Book Review: All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

Release date: July 17th 2018 Publisher: Atria Books Purchase: Amazon Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Synopsis via Goodreads: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us—whose writing is “emotionally wrenching and utterly original” (Sarah Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series)—delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it. Quinn … Continue reading Book Review: All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

Book Review: ‘Seeking Sarah’ by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Release date: August 15th 2017 Publisher: Gallery Books Purchase: Amazon Rating: 3/5 Synopsis via Goodreads: From the national bestselling and award-winning ReShonda Tate Billingsley comes this gripping and emotional exploration of the complex bond between mother and daughter.  From the time Brooke Green was seven years old, she has lived with the pain of losing her mother. Her father has done the best job he could in raising her, … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Seeking Sarah’ by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Book Review: “Before We Were Strangers” by Renée Carlino

Release date: August 18th 2015 Publisher: Atria Purchase: Amazon | B&N Synopsis via Goodreads: From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, … Continue reading Book Review: “Before We Were Strangers” by Renée Carlino

Book Review: “The Summer of Chasing Mermaids” by Sarah Ockler

Release date: June 2nd 2015 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Purchase: Amazon | B&N Synopsis via Goodreads: The youngest of six talented sisters, Elyse d’Abreau was destined for stardom—until a boating accident took everything from her. Now, the most beautiful singer in Tobago can’t sing. She can’t even speak. Seeking quiet solitude, Elyse accepts a friend’s invitation to Atargatis Cove. Named for the mythical first mermaid, … Continue reading Book Review: “The Summer of Chasing Mermaids” by Sarah Ockler

Book Review: “Where Sea Meets Sky” by Karina Halle

Release date: March 31st 2015 Publisher: Atria Books Purchase: Amazon Synopsis via Goodreads: Joshua Miles has spent his early twenties spinning his wheels. Working dead-end jobs and living at home has left him exhausted and uninspired, with little energy to pursue his passion for graphic art. Until he meets Gemma Henare, a vivacious out-of-towner from New Zealand. What begins as a one-night stand soon becomes … Continue reading Book Review: “Where Sea Meets Sky” by Karina Halle

Book Review: This Side of Home by Renee Watson

Release date: February 3rd 2015 Publisher: Bloomsbury Pre-order: Amazon Synopsis via Goodreads: Identical twins Nikki and Maya have been on the same page for everything—friends, school, boys and starting off their adult lives at a historically African-American college. But as their neighborhood goes from rough-and-tumble to up-and-coming, suddenly filled with pretty coffee shops and boutiques, Nikki is thrilled while Maya feels like their home is … Continue reading Book Review: This Side of Home by Renee Watson

Book Review: The Secrets of Lily Graves by Sarah Strohmeyer

Release date: May 13th 2014 Publisher: HarperCollins Purchase: Amazon | B&N Synopsis via Goodreads: With the intrigue of Pretty Little Liars and plenty of romance, bestselling author Sarah Strohmeyer weaves a story of secrets and lies—set in a funeral parlor. Growing up in a house of female morticians, Lily Graves knows all about buried secrets. She knows that perfect senior-class president Erin Donohue isn’t what … Continue reading Book Review: The Secrets of Lily Graves by Sarah Strohmeyer

Book Review: Thirty Sunsets by Christine Hurley Deriso

Release date: July 8th 2014Publisher: FluxPurchase: Amazon Synopsis via Goodreads: To Forrest Shephard, getting away to the family’s beach house with her parents and her brother, Brian, is the best part of every summer. Until this year, when her mother invites Brian’s obnoxious girlfriend, Olivia, to join them.  Suddenly, Forrest’s relaxing vacation becomes a mission to verify the reality of Olivia’s rumored eating disorder. But the truth behind Olivia’s … Continue reading Book Review: Thirty Sunsets by Christine Hurley Deriso

Book Review: “Cursed be the Wicked” by J.R. Richardson

Release date: March 3rd 2014 Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing Purchase: Amazon Synopsis via Goodreads: Cooper Shaw lives his life under a pen name and enjoys the anonymity it provides during his journeys across the globe as a seasoned writer for a travel magazine. When his job lands him in his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, to cover the famous Festival of the Dead, he soon realizes that he can’t stay … Continue reading Book Review: “Cursed be the Wicked” by J.R. Richardson

Book Review: “The Truth About Alice” by Jennifer Mathieu

Release date: June 3rd 2014 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Purchase: Amazon Rating: 4/5 Synopsis via Goodreads: Everyone has a lot to say about Alice Franklin, and it stopped mattering whether it’s true.  The rumors started at a party when Alice supposedly had sex with two guys in one night. When school starts everyone almost forgets about Alice until one of those guys, super-popular Brandon, dies in a car wreck … Continue reading Book Review: “The Truth About Alice” by Jennifer Mathieu

