B- Reviews / C- Reviews / Featuredbullying / college / Contemporary / ebook / Hachette / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: Secrets and Lies by Kody Keplinger
Dear Ms. Keplinger, I’m a fan of your contemporary YA novels. I really like their empowered teen girl and positive female sexuality outlook. While Secrets and Lies isn’t a brand new novel-length work, I enjoy your writing enough to give shorter stories a try. Here, we have two novellas that ... more >
C Reviewscollege / family relationships / Hawaii / infidelity / Justina Chen Headley / Little Brown / mothers and daughters / New York City / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: Return to Me by Justina Chen
Dear Ms. Chen: I’m a huge fan of your previous novels. I loved Girl Overboard and I adored the prose and language in North of Beautiful. It’s been a couple years since you last published a novel, and I definitely felt that lack — particularly since I think contemporary YA ... more >
C- Reviewscollege / Contemporary / New Adult10 Comments
College freshman Olivia Montgomery is thrilled at the chance to start over, escape the rumors that plagued her in high school. And she can finally put her juvenile crush, Zachary Pearson, where he belongs–in her past. Then her unrequited love strolls into her French class, shattering Olivia’s newfound peace, and ... more >
B+ Reviewscollege / divorce / New Adult / rock band / self-published1 Comments
Dear Jean Haus: I purchased this book sight unseen during an after Christmas sale on Amazon. It had quite a few positive reviews and something most band romances seem to neglect: a female actually in the band instead of just sleeping with someone in the band. At the sale price, ... more >
C Reviewsabuse / college / self-published / Violence87 Comments
Dear Ms. McGuire: Angela James loaned this book to me and I went on to purchase my own copy ($1.99 using the Kobodollaroff coupon). This book is often recommended on the goodreads forums and it is highly rated. I totally understand the appeal because it is a very readable book ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsAsian heroine / college / coming out / Gay Writes Review / lesbian romance / POC27 Comments
This review is part of our Gay Writes celebration. Don’t forget to comment on the original post for a chance to win one of those prizes as well as commenting on this post for a chance to win a copy of this book. Dear Ms. Stark, I ordered your book ... more >