Monday, July 27, 2015

Tangled Webs by Lee Bross

Title: Tangled Webs
(Tangled Webs #1)
Author: Lee Bross
Length: 304 pages
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Classification: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Release Date: June 23, 2015
Source: e-galley via NetGalley (Thank you, Disney Hyperion!)
London, 1725. Everybody has a secret. Lady A will keep yours—for a price. This sumptuous, scandalous YA novel is wickedly addictive.
Lady A is the most notorious blackmailer in the city. With just a mask and a gown to disguise her, she sweeps into lavish balls and exclusive events collecting the most valuable currency in 1725 London—secrets.
But leading a double life isn't easy. By day Lady A is just a sixteen-year-old girl named Arista who lives in fear of her abusive master, Bones, and passes herself off as a boy to move safely through the squalor of London's slums. When Bones attempts to dispose of his pawn forever, Arista is rescued by the last person she expects: Jonathan Wild, the infamous Thief Taker General who moves seamlessly between the city's criminal underworld and its most elite upper circles. Arista partners with Wild on her own terms in the hopes of saving enough money to buy passage out of London.
Everything changes when she meets Graeden Sinclair, the son of a wealthy merchant. Grae has traveled the world, has seen the exotic lands Arista has longed to escape to her whole life, and he loves Arista for who she is—not for what she can do for him. Being with Grae gives something Arista something precious that she swore off long ago: hope. He has promised to help Arista escape the life of crime that has claimed her since she was a child. But can you ever truly escape the past?
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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***

Monday, July 13, 2015

The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Title: The Fixer
(The Fixer #1)
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Length: 384 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Classification: Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Source: e-galley via NetGalley (Thank you, Bloomsbury!)
This thriller YA is Scandal meets Veronica Mars.
Sixteen-year-old Tess Kendrick has spent her entire life on her grandfather's ranch. But when her estranged sister Ivy uproots her to D.C., Tess is thrown into a world that revolves around politics and power. She also starts at Hardwicke Academy, the D.C. school for the children of the rich and powerful, where she unwittingly becomes a fixer for the high school set, fixing teens’ problems the way her sister fixes their parents’ problems.
And when a conspiracy surfaces that involves the family member of one of Tess's classmates, love triangles and unbelievable family secrets come to light and life gets even more interesting—and complicated—for Tess.
Perfect for fans of Pretty Little Liars and Heist Society, readers will be clamoring for this compelling teen drama with a political twist.
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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***

Friday, July 10, 2015

A Million Miles Away by Lara Avery

Title: A Million Miles Away
Author: Lara Avery
Length: 320 pages
Publisher: Poppy
Classification: Young Adult, Contemporary
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Source: ARC (Thanks to the NOVL Newsletter!)
Read: April 2015
Perfect for fans of Nicholas Sparks, this breathtaking story of love and loss is guaranteed to break your heart and sweep you off your feet.
When high school senior Kelsey's identical twin sister, Michelle, dies in a car crash, Kelsey is left without her other half. The only person who doesn't know about the tragedy is Michelle's boyfriend, Peter, recently deployed to Afghanistan. But when Kelsey finally connects with Peter online, she can't bear to tell him the truth. Active duty has taken its toll, and Peter, thinking that Kelsey is Michelle, says that seeing her is the one thing keeping him alive. Caught up in the moment, Kelsey has no choice: She lets Peter believe that she is her sister.
As Kelsey keeps up the act, she crosses the line from pretend to real. Soon, Kelsey can't deny that she's falling, hard, for the one boy she shouldn't want. 

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***I received an ARC of this book from the NOVL Newsletter in exchange for an honest review***

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Top Ten Tuesday #61: Ten Hyped Books I've Never Read


Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Their blog can be found here.


July 7th: Top Ten Hyped Books I've Never Read

Monday, July 6, 2015

After Hours by Claire Kennedy

Title: After Hours
Author: Claire Kennedy
Length: 256 pages
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Classification: Young Adult, Contemporary
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Source: e-galley via Edelweiss (Thank you Simon Pulse!)
Read: June 2015
Isa, Xavi, Peter, and Finn know that a job at the high-end Waterside Cafe isn't just about waiting tables. It's about the gossip, the hook-ups, the after-hours parties and, most of all, it's about Tips.
Tips--the high-stakes game based on dares. Whoever completes the most dares wins the collected money. A sum that could change a wasted summer into a Summer to Remember.
Isa is the new girl with an embarrassing secret, and as long as she stays on top of her game, she sees no reason why anyone could ever find out.
Xavi will do anything for the money...absolutely anything.
Peter, Xavi's stepbrother, has been in love with her for years, and he thinks the game is the perfect time to confess his feelings.
Finn is in the game just for the thrill. He has enough tips coming in to keep him happy...even if those tips come with some conditions.
From seduction to stealing to threats, the dares are a complete free-for-all, and only the best can win.
The sophisticated Waterside Cafe is anything but classy behind the scenes...and things are about to get dirty. 

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***I received an e-galley of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review***

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

June 2015 Highlights



I was really busy in June, so I didn't get that much reading done. And now that summer vacation has started, I'm not sure how much reading I will accomplish in July!