(Fairy Tales Meets Reality in): Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer

I’ve been a fan of Jodi Picoult for many years and I was excited to see she was delving into the world of young adult – and with her daughter as her co-writer! Between the Lines is a fun story which asks the question: What happens to story characters when their book isn’t being read? …

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(Summer Lovin Over Too Fast): You Were Mine by Abbi Glines

Note: You Were Mine is a part of Abbi Glines’ Rosemary Beach series. It works perfectly as a stand alone novel however there are some fairly big spoilers with regards to the lives of characters in the previous books.  Bethy was Tripp’s. For one perfect summer eight years ago they were together and they were …

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(Embarrassing Moments and Editorial Bylines…): The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer

The Intern is a fun contemporary novel featuring Josie, a first year journalism student about to start an internship at a fashion magazine. Wanting to be a serious newspaper writer and having no idea about the glossy world of magazines (I have a feeling Josie would consider herself about as glamorous as a garden gnome), Josie …

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The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham

As a Veronica Mars fan for over a decade, I was delighted to hear they were releasing a series of novels continuing her adventures. Set after the film (which was set ten years after the TV show), The Thousand Dollar Tan Line follows Veronica Mars now that she’s back in Neptune to stay. When a college …

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(Once Upon a Time in London): The Rapunzel Dilemma by Jennifer Kloester

Lily de Tourney dreams of becoming a famous actress. After gaining a spot in the prestigious London Drama Academy, it is one step closer to her dream coming true. But her father has different ideas about Lily’s future – to take over the family business when he steps down. Lily’s classmates at her new school look …

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(Not in Vegas Anymore…): Dirty Rowdy Thing by Christina Lauren

Harlow Vega and Finn Roberts are from different worlds. Her parents are celebrities and she rubs shoulders with Hollywood’s elite. He works dawn to dusk on a fishing boat in Canada and is most comfortable in flannel shirts and jeans. But despite their differences, the sexual chemistry between them is electric. Their impulsive marriage during one drunken night in …

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(From the Paddocks to Paris): Jump Girl by Leigh Hutton

After reading Rev Girl earlier this year, I had high hopes for Jump Girl (and if you haven’t read Rev Girl yet, I recommend it. It’s loosely based on Leigh’s own real life Rev Girl story!). When it comes to horses, I may not have always wanted a pony. In fact my few encounters with …

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(From Geek to Chic): Geek Girl by Holly Smale

Harriet Manners is not one the cool kids. Her propensity for reading a lot and habit of sprouting random facts has her labelled a geek. She’s bullied by the most popular girl in school, stalked by one of the oddest boys she knows but throughout it all she has her best friend Nat by her side. …

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(Teen Mediums and Murder): This is Your Afterlife by Vanessa Barneveld

When the most popular boy from school’s ghost shows up in your bedroom, what do you do? If you’re Keira Nolan – you try to solve his murder. This is Your Afterlife is a fun and exciting story about Keira, a girl previously without psychic ability and now all of a sudden gifted with clairvoyance. Keira’s new-found gift gets her caught up …

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(It is the Perfect Murder… or is it?): The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard

Ava, Parker, Julie, Mackenzie and Caitlin appear to have nothing in common. But there is one thing they can all agree on – their hatred for Beacon Height’s golden boy, Nolan Hotchkiss. He has ruined their lives in one way or another and they put a plan in action to make him pay. The perfect crime. …

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