Tag: College YA Books

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Review: Begin Again by Emma Lord

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After spending her first semester at a community college, Andie Rose is ecstatic to transfer to Blue Ridge State. Both of Andie’s parents attended Blue Ridge State, so she can’t wait to be part of the family tradition.

Andie has her whole future mapped out. She’s going to graduate with a degree is psychology, become a therapist and eventually become credible enough to be a self-help icon. Also, she plans on spending forever with her high school sweetheart, Connor. It doesn’t matter that they took time off from their relationship last semester, now that they’re at the same school, everything can be perfect.

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Review: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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The Secret History released in 1992, but it’s been popular recently. We stumbled upon this book online, which has high praise and a dedicated following. In fact, with the dark academia trend, The Secret History has become an important text. People are enthralled by the New England college setting, the group of classics students and the dark murder mystery plot.

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Review: Rivals by Katharine McGee

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The long awaited third book in the American Royals series released in 2022, almost two years after the last book. A lot is changing for Beatrice, Samantha, Nina and Daphne and the four of them are facing new challenges.

Beatrice is Queen and getting ready for a conference with most of the world’s monarchs, which will take place in California. This is first time attending a major world event as the Queen of the United States and she’s not sure if she’s ready.

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Review: See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

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Barrett Bloom can’t wait for a fresh start in college. High school didn’t go so well and college is the perfect time to reinvent yourself. When Barrett wakes up on September 21st, immediately something is wrong. First, her high school nemesis is her roommate, next an obnoxious guy embarrasses her in physics, then she has a disaster interview for the school paper and finally, she sets a frat house on fire.

Life literally can’t get any worse…until Barrett wakes up on September 21st again, doomed to repeat the disaster day. Of course, she makes some changes so she can avoid doing the same things over and over again, but no matter what, she can’t escape the time loop.

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Review: All I Want for Christmas is the Girl Who Can’t Love by Chelsea Bobulski

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College freshman Savannah Mason doesn’t believe in love. After watching her grandmother and mother enter countless disastrous relationships, Savannah is convinced love is nothing more than a chemical imbalance tricking you.

Enter Jordan Merrick: a college junior who meets Savannah when she’s moving into her dorm. Jordan’s been burned before, but he’s open to love. After Jordan and Savannah have an instant connection, leading to a friendship, Jordan hopes for something more.

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Book Club

December 2021 Book Club: All I Want for Christmas is the Girl Who Can’t Love by Chelsea Bobulski

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Happy December everyone! We can’t believe how fast 2021 has gone by. While Bards Alley doesn’t have December book clubs because of the busy holiday season, we decided to share something we’ll be reading this month anyway.

At our last book club meeting of the year, we asked everyone which of our book picks did they enjoy the most. The top three were The Cousins by Karen McManus, The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard.

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The Book

All I Want For Christmas is the Girl Who Can’t Love will be released December 22, 2021. However, we received an ARC from NetGalley.

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Review: Girl off the Grid by Jillian Dodd and Kenzie Harp

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Camille Caldwell, NYC fashion blogger and college student, gets offered an amazing opportunity at her favorite magazine. Camille gets to all-expenses paid eco-trip to Costa Rica for a week. The only thing she has to is write about her experiences as soon as gets home and give up social media for the week. Camille has no idea what to expect since she has never travelled before, but she imagines herself lounging on the beach and looking fabulous.

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Lists

2020 YA Holiday Gift Guide

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Ready for the holiday season? We are too! We created a list of books to inspire your gift giving…or to buy for yourself. Need more inspiration? Check out our 2019 gift guide.

Do you usually give books as presents? Let us know in the comments!

1. For Mystery Fans: Dare You to Lie by Amber Lynn Natusch

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Dare You to Lie follows Kylene after he dad was wrongfully convicted of murder. She’s determined to clear his name. But first, she has to back to her old school and deal with a group of guys who ruined her life and reputation. Kylene is a total badass and she uncovers some dark secrets in her small Ohio town. This book is perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.

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Blog Tour, Reviews

Blog Tour: Sing Like No One’s Listening by Vanessa Jones

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Welcome to the Sing Like No One’s Listening Blog Tour!

To celebrate the release of Sing Like No One’s Listening by Vanessa Jones on September 1st, blogs across the web are featuring original content from Vanessa, as well as 10 chances to win a finished copy plus a grand prize giveaway!

Below is a guest post by the author, Vanessa Jones! At the bottom, we’ve also included our mini-review of the book. Spoiler alert: we really enjoyed it!

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Casting The Ivy by Lauren Kunze

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One of our favorite book series is The Ivy by Lauren Kunze and Rina Onur. They became friends at Harvard and started this series while they were students. This amazing YA contemporary series deserves to be made into a TV series. So Netflix, Hulu, Prime, if you’re reading this, here are our casting suggestions! Check out our review of the first book here.

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