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Review: Just One Day by Gayle Forman

Stephanie Sinclair finally experiences the magic that is Gayle Forman with Just One Day.

Review: Speechless by Hannah Harrington

Kat Kennedy reviews one of the bigger contemporaries released in 2012, Speechless. A horror novel about Kat’s worst nightmare – not being able to chatter on incessantly. The horror! Oh the horror! Click on to read more.

Review: Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols

Kat Kennedy reviews Jennifer Echol’s Such a Rush. Click to find out what she loved, what she hated and what annoys her the most.

Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Green is a fantastic writer and storyteller, and I see his work as a wonderful example of YA literature done right. While I can certainly understand why some would find issues with the subject matter, I firmly believe that every reader who enjoys YA needs to give this one, at the very least, a try. It’s not perfect, but it certainly comes close, and its emotional power cannot be denied.

Review: Defy The Stars by Stephanie Parent

Adrienne Fray reviews the Romeo and Juliet retelling, Defy the Stars by Stephanie Parent.

Review: Marco Impossible by Hannah Moskowitz

Kat Kennedy reviews Marco Impossible and tries not to gush and explode into a raving ball of love for Hannah Moskowitz.

Review: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

“The Thirteenth Tale” is not a bad book. Unfortunately, neither is it a great one. It is a novel that contains a great concept and some wonderful ideas, but does little with them.

Review: Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield

Adrienne Fray reviews Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield.

Review: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Adrienne Fray reviews Stephanie Perkins’ Lola and the Boy Next Door. She found it charming. Read more to find out why!

Review: Easy by Tammara Webber

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Easy by Tammara Webber. Find out why she calls it one of the best books she’s ever read!

Review: Easy by Tamara Webber

Kat Kennedy reviews Easy by Tamara Webber, shakes her booty and waxes lyrical about the treatment of rape in literature. Read on to see what got her shaking what her mother gave her.

Prereview: Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz

Kat Kennedy reviews, kind of, Moskowitz’s latest book, Teeth. A young adult novel about magic gay fish. How awesome can it be? Read more to get a sneak peek at what it was like.

Review: Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry

Kat Kennedy officially hands in her Badass Reviewer Badge after weeping uncontrollably while reading Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry. Read to find out why.

Review: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Isabelle from Wake Up at 7 stops by Cuddlebuggery for a fierce gladiator-style battle! Well, not really. But she does review My Life Nest Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick.

Review: I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Archer shares his thoughts on this YA Murder Mystery… And finds himself flirting with disappointment at whiny teenaged sociopaths. Archer knows all the best crazies.

Review: The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta

Kat Kennedy posts her review for The Piper’s Son by Melina Marchetta and discusses the trend in YA literature to infantilize teens.

Review: I’ll Tell You Mine by Pip Harry and Giveaway

Kat Kennedy reviews Pip Harry’s I’ll Tell You Mine on the blog today. Fact: Kat Kennedy is not entirely sure what a Goth is or whether she likes it. Lesser known fact: The Gothipotumos is not a real creature. She iz disappoint.

Review: Fury by Shirley Marr

Stephanie Sinclair finally reviews Shirley Marr’s debut novel, Fury. WARNING: Review may contain some amounts of rage subdued by an image Ryan Gosling. You’ve been warned.

Review: Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral

Stephanie Sinclair reviews Jessca Anthony and Rodrigo Corral’s remarkable photographic novel, Chopsticks, proving that sometimes buying a book on a whim doesn’t always end in a furious, ranting review.

Review: Gone, Gone, Gone by Hannah Moskowitz

In the wake of the post-9/11 sniper shootings, fragile love finds a stronghold in this intense, romantic novel from the author of Break and Invincible Summer. Kat Kennedy reviews Hannah Moskowitz’s newest contemporary novel, Gone, Gone, Gone.

Book Review: Fury by Shirley Marr

In today’s book review, Kat Kennedy tackles Shirley Marr’s stunning, cult-classic, debut novel, Fury. Also she makes a cartoon. Also, she kind of has a little fan worship Jizzgasm. But mostly there’s just awesome. Which is why you should read this. Teeheehee. Jizzgasm.

Guest Post: Kirsten Hubbard Author of Wanderlove and Giveaway

Kirsten Hubbard stops by for a guest post and shares a video of her reading a passage from her new book Wanderlove!

Review: Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard

It all begins with a stupid question: Are you a Global Vagabond? No, but 18-year-old Bria Sandoval wants to be. In a quest for independence, her neglected art, and no-strings-attached hookups, she signs up for a guided tour of Central America—the wrong one.

Review: Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia

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Book Review: Pieces of Us by Margie Gelbwassa

Pieces of Us by Margie Gelbwasser Publisher: Flux Pages: 336 […]

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