Tag: YA Thriller

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Review: Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban

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Jade Miller is ready for a fresh start. After her ex-boyfriend Silas dumped her for her ex-best friend Lainey, Jade is ready to be thousands of miles away from both of them. Jade is spending the semester at sea on Campus on Board, a study abroad program for college students.

Jade can’t wait to explore multiple countries during the semester and have a fresh start. But when Jade arrives in Amsterdam ready to set sail, she spots Silas and Lainey at registration. Jade never got closure, so she becomes obsessed with what happened with both Silas and Lainey.

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10 YA Books of Summer 2023 That Should Be on Your TBR

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It’s time for summer and more importantly, summer reading. There are so many amazing books that are hiting shelves between June and August. We’re excited to share with you our picks for the ya book you should add to your TBR.

Let us know which book you’re going to be reading this summer in the comments.

This blog post is all about the ya books of summer 2023 that should be on your TBR.

1. Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Natalya has a big decision to make. Should she spend her summer at home in NYC or with her mom in Los Angeles? Since Natalya can’t choose, both summers play out in alternate timelines. We like the idea of two alternate timelines and can’t wait to pick up Going Bicoastal in June.

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The Ultimate Summer Reading Challenge

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Summer is a a great time for reading. The weather is nice and we love to enjoy a book outside. This year we created a summer reading challenge. Use our prompts if you like and answer with the book that you want to read during the summer. Our prompts focus on YA books, but feel free to use the prompts for any type of book.

This blog post is all about the ultimate summer reading challenge.

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Review: Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno

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Michael Linden is ready to spend some time at his friend Jasper Kendricks’s beach house on Martha’s Vineyard. He’s excited for hanging out with his friend and relaxing on the beach. However, Linden feels like he doesn’t belong. Even though he attends a fancy New England prep school, he’s a scholarship student from East Boston.

Linden does whatever he can to fit in with his wealthy classmates and tries to act just like them. However, it’s not always easy, especially when Linden realizes the rules are different for his friends.

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The Bookshelf Q&A Tag

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We found The Bookshelf Q&A Tag recently and knew we wanted to participate. It’s a fun book tag and it was a fun chance to go through our shelves.

We’re not going to tag anyone. We highly encourage people who want to participate to give it a try. Let us know if you decide to so that we can read your answers.

This blog post is all about The Bookshelf Q&A Tag.

Rules

Mention the creator, Hannah’s Bookshelf.

Answer the questions below and tag a few people to do it too.

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Spring Book Tag

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Since it’s finally spring and we’ve enjoyed reading outside again recently, we though it was time to create a seasonal book tag. We decided it would be fun to come up with our own spring book tag and ask fellow book bloggers to participate.

We’re not going to tag anyone right now. But we do encourage everyone to participate because we would love to read your answers. Check out our prompts and answers below. And if you decide to participate, don’t forget to tag us.

This blog post is all about our spring book tag!

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Review: Going Dark by Melissa de la Cruz

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It was a dream vacation until it wasn’t. Josh Reuter and his beautiful influencer girlfriend Amelia Ashley just spent almost two weeks in Europe. They visited Paris, France for a couple of days and spent the rest of the time in Rome, Italy.

But on their last day in Rome at a nice restaurant, Amelia started going crazy. She yelled at Josh, smashed the glass wine bottle and ran away…right before they needed to leave for the airport. Josh went back to San Diego alone, not understanding why Amelia acted that way.

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Review: This Is the Way the World Ends by Jen Wilde

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Waverly sticks out at her prestigious Manhattan school, Webber Academy. She’s from Queens, low-income, autistic and queer, so most of the time she feels out of place at school.

To make extra money, Waverly tutors the rich kids at her school, including the beautiful and popular Caroline. One day when Waverly is at Caroline’s house, Caroline gives Waverly an expensive gown and accessories. The reason: Caroline doesn’t feel like going to the Masquerade Ball, the dean’s annual fundraising event.

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Sara Shepard’s YA Books Ranked 

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Sara Shepard has been a big name in YA since her debut series Pretty Little Liars released in October 2006. Since then, Shepard has released other YA series and standalones.

We’ve been reading her YA books for years and we’re excited to share our thoughts with all of you. The good news, we’ve never disliked a book from Shepard. Keep reading to see our ranking.

This post is all about Sara Shepard’s best YA books.

1. The Amateurs

The Amateurs was Shepard’s most recent series and it’s a trilogy set in the Northeast. Years ago, Helena Kelly went missing and her little sister Aerin never recovered.

Now, a group of amateur detectives, including Aerin, true crime enthusiast Seneca and their new friends Maddox, Madison and Brett, meet up in Connecticut to figure out what really happened to Helena. Too bad this group is in way over their heads and the mysterious killer is closer than they think.

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