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Monday, September 21, 2015

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

Stand alone or series: 2nd book in a trilogy

Source: Purchased by me

Format: Print

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Monday, September 14, 2015

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

Stand alone or series: First in a trilogy

Source: Purchased by me

Format: Print

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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Cut Both Ways by Carrie Mesrobian

Stand alone or series: Stand alone

Source: Received this from Harperteen for review

Format: ARC (Comes out 9/1/15)

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

What You Left Behind by Jessica Verdi

Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone

Source: Received from Sourcebooks for review

Format: ARC (Comes out 8/4/15)

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 it’s not like he’s had time to grieve while struggling to care for their infant daughter, start his senior year, and earn the soccer scholarship he needs to go to college.

The one person who makes Ryden feel like his old self is Joni. She’s fun and energetic—and doesn’t know he has a baby. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to keep his two worlds separate. Finding one of Meg’s journals only stirs up old emotions, and Ryden’s convinced Meg left other notebooks for him to find, some message to help his new life make sense. But how is he going to have a future if he can’t let go of the past?

Review

FTC Disclaimer: I received this book from Sourcebooks for review. As always, all opinions are mine.

One of the things I liked about What You Left Behind is that right from the start I realized that this book isn't like the others in the "teen pregnancy" genre. Usually books about teenage pregnancy follow a teenage girl, who gets pregnant and then has to cope with it throughout the story. Well, this book is nothing like that.

Another thing I liked was how addictive my reading experience was while reading this book. Prior to reading this, I was in a reading slump. For two weeks I would pick up a book, not being able to concentrate on it then I would put it down. But as soon as I opened my package I started this book and I didn't put it down for the three hours it took me to finish it.

One of the things that really bothered me was the main character Ryden. He was selfish, stupid and self absorbed. He would whine to his mom about not being able to go soccer practice because he was irresponsible and became a father even before he took his SAT's.

Besides the fact that I hated Ryden, overall I really enjoyed this book. And I am sure I will be buying a finished copy when it is released August 4th 2015.

Page Count: 368 Pages

Starred Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/What-Left-Behind-Jessica-Verdi

This is not a sponsored review unless explicitly stated. All opinions expressed in this review belong to me and all products were purchased by me unless otherwise stated. All opinions are my own.

Monday, July 27, 2015

Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover

Stand Alone or Series: First book in a planned trilogy

Source: Public Library

Format: Print

Summary

Layken and Will have managed to overcome the obstacles that threatened to destroy their love, proving that they are destined for one another. What they are about to learn, however, is that the things that have brought them together may be the very things that ruin their connection forever...

Layken is left second-guessing the relationship whilst Will is jumping over hurdles to prove his love for her. What the young lovers discover about themselves along this journey may change their entire world, and the lives of those who depend upon them the most...

Review

If you've read my past review for Slammed (which will be linked below) you know that I absolutely loved it. When I finished Slammed I was surprised to learn that there was a sequel and I was a little hesitant. I was hesitant because Slammed worked so well as a stand alone and I thought that a sequel would just drag it on. And boy am I glad I was wrong.

I loved all of it. I loved the relationships, poetry, and the break-up.

I think Kiersten is my favorite character in this book. She is just so smart and witty and brutally honest.

Even though the break-up broke my heart and made me so sad I'm glad Hoover put it in this book because it shows that Layken and Will aren't a perfect couple and I think that a lot of people, especially teens need to read about that because when they read a lot of other books that have "perfect" relationships, they grow up and expect their partner to be perfect when no relationship is perfect and those types of books put the wrong idea into their heads.

Point of Retreat is amazing just like Hoover's other books. I have so much love for this book, for Layken, Will, Kiersten, Eddie and the other characters who's names I don't remember (I read a lot of books it's hard to remember anything about them).

I'm going to end this review with some of my favorite quotes from Point of Retreat:

"A guy can tell a girl he's in love with her until he's blue in the face. Words don't mean anything to a woman when her head's full of doubt. You have to show her."

“If I were a carpenter, I would build you a window to my soul. But I would leave that window shut and locked, so that every time you tried to look through it all you would see is your own reflection. You would see that my soul is a reflection of you.”

“My heart pounds against my chest. Not because I'm nervous. Not even because I want her worse that I've ever wanted her before. It's pounding against my chest because I realize I've never been so sure about the rest of my life than I am in this moment. This girl is the rest of my life.”

“Okay. Would you rather I looked like Hugh Jackman or George Clooney?”
“Johnny Depp,” she says.

She answers a little too fast for my comfort. “What the hell, Lake? You’re supposed to say Will! You’re supposed to say you want me to look like me!”

“But you weren't one of the options,” she says.

“Neither was Johnny Depp!”

Page Count: 215 pages

Starred Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Publisher: Atria Books

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Point-Retreat

Goodreads status updates

marked as:	to-read
	marked as:	currently-reading
	page 141		46.0%	"About half way through and loving it! I think more than Slammed!"

	page 141		46.0%	"Wait.How.What?"

marked as: read

This is not a sponsored review unless explicitly stated. All opinions expressed in this review belong to me and all products were purchased by me unless otherwise stated. All opinions are my own.

Monday, July 13, 2015

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

Stand Alone or Series: First book in a planned duology

Source: Purchased by me

Format: Print and Audio book

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Lola Carlyle's 12 Step Romance by Danielle Younge-Ullman

Stand alone or series: Stand alone

Source: Sent to me for review from Entangled Teen

Publication date: May 5th, 2015

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Saturday, June 13, 2015

Slammed by Colleen Hoover

Stand Alone or Series: First book in the Slammed trilogy

Source: Public Library

Format: Print

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Monday, March 9, 2015

Every Last Promise by Kristen Halbook (Mini Review)

I am going to be posting mini reviews on books that I have recently finished and don't have much thoughts on them but still want to share my thoughts.

Stand Alone or Series:Stand Alone

Source:I received this ARC from HarperTeen

Format:Printed ARC (Release Date 4/25/15)