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Blog Tour: A Night Twice As Long by Andrew Simonet

A Night Twice As Long by Andrew Simonet
A Night Twice As Long by Andrew Simonet
A Night Twice As Long by Andrew Simonet
A Night Twice As Long by Andrew Simonet

Title: A Night Twice As Long
Author: Andrew Simonet
Genre: Contemporary Young Adult
Release Date:
01 June 2021

Summary:

What do you call the difference between what you should feel and what you do feel? Life?

The blackout has been going on for three weeks. But Alex feels like she’s been living in the dark for a year, ever since her brother, who has autism, was removed from the house, something Alex blames herself for. So when her best friend, Anthony, asks her to trek to another town to figure out the truth about the blackout, Alex says yes.

On a journey that ultimately takes all day and night, Alex’s relationships with Anthony, her brother, and herself will transform in ways that change them all forever.

In this honest and gripping young adult novel, Andrew Simonet spins a propulsive tale about what it means to turn on the lights and look at what’s real.

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Blog Tour, Book It, Contemporary Romance, YA Fiction

Blog Tour: Kiss and Repeat by Heather Truett

Kiss and Repeat by Heather Truett
Kiss and Repeat by Heather Truett
Kiss and Repeat by Heather Truett
Kiss and Repeat by Heather Truett

Title: Kiss and Repeat
Author: Heather Truett
Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
Release Date:
25 May 2021

Summary:

In Heather Truett’s Kiss and Repeat, a teen uses the scientific method drilled into him by his scientist father to begin a kissing experiment. Only the experiment gets messy, and Stephen will have to come clean if he wants to win one girl’s heart in this heartfelt and funny YA debut.

Stephen Luckie isn’t so lucky in love. He’s completely inexperienced when it comes to girls, and wonders if his tics – caused by Tourette’s Syndrome – are the reason.

Then a game at a party reveals that his body goes still while kissing. Using the scientific method drilled into him by his scientist father, Steven begins the best experiment ever–one that involves kissing as many girls as possible. Who knew science could be so fun?

But when the experiment gets underway, Stephen begins to question how he treats girls – and if his tics have been standing in his way at all. With two girls interested in him, he has to figure out what really matters to him and what he’ll risk – and gain – by being his true self.

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Book Reviews, Thriller, YA Fiction

Book Review: The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky

The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky
The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky
The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky
The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky

Title: The Mary Shelley Club
Author: Goldy Moldavsky
Genre: Thriller, Young Adult
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fear tests. They can be born from movies, but the Mary Shelley Club brings them to life.

Rachel Chavez is recovering from a home invasion and neglecting her PTSD. Her mother has transferred them both from their former world in the burbs to a new one in NYC (which I’m unsure how she affords on a teacher’s salary). This life is a delicate new existence where Rachel tries to gently poke at her past when she’s comfortable doing so and avoid doing so whenever it’s possible. Until she sees something unusual happen at a party.

“I, too, crave chaos.”

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Contemporary Fiction, Giveaways, Interviews, Middle Grade, YA Fiction

Interview: Sarah Allen–Author of Breathing Underwater

Breathing Underwater by Sarah Allen
Breathing Underwater by Sarah Allen
Sarah Allen
Sarah Allen

Ali: Hello, Sarah! It’s so lovely to meet you. Congrats on the release, and thanks for the chance to talk about Breathing Underwater. Could you take a moment and introduce yourself?
Sarah: Hello hello! Thank you so much for having me, it’s a pleasure! I am originally from Utah, and the oldest of eight kids. I’ve also had some experience living in San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas, and DC. I got an MFA in fiction from Brigham Young University and now I’m getting a second MFA in poetry from the University of South Florida in Tampa. I’ve wanted to be a writer since I could first read, and since those days when Ramona and the Pevensies were some of my best childhood friends! My other obsessions are things like David Attenborough documentaries, Broadway music, anything with caramel, Pixar movies, and Colin Firth. I’m excited to share Olivia and Ruth’s journey with you all!

