You know what sucks? Being a child soldier. For real. One day you are making googly eyes at your hot neighbor, the next you are tricked into joining the army and have no option of leaving. Did I mention your family doesn’t know where you are? For many teens in Burma/Myanmar, this is a reality. […]
Review of Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
July 5, 2010
If you are a good girl/boy, I’ll bet you’ve had a crush on a bad boy/girl. What is unknown holds a certain attraction. I am down with this. Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles is of course a good girl meets bad boy story. Let’s be real here, we already know how it is going […]
Review of The Karma Club by Jessica Brody
July 2, 2010
When you mess with karma, karma will mess with you. The Karma Club by Jessica Brodyexplores the eastern philosophy of karma in a contemporary setting. Madison Kasparkova has been fairly lucky. She’s got good friends and an almost-perfect boyfriend. Things are definitely going her way, until one day her boyfriend burns her by cheating on […]
Review of The Mosts by Melissa Senate + Giveaway
July 1, 2010
Cliques are a big deal in high school. The Mosts by Melissa Senate is all about the pecking order. Madeline Echols, Most Popular, finds out that her super hot boyfriend is moving to California. Other boys then begin to show interest in her, including queen bee Caro’s crush, Sam. Will she be exiled to Not-land […]
Review of Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
June 29, 2010
Why, oh why did I wait so long to read Audrey, Wait? Despite having Audrey, Wait by Robin Benway on my shelf since November, I sort of avoided reading this book. It took some goading from Twitter to get me to crack Audrey, Wait! open. Thank goodness I did, because Audrey, Wait! is made of […]
Review of The Lighter Side of Life And Death by C.K. Kelly Martin
June 27, 2010
Sixteen year old Mason has just experienced the best night of his life. He has flawlessly pulled off his role in the closing night of his play, he had an awesome cast part, AND