By: Heather Dowell *Originally posted on Heather's blog. Love is like water. Sink or swim. Tomboy Nicole Fraser is used to crushing her competition. Crushing on them? That’s a different story. Her passion has always been soccer, but when she gets roped into joining her brother’s crew team, her connection with crew captain, Ian Cruz,... Continue Reading →
Cait’s Review of “Fade into the Bright” by Jessica Koosed Etting and Alyssa Embree Schwartz
By: Cait Marie Blurb Five Feet Apart meets Tell Me Three Things in this YA contemporary novel about two sisters, one summer, and a diagnosis that changes everything. Abby needs to escape a life that she no longer recognizes as her own. Her old life--the one where she was a high school volleyball star with a textbook-perfect future--has... Continue Reading →
The Azure Dragon (The Dragon Empress)
Author: Kayla MayaGet it here! I wasn't just a girl. I was a warrior; dragon; daughter.Everything is torn from Li Mei's life the moment a letter from the emperor reaches her doorstep. She's to be a contestant in this year's Empress Games. Being chosen is supposed to be an honor, but for Li Mei, it's... Continue Reading →
Cait’s ARC Review of “Fae’s Enemy” by M. Lynn & Melissa A. Craven
By: Cait Marie Blurb A Dark Fae trying to make things right. A human girl wondering how it all went so wrong.Don’t trust the humans. It’s a new sentiment among the fae. For most of his life, the few humans he’s known have been like family. So how does their entire world want those like... Continue Reading →
Heather’s Review of “Kissing the Shy Guy” by Stephanie Street + Interview
By: Heather Dowell *Originally posted on Heather's blog. Can a shy guy help a mean girl find her heart? A mean girl who only wants one thing… And that one thing Jenna Bradford wants is to win an elite scholarship for singing. Not only would winning the scholarship be her first step toward Broadway, it... Continue Reading →
The Earth King’s Heir: The Kyprian Prophecy Book 0 – A Prequel (The Kyprian Prophecy – A Spellbinding YA Fantasy Series)
Author: Kylie FennellGet it here! One Broken Empire. Two Headstrong Princesses. A Mercurial King. An Idealistic Prince. And a Jealous Adviser.Together they can unite and bring peace to all of their nations but only if they can overcome their prejudices and hate for each other.Luckily there’s a thin line between love and hate, but for... Continue Reading →
Heather’s Review of “Sleepover with the Enemy” by Maggie Dallen
By: Heather Dowell *Originally posted on Heather's blog. Locked in a school overnight with her arch nemesis? Nope. Nothing could go wrong with this plan. Chaperone the middle-school co-ed sleepover, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. Too bad they forgot to tell Max that the boys’ chaperone was none other than Alex Luven, AKA the... Continue Reading →
Heather’s Review of “Tomboys Don’t Love Christmas” by Christina Benjamin
By: Heather Dowell *Originally posted on Heather's blog. Hometown heroes trapped under the mistletoe . . . what could go wrong? Your ‘presents’ is requested at Champs, for the infamous Northwood High Mistletoe Mixer.There will be hot cocoa, Christmas Carol-oke and all your favorite Tomboys. The snuggle is real as Alex, Casey, Marissa, Nicole and... Continue Reading →
A Wizard’s Dream
Author: Hrvoje ButkovicGet it here! A coming-of-age story of Asja, a young wizard apprentice. She undergoes training, where she is shaped by the likes of darkness, chaos and pain, and needs to use them to effect a personal transformation on her path to wizardry. In the process, she uncovers the essence of her being, which... Continue Reading →
Cait’s Review of “Defiance” by C. J. Redwine
By: Cait Marie Blurb While the other girls in the walled city-state of Baalboden learn to sew and dance, Rachel Adams learns to track and hunt. While they bend like reeds to the will of their male Protectors, she uses hers for sparring practice. When Rachel's father fails to return from a courier mission and... Continue Reading →