B Reviews / Book Reviewsbooks and reading / bullying / children's literature / deafness / family relationships / first person present tense / First-Person / found family / gender inequality / middle grade / OCD / soccer / strong heroine / VermontNo Comments
Bea and her mom have always been a two-person team. But now her mom is marrying Wendell, and their team is growing by three boys, two dogs, and a cat. Finding her place in her new blended family may be tough, but when Bea finds out her school might not ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / divorcee / first person present tense / First-Person / interracial-romance / online dating / teacher / teaching2 Comments
Rae Wallace would rather drown in a vat of pinot greezh and be eaten by her own beagle than make another trip down the aisle–even if it is her best friend’s wedding. She’s too busy molding the minds of first graders and polishing that ol’ novel in the drawer to ... more >
C+ Reviewsadoption / California / Delacorte Press / first person present tense / sisters / thriller / twins / Young-Adult1 Comments
Dear Ms. Omololu, Let me know if this sounds familiar. We have a pair of twins. They switch places and occasionally assume each other’s identity. Eventually, they’re found out. Your novel, The Third Twin, takes this to an extreme I didn’t know existed. Lexi and Ava don’t assume each other’s ... more >
C ReviewsCarina Press / first person present tense / Love-Triangle / mystery/suspense / New Adult / Virginia2 Comments
Dear Ms. Sinead, Your debut novel, Heartsick, falls into that category of new adult novels that pushes beyond the college-set contemporary romance glut the category’s fallen into. It still has the classic elements, complete with a love triangle, but it adds a mystery component and maybe a whiff of the apocalyptic. ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / first person present tense / Penguin Random House / Suicide / Young-Adult5 Comments
Dear Ms. Forman, While I wasn’t so keen on Just One Day (and subsequently didn’t read Just One Year), I liked If I Stay and absolutely loved Where She Went. It’s the strength of the last book that had me pick up your latest; I Was Here sounded more reminiscent ... more >
B Reviewsfirst person present tense / Penguin Random House / Science Fiction / Young-Adult8 Comments
Dear Ms. Russell, After having a rough couple of months with my reading choices, I was beginning to despair. Why couldn’t I find a book to hold my interest past the first few chapters? Maybe it was just burn out. Maybe I just needed a break. Or maybe I just ... more >