Category: Review

Review: Pointe – Brandy ..

Title: Pointe [Amazon] Author: Brandy Colbert [website] Publisher: Penguin Genre: Contemporary Source/Type: Borrowed/Paperback ARC Stars: 4 of 5 Publisher Description: Theo is better now. She’s eating again, dating guys who are almost appropriate, and well on her way to becoming an elite ballet dancer. But when her oldest friend, Donovan, returns home after spending four long years with his kidnapper, Theo starts reliving memories about his abduction—and his abductor. Donovan isn’t talking about what happened, and even though Theo knows she didn’t do anything wrong, telling the truth would put everything she’s been living for at risk. But keeping quiet […]

Posted May 12, 2014 by Andi / 0 Comments

Review: We Were Liars – ..

Title: We Were Liars [Amazon] Author: E. Lockhart [website] Publisher: Delacorte Press Genre: Contemporary Source/Type: Netgalley/Digital ARC Stars: 5 of 5 Publisher Description: A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth. And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE. My Thoughts: So Jamie at The Perpetual Page Turner read this book and couldn’t seem to say enough how much she loved it. When it popped up on Netgalley […]

Posted May 8, 2014 by Andi / 0 Comments

Review: Torn Away – Jenn..

Title: Torn Away [Amazon] Author: Jennifer Brown [website] Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Genre: Contemporary Source/Type: Netgalley/Digital ARC Stars: 4 of 5 Publisher Description: Born and raised in the Midwest, Jersey Cameron knows all about tornadoes. Or so she thinks. When her town is devastated by a twister, Jersey survives — but loses her mother, her young sister, and her home. As she struggles to overcome her grief, she’s sent to live with her only surviving relatives: first her biological father, then her estranged grandparents. In an unfamiliar place, Jersey faces a reality she’s never considered before […]

Posted May 5, 2014 by Andi / 6 Comments

Review: Don’t Call Me Ba..

This book pretty much frustrated me. I’m giving it bonus points because the two main girls were young and I can’t forget their ages when I think if their behavior. But I think what bugged me the most was how bloggers seemed to be portrayed. That really rubbed me the wrong way and brought this book down for me. Don’t Call Me Baby is a story about how connected to the internet people really are. Imogene is a 15 year old girl starting 9th grade and everyone knows everything about her. She has been the subject of her mother’s blog […]

Posted May 4, 2014 by Andi / 0 Comments

Review: Since You’ve Bee..

Title: Since You’ve Been Gone [Amazon] Author: Morgan Matson [website] Publisher: Simon Pulse Genre: Contemporary Source/Type: Borrowed*/Paperback ARC Stars: 5 of 5 Publisher Description: The Pre-Sloane Emily didn’t go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn’t do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—the one who yanks you out of your shell. But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just… disappears. No note. No calls. No texts. No Sloane. There’s just a random to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-selected-definitely-bizarre-tasks that Emily would never try… unless they could lead […]

Posted May 2, 2014 by Andi / 5 Comments