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First Reads Friday Presents: Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios

First Reads Friday Presents: Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios

It’s been almost three weeks since I finished this book and I’m still not over it.  The micro-aggression. The outright aggression. The abuse. The feeling of helplessness.  The isolation. The small ways abusive and possessive relationships grow into something so big and all-encompassing that the world seems to come crashing down on you. Heather Demetrios has created a masterful study of teen…

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First Reads Friday: This Is Our Story by Ashley Elston

Five handsome, privileged best friends go on a hunting trip. Four return. Was it an accident? Was it murder? And who pulled the trigger? Be sure you have the day clear because once you start THIS IS OUR STORY, you won’t be able to put it down. (more…)

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First Reads Friday: The Thousandth Floor

First Reads Friday: The Thousandth Floor

In Puff Daddy’s immortal words in his 90’s masterpiece “It’s All About the Benjamins” featuring the immortal Notorious B.I.G.: “But still, everything’s real in the field And what you can’t have now, leave in your will But don’t knock me for tryin’ to bury Seven zeros, over in Rio Dijanery” We’re all trying to be someone, make something and nothing epitomizes the struggle more than the thrilling,…

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First Reads Friday: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

First Reads Friday: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

Three Sisters. One Crown. Winner Takes ALL. We review Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake for First Reads Friday. (more…)

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First Reads Friday: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

First Reads Friday: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

A how-to tale of revenge, Nevernight creeps up on you in the shadows and stabs you clean through with its witty rapier of words.  You don’t see the danger coming your way.  Find out more about Jay Kristoff’s juicy ADULT FANTASY novel Nevernight after the jump. (more…)

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One To Watch Books: Your Guide To July YA Releases

One To Watch Books: Your Guide To July YA Releases

One to Watch Books is your monthly guide to upcoming YA releases you should be geeking-out over. Calendars and TBR lists at the ready, here are your One To Watch Books for July. Let’s get reading! (more…)

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First Reads Friday: Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

There are two things you may not know about us: 1. We don’t read a whole lot of middle grade, 2. We are absolutely, positively obsessed with Tahereh Mafi‘s Shatter Me series, from start to finish. So, when we heard Furthermore was on the horizon, we begged, cried and threw tantrums until our favorite bookstore gave us an ARC to quiet us down. Our review is after the jump. (more…)

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First Reads Friday: Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh

First Reads Friday: Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh

One of the most buzzed about books of the year gets the First Reads Friday treatment after the jump. (more…)

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