Tag: Little Brown Books for Young Readers

Review: Reborn – Jennife..

This book! Oh this book! To say I’m a huge cheerleader of the Altered series is basically an understatement. When I first read Altered I was blown away by it and still think it is one of the most underrated books out there. Read it people! Read it! And then I read Erased and I was 100% hooked. There was something special about these boys, Sam, Cas, Trev and Nick, and Anna. I wanted to learn more about all of them. We learned about Sam in Altered and Anna in Erased. But we also got a deeper glimpse at Nick […]

Posted December 22, 2014 by Andi / 5 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: Erased – Jennife..

If you read my review of Altered, you know how crazy, cuckoo, insane I was about that book. I told everyone and anyone that would listen that they needed to read it. Actually I told people that didn’t want to listen. So when I was offered to read Erased I was happy dancing all the way to my Kindle. But underneath that excitement there was a hint of worry. What if it didn’t live up to my high expectations of Altered? What if it was okay and I didn’t love it as much? Sophomore slump anyone? Well, let me tell […]

Posted January 2, 2014 by Andi / 4 Comments

Review: Roomies – Tara A..

Title: Roomies [Amazon] Author: Sara Zarr [website] and Tara Altebrando [website] Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Genre: Contemporary Source/Type: Netgalley/Digital ARC Stars: 3 of 5 Publisher Description: It’s time to meet your new roomie. When East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate assignment, she shoots off an e-mail to coordinate the basics: television, microwave, mini-fridge. That first note to San Franciscan Lauren sparks a series of e-mails that alters the landscape of each girl’s summer — and raises questions about how two girls who are so different will ever share a dorm room. As the countdown to […]

Posted December 19, 2013 by Andi / 0 Comments

Review: The Statistical Probab..

Title: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight [Amazon] Author: Jennifer E. Smith [website] Publisher: Poppy/Little Brown Genre: Contemporary Source/Type: Library/Hardcover Stars: 4 of 5 Publisher Description: Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan’s life. Having missed her flight, she’s stuck at JFK airport and late to her father’s second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley’s never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport’s cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he’s British, […]

Posted October 24, 2013 by Andi / 0 Comments