This is a novel where the start isn’t really the beginning. The conclusion doesn’t finish the story. But instead, this book is more like a series of snapshots into a couple’s relationship. And each snapshot has then been placed in order – not chronologically, but rather in alphabetical order. I thought it was a very …
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: Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1) Author: Jamie McGuire Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Chick Lit Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 361 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she …
I’m not usually someone who buys more than one book in a series before I start it – just in case I end up not liking it. But when I saw a boxed set of the first four Vampire Academy books on sale I just couldn’t help myself. I liked Richelle Mead’s Georgina Kincaid adult paranormal …
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 …
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: The Goddess Legacy (The Goddess Test #2.5) Author: Aimee Carter Genre: Paranormal Romance, Mythology, Novella compilation Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: July 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 395 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): For millennia we’ve caught only glimpses of the lives and loves of the gods and goddesses on Olympus. Now …
Title: Temptation (Temptation #1) Author: Karen Ann Hopkins Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: June 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley); released in Australia in August. Pages: 380 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Your heart misleads you. That’s what my friends and family say. But I love Noah. And he …
Title: Thirteen Reasons Why Author: Jay Asher Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Teen Suicide Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: October 2007 Pages: 288 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers thirteen cassette tapes recorded …