Category: Discussions

Discussion Second Chance Sunday – My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Discussion Second Chance Sunda..

Like we did for a handful of other books Michelle(Galleysmith) and I also discussed My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick. As you can tell we had vastly different star ratings but both enjoyed the book all the same.   Title: My Life Next Door [Amazon] Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick [website] Genre:  Contemporary Publisher: Dial Source/Type: Purchase/Hardcover Stars: 5 out of 5 me, 3 out of 5 Michelle Publisher Description: The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, messy, affectionate. And every day from her rooftop perch, Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer […]

Posted September 15, 2013 by Andi / 2 Comments
Discussion: Time Between Us – Tamara Ireland Stone

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Title: Time Between Us[Amazon] Author: Tamara Ireland Stone[website] Publisher: Hyperion Genre: Contemporary Source/Type: ARC/Paperback Reviewed by: Andi & Michelle Publisher Description: Anna and Bennett were never supposed to meet: she lives in 1995 Chicago and he lives in 2012 San Francisco. But Bennett has the unique ability to travel through time and space, which brings him into Anna’s life, and with him a new world of adventure and possibility. As their relationship deepens, the two face the reality that time may knock Bennett back to where he belongs, even as a devastating crisis throws everything they believe into question. Against […]

Posted February 13, 2013 by Andi / 0 Comments
Discussion: Reunited – Hilary Weisman Graham

Discussion: Reunited – H..

Title: Reunited[Amazon] Author: Hilary Weisman Graham[website] Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Genre: Contemporary Source/Type: Purchased/Hardcore Reviewed by: Andi & Michelle Publisher Description: 1 Concert 2000 Miles 3 Ex-Best Friends Alice, Summer, and Tiernan are ex-best friends. Back in middle school, the three girls were inseparable. They were also the number one fans of the rock band Level3. But when the band broke up, so did their friendship. Summer ran with the popular crowd, Tiernan was a rebellious wild-child, and Alice spent high school with her nose buried in books. Now, just as the girls are about to […]

Posted February 6, 2013 by Andi / 0 Comments
Discussion: Promised – Caragh O’Brien

Discussion: Promised – C..

Title: Promised(Birthmarked Series)[Amazon] Author: Caragh O’Brien[website] Publisher: Roaring Book Press Genre: Dystopian Source/Type: ARC/Paperback Reviewed by: Andi & Michelle Publisher Description:After defying the ruthless Enclave, surviving the wasteland, and upending the rigid matriarchy of Sylum, Gaia Stone now faces her biggest challenge ever.  She must lead the people of Sylum back to the Enclave and persuade the Protectorat to grant them refuge from the wasteland.  In Gaia’s absence, the Enclave has grown more cruel, more desperate to experiment on mothers from outside the wall, and now the stakes of cooperating or rebelling have never been higher.  Is Gaia ready, as […]

Posted January 30, 2013 by Andi / 0 Comments
Discussion: When You Were Mine – Rebecca Serle

Discussion: When You Were Mine..

When I was writing reviews with Michelle over at Galleysmith we would have book discussions from time to time. We have had quiet a few going for a while now and since Michelle is on a hiatus we decided to post them over here. Title: When You Were Mine[Amazon] Author: Rebecca Serle[website] Publisher: Simon Pulse Genre: Contemporary Source/Type: Gifted/Hardcore Reviewed by: Andi & Michelle Publisher Description: In this intensely romantic, modern recounting of the greatest love story ever told, Romeo’s original intended—Juliet’s cousin Rosaline—tells her side of the tale. What’s in a name, Shakespeare? I’ll tell you: Everything. Rosaline knows […]

Posted January 23, 2013 by Andi / 1 Comment