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Mark is uprooted from his home and high school in the Twin Cities and forced to move with his family into a Victorian in Nowhere-ville. Busy with the relocation and fitting in, Mark’s parents don’t see what’s unfolding around them—the way rooms and left behind objects seem alive with a haunted past. Of course, Mark … Continue reading Fountain Dead by Theresa Braun @tbraun_author @UnnervingMag #bookreview #YA #horror #paranormal
Genre: YA DystopianRelease date: March 3rd 2020Publisher: Entangled Teen They call me the Scorpion because they don’t know who I really am. All they know is that someone is stealing from people with excess to help people with nothing survive another day. But then a trusted friend reveals who I am―“just” Tessa, “just” a girl―and … Continue reading Sting by Cindy R. Wilson @CindyRWilson @YAboundtourspr #giveaway #bookreview #yafiction #dystopian
In this coming of age story, Meara Quinn is about to find out there are worse things than moving to a tiny oceanside town before her senior year. Like discovering there's a secret being kept from her and knowing it's a life-changer. After experiencing vivid visions of her absentee father, Meara decides she deserves answers. … Continue reading Never Forgotten (Never Forgotten Series, Book 1) by Kelly Risser @Kar2b @SDSXXTours #giveaway #bookreview #YAfiction #paranormal #romance
Zach’s got a secret. The only reason he’s agreed to an internship at the Mastermind Complex, a high-tech academy for teens, is to use their supercomputer to find the person who framed him. He never stole anything but was locked up in juvie anyway. Now he’s out, he’s got a plan, and nothing will get … Continue reading Ionic Attraction by D.R. Rosensteel @DRRosensteel @EntangledTeen #bookreview #YAfiction #romance
Sixteen-year-old Henley Abbott is just trying to make it through high school in the small town of Edison, Washington where she has lived her entire life. Constantly feeling alone, she’s surprised when she finds herself intrigued by the new boy in town, Cohen Davenport. With the entire town talking about the new and secretive family, … Continue reading Shadowed (Shadow and Moon Series Book One) by Michelle Areaux #bookreview #yafiction #paranormal #romance
Compelled to silence, Brianna is like a cello without strings and must fight to reclaim her voice through the instruments she creates. Brianna Jones is a nerdy, biracial teen who dreams of bringing music to the world via orchestral instruments fashioned out of recycled materials. But she must keep her project secret from her half … Continue reading Steel Strings by Alex Hayes @AlexHayesAuthor #giveaway #bookreview #YAfiction #romance
One girl must make a name for herself--or die trying --in this royal fantasy where an unknown peasant becomes the ultimate ruler. But how long can she keep the crown if everyone wants her dead? Perfect for fans of Furyborn, Red Queen, and Everless. Everyone expected the king's daughter would inherit the throne. No one expected me. It … Continue reading Nameless Queen by Rebecca McLaughlin @McRebecky @RHCBEducators #bookreview #YAfiction #fantasy
Someone wants Sydney dead. Only problem is, she has no idea who. Pushing her off a cliff, thinking the deadly ocean waves will finish their dirty-work, was their first mistake. The near-death experience opens channels of uncontrollable magic, which Sydney is told should have remained dormant. As if finding out magic is real and hit-lists … Continue reading Fatal Magic (Unstable Magic, #2) by Emily Bybee @emily_bybee @YAboundtourspr #giveaway #bookreview #YAparanormalromance
As the world’s worst witch, Maddie is mistreated by her own kind. She was born a Defect. Most of her spells blow up in her face, literally. While witches search for the long-lost power of the earth, Maddie spends her time in the science lab. There, she discovers a clue to the lost power. The … Continue reading Fractured Magic (Unstable Magic Book 1) by Emily Bybee #bookreview #YAparanormalromance
Book Title: Wingless and Beautiful by Jerilee KayeCategory: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 290 pagesGenre: RomancePublisher: KIX Creative Publishing House.Release date: November 2019 Beautiful Allison Harley is far from perfect. She was a victim of domestic violence that left her physically scarred and emotionally broken. Hunter Vaughn was handsome, rich and brilliant. He was a golden boy who thought he … Continue reading Wingless and Beautiful by Jerilee Kaye @iamjerileekaye @ireadbooktours #giveaway #bookreview #spotlighttour
In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxietyby Krysten Lindsay Hager (The Cecily Taylor Series, #2) Publication date: September 3rd 2019Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult Cecily feels like she has it all: great best friends, the beginnings of a career as a model/actress, and she’s dating her favorite singer, Andrew Holiday. Then Cecily’s best friend Lila begins to ditch her every … Continue reading In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety (The Cecily Taylor Series, #2) by Krysten Lindsay Hager @KrystenLindsay @XpressoTours #giveaway #bookreview #booktour #contemporaryromance #yafiction
Terry Keys, USA Today bestselling author of Lie No More and The Missing pens his most captivating book to date. This is the heart-breaking story about a small-town boy who’d taken everything from everyone until he could take no more. Seventeen-year-old Blaze Planter is a Jr. at Kilwade, High School. His parents have recently divorced. … Continue reading The Kilwade Tragedy by Terry Keys @tkeys15 @YAboundtourspr #giveaway #blogtour #bookreview #YAfiction #suicide #bullying #schoolshootings
Shifters, Zombies, and Vampires? Oh my! My name is Dorothy Gale, and I think I might be dead. When my dog Toto and I got swept up in a twister, we landed in hell. A very colorful hell. Like a rainbow dripping in blood. Now it looks as though this dreadful underworld plagued with vampires, zombies, … Continue reading Dorothy in the Land of Monsters (Oz ReVamped, #1) by Garten Gevedon @gartengevedon #blogtour #bookreview #fantasy #YAfiction #paranormal
Sophie wants one thing for Christmas-a little freedom from her overprotective parents. So when they decide to spend Christmas in South Louisiana with her very pregnant older sister, Sophie is looking forward to some much needed private (read: make-out) time with her long-term boyfriend, Griffin. Except it turns out that Griffin wants a little freedom … Continue reading Ten Blind Dates by Ashley Elston @ashley_elston @DisneyBooks #bookreview #yafiction #romance
I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday. I first posted this review in July 2012. I remember really getting caught up in the story and having a strong emotional reaction. Enjoy! No one knows … Continue reading Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry @katiemcgarry #SegueSaturday #YAfiction #contemporary #romance
Welcome to #SegueSaturday! I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday. I first posted this review in February 2013. A funny young adult romance based loosely on a fairytale. Enjoy! Everyone knows how all those … Continue reading The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson @sariahwilson #SegueSaturday #bookreview #YAfiction #romance
Dragons. Right. Teenage girls don’t believe in fairy tales, and sixteen-year old Elena Watkins was no different.Until the night a fairy tale killed her father.Now Elena’s in a new world, and a new school. The cutest guy around may be an evil dragon, a Prince wants Elena’s heart, and a long dead sorcerer may be … Continue reading Firebolt (The Dragonian #1) by Adrienne Woods @erichb3 #bookreview #YAfiction #fantasy #romance #dragons #magic
I started my book review blog in 2009 and I have read so many outstanding books that I wanted to share them again with my followers on #SegueSaturday. I first posted this review in February 2010. It was a ground-breaking book for me and established my love for young adult fiction novels. An unforgettable read … Continue reading Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson @halseanderson #SegueSaturday #bookreview #youngadult #rape
It was never easy for Cassie and her mother, struggling to make ends meet in their tiny apartment in The Bronx, but they had each other and that was enough. When her mother dies suddenly from an aggressive form of cancer, Cassie is forced to finish high school in California while living with the wealthy … Continue reading Everything I Knew to Be True by Rayna York @rayna.york #giveaway #bookreview #booktour #YAfiction
Seventeen-year-old Callie Canter knows all about screwing up—and being screwed over. After her so-called boyfriend publicly humiliated her senior year, taking a fifth year of high school at Beaufort Hills Academy is her second chance to leave behind a painful past. But her need for social acceptance follows, and going along with the in-crowd is the … Continue reading All Boy by @MiaKerick @XpressoTours #bookreview #giveaway #blogtour #contemporaryromance, #LGBTQ+, #YAfiction