Title: Luminaire (Florence Waverley #2) Author: Ciye Cho Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Mermaids Publisher: self published Publication Date: December 2012 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Being the only human in a world of merfolk… isn’t easy. Florence Waverley chose to stay in Niemela, but things have gone awry. Secrets have risen and the prince she cares …
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 …
Title: Anna and the French Kiss Author: Stephanie Perkins Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Paris Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: December 2010 Pages: 384 pages Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming …
Title: Secrets and Lies (Capital Girls #2) Author: Ella Monroe Genre: contemporary, romance, chick lit Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: November Pages: 304 pages Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Jealousy, rivalry, and dark secrets threaten to tear the girls apart in this sizzling follow-up to Capital Girls It’s the start of senior year, and Excelsior Prep is …
Title: Sam Cruz’s Infallible Guide to Getting Girls Author: Tellulah Darling Genre: New Adult; Contemporary Romance; Humour Publisher: Te Da Media Publication Date: October 2012 Pages: 244 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Why the hell can’t chicks be more like guys? That question plagues high school senior Sam Cruz. Sam is perfectly happy being a …
Two teenagers, each facing the prospect of facing Christmas alone in New York City, embark on a city wide scavenger hunt involving a little red moleskin notebook. Dash, alone by choice, and Lily whose parents abandoned her to have their second honeymoon in tropical paradise, both find a new friend though this bizarre game of dare and …
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 …
Title: The Reckoning (Darkest Powers Trilogy #3) Author: Kelley Armstrong Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, magic, werewolves, witches, ghosts Publisher: HarperCollins; Atom Publication Date: April 2010 Pages: 391 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): My name is Chloe Saunders. I’m fifteen, and I would love to be normal. But normal is one thing I’m not. For one thing, I’m having these feelings …
Title: Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles #1) Author: Gena Showalter Genre: paranormal, fantasy, zombies, romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: October 2012 Pages: 404 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever. Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course …
Title: Speechless Author: Hannah Harrington Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 384 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can’t keep a secret… Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast — and nearly got someone killed. Now Chelsea has taken …