Book Review: Pawn by Aimee Carter

Title: Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion #1) Author: Aimee Carter Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult,  Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: December 2013 Pages: 352 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): For Kitty Doe, it seems like an easy choice. She can either spend her life as a III in misery, looked down upon by the higher ranks …

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Book Review: Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith

Title: Wild Awake Author: Hilary T. Smith Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Music, Romance,  Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont Publication Date: October 1st, 2013 Pages: 375 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Things you earnestly believe will happen while your parents are away: 1. You will remember to water the azaleas. 2. You will take detailed, accurate …

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Book Review: Sia by Josh Grayson

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 …

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Book Review: Crash Into You by Katie McGarry

Title: Crash Into You (Pushing the Limits #3) Author: Katie McGarry  Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: December 2013 Pages: 464 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life-that’s who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her …

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Book Review: Break It Up by E.M. Tippetts

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. …

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Book Review, Q&A and Giveaway: Game Plan by Natalie Corbett Sampson

Title: Game Plan Author: Natalie Corbett Sampson Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult, Publisher: Fierce Ink Press Date Published: November 2013 Pages: 360 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Just because the play goes wrong, doesn’t mean you quit the game. Ella Parker seems to have everything: great friends, an awesome family and a star position on …

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Book Review: The Disgrace of Kitty Grey by Mary Hooper

Title: The Disgrace of Kitty Grey Author: Mary Hooper Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Romance Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing  Publication Date: June 2013 Pages: 288 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Kitty has a comfortable life as a country milkmaid. She is well looked after by the family who live up at the great house, and she enjoys …

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Book Review: Diamond’s are a Teen’s Best Friend by Allison Rushby

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 …

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Book Review: So Into You by Cecilia Gray

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 …

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Book Review: The Isobel Journal by Isobel Harrop

Title: The Isobel Journal Author: Isobel Harrop Genre: Art Journal, Realistic, Young Adult, Non-fiction, British Publisher: Hot Key Books Publication Date: November 2013 Pages: 208 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): THE ISOBEL JOURNAL is no ordinary snapshot of a contemporary teenage life. A charming and vivid narrative scrapbook of the eighteen-year-old author’s sketches, mini-graphic novels, photographs …

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