Title: Windfall Author: Jennifer E. Smith Genre: YA, Contemporary Published May 2nd 2017 by Delacorte Press Rating: 4/5 Let luck find you. Alice doesn’t believe in luck—at least, not the good kind. But she does believe in love, and for some time now, she’s been pining for her best friend, Teddy. On his eighteenth birthday—just… Continue reading Windfall by Jennifer E. Smith
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Little Killers A-Z by Howard Odentz
Title: Little Killers A-Z Author: Howard Odentz Genre: Horror, Short Stories Published June 15th 2016 by Bell Bridge Books Rating: 4.5/5 I want to thank Netgalley for providing me a copy! What could I possibly say? Little Killers A-Z is a collection of horrifying, scary and weird short stories about children being psychopaths, murderers/killers and monsters. Me… Continue reading Little Killers A-Z by Howard Odentz
Poison’s Kiss by Breeana Shields
Title: Poison's Kiss #1 Author: Breeana Shields Genre: YA, Fantasy Published January 10th 2017 by Random House Books for Young Readers Rating: 5/5 Marinda has kissed dozens of boys. They all die afterward. It's a miserable life, but being a visha kanya, a poison maiden, is what she was created to do. Marinda serves the Raja by dispatching… Continue reading Poison’s Kiss by Breeana Shields
10 Things I Can See From Here by Carrie Mac
Title: 10 Things I Can See From Here Author: Carrie Mac Genre: YA, Mental Health, LGBTQ Published February 28th 2017 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers Rating: 5/5 Think positive. Don’t worry; be happy. Keep calm and carry on. Maeve has heard it all before. She’s been struggling with severe anxiety for a long time, and… Continue reading 10 Things I Can See From Here by Carrie Mac
Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
Title: Goodbye Days Author: Jeff Zentner Genre: YA, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction Published March 7th 2017 by Crown Books for Young Readers Rating: 4/5 One day Carver Briggs had it all—three best friends, a supportive family, and a reputation as a talented writer at his high school, Nashville Academy for the Arts. The next day he lost it… Continue reading Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
Title: History Is All You Left Me Author: Adam Silvera Genre: YA, Contemporary, LGBTQ Published January 17th 2017 by Soho Teen Rating: 4.8/5 When Griffin’s first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and started seeing Jackson, Griffin never doubted Theo would come… Continue reading History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Title: The Hate U Give Author: Angie Thomas Genre: YA, Fiction, Contemporary Published February 28th 2017 by Balzer + Bray Rating: 5/5 Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting… Continue reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
Get a copy of Lucky Boy at National Bookstore and Fullybooked Title: Lucky Boy Author: Shanthi Sekaran Genre: Fiction, Contemporary Published January 10th 2017 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Rating: 4/5 Solimar Castro Valdez is eighteen and dazed with optimism when she embarks on a perilous journey across the US/Mexican border. Weeks later she arrives on her… Continue reading Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
Keep The Faith by Ana Tejano
Title: Keep The Faith Author: Ana Tejano Genre: Romance Kindle Edition Published July 31st 2016 by Romance Class Books Rating: 5/5 As a community development worker, Faith was quite familiar with heartbreak and recovery after all the time she spent on disaster relief missions. So when her five-year relationship ends right before she left for a mission… Continue reading Keep The Faith by Ana Tejano
Someday With You and other stories by Ines Bautista-Yao
Title: Someday With You and other stories Author: Ines Bautista-Yao Genre: YA, Romance Pages: 120 Published 2016 by Romance Class Books Rating: 4.5/5 A compilation of short stories written by one of my favorite Filipino authors, Ms. Ines Bautista-Yao! Let me tell you that her books never fail to touch my heart. When I knew… Continue reading Someday With You and other stories by Ines Bautista-Yao
Wander With Nicka 