Tag: Young Adult books of 2019

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Review: Don’t Say a Word by Amber Lynn Natusch

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Starting right where Dare You to Lie left off, Kylene Danners and her best friend Garrett Higgins are lucky to be alive. All Kylene wanted was to make the football players who took pictures of her pay, while simultaneously trying to get her dad out of prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Too bad Kylene stumbled upon something much bigger.

Agent Cedric Dawson is back in town for an FBI Investigation into missing girls, who are officially labeled as runaways. Kylene’s takedown of Donovan, the former Jasperville High defensive lineman, led to much bigger secrets coming out about the town of Jasperville and the corrupt people who live there. Someone is pulling the strings behind the scenes and Kylene is determined to figure out who and why. For some reason, every bad thing happening goes back to the mysterious Advocatus Diaboli, known as the AD.

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March 2020 Book Club: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

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The Book

The Belles was released in 2018. The sequel, The Everlasting Rose, came out in March 2019. There may or may not be a third book in this series. 

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December 2019 Mini Reviews

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Review: Reverie by Ryan La Sala

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*We received this book in exchange for an honest review.*

Kane wakes up in the hospital unable to remember how he got there. He was found almost dead in a river and has no idea why. Now, he has to face police questioning and psychological evaluations.

He’s prepared for this when Dr. Posey comes into his hospital room. Only, Dr. Posey isn’t there to question or observe. He gives Kane a dream journal and tells him everything will be okay, in a cryptic manner.

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December 2019 Book Club: The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White

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The Book

The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White was released on November 5, 2019.  

Why did we pick this book?

We enjoy a good fantasy from time to time, and the plot line drew us in. A re-imagination of the Arthurian legend? Um, yes please! Plus, we love a good forbidden romance trope so this is up our alley.  The book’s synopsis features the words “forbidden romance,” “deadly josts,” and “duplicitous knights.” What more could you ask for? 

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Review: 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston

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Sophie Patrick is ready for winter break! With her parents away seeing her sister, Sophie finally has the freedom to spend time with her boyfriend. But when Sophie surprises him at a party, she overhears him telling his friend that he wants a break. He wants to have fun and Sophie isn’t fun.

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November 2019 Book Club: 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston

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The Book

10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston was released on October 1, 2019. 

Why did we pick this book?

This YA contemporary has been on our TBR and we did a Twitter poll to pick which book out of four recent releases we would read this month. 

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Review: The Burning Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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The Burning Shadow picks up after the events of The Darkest Star, with Evie and Luc trying to get back to normal after Mica’s devastating attack. 

After finding out that she is really Nadia, Luc’s childhood friend and the love of his life, Evie must piece together her past…if only she could remember what happened to her in the immediate months after she became Evie Dasher. She has an inkling that her mom is keeping her out-of-the-loop, and with Americans contracting deadly cases of the flu, Evie knows there is more to her story than meets the eye.

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Review: The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

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Seventeen-year old Celine Rousseau arrives in New Orleans in 1872. Looking to leave her dark past behind in Paris, France, Celine boards a ship to America to reinvent herself with the help of the Ursuline convent. But when she arrives in America, Celine finds that the city of New Orleans is nothing like she imagined. She becomes enamored with the city’s glamorous parties, delicious food, and lively atmosphere. 

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Review: Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco

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We followed Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell from the streets of London, to the mountains of Romania and on a ship across the Atlantic ocean. Now, we watch them discover New York City and Chicago.

After all of the drama from the RMS Etruria, Audrey Rose and Thomas are ready to rekindle their romance. In fact, Audrey Rose’s dad and aunt, plus Thomas’s sister are on the way to New York so Thomas can officially ask Audrey Rose to marry him.

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Review: Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

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This review was featured on Twinkl in their article ‘Fantasy Books for Kids’

After fleeing her coven for the city of Cesarine two years ago, Louise le Blanc (Lou) has been living as a thief, using her quick wit and intellect to survive. In Belterra, magic is forbidden and white witches are hunted by the Chasseurs, witch hunters who have sworn allegiance to the Church. Lou and her best friend, Coco— a blood witch— are looking to pull of a heist: stealing a magical ring from a powerful Vicomte. The ring is the last chance Lou has to protect herself from her coven, because with every day that passes, they grow closer to catching her. 

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