More Than Words by T. T. Kove Review by Lauren Source: copy from Netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Alex has had about all he can take. He doesn’t want to keep enduring one misery after another. All he has to do is clean out his locker, take his stuff home, and then […]
Riding by Cassia Cassitas Amidst real events and landscapes, men and women like us wander the cities we inhabit, rehearsing happier lives in the pages of this motivational narrative. From each one, destiny took a part to make them perfect. When he is born, Andre propels his mother’s life in a new direction. His father, […]
Crossing Borders by Z. A. Maxfield Review by Lauren Source: copy from Netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Tristan knows he’s got issues. His latest ex-girlfriend knows it too. He can’t blame her for dumping him—even though she gets her brother to do it for her. Since he can’t stop staring at said […]
Don’t you just love my official button for the Getting to Know feature? I have Kelly over at the amazing blog Diva Booknerd to thank! She’s fantastic. Thank you so much, Kelly! Getting to Know (3): In a week and a half I’ll be starting my final semester in Graduate school. Some of you know […]
What You Left Behind by Jessica Verdi Review by Lauren Source: copy from Netgalley; all opinions are my own Official Summary: It’s all Ryden’s fault. If he hadn’t gotten Meg pregnant, she would have never stopped her chemo treatments and would still be alive. Instead he’s failing fatherhood one dirty diaper at a time. And […]
Toddlers are A**holes (It’s Not Your Fault) by Bunmi Laditan Review by Lauren Source: Copy from BEA; all opinions are my own Official Summary: Toddler a**holery is a normal part of human development—not unlike puberty, except this stage involves throwing food on the floor and taking swings at people who pay your way in life. […]
Hello everyone! I’ve been reading a lot lately, but I’ve also been sick and not really in the mood to write up reviews. Therefore, I have a lot I need to get scheduled. There will be a new one tomorrow, so look out for that! For now though, I wanted to share some of my […]
Joyland by Stephen King Review by Lauren Source: copy from library; all opinions are my own Official Summary: After realizing his romantic life is not going in the direction he’d hoped, Devin Jones decides to take a summer job at an amusement park. There he makes friends with Tom Kennedy and Erin Cook, also summer […]
Welcome back to Getting to Know. Thanks for all the lovely comments last week! Getting to Know (GTK #2): I have spent the entire night in a library. I used to volunteer with the teen librarian at one of my local libraries and at least once a year they have a Teen Overnight, where teens […]
Photo Credit: Peter Ross 1. What made you interested in writing YA? Would you ever write an adult novel? I have written adult novels before, and I expect I will again. But a few years ago, when I was still unpublished, I was starting to read more and more YA. I absolutely loved some of […]