Title: How to Keep a Boy From Kissing You Author: Tara Eglington Genre: contemporary romance; chick lit Publisher: Angus&Robertson (an imprint of HarperCollins) Publication Date: 1st February 2013 Pages: 384 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (goodreads): Sweet sixteen and never been kissed – and that′s the way Aurora Skye wants it to be. She′s too busy …
Title: Die For Me (Reverants #1) Author: Amy Plum Genre: paranormal romance; urban fantasy; zombies Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: 10 May 2011 Pages: 341 pages Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity. When Kate Mercier’s …
Title: Eleanor and Park Author: Rainbow Rowell Genre: realistic fiction, romance, contemporary Publisher: St. Martins Griffin (imprint of Macmillan) Publication Date: February 2013 (first published April 2012) Pages: 320 pages Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): “Bono met his wife in high school,” Park says. “So did Jerry Lee Lewis,” Eleanor answers. “I’m not kidding,” he says. “You should be,” …
Title: The Fault in Our Stars Author: John Green Genre: contemporary romance; realistic fiction; Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: 11 January 2012 Pages: 336 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 13, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs… for …
Title: Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy #1) Author: Kiersten White Genre: paranormal romance, vampires, urban fantasy, werewolves, magic Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: October 2010 Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a …
Title: Hooked (Hooked #1) Author: Liz Fichera Genre: contemporary romance, sports, golf, Native American, realistic fiction Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: Feburary 1 2013 Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): When Native American Fredericka ‘Fred’ Oday is invited to become the only girl on the school’s golf team, she can’t say no. This is an …
Title: Model Spy (The Specialists #1) Author: Shannon Greenland Genre: contemporary, romance, chick lit, teen spy Publisher: Puffin (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: December 2007 Pages: 224 pages Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Teen genius Kelly James is in a lot of hot water. A whiz with computers, she agreed to help her college RA, David, …
Title: Opal (Lux #3) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Aliens Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: December 2012 Pages: 382 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): No one is like Daemon Black. When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now …
Last year I had the pleasure of reading Someone Else’s Fairytale by Emily Mah Tippetts – a New Adult novel of a college student who meets and is courted by an incredibly handsome and successful movie star. I was delighted to be offered the opportunity to read and review the second book in the series, …
Title: Crimson Frost (Mythos Academy #4) Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Mythology Publisher: KTeen (an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.) Publication Date: 24 December 2012 Pages: 384 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): For a moment, a face flashed before my eyes—the most hideous face I’d ever seen. No matter how hard I tried to …