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    Top Ten Tuesday: Book Boyfriends/Girlfriends

    I know, the first thing you’re going to say is, “There’s only 8 covers on your Top Ten list this week.” And there are, but coming from the perspective of an adult female where most of my reading involves characters who are children ages 8-16, I found this Top Ten Tuesday…

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    VACATION TIME

    I’m on vacation! I’ve got a bunch of posts that will be published while I’m away, but I won’t be on social media too much – too much to see and do! My boyfriend and I are heading to London, Paris and Venice for two weeks on our first true…

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    Book Review: Calling My Name

    Calling My Name by Liara Tamani is the story of Taja a young teen growing up in Houston, Texas with her family and friends. Taja knows what her parents expect of her – spend quality time with the family, get good grades, go to church every Sunday and abstinence is…

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    YA Beach Reads

    We Were Liars by e. Lockhart The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler The Summer After You + Me by  Jennifer Salvato Doktorski Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Sixteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland Be True to…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/10/17

    I didn’t read exactly what I had planned to, but I did get a lot of reading done! I finished Refugee by Alan Gratz, which was amazingly powerful. It’s told from the perspective of three refugees – a young Jewish boy escaping Nazi-occupied Europe, a young girl escaping Castro’s government in…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: YA Romance

    Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell I love Rainbow Rowell’s writing style with this quirky couple. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen My first Sarah Dessen read and the one I believe will always be my favorite! The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon I just finished…

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    Book Review: The Selection

    Looking for a quick read?  The Selection is the perfect choice.  A chick-lit, YA book, I read the whole thing in almost one sitting as it was a quick and very easy read.  America Singer wants very little in her young life, to continue singing and playing instruments and the…

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    The Summer I Found You

    I was looking for a light, easy read after (finally) finishing a book that I kept reading in the hopes it would get better, it didn’t really get better.  The Summer I Found You was a perfect choice – a “chick lit” book with a little more substance than the…

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    Better Off Friends

    Sometimes all you need is a feel-good book and that’s exactly what I would describe Better Off Friends as – a feel good book (and it’s exactly what I needed this past week).  Macallan and Levi have been best friends since the day they met.  Now in high school, it’s…

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    The Chaos of Stars

    The mortal daughter of Egyptian gods Osiris and Isis, Isadora is sent to live with her brother in San Diego after her mother’s dark dreams about her daughter’s safety.  Sixteen-year old Isadora is thrilled to be in “the real world” after living under her parents and dealing with the drama…