Sometimes there are books that, without being bad reads, I don’t have much to say about. So mini-reviews are the way to go! * * * Beautiful by Amy Reed Pages : 232 Genre : YA, Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about, from the back of the book :  When Cassie moves from the tiny town where she has always lived to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind. This is Cassie’s...

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Sometimes there are books that, without being bad reads, I don’t have much to say about. So mini-reviews are the way to go! * * * The Secret Year by Jennifer R. Hubbard Pages : 192 Genre : YA, Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about :  For a year, Colt and Julia had a secret relationship. When Julia dies in a car crash, Colt doesn’t know how to deal with this secret grief. Then Colt receives a notebook written by...

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It’s time for mini-reviews again! Because I don’t have much time for blogging right now and also because I don’t have much to say about these books, I thought it would be a fun way to share my feelings on these, mostly, disappointing novels. Empty by Suzanne Weyn Pages :183 Genre : YA, Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about : In a future really close to ours, when fossil fuels run out, a group of teens realize...

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I mentioned in my August recap that my August reading had been kind of “meh”; this is mostly due (but not entirely, of course), to 3 of the 4 books I borrowed from the library. Let’s just say I’m glad I borrowed, not bought these books! So to spare the pain of writing many not-so-positive reviews, I decided to rip the band-aid off at once. * * * * TMI by Sarah Quigley Pages : 302 Genre : YA, Fiction Stand Alone My...

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Lipstick Apology by Jennifer Jabaley Pages : 321 Genre : YA, Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : From the author’s website : Emily Carson has always been a good girl. So when she throws a party the night her parents leave for vacation, she’s sure she’ll get busted. What Emily doesn’t know is that her parents will never return. That their plane will go down. And the only thing left amidst the wreckage will be a tray...

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Girl Stays in the Picture by Melissa de la Cruz Pages : 432 Genre : YA, Chick lit My Rating :  What it’s about : Girl Stays in the Picture takes you for a summer in Saint Tropez, where gossip reigns and famous people are fighting to keep their star shining. This summer, three girls with very different backgrounds will come together and try to make the best of their time in France : Devon, the just-out-of-rehab starlet; Livia, who dropped...

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Wings by Aprilynne Pike Pages : 270 Genre : YA, Fantasy My Rating :  What it’s about : It first begins as a lump on Laurel’s back. Worried, she’s sure the worst is happening : she’s dying of cancer. Imagine her surprise when the lump turns out to be not a tumor, but the blossoming point for a beautiful, flower-like pair of wings! After a surprising encounter in the woods with Tamani, a stunning yet very mysterious guy,...

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Tithe by Holly Black Pages : 310 Genre : YA, Urban Fantasy My Rating :  When I flipped open Tithe’s cover for the first time, I was convinced that I would absolutely love it. A dark fantasy YA novel with bad fairies is exactly my kind of read – plus, most reviews presented it as a must-read. Sadly, it didn’t fulfill my expectations; I started reading it twice before I could finally go through it, and even then, I was easily...

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