to create the movie they have to overcome many obstacles, such as borrowing $5,000 from a grandmother that expects… Read More Book Review: The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever by Jeff Strand
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Description: Feyre hunts in order to provide for her poverty stricken family; one day while Feyre is out hunting she shoots a gigantic wolf and sells the skin. Later that evening a faerie barges into Feyre’s household and informs her that the wolf she killed was… Read More Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie Description: Sunshine is an adopted 16 year old who felt that she never truly fit in due to her close relationship with her mother and her love of vintage clothing. Sunshine and her mother move to Washington for her mother’s job but Sunshine feels ill at ease… Read More Book Review: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie
Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier Author: Kerstin Gier is a German author who writes Young Adult and Adult books. This is the second young adult series of hers to be translated to English. The first was The Gemstone Trilogy or Ruby Red Trilogy (depending on translation). If you haven’t read the first book… Read More Book Review: Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier
I Was Here by Gayle Forman Description: Cody and Meg were the best of friends but Cody is taken by complete surprise when Meg commits suicide. Cody never saw any signs even though Meg’s suicide note declares that she has been thinking of death for a while. Cody visits Meg’s college and her Seattle hangouts… Read More Book Review: I Was Here by Gayle Forman