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#BookReview: AIRPORTS, EXES, AND OTHER THINGS I’M OVER by Shani Petroff

#BookReview: AIRPORTS, EXES, AND OTHER THINGS I’M OVER by Shani Petroff

My review This was always going to be a risky book for me to read because it mentions cheating. Cheating is a big no-no for me. I’ve dealt with it enough in reality that I try to avoid it in fiction. Despite this, I was drawn to this book, though. Admittedly, what I expected was nothing like it turned out. I thought everything would happen on the trip home, as in some big, bad cheating would happen during the holiday. But actually, it all happens before, and it’s a kiss. Sari decides to still go on her trip, as does Zev, […]

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#BookReview + #Excerpt: PERFECTLY MISUNDERSTOOD by Robin Daniels

#BookReview + #Excerpt: PERFECTLY MISUNDERSTOOD by Robin Daniels

My review Two hate-to-love stories in a row! I do love this trope. Ok, I completely forgot the blurb when I picked this book up. I could remember it was a HTL about two high school students paired up for class who are complete opposites, but I forgot that the female character’s name was Jayden. Because the only Jaydens I’ve ever known have been guys… So I read the first few pages thinking Jayden was the guy. To be fair, I did originally read the first couple lines of the blurb thinking this might be a gay romance, until I […]

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#BookReview: THE GAME CAN’T LOVE YOU BACK by Karole Cozzo

#BookReview: THE GAME CAN’T LOVE YOU BACK by Karole Cozzo

This one hooked me very quickly. Ambitious, single-minded female athlete vs cool player (in more ways than one), both vying for the same position on the baseball team? Yes please. I don’t even care about baseball (sorry, I’m a rugby girl). I was just in it for the competitiveness. There was something kind of ruthless about Eve. She was so focused on winning, and it wasn’t even really about proving a point. It just was what it was: she played baseball because her older brothers played baseball. But even if proving a point wasn’t her main driver for getting onto […]

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#GuestPost: Katy Cannon, author of HOW TO WRITE A LOVE STORY, on why she writes about love

#GuestPost: Katy Cannon, author of HOW TO WRITE A LOVE STORY, on why she writes about love

When I first learned about this book, my mind just about exploded with joy. As you might know, I love reading about love, and I have a whole other blog just dedicated to romance novels called Love in a time of Feminism. Love stories are my thing. I mean, I love other genres, too, but I’m one of those people that thrills at the first hints of a blooming romance, even in the most dystopian circumstances. I can read books without it, but they won’t speak to my soul as much. So yeah, I was pretty excited to hear about How to Write […]

Posted May 14th 2018 in Blog Tours, Guest Posts / / 0 Comments
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#BookReview + #Excerpt: TRUE STORM by L.E. Sterling

#BookReview + #Excerpt: TRUE STORM by L.E. Sterling

OH MY NOLAN, THAT WAS INTENSE. Woo…let me calm down for a sec… First, let’s appreciate the trilogy together, shall we? I loved the first book in the trilogy, but the sequel suffered from second book syndrome. That being said, I couldn’t leave this series unfinished, with its shapeshifters and darkly beautiful covers. I’ll admit I couldn’t quite remember how the second book finished. I remembered the explosions and the escape from the facility, but did they get home? How? This final book opens up with Lucy at a party being felt up by a drunk guy while she tries […]

Posted May 13th 2018 in Blog Tours, Dystopian, Fantasy, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments
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#Interview: YELLOW LOCUST by Justin Joschko

#Interview: YELLOW LOCUST by Justin Joschko

Q&A with Justin Joschko What real-world governments and events did you draw upon in writing this book? My inspiration for Yellow Locust’s setting drew more from fictitious governments than real ones (which I suppose is a good thing, considering). The Republic of Gilead from The Handmaid’s Tale was a big inspiration for New Canaan, with its perversion of scripture to prop up an autocratic regime. As for the Middle Wastes where much of the book is set, I drew a lot of inspiration from post-apocalyptic books like The Stand. What are your top 5 dystopian YA novels? Confession time: I […]

Posted May 10th 2018 in Blog Tours, Interviews / / 0 Comments
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#BookReview: ACE OF SHADES by Amanda Foody

#BookReview: ACE OF SHADES by Amanda Foody

Let’s take a moment first to appreciate the cover. It’s dark and broody, and it gives off a grungy fantasy vibe that whispers at danger. Foody throws you straight in there alongside Enne, both you and the main character arriving in New Reynes at the same time. Very quickly, those vibes from the cover are realised. Enne is a proper young lady, preparing to be an actual lady when she debuts in society the following year. What she’s doing wandering into the City of Sin on her own is anybody’s guess. I mean, I know you want to find your […]

Posted May 10th 2018 in Blog Tours, Fantasy, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments
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