Category Archives: Young Adult Reviews
 Positively Beautiful by Wendy Mills ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: March 3, 2015 Publisher: Bloomsbury Kids Pages: 368 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: cancer, best friends, planes Format read: ARC from Publisher via NetGalley. (Thanks!) Summary: As if her mom having breast cancer isn’t hard enough, Erin finds out that she may have inherited […]
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 Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby [twitter • website] Publication Date: April 21, 2015 Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 304 Target Audience: Young Adult Keywords: death of a boyfriend, transplant donor recipients, moving forward Format Read: ARC from Publisher (Thank you!) Summary: Quinn feels unable to move on until she has closure about Trent’s last donor recipient, Colton, who received a heart transplant. […]
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Posted in: Magan, Reviews, Reviews by Magan, Young Adult ReviewsTags: books about death of a boyfriend, books with great sibling bonds, books with supportive parents, Favorite Books of 2015, harper teen, harperteen, Jessi Kirby, Magan's Favorite Books, Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby, ya books about death
 Small Damages by Beth Kephart ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: July 19, 2012 Publisher: Philomel/Penguin Books Pages: 304 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: Spain, pregnancy, independence, grief Format read: Bought. Summary: Kenzie, a senior in high school, is sent to live in Spain for the duration of her unexpected pregnancy. Angry at her […]
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 Better Than Perfect by Melissa Kantor [twitter • website] Publication Date: February 17, 2015 Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 336 Target Audience: Young Adult Keywords: college preparation, Harvard, parent in rehab, cheating Format Read: ARC from Publisher (Thank you!) Summary: Juliet’s picture-perfect life goes downhill when her parents split, her dad moves out, her mom tries to pop pills and drink away her depression, and Juliet […]
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Posted in: Magan, Reviews, Reviews by Magan, Young Adult ReviewsTags: better than perfect by melissa kantor, books about cheating, books to borrow, harper teen, harperteen, melissa kantor, ya books about college planning, ya books set right before college
 Finding Mr. Brightside by Jay Clark ( web | tweet ) Publication Date: March 24, 2015 Publisher: Henry Holt & Co./Macmillan Pages: 224 Target audience: Young adult Keywords: Format read: ARC from Publisher. (Thanks!) Summary: Two high schoolers — connected by the poor decisions of their parents — meet up at CVS and begin a […]
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Posted in: Estelle, Reviews, Reviews by Estelle, Young Adult ReviewsTags: dual pov ya fiction, finding mr. brightside, jay clark, march 2015 book release, ya book review, ya books about parents, ya books about prescription drugs, ya books set in CVS, ya books with trips to the beach
 Trust the Focus by Megan Erickson ( web | tweet | facebook ) Publication Date: 3/17/2015 Publisher: Intermix Pages: 222 Target audience: New adult Keywords: Post-graduation, coming out, best friends, road trip, parents Format read: ARC from Publisher via NetGalley. (Thanks!) Last reviewed: Make It Last by Megan Erickson Summary: Lan and Justin are best friends, bound for the open […]
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Posted in: Estelle, Reviews, Reviews by Estelle, Young Adult ReviewsTags: author of make it count romance, m/m new adult, m/m romances, megan erickson, na lit about post-graduation, New Adult Books, new adult road trips, trust your focus by megan erickson
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by Estelle
Alexa S. - I definitely agree that it’s great to have a YA book that tackles something we don’t often hear a lot about, and in that respect, Positively Beautiful was interesting to read.
Quinn @ Quinn's Book Nook - I don’t think I could read this book. It hits a little too close to home, although I’m glad it’s out there for other people to look into.