After reading Rev Girl earlier this year, I had high hopes for Jump Girl (and if you haven’t read Rev Girl yet, I recommend it. It’s loosely based on Leigh’s own real life Rev Girl story!). When it comes to horses, I may not have always wanted a pony. In fact my few encounters with …
Title: Suddenly You (The Jane Austen Academy #4) Author: Cecilia Gray Genre: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult, Retelling Publisher: Gray Life LLC Publication Date: November 6th, 2013 Pages: 145 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Fanny doesn’t want to be at The Jane Austen Academy. She intends to lay low until graduation when she can try out for the …
Title: When I’m With You (The Jane Austen Academy #3) Author: Cecilia Gray Genre: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult, Retelling Publisher: Gray Life LLC Publication Date: December 22nd, 2012 Pages: 147 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Kat is destined to be a star and her big break has arrived at last! As the assistant to a celebrity …
Title: Covert Assignment Author: Missy Marciassa Genre: Contemporary, New Adult, Suspence Publisher: Self Published Publication Date: December 2013 Pages: 234 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Covert Assignment is a New Adult, Coming of Age Novel with a strong romantic element. Elle is ready for graduation and full-fledged adulthood: no more living like the leftover of her …
Title: Sia Author: Josh Grayson Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, Social Change, Coming of Age, New Adult Publisher: self-published Publication Date: November 2013 Pages: 193 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): When seventeen-year-old Sia wakes up on a park bench, she has no idea who or where she is. Yet after a week of being homeless, she’s reunited with her …
Title: Break It Up Author: E. M. Tippetts Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance Publisher: Self-Published Publication Date: November 2013 Pages: 216 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Kyra Armijo is making a few changes in her life. One of them being, she’s no longer going to give it up to every guy who looks at her twice. …
Title: Diamonds are a Teen’s Best Friend (Living Blond series #1) Author: Allison Rushby Genre: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Allison Rushby Publication Date: November 1st, 2013 Pages: 138 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Nessa Joanne Mulholland, aka Marilyn Monroe’s No. 1 teenage fan, is used to moving house. This time, however, she’s relocating in movie-star …
Title: So Into You (The Jane Austen Academy #2) Author: Cecilia Gray Genre: Contempoary Romance, Young Adult, Retelling Publisher: Gray Life LLC Publication Date: November 6th, 2013 Pages: 149 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Sweet and sensible Ellie hasn’t met a problem her mom’s yoga mantras can’t fix. But when Ellie’s parents threaten to pull her from …
I’m delighted today to be interviewing the author of Destiny, Cindy Ray Hale, today on the blog. She took the time out of the busy life to answer a few of my questions about Destiny. musicals and writing. Title: Destiny (The Destiny Trilogy #1) Author: Cindy Ray Hale Genre: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult, Christian Fiction …
Title: Love and Relativity Author: Rachael Wade Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Publisher: Rabbit Hole Press Publication Date: December 2012 Pages: 338 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Love, life, and happily ever after? It’s all relative. Marine biology student Emma Pierce lives in paradise—geographically speaking, anyway. Stranded on Sanibel Island, Florida, she works at a nursing home by day and …