Book Review: First & Then by Emma Mills

First & Then is a story about Devon Tennyson – an only child about to start her senior year of high school and no plan at all for the future. She’s content having unrequited love for her best friend and coasting though school being remarkably unremarkable. But then her cousin Foster comes to live with her …

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Book Review: Advantage Erin by Kris Kreisman

Title: Advantage Erin Author: Kris Kreisman Genre: Contemporary, Sports, Time Travel Publisher: self-published Publication Date: 22 August 2012 Pages: 140 Rating: 2.5 stars Click here to read the first chapter of Advantage Erin. Synopsis (from goodreads): Erin’s mom is driving her crazy. Especially about tennis. Erin is good and enjoys the game. But it’s not her fault she’s not the megastar her mom claims to have been when …

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Book Review: Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally

If there’s a sport I know even less about than American Football – it would be baseball. However after reading and enjoying Catching Jordan, I thought I’d try Stealing Parker and see if it could teach me a thing or two. Title: Catching Jordan Author: Miranda Kenneally Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Sports, Realistic Fiction Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire …

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Book Review: Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

Sports novels (especially those regarding American sports) aren’t usually my thing – I don’t know the difference between a linebacker and an outfielder and that’s despite watching four seasons of Friday Night Lights – but I’ve been hearing nothing but good things about Miranda Kenneally’s young adult books set in Hundred Oaks High. So I decided …

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