Book: Love and Misadventure Release date: April 26, 2013 Pages: 176 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Source: Publisher Summary: Beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully conceived, Love and Misadventure will take you on a rollercoaster ride through an ill-fated love affair- from the initial butterflies to the soaring heights- through to the devastating plunge. Lang Leav has an unnerving…
August TBR
Hey guys! I can’t believe it’s August already. I start University in late September, but I’ve gotten two of my textbooks and am starting to look over them. I’m extremely nervous for college, but excited at the same time. I don’t know how much I’ll be able to read while in college, but I will…
The Selection Book Review
Book: The Selection (#1) Release date: April 24, 2012 Pages: 336 Publisher: HarperTeen Source: Library Sale Summary: For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in…
Vampire Academy and Frostbite (Vampire Academy #1 and #2) Book Review
Book: Vampire Academy, Frostbite Release date: January 2, 2007, April 10, 2008 Pages: 332, 327 Publisher: Razorbill Source: Library Sale Summary: Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth’s magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires—the ones who never die. The…
Head Games (Pretty Tough #3) Book Review
Book: Head Games (Pretty Tough #3) Release date: January 6, 2011 Pages: 284 Publisher: Penguin/Razorbill Source: Library Book Sale Summary: Taylor Thomas is a total all-star on the court. Off-court, not so much. She may be model-tall, gorgeous and quite a catch, but try telling her that. With a showcase game and playoffs fast approaching, Taylor’s…
Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour Book Review
Book: Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour Release date: May 4, 2010 Pages: 344 Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Source: Library Sale Summary: Amy Curry is not looking forward to her summer. Her mother decided to move across the country and now it’s Amy’s responsibility to get their car from California to Connecticut. The…
When Dimple Met Rishi Book Review
Book: When Dimple Met Rishi Release date: May 30, 2017 Pages: 380 Publisher: Simon Pulse Source: Won in library giveaway Summary: Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more than ready for a break from her family, from Mamma’s inexplicable obsession with her finding the “Ideal Indian Husband.” Ugh. Dimple knows…
Me Before You Book Review
Book: Me Before You Release date: December 31, 2012 Pages: 369 Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books/Viking Source: Bought from Half Price Books Summary: Louisa Clark is an ordinary young woman living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of…
The Sparrow Princess Book Review
Book: The Sparrow Princess Release date: November 26, 2016 Pages: 122 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Source: Review E-Copy from Story Cartel Summary:Set in the imaginary city of Calandra, “The Sparrow Princess” is a tale about choices made and the unforeseen consequences that come from thoughtlessness and an inability to let go of things that were…
The Kaiser’s Last Kiss Book Review
Book: The Kaiser’s Last Kiss Release date: January 3, 2017 Pages: 240 Publisher: Touchstone Publishing Source: Review Copy Summary: It is 1940 and the exiled monarch Kaiser Wilhelm is living in his Dutch chateau, Huis Doorn. The old German king spends his days chopping logs and musing on what might have been. When the Nazis invade…
Dark Horses Book Review
Book: Dark Horses Release date: September 13, 2016 Pages: 336 Publisher: Soho Teen Source: Review Copy Summary: Merritt Wenner has been self-destructing ever since the tragic deaths of her grandmother and her horse, and after an epic all-night bender she walks out of the SAT and disappears. Her parents, looking for a quick fix, ship her…
Mata Hari’s Last Dance Book Review
Book: Mata Hari’s Last Dance Release date: July 19, 2016 Pages: 288 Publisher: Touchstone Publishing Source: Review Copy Summary: Paris, 1917. The notorious dancer Mata Hari sits in a cold cell awaiting freedom…or death. Alone and despondent, Mata Hari is as confused as the rest of the world about the charges she’s been arrested on: treason…
