The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place - Julie Berry

The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place  by Julie Berry Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Publication Date: September 23, 2014 Source/Format: Publisher ( Thanks! ) || ARC [I received this book for review from the publisher. This in no way affects the thoughts expressed in my review.] The students of St…

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An Author a (Mon)day: Joy N. Hensley

Today, I'm sharing an interview I did with Joy N. Hensley ! Joy is the author of Rites of Passage , which is an incredibly impressive YA debut and one that I personally really liked. I'll be sharing a little bit of info about her book towards the end, but for now, please welcome Joy ! Alexa: Th…

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Adventures in Anime #1: Fushigi Yuugi

Rachel & I have another collaboration, this one borne out of our mutual love for anime! We'll be answering some questions every time we watch and finish an anime series together. We're excited to bring you the first edition today, featuring one of my all-time favorite animes - Fushigi Y…

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Stronger Than You Know - Jolene Perry

Stronger Than You Know  by Jolene Perry Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company Publication Date: September 1, 2014 Source/Format: BEA 2014 || ARC [I received this book for review from the publisher. This in no way affects the thoughts expressed in my review.] After police intervention, fifteen-year-old …

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Who's Your First?

A couple of weeks ago, I was chatting with Rachel & Kelly . I had just told them that I had been debating about reading The Infernal Devices (which they lovingly yelled at me to read), and it prompted Kelly to tell us that Will Herondale had been her number one book boyfriend for years until sh…

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Firebug - Lish McBride

Firebug  by Lish McBride Series: Firebug #1 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Publication Date: September 23, 2014 Source/Format: Publisher ( Thanks! ) || ARC [I received this book from the publisher. This in no way affects my review.] Ava is a firebug—she can start fires with her mind. Which would all b…

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Make It Count / Make It Right - Megan Erickson

Make It Count  by Megan Erickson Series: Bowler University #1 Publisher: William Morrow & Company Publication Date: July 8, 2014 Source/Format: Bought (recommended by Estelle !) || Kindle e-book Kat Caruso wishes her brain had a return policy, or at least a complaint hotline. The defective organ is co…

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Nest - Esther Ehrlich

Nest  by Esther Ehrlich Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books Publication Date: September 9, 2014 Source/Format: BEA 2014 ( Thanks! ) || ARC [I received this book for review from the publisher. This in no way affects the thoughts expressed in my review.] In 1972, home is a cozy nest on Cape Cod for eleven-year-old N…

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Evidence of Things Not Seen - Lindsey Lane (+ Author Guest Post)

Evidence of Things Not Seen  by Lindsey Lane Publisher: Farrar, Strous & Giroux (BYR) Publication Date: September 16, 2014 Source/Format: Publisher ( Thanks! ) || ARC [I received this book for review from the publisher. This in no way affects the thoughts expressed in my review.] When high school junio…

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My Beautiful Enemy - Sherry Thomas

My Beautiful Enemy by Sherry Thomas Series: The Heart of Blade #2 Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: August 5, 2014 Source/Format: Publisher ( Thanks! ) || Paperback [I received this book for review from the publisher. This in no way affects the thoughts expressed in my review.] Hidden beneath Catherine B…

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The Vacationers - Emma Straub

The Vacationers  by Emma Straub Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover Publication Date: May 29, 2014 Source/Format: Edelweiss || e-galley [I received this book for review from the publisher. This in no way affects the thoughts expressed in my review.] For the Posts, a two-week trip to the Balearic island of Mal…

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Feast of San Gennaro

A couple of years ago, my best friends & I accidentally came across the festivities for the Feast of San Gennaro, an annual celebration in Little Italy. Mesmerized by the lights, sounds and smells of the street fair (which reminded us all so much of our hometown Bacolod and our annual festival…

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Salt & Storm - Kendall Kulper

Salt & Storm  by Kendall Kulper Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 23, 2014 Source/Format: BEA 2014 || ARC [I received this book from the publisher. This in no way affects my review.] Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe wants only to take her rightful place as the wi…

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