Title: Belonging (Temptation #2) Author: Karen Ann Hopkins Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: May 2013 Pages: 432 Rating: 1.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I left everything I knew behind. But it was worth it. He was worth it. No one thought an ordinary girl like me would last two minutes living with …
Title: How They Met (and Other Stories) Author: David Levithan Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Short Stories Publisher: Text Publishing Publication Date: January 2014 Pages: 256 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Eighteen stories, all about love, and about all kinds of love. From the aching for the one you pine for, to standing up and speaking …
Title: Almost Dead Author: Kaz Delaney Genre: Contemporary Romance, Ghosts, Paranormal, Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication Date: January 2014 Pages: 400 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Macey’s life has been turned upside down. Her mother has left, her father is absent and her two best friends (her brother Seth and his girlfriend …
Title: Suddenly You (The Jane Austen Academy #4) Author: Cecilia Gray Genre: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult, Retelling Publisher: Gray Life LLC Publication Date: November 6th, 2013 Pages: 145 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Fanny doesn’t want to be at The Jane Austen Academy. She intends to lay low until graduation when she can try out for the …
Title: When I’m With You (The Jane Austen Academy #3) Author: Cecilia Gray Genre: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult, Retelling Publisher: Gray Life LLC Publication Date: December 22nd, 2012 Pages: 147 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Kat is destined to be a star and her big break has arrived at last! As the assistant to a celebrity …
Title: Suite Scarlett (Scarlett #1) Author: Maureen Johnson Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Chick Lit Publisher: Hot Key Books Publication Date: November 2013 (first published May 2008) Pages: 368 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): If living in a famous art deco hotel minutes away from Central Park sounds like your idea of a pretty sweet deal …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …