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Series: Keeping the Castle #2     Author:   Patrice Kindl    Published: July 14, 2105 By: Viking Books for Young Readers   Amazon | Goodreads The eagerly awaited companion to the award-winning Keeping the Castle . The Winthrop Hopkins Female Academy of Lesser Hoo, Yorkshire, has one goal: to train its students in the feminine arts with an eye toward getting them married off. This year, there are five girls of marriageable age. There’s only one problem: the school is in the middle of nowhere, and there are no men. Set in the same English town as Keeping the Castle , and featuring a few of the same characters, here’s the kind of witty tribute to the classic Regency novel that could only come from the pen of Patrice Kindl!    Limerick #4 Once there was a secret lover; In silence and stealth he did hover.   He sent the lass a letter   But alas! she liked him better With his person and his...

Author: Ash Parson Publication: April 21, 2015 By: Philomel Books Amazon | B&N | Goodreads   A gritty, powerful debut that evokes  The Outsiders . You won't be able to look away. High school senior Jason knows how to take a punch. Living with an abusive father will teach a kid that. But he’s also learned how to hit back, earning a reputation at school that ensures no one will mess with him. Even so, all Jason truly wants is to survive his father long enough to turn eighteen, take his younger sister, Janie, and run away. Then one day, the leader of the in crowd at school, Michael, offers to pay Jason to hang out with him. Jason figures Michael simply wants to be seen with someone with a tough rep and that the money will add up fast, making Jason’s escape plan a reality. Plus, there’s Michael’s girl, Cyndra, who looks at Jason as if she sees something behind his false smile. As Jason gets drawn deeper into Michael’s game, the money keeps flowing, ...

Author: K.A. Harrington Publication: August 7, 2014 By: Putnam Juvenile Amazon | Goodreads   4 Stars An edge-of-your seat psychological thriller with a romantic twist On the three-month anniversary of her boyfriend Flynn’s death, Morgan uploads her only photo of him to FriendShare to get some closure—but she’s shocked when the facial recognition software suggests she tag him as "Evan Murphy." She’s never heard of Evan, but a quick search tells her that he lives in a nearby town and looks exactly like Flynn. Only this boy is very much alive. Digging through layers of secrets and lies, Morgan is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her boyfriend, her town, and even her parents' involvement in this massive web of lies. The tagline An edge-of-your seat psychological thriller with a romantic twist, is no joke!   This was my first K.A. Harrington book and I only intended to peek at it, but once I started reading I couldn't put it down...

Series: Anna and the French Kiss #3 Author: Stephanie Perkins Publication: Dutton By: August 14, 2014 Pre-Order Campaign 5 Stars! From the glittering streets of Manhattan to the moonlit rooftops of Paris, falling in love is easy for hopeless dreamer Isla and introspective artist Josh. But as they begin their senior year in France, Isla and Josh are quickly forced to confront the heartbreaking reality that happily-ever-afters aren’t always forever. Their romantic journey is skillfully intertwined with those of beloved couples Anna and Étienne and Lola and Cricket, whose paths are destined to collide in a sweeping finale certain to please fans old and new. THANK YOU LAUREN DONOVAN AND PENGUIN TEEN FOR THIS ARC! *I owe you cupcakes the next time I'm in NYC* Like most Stephanie Perkins' fans, I have been DYING for Isla and Josh's story and I'm happy to say it does not disappoint! Isla And The Happily Ever After is intense, heart-wrenching roma...

Hey guys, today we're going to San Fransisco to hang out with Lola and Cricket! Series: Anna and The French Kiss #2 Publication: September 29, 2011 By: Dutton  Amazon | B&N | Book Depository | Goodreads 5 Stars!  Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn’t believe in fashion...she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit--more sparkly, more fun, more wild--the better. But even though Lola’s style is outrageous, she’s a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighborhood. When Cricket--a gifted inventor--steps out from his twin sister’s shadow and back into Lola’s life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door. *Review originally posted in October 2011*   Lololololo-la! Sorry, can't help but hear the Kinks song in my head...

Bonjour ami!  Je suis heureux que vous soyez ici, j'aime votre visage! My French is a little rusty, but *fingers crossed* that I said,    Hello friends!  I'm glad you're here, I like your face! Today, we're taking a little trip down memory lane, back to where our liaison amoureuse began with Anna And The French Kiss! I read Anna in the summer of 2011 while sitting poolside, laughing out loud and earning myself quite a few curious glances. By the time I finished, I was ready to pack my bags and jet off to Paris! Author: Stephanie Perkins   Publication: December 2, 2010 By: Dutton Amazon | B&N | Book Depository | Goodreads Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris--until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful,...

HALF BAD By Sally Green Read by Carl Prekopp Unabridged digital download $29.95 8.5 hours ISBN 978-0-698-14673-0 Amazon   Penguin Audio presents Half Bad by Sally Green, a breathtaking debut novel about one boy's struggle for survival in a hidden society of witches. You can't read, can't write, but you heal fast, even for a witch. You get sick if you stay indoors after dark. You hate White Witches but love Annalise, who is one. You've been kept in a cage since you were fourteen. All you've got to do is escape and find Mercury, the Black Witch who eats boys. And do that before your seventeenth birthday. Easy.  Sally Green lives in north-west England. She has had jobs (paid and unpaid) and even a profession but at last has found the time to write down the stories she used to only be able to daydream about. She likes to read, walk in the country and would like to drink less coffee. Half Bad is her first novel. Thank you Penguin Audio for ...

I'm really excited to take part in the Landry Park Blog Tour!   Bethany Hagen is sharing some of the inspiration behind her debut novel as well as a playlist.  Check it out! Landry Park Synopsis:   I n a fragmented future United States ruled by the lavish Gentry, sixteen year old Madeline Landry dreams of going off to the University. Gentry decorum and her domineering father won’t allow that. Madeline must marry, like a good Landry woman, and run the family estate.  But her world is turned upside down when her childhood friend is attacked and she witnesses Gentry golden boy David Dana secretly helping a Rootless girl, in spite of the fact that the Rootless, who maintain the nuclear power the country relies on, are exposed to dangerous radiation.  As Madeline begins to question everything she has been taught her whole life, rumors of war and rebellion begin to swirl amidst Gentry courtships and extravagant debuts. Soon Made...