Breathing Underwater’s blurb begins with “Breathing Underwater is a sparkly, moving middle-grade novel from Sarah Allen, and a big-hearted exploration of sisterhood, dreams, and what it means to be there for someone you love.” Tell us more about that, if you would, please!
I started writing this book during a time in my life when so many of my loved ones, best friends and my family, were going through some very hard, tender things, including some serious struggles with mental illness. I was desperate to find a way to help, and the answer to what I could do seemed to be…not much. So I wrote. I wrote about a girl struggling to learn how to help her sister, and learning that loving her and accepting her for who she is really was enough. I learned so much about myself along the way.

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Book Reviews, Contemporary Romance, Giveaways, YA Fiction, YA Romance

Book Review: Dog Girl by Gabi Justice

Dog Girl by Gabi Justice
Dog Girl by Gabi Justice
Dog Girl by Gabi Justice
Dog Girl by Gabi Justice

Title: Dog Girl
Author: Gabi Justice
Genre: YA, Contemporary, Fiction
My rating:
4 of 5 stars

Oh, the triggering elements in this book are couched well in the story of a girl who is bullied and suffering anxiety due to the trauma of losing her father as a young girl. 

Kendall Shepherd is in a rough headspace. Her social anxiety has her so paralyzed that she’s taken solace in the company of the dogs she works to rescue and rehabilitate. Peter, her imaginary friend, also known as her anxiety disorder, is a constant automatic negative thought factory. She must struggle with him through all things great and small. Worse is he really has crushed her confidence to the point where real people’s motivations are suspect at best. Dogs are constant and love unconditionally.

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Book Blitz, Book It, Urban Fantasy, YA Fiction

Book Blitz: The Awakening by Kaylee Johnston

The Awakening by Kaylee Johnston
The Awakening by Kaylee Johnston
The Awakening by Kaylee Johnston
The Awakening by Kaylee Johnston

Title: The Awakening (A Guardian of Spirits Novel)
Author: Kaylee Johnston
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Release Date:
19 February 2021

Summary:

Not everyone wants magic.

In a world where humans hate witches, there’s no one who hates them more than Jameson Tyler – they are the reason his mother and little sister are dead. Then one morning, he wakes to find those he’s hated for his entire life are now his only hope to understanding his new identity, his new life…as a witch.

Jameson has to get to the witch’s side of town – a place he’s never been and has loathed his entire life – and give up everything he’s ever known before the Witch Special Forces (WSF) captures him. On top of avoiding the WSF, when his new Headmistress attacks him, things get even more complicated.

He must accept his new fate and life before being killed, letting the Magical Community fall into the wrong hands. Can Jameson put his hatred aside or will he let his prejudice destroy them all?

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Book It, Interviews, Sports Romance, YA Fiction, YA Romance

Interview: L.A. Cotton’s Rixon Raiders Play This or That?

Rixon Raiders: The Collection by L.A. Cotton
Rixon Raiders: The Collection by L.A. Cotton
Rixon Raiders: The Collection by L.A. Cotton
Rixon Raiders: The Collection by L.A. Cotton

And last but not least. This or That. Anyone can answer any of these, or more than one can chime in at the same time. 

Pumpkin Spice or Vanilla 

Asher: I don’t get pumpkin spice it tastes like crap
*The others nod in agreement*

Deadpool or Captain America 

Jason: Neither
Cameron: Captain all the way. Who doesn’t want to be a superhero
Asher: Deadpool is a superhero
Cameron: Is he really though? 
Jason: Jesus, the two of you are f*^%ing idiots

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Book It, Giveaways, Interviews, Sports Romance, YA Fiction, YA Romance

Interview: L.A. Cotton’s Rixon Raiders Play Tell Me A Secret, Tell Me A Lie

Rixon Raiders: The Collection by L.A. Cotton
Rixon Raiders: The Collection by L.A. Cotton
Rixon Raiders: The Collection by L.A. Cotton
Rixon Raiders: The Collection by L.A. Cotton

This game is ‘Tell Me a Secret, Tell Me a Lie.’ It’s just what it sounds like. I give a prompt, and you, the character, gets to determine if you want to hint a secret or lie: one or the other.

Tell me a secret about the last lie you told your partner or Tell me a lie you told your partner to keep that secret. 

*Asher explodes with laughter*
Asher: Tell her where Felicity thinks you are today man.
Jason: F%^$ off
Cameron: You lied to her? 
Jason: I didn’t… it’s not… I may have extended the truth but only because I knew she’d want to come

Tell me a secret you can’t tell your bestie or Tell me a lie you just told your parents. 

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