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

Epic Recs – May

Back in late February I signed up for Epic Recs which is basically organized book bullying that is hosted by Judith and Amber. The premise is to pair people together that have similar tastes in books and let them suggest books for one another. If you would like to learn more you should definitely check it out here. My partner that I was paired up with back in February is still trying to get her hand on the book(s) I have suggested so we are currently in a stand still with that, but it isn’t dead in the water yet, […]

Posted May 3, 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

Review: Free to Fall – L..

Straight up, I am fangirl crushing on Lauren Miller. I can’t help it. I honestly have no free will over this. Her books have made me do it. I first fell in love with Ms. Miller when I read her debut book Parallel (review). I’m a sucker for parallel life stories that emulate the amazing Gwyneth Paltrow movie Sliding Doors. I was basically hooked from the first page. Then I heard about her second book, Free to Fall, and I was intrigued. It was completely different from Parallel but also really relevant to our current times and how technology takes […]

Posted May 1, 2014 by Andi / 4 Comments