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Publisher’s Synopsis: Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now […]

A new year means a slew of new books to add to the TBR pile! Here are the top 20 new books I can’t wait to get my hands on this year! I’ve got contemporary, thrillers, fantasy, dystopians and sequels galore. My goal this year…to read 100 books! The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli Seventeen-year-old […]

    Hello Readers!  Welcome to the Release Day Celebration for One Summer with Autumn by Julie Reece presented by Swoon Romance!   Be sure to enter the giveaway found at the end of the post!   Happy Book Birthday, Julie!      Seventeen-year-old Autumn Teslow arrives at her father’s job fair knowing she’ll never […]

I’ve been on a big reading binge as of late and thought it might be fun to do a giveaway featuring my favorite books! Just RT this tweet & follow me on twitter to win your choice of one of these great reads. Open internationally!     Also, if you like YA spy books, my […]

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also […]

It’s coming! The hunt will run Oct 4th to Oct 9th!   There are six teams this year, each with 20 authors! That’s 120 possible books up for grabs! Check out the teams below to see which teams your favorite authors will be on and what their featured book will be. This year there is also a Goodreads list of all the featured books, […]

Today on the blog, I have YA author, Megan Crewe, talking about womanhood in my new Girl Power interview series! Megan is the author of the recent release, A Mortal Song, which has received great reviews and is selling like hotcakes! I have major cover envy with this book (just look at that gorgeousness) and can’t […]

I am so excited to share with you the cover reveal for BEFORE TOMORROW by my dear friend Pintip Dunn. It’s a FORGET TOMORROW novella from Logan’s POV! * * * * * * * Title: Before Tomorrow Publisher: Entangled TEEN Release Date: Oct. 31, 2016 In a world where all seventeen-year-olds receive a memory from […]

Hello all! I’m back with another #GirlPower interview! This is the second in my new series. If you missed the first, check out Madeline Dyer’s great interview here. As I previously mentioned, one area where I feel #GirlPower has been alive and well is in YA literature where authors have been creating powerful female voices for decades! Woot! […]

It’s been a while, but I have some great new books to report back on! Disclaimer…these Haiku may suck, but the books are first rate! Happy reading!   P.S. If you’ve ever been interested in reading my debut, They Call Me Alexandra Gastone, now’s the time to buy. It’s currently an Amazon Monthly Deal and is […]