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BOOK REVIEW: THE UNEXPECTED EVERYTHING BY MORGAN MATSON

Andie had it all planned out. When you are a politician’s daughter who’s pretty much raised yourself, you learn everything can be planned or spun, or both. Especially your future. Important internship? Check. Amazing friends? Check. Guys? Check (as long as we’re talking no more than three weeks). But that was before…

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BOOK REVIEW: BY YOUR SIDE BY KASIE WEST

In this irresistible story, Kasie West explores the timeless question of what to do when you fall for the person you least expect. Witty and romantic, this paperback original from a fan favorite is perfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins and Morgan Matson. When Autumn Collins finds herself accidentally locked in t…

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BOOK REVIEW: THE FILL-IN BOYFRIEND BY KASIE WEST

When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she has to think fast. After all, she'd been telling her friends about him for months now. This was supposed to be the night she proved he existed. So when she sees a cute guy waiting to pick up his sister, sh…

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BOOK REVIEW: P.S. I LIKE YOU BY KASIE WEST

Signed, sealed, delivered… While spacing out in chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that  someone  has continued the lyrics on the desk and added a message to her. Intrigue! Soon, Lily and her anonymous pen pal are exchanging full-on letters—s…

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BOOK REVIEW: MAP OF THE STARS BY JEN MALONE

Author Jen Malone draws on her real-life experiences as a movie studio publicist to bring you an insider peek at love, Hollywood-style.  The California dream was supposed to give seventeen-year-old Annie Shelton a fresh start far removed from her dad’s unusual betrayal. But when things don’t go according to plan…

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BOOK REVIEW: EMMY & OLIVER BY ROBIN BENWAY

Emmy’s best friend, Oliver, reappears after being kidnapped by his father ten years ago. Emmy hopes to pick up their relationship right where it left off. Are they destined to be together? Or has fate irreparably driven them apart? Emmy just wants to be in charge of her own life. She wants to stay out late, sur…

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GUEST REVIEW: FIRSTS BY LAURIE ELIZABETH FLYNN

Seventeen-year-old Mercedes Ayres has an open-door policy when it comes to her bedroom, but only if the guy fulfills a specific criteria: he has to be a virgin. Mercedes lets the boys get their awkward, fumbling first times over with, and all she asks in return is that they give their girlfriends the perfect fir…

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TOP 10 ANTI-HEROES

This week, the official, lengthy title of the theme is Where Have All The Anti-Heroes Gone , also known as The Return of the Anti-Hero . Classic literature has certainly had no dearth of anti-heroes, even as primary protagonists: from Humbert Humbert in Lolita  to Anna Karenina  herself, to Gatsby and pretty much eve…

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BOOK REVIEW: NEVER CLOSE ENOUGH BY ANIE MICHAELS

The last thing Ella Sinclair needed on her birthday was a cheating boyfriend, a broken heart, and a dead car battery in a remote beach town. At her greatest moment of need, a protective and sexy Porter Masters comes to her rescue. Ella takes a holiday week at the coast to discover herself and finds her attraction …

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HALLOWEEN READS

For some, this season is known as the pumpkin spice season. For others, it's the season of fallen leaves. For book lovers, the end of October brings two other beloved traditions - Halloween - the well-established costume-donning holiday, but also Halloween - that perfect time of the year to curl up with a thrilli…

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COVER REVEAL: THOUGHTFUL BY S.C. STEPHENS

It has easily been the most anticipated cover in the world of New Adult literature. And it's finally here. With only four months until its scheduled release date (February 24th, 2015), S.C. Stephens's Thoughtful finally has a cover to match the synopsis and the title. Thoughtful is an eagerly-anticipate…

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IF I STAY BY GAYLE FORMAN: READ-A-LONG ANNOUNCEMENT

The big-screen adaptation of Gayle Forman's renowned novel If I Stay has hit the theaters worldwide (some a good while ago). Starring actress  Chloë Grace Moretz  ( who is returning to the theaters in another YA adaptation in a year's time ), If I Stay tells the story of seventeen year-old Mia, caught in a…

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BOOK REVIEW: AFTER MATH BY DENISE GROVER SWANK

Scarlett Goodwin’s world is divided into Before and After. Before she agreed to tutor Tucker price, college junior Scarlett was introvert, struggling with her social anxiety and determined to not end up living in a trailer park like her mother and her younger sister. A mathematics major, she goes to her classes,…

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BOOK REVIEW: EASY BY TAMMARA WEBBER

Rescued by a stranger. Haunted by a secret Sometimes, love isn't easy... He watched her, but never knew her. Until thanks to a chance encounter, he became her savior... The attraction between them was undeniable. Yet the past he'd worked so hard to overcome, and the future she'd put so much faith in…

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BOOK REVIEW: THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY BY JENNY HANN

Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys t…

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BOOK REVIEW: OFF SIDES BY SAWYER BENNETT

“I'm not sure what possessed me to do it. Maybe it was the impossible expectations I faced, maybe it was my own self-loathing. But I just knew I needed something different to happen. I needed someone... something... to derail me from my current path. Otherwise, I would become lost... a hollowed out shell o…

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OUR FAVOURITE SUMMER READS

Well, it's that time again! School's ending, the sun's coming out and everyone's whisking away to tropical islands for their annual holiday. But there's one thing you must pack in your suitcase - a few good books, of course! I, for one, can't lay on a beach and not read because what else is t…

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'UGLY LOVE' UK COVER REVEAL

Colleen Hoover fan? Of course you are! Everyone loves her books, and we're very excited to see that the UK cover for her new book ' Ugly Love ', which is set for release in August, has been released! What do you think? Yeah, we love it too. It's really pretty, it has some beautiful colo…

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THE 10 MOST COMMON TROPES IN NEW ADULT LITERATURE

[Girl] is running away. Running from her dark past, her demons, the terrors that arise at night and threaten to consume her. She has come where she hopes no demons have followed. She is looking to start fresh. New beginnings. New friends. New life. [Guy] is trouble personified. His every move seems to hint at…

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BOOK REVIEW: WE WERE LIARS BY E. LOCKHART

A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth.   We Were Liars  is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel …

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