(Review): London Bound by C.J. Duggan

Kate’s London experience wasn’t like she thought it was going to be. Instead of exploring the sights and starting her career as a style blogger, Kate finds herself at her grouchy grandmother’s beck and call only leaving the house to run errands. To make things even more complicated, Kate’s new neighbour confuses her with his …

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(Review): Lisette’s Paris Notebook by Catherine Bateson

A gap year in Paris sounds like a dream come true. Seeing the sights, experiencing the culture and seeing the City of Lights in person is something Lisette and her mother have talked about for years. But who is Lisette really doing it for? Arriving in Paris with her suitcase of homemade couture and a copy …

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You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan

You Know Me Well is a book about friendship, love and taking chances. Teens Mark and Kate may seem to have nothing in common. He’s a shy jock hopelessly and unrequitedly in love with his oblivious best friend. She’s an artistically driven college bound senior who is waiting for her best friend to set her up …

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Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid

In an effort to avoid being just another cliche, Dave and Julia make a list before starting high school of ten things they will never do. They won’t be defined by where they eat lunch. You will never see either one of them at a drunken party and so on. Fast forward to senior year where …

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(Embarrassing Moments and Editorial Bylines…): The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer

The Intern is a fun contemporary novel featuring Josie, a first year journalism student about to start an internship at a fashion magazine. Wanting to be a serious newspaper writer and having no idea about the glossy world of magazines (I have a feeling Josie would consider herself about as glamorous as a garden gnome), Josie …

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Time for a road trip!: Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid

On her way to Alaska to see the Northern Lights, Leila’s path intersects with Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia. These teens are all so different yet meeting Leila has a profound effect on each of their lives. She meets Hudson on the eve of the most important day in his life so far. Bree is …

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Young Adult: Cracked by Clare Strahan

Clover hasn’t had the most conventional upbringing. Raised by a single mother who the kids at school consider to be odd is not easy. Her mother is ideologically opposed to Facebook and her many eccentricities make it hard for Clover to relate to the kids at school. There’s also the small little fact that Clover has …

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Young Adult: Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira

When Laurel’s sister May died, Laurel felt like she had no one left. Her mother moved to California to some kind of retreat and she hasn’t had a real conversation with her father in a long time. When her English teacher sets the class an assignment of writing a letter to someone who has died, Laurel chooses …

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Tour stop: REV Girl by Leigh Hutton (Q&A and Review)

I’m delighted to invite you all to read my stop on the REV Girl blog tour! Leigh Hutton, the author and real life Rev Girl has kindly taken the time to answer my questions about writing, reading and motorcycle racing. I’ve also shared my review at the end of this post.   Rev Girl is …

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Book Review: Looking For Alaska by John Green

Title: Looking for Alaska Author: John Green Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Coming of Age, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: February 2013 (first published March 2005) Pages: 272 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter’s whole existence has been one big nonevent, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave …

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