The Things That Keep Us Here by Carla Buckley Pages : 404 Genre : Speculative Fiction Series : Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about : When a virulent pandemic comes to America from across the sea, Ann and Peter Brooks are ready to do anything to protect their children. Even though they recently split up, they decide to move back together, with the addition of Peter’s beautiful assistant. Thus begins a life in constant fear,...

Because I am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas Pages : 352 Genre : YA, asbuse, in verse Stand alone My Rating : What it’s about : Anke only wishes she could, once in her life, be seen and heard. Praying on the weak, her father is abusive to everyone in her family ; her mother, her brother, her sister. Everyone, but her. She’s invisible to her father, nothing worth getting happy or angry about. While her family is busy pretending nothing...

Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler Pages : 308 Genre : YA, Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about : Delilah’s life has had more downs than ups recently. Her grades are down, she’s been caught stealing (accidentally, is what she’ll tell you), she has a non-boyfriend who barely cares about her and her friends aren’t really her friends anymore. To top it off, the close relationship she once had with her mother...

The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti Pages : 288 Genre : YA, Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about : Living with a panic disorder for a couple years now, Jade does her best to live a normal life. To keep her calm, she spends a lot of her time watching the zoo’s elephants, on place but also from her computer at home. One day, Jade notices a boy her age with a young child visiting the elephants, and their friendship is...

The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown Pages : 320 Genre : Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about : The Andreas sisters have each had their lot of bad luck. When Rose, Bean and Cordy all find themselves at a crossroads of their lives, hoping for something better, their mother’s cancer bring them back home. There they confront their present and their past, as well as their personal relationships with each other. My Thoughts...