Posts Tagged: young adult

REVIEW: A Sliver of Hope by Karla J. Nellenbach

A Sliver of Hope by Karla J. Nellenbach Welcome to my stop on The Guardian Angel series blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours. Click HERE to see the full blog tour schedule! DESCRIPTION My twin sister was the only person in the world I thought I’d known inside and out. Apparently, I was wrong. Twin sisters share a unique bond, one that can’t be broken by miles, time, or even death. Hannah and Hope Morton are no exception. When Hope takes her own life, Hannah loses a sister and a best friend, a catastrophe she isn’t sure she’ll survive herself. With her family in ruins, Hannah is slowly disappearing, drowning in a sea of misery. Even her wild, energetic best friend can’t pull her out of her grief. Desperate to help Hannah, her brother comes home from college, bringing his best friend Julian along, the first boy to break Hannah’s heart. None… Read more »

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COVER REVEAL: American Girl On Saturn by Nikki Godwin

American Girl On Saturn by Nikki Godwin DESCRIPTION The summer after graduation is supposed to be that first real taste of freedom – but not for eighteen-year-old Chloe Branson. Just as that breeze of freedom is making its way into her galaxy, her secret-service-agent dad drops a meteor-sized bomb of bad news on her and her sisters. An attempt has been made on the lives of Canadian boyband, Spaceships Around Saturn, during their USA tour, and the guys have to go into hiding ASAP. The only problem? In the midst of the crisis and media frenzy, their dad volunteered to hide the guys…in their house. Six-year-old Emery is as ecstatic as any self-proclaimed Saturnite would be, but Chloe and her seventeen-year-old sister Aralie watch their summer plans crash and burn like a falling star. The SAS guys aren’t happy with the situation, either. Bad boy Jules picks fights with Aralie about everything from his Twitter followers to his laundry, and heart-throb Benji can’t escape Emery’s fangirlisms for more than three minutes. But… Read more »

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GIVEAWAY: Justice by Rhiannon Paille

Justice by Rhiannon PailleSeries: The Ferryman and the Flame #2Genre: YA FantasyPublication date: January 22nd, 2013 DESCRIPTION How far would you go to destroy yourself? Krishani always knew he would have to go to the Lands of Men, but he never thought it would be like this. Enemies everywhere, an ancestor he can’t respect, elders he can’t trust, a curse he can’t stop and friends he can’t help but hate. Desperate to end the pain, he sets out on a quest to find the other Flames and face the enemy that took everything from him. a Rafflecopter giveaway ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rhi was never a normal girl. Her life was an urban fantasy wrapped in a paranormal romance and served with a side of horror. To escape her everyday weirdness she began writing fantasy. She studied at U of Sedona and MIMT, obtaining a PhD in Metaphysical Science and Parapsychology. She’s married to a chef/comic book shop owner and has a fondness for architecture. She frequents twitter… Read more »

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REVIEW: Caly’s Piece by J.M. Miller

Caly’s Piece byJ.M. Miller YA/Coming of Age Romance Caly knew her mom would punish her; in fact, she’d planned on it. But a late-night ride in the backseat of a cop car wasn’t part of that plan. Seventeen-year-old Caly Monroe has one passion: graffiti. Her mom hates it. And that’s precisely why Caly decides to spray paint a barely dressed portrait of her mom in the middle of town, hoping to change her perspective―or maybe it was just to piss her off. After Caly’s mom picks her up from the police station, she banishes Caly to Gemstone Beach, the run-down bay beach where they used to live each summer. The last time Caly stepped a bare foot onto that beach’s crusty sand was five years ago, before her mom opened a bakery and permanently ended their vacations. When Caly returns, she is tasked with manual labor at the boardwalk as… Read more »

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COVER REVEALS: Divided Worlds Trilogy by Imran Siddiq