Book Review: “Fire & Flood” by Victoria Scott

Series: Fire & Flood #1 Release date: February 25th 2014 Publisher: Scholastic Press Purchase: Amazon | B&N Synopsis via Goodreads: A modern day thrill ride, where a teen girl and her animal companion must participate in a breathtaking race to save her brother’s life—and her own.  Tella Holloway is losing it. Her brother is sick, and when a dozen doctors can’t determine what’s wrong, her parents decide to move to Montana for … Continue reading Book Review: “Fire & Flood” by Victoria Scott

Book Review: “Anything to Have You” by Paige Harbison

Release date: January 28th 2014 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Purchase: Amazon Rating: 3/5 Synopsis via Goodreads: Nothing should come between best friends, not even boys. ESPECIALLY not boys.  Natalie and Brooke have had each other’s backs forever. Natalie is the quiet one, college bound and happy to stay home and watch old movies. Brooke is the movie—the life of every party, the girl everyone wants to be.   Then … Continue reading Book Review: “Anything to Have You” by Paige Harbison

Book Review: Witchstruck by Victoria Lamb

Series: The Tudor Witch #1 Release date: September 24th 2013 Publisher: Harlequin Purchase: Amazon Rating: 3 out of 5 Synopsis via Goodreads: If she sink, she be no witch and shall be drowned.   If she float, she be a witch and must be hanged.    Meg Lytton has always known she is different—that she bears a dark and powerful gift. But in 1554 England, in service at Woodstock Palace to … Continue reading Book Review: Witchstruck by Victoria Lamb

Book Review: Invisible by Cecily Paterson

Release date: February 11th 2013 Publisher:Cecily Paterson Purchase: Free on Amazon Rating: 5/5 Synopsis via Goodreads: Jazmine Crawford doesn’t make decisions. She doesn’t make choices. She doesn’t make friends. Jazmine Crawford only wants one thing: to be invisible. For Jazmine, it’s a lot easier to take out her hearing aid and drift along pretending that nothing’s wrong than it is to admit that she’s heartbroken. She starts to … Continue reading Book Review: Invisible by Cecily Paterson

Book Review: The Fine Line by Alicia Kobishop

Release date: December 10th 2013 Self-Published Rating: 5/5 Synopsis via Goodreads: High school senior Liv Evans has one rule: No attachments. She’s lost enough in her life and has vowed to do whatever it takes to make sure she never again feels the emptiness of losing someone she loves. Boys are a fun distraction, but a serious relationship is something she’d rather live without. Her determination for … Continue reading Book Review: The Fine Line by Alicia Kobishop

Book Review: ‘Fallen Too Far’ by Abbi Glines

Series: Too Far #1 Release date: December 14th 2012 Purchase: Amazon Synopsis via Goodreads: To want what you’re not supposed to have…   She is only nineteen.   She is his new stepfather’s daughter.    She is still naïve and innocent due to spending the last three years taking care of her sick mother.    But for twenty-four year old Rush Finlay, she is the only thing that has … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Fallen Too Far’ by Abbi Glines

Book Review: ‘Hopeless For You’ by Hayden Hill

Release date: September 19th 2013 Self-Published Purchase: Amazon Synopsis via Goodreads: Ash Jensen, a squeaky-clean sophomore at the University of Tennessee, has a trail of baggage a mile long―she buried her fiancé only a year and a half ago. She swore she’d never love again but when she finds herself interned to a yummy Canadian conservation officer that promise is tested big-time. Kade Gyllenhahl sports wild tattoos, a … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Hopeless For You’ by Hayden Hill

Book Review: ‘The Dirty Secrets of Markham Savoy’ by C.C. Dalton

Series: Colebrook Academy #1 Release date: August 6th 2013 Publisher: Twist Literary Purchase: Amazon Rating: 5 out of 5 Synopsis via Goodreads: Markham Savoy is Colebrook Academy’s most infamous student… He’s also the most attractive, most deviant, and most charming, but who’s counting? Every Colebrook matriculant knows that Markham is in the business of making problems disappear. And Colebrook students have no shortage of problems. But his aid comes at … Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Dirty Secrets of Markham Savoy’ by C.C. Dalton

Book Review: “Where Beauty Lies” by Elle & Blair Fowler

The London sisters return in this charming new novel about love, friendship, and the perils of fame. Despite their very public arrest, Ava and Sophia London are about to discover that in L.A. there’s no such thing as bad press. Suddenly, they are the hottest “It” girls in town and are one step closer to making their brand, London Calling, a household name. Their newfound … Continue reading Book Review: “Where Beauty Lies” by Elle & Blair Fowler

Book Review: ‘Dirty Little Secret’ by Jennifer Echols

Released: July 16th 2013 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Purchase: Amazon | Book Depository Rating: 3/5 Synopsis via Goodreads: Bailey wasn’t always a wild child and the black sheep of her family. She used to play fiddle and tour the music circuit with her sister, Julie, who sang and played guitar. That ended when country music execs swooped in and signed Julie to a solo deal. Never mind that Julie and Bailey … Continue reading Book Review: ‘Dirty Little Secret’ by Jennifer Echols