Review: Red Girl, Blue Boy by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

I couldn’t wait to read Red Girl, Blue Boy. I’m always excited to read books from the Bloomsbury If Only series – a line of clean contemporary young adult romance books which are always cute, fun and deeper than the average teen romance. But I couldn’t connect with Red Girl, Blue Boy and it took me …

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(The Brotherhood is Back in Black!): The Beast by J.R. Ward

I would consider myself to be a huge JR Ward fan. Since I first discovered the Black Dagger Brotherhood (and devouring the first six books in a week!), I’ve been a devoted reader and I anxiously look forward to each new instalment. Whereas the first eleven or so books in this series were mostly devoted …

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(Fanfiction come to life): Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

I don’t think I’ve ever read a book as meta as Rainbow Rowell’s Carry On. For those who have read Fangirl, you may be familiar with Simon Snow – a teenage wizard from a famous fantasy series Cath is in love with. Carry On is the fanfiction which Cath writes in Fangirl – how do …

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Double Review: After + After We Collided by Anna Todd

Ever since I can remember I’ve has a soft spot for boy bands. Growing up reading N*Sync and Backstreet Boys fanfiction, boy band fanfics are one of my favourite guilty pleasures. Needless to say I was beyond excited to read Anna Todd’s After series which began as a One Direction fanfic. Now revised, expanded and …

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The Break-Up Artist by Philip Siegel: A Review

Becca doesn’t have the usual part-time job. For just $100 Becca will break up any couple in high school. Using precautions to keep herself anonymous, Becca tailor makes her break-up strategies per couple and personalizes the break up experience…. It may seem harsh but Becca knows just how much relationships can hurt – and not just the couple in …

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Enmity by EJ Andrews: A Review

There’s a lot I loved about Emnity. It’s set in an exciting world where most of the population was wiped out sixty years ago. Only the strong survive and those remaining are at war with each other. The characters are interesting. Nate and Hermia are taken and forced to train in a secret compound. Along …

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Book Review: Rock It by Jennifer Chance

Title: Rock It (Rule Breakers #1) Author: Jennifer Chance Genre: Contemporary, Romance, New Adult, Musician Publisher: Love Swept (Random House) Publication Date: March 4th, 2014 Pages: 240 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Lacey Dawes is a total pro at the talent agency where she works, and it doesn’t hurt that IMO Worldwide Media represents Dante Falcone. …

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Book Review: Covert Assignment by Missy Marciassa

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 …

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Book Review: Hopeless For You by Hayden Hill

Title: Hopeless For You Author: Hayden Hill Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult,  Publisher: Self Published Publication Date: September 2013 Pages: 215 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Ash Jensen, a squeaky-clean sophomore at the University of Tennessee, has a trail of baggage a mile long―she buried her fiancé only a year and a half ago. She swore she’d never love again but when …

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Book Review: Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Title: Across the Universe (Across the Universe #1) Author: Beth Revis Genre: Science Fiction, romance, dystopian, young adult Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: January 2011 Pages: 398 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): AMY has left the life she loves for a world 300 years away. Trapped in space and frozen in time, Amy is bound for a …

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