COVER REVEALS DISASSEMBLEDISRUPT by Imran Siddiq Series: Divided Worlds Trilogy, #2 and #3 Publication date: July 2013 Genre: YA Sci-Fi BOOK TWO Disassemble: The Divided Worlds Trilogy Book Two Zachary is a scavenger, and he’ll do anything to survive. With Rosa by his side, nothing will break him. After the Galilei Research Base is plunged into darkness, an unexpected threat emerges. Where Zachary was the hero before, he will become the enemy. It’s not just about surviving anymore. It’s about saving everyone before they destroy one another, especially Rosa. BOOK THREE Disrupt: The Divided Worlds Trilogy Book Three Everything that Zachary lived for has changed. There are no rewards to come from scavenging. Just memories. But even they are not enough to remove thoughts of a worthless life. In the midst of death, a purpose to live appears. It wills Zachary to break the divide that has destroyed many. This fight will be on… Read more »

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REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: The Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston

The Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston Publication date: May 14, 2013Genre: YA Romantic Thriller DESCRIPTIONShe’s been six different people in six different places: Madeline in Ohio, Isabelle in Missouri, Olivia in Kentucky . . . But now that she’s been transplanted to rural Louisiana, she has decided that this fake identity will be her last. Witness Protection has taken nearly everything from her. But for now, they’ve given her a new name, Megan Rose Jones, and a horrible hair color. For the past eight months, Meg has begged her father to answer one question: What on earth did he do – or see – that landed them in this god-awful mess? Meg has just about had it with all the Suits’ rules — and her dad’s silence. If he won’t help, it’s time she got some answers for herself. But Meg isn’t counting on Ethan Landry, an adorable Louisiana… Read more »

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GIVEAWAY and REVIEW: The Photo Traveler by Arthur J. Gonzalez

The Photo Traveler by Arthur J. Gonzalez Publication: February 20th, 2013Genre: YA Paranormal/Time Travel DESCRIPTION Seventeen-year-old Gavin Hillstone is resigned to being miserable for the rest of his life. Left alone in the world after his parents died in a fire when he was four, he was placed in foster care, which for him meant ending up in an abusive home with an alcoholic adoptive father. Gavin’s only escape is in taking and creating images. His camera is his refuge from the unending torture and isolation of daily life in his “family.” Until he learns by accident that he isn’t alone in the world after all. His father’s parents are still alive and living in Washington DC. When he takes the plunge and travels 3,000 miles to find his grandparents, he learns that they—and he—are part of something much bigger, and more dangerous, than he could ever have imagined. Something that has always put his family at risk and that will now threaten his own life, while forever changing it. He learns that he is one of… Read more »

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COVER REVEAL: Barbie World by Heidi Acosta

Barbie World by Heidi AcostaSeries: Barbie Girl, #2 Publication date: May 2013 Genre: YA Contemporary RomanceCover designed by MaeIDesign DESCRIPTION – BARBIE WORLD “One Night is all it took to change everything between Barbie and me. One night to potentially lose the girl of my dreams forever. How do I prove to her that she can trust me? That all I want to do is protect her carefully guarded heart. I need to prove to her that I want to be a part of her world. But How? ” Dylan lost Barbie once before, now he is determined more than ever to win her heart and trust back. Easier said than done, especially with the new hot guy in town who is in a rock band and is the complete opposite of Dylan. Barbie has been hurt beyond repair or so she thinks. It would be easier for heart to decide if she didn’t have to protect her little brother. And if Dylan would just… Read more »

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NEW EXCERPT and TOUR SIGN-UP: Losing Francesca by JA Huss

LOSING FRANCESCA is going on tour with Xpresso Tours – sign up here to get on on this! The tour is scheduled to run from July 8-26thThere will be a nice giveaway attached SNEAK PEEK EXCERPT (NEW!!!) Sean enters then and translates, explaining that I refuse to acknowledge anyone who speaks to me in English. This makes Angela sigh with frustration. “So how do you plan on getting by, Francesca? Just pretending none of this is happening? It is, OK? And you need to deal with it.” “Io non capisco l’inglese.” “Right,” she replies dryly. “I forgot, we have to live in reality but you, for whatever reason, have been excused from it.” I shake my head and feign ignorance. “Io non capisco l’inglese.” She walks out. And I laugh. “It’s not funny, Fiona,” Sean says. “Francesca.” “Fiona,” he says angrily. “You know you’re Fiona. You lied your… Read more »