Author: Becky Wallace Genre: YA Contemporary Release Date: 09.22.20 Publisher: Page Street Kids Source: ARC from Publisher My Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis: ” Maddie McPherson is sick of Normal—both her hometown of Normal, Illinois and being the ‘normal’ sibling. But when she lands a summer...
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Author: Kat Cho Genre: YA Fantasy Release Date: 08.18.20 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Source: E-ARC My Rating: 5/5 stars * this synopsis contains major spoilers for Wicked Fox! If you haven’t read the first book yet then click away to avoid...
Author: Sara Bennett Wealer Genre: YA Contemporary Release Date: 07.14.20 Publisher: Delacorte Press Source: E-ARC via Netgalley My Rating: 1/5 stars DNF Synopsis: “There’s something about Truman Alexander that Skyler Finch finds incredibly annoying. Actually, several things: his voice (grating), his arrogance (total know-it-all), his...
Author: Jennifer De Leon Release Date: 08.04.20 Publisher: Simon and Schuster Source: Publisher My Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis: “Liliana Cruz is a hitting a wall—or rather, walls. There’s the wall her mom has put up ever since Liliana’s dad left—again. There’s the wall that delineates...
Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Genre: YA Contemporary Release Date: 07.28.20 Publisher: Simon Pulse Source: E-Arc via NetGalley My Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis: “Today, she hates him. It’s the last day of senior year. Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been bitter rivals for all of...
Author: Jen Malone Genre: YA Contemporary Release Date: 07.14.15 Publisher: Harper Collins Source: E-book via library My Rating: 1.5/5 stars Synopsis: The California dream was supposed to give seventeen-year-old Annie Shelton a fresh start far removed from her dad’s unusual betrayal. But when things don’t...
Author: Laura Zimmermann Genre: YA Contemporary Release Date: 06.23.20 Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers Source: E-arc via Netgalley My Rating: 1/5 stars DNF Synopsis: “A “monomial” is a simple algebraic expression consisting of a single term. 30H, for example. Fifteen-year-old Greer Walsh hasn’t been...
Author: Katharine McGee Genre: Alternate History Release Date: 09.01.20 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Source: Publisher via NetGalley My Rating: 5/5 stars Synopsis: “Is America ready for its first queen? Power is intoxicating. Like first love, it can leave you breathless. Princess Beatrice...
Author: Ann Valett Genre: YA Contemporary Release Date: 04.28.20 Publisher: HarperTeen Source: Book Box My Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis: “Chloe Whittaker is out for revenge. Last year her best friend Monica’s life was unceremoniously ruined by the most popular students at their high school, so...
Author: Alex Light Genre: YA Contemporary Release Date: 02.18.20 Publisher: HarperTeen Source: Purchased My Rating: 4/5 stars Synopsis: “It’s been years since seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. But when her former best friend teases her for not having a boyfriend, Becca impulsively pretends...