Title: Confessions of an Angry Girl (Confessions #1) Author: Louise Rozett Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 384 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Rose Zarelli, self-proclaimed word geek and angry girl, has some confessions to make. 1. I’m livid all the time. Why? My dad died. My mom barely talks. My brother abandoned us. …
Title: Onyx (Lux #2) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Aliens Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 376 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Being connected to Daemon Black sucks… Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. …
Title: Rapture (Fallen #4) Author: Lauren Kate Genre: Paranormal Romance, Angels, Publisher: Delacorte Press for Young Readers (an imprint of Random House) Publication Date: June 2012 Pages: 448 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The sky is dark with wings . . . . Like sand in an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from …
Title: Spark (Elementals #2) Author: Brigid Kemmerer Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Magic Publisher: Kensington (I received an ARC from NetGalley) Publication Date: August 2012 (Allen & Unwin are publishing Spark in Australia in October 2012) Pages: 432 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Gabriel Merrick plays with fire. Literally. Sometimes he can even control it. And sometimes he can’t. Like …
Title: Rebels By Accident Author: Patricia Dunn Genre: Realistic Fiction, contemporary, romance Publisher: Alikai Press (I received and eARC from NetGalley) Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 290 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Take Cover. The storm is coming!A Troubled Teen Sent to Cairo Finds Revolution is Everywhere, Including in Ourselves When my first party ends in jail, I think things can’t possibly …
Title: What I Didn’t Say Author: Keary Taylor Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: May 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 336 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Getting drunk homecoming night your senior year is never a good idea, but Jake Hayes never expected it all to end with a car …
It’s a fact that I’m not the hugest novella fan. And because of this I don’t tend to read a lot of them. But this week I’ve read not only the prequel novella, Elemental, but also the short interlude involving Hunter, Fearless – both from the Elemental series by Brigid Kemmerer. Because the stories are short and sweet my reviews will …
Title: Pushing the Limits Author: Katie McGarry Genre: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 384 Rating: 4.stars Synopsis (from goodreads): No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with “freaky” scars on her arms. Even Echo can’t remember the whole …
Title: Circle of Silence (WiHi #2) Author: Carol M. Tanzman Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: July 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 304 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): THE BIGGEST STORY OF MY LIFE COULD BE HOW IT ENDS It’s my turn to run a “Campus News” crew, …
Title: Adorkable Author: Sarra Manning Genre: Contemporary, Chick Lit Publisher: Atom Publication Date: May 2012 Pages: 387 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Jeane Smith is seventeen and has turned her self-styled dorkiness into an art form, a lifestyle choice and a profitable website and consultancy business. She writes a style column for a Japanese teen magazine and …