The same week I listened to the audiobook of PLACES NO ONE KNOWS by Brenna Yovanoff, I was asked if I wanted to participate in the book’s blog tour. That’s what I call perfect timing. How could I say no, when I had enjoyed the book so much I wouldn’t get out of the car…
Editor’s Pick: This Raging Light by Estelle Laure
THIS RAGING LIGHT by Estelle Laure Pub Date: Dec. 22, 2015 | HMH Books, 288 pages | Amazon~IndieBound Can the best thing happen at the worst time? Her dad went crazy. Her mom left town. She has bills to pay and a little sister to look after. Now is not the time for level-headed seventeen-year-old Lucille to fall…
Editor’s Pick: A Little in Love by Susan Fletcher
A LITTLE IN LOVE by Susan Fletcher Pub Date: Aug. 25, 2015 | Scholastic, 288 pages | Amazon~IndieBound As a young child Eponine never knew kindness, except once from her family’s kitchen slave, Cosette. When at sixteen the girls’ paths cross again and their circumstances are reversed, Eponine must decide what that friendship is worth, even though they’ve…
Editor’s Pick: Faceless by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
“Faceless” by Alyssa B. Sheinmel Pub Date: Sept. 29, 2015 | Scholastic, 352 pages | Amazon ~IndieBound When Maisie Winters wakes up, she’s in the hospital. The last thing she remembers is running through the hills of her neighborhood one misty morning. Slowly, she puts the pieces together. Before she could make it home, a storm…
Editor’s Pick: The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss
“The Unfortunate Decisions Of Dahlia Moss” by Max Wirestone Pub Date: Oct. 20, 2015 | Redhook, 320 pages | Amazon ~ B&N ~IndieBound The odds of Dahlia successfully navigating adulthood are 3,720 to 1. But never tell her the odds. Meet Dahlia Moss, the reigning queen of unfortunate decision-making in the St. Louis area. Unemployed…
Editor’s Pick: Midwinterblood
MIDWINTERBLOOD by Marcus Sedgwick Roaring Brook Press | Pages: 262 | Buy it on: Book Outlet | Politics & Prose I had downloaded this book some time ago on my e-reader – probably during a sale or with a gift card. When it comes to most of my reading selections, I don’t ever read the…
Editor’s Pick: Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
“Say What You Will” by Cammie McGovern Publish Date: June 3, 2014 | Publisher: Harper Teen | Pages: 352 | Buy it on: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park in this beautifully written, incredibly honest, and emotionally poignant novel. Cammie McGovern’s insightful young…
Editor’s Pick: Althea & Oliver by Cristina Moracho
“Althea & Oliver” by Cristina Moracho Publish Date: Oct. 9, 2014 | Publisher: Viking Juvenile | Pages: 384 | Buy it on: Amazon ~ IndieBound What if you live for the moment when life goes off the rails—and then one day there’s no one left to help you get it back on track? Althea Carter…
Review: Me, Him, Them & It by Caela Carter
“Me, Him, Them & It” by Caela Carter Release Date: Feb. 26, 2013 | Pages: 310 | Publisher: Bloomsbury Buy: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Indie Bound | Source: Hardcover courtesy Bloomsbury ME is Evelyn Jones, 16, a valedictorian hopeful who’s been playing bad girl to piss off THEM, her cold, distant parents. HIM is Todd, Evelyn’s secret…
Editor’s Pick: Just One Year by Gayle Forman
If you’re reading this review, I’m going to assume two things: first, that you’ve read the first book called Just One Day. And that you’re like me and obsessed about what-happens-after-he-opens-the-door ending of that book and couldn’t wait to get your hands on this followup. And you won’t be totally disappointed. This is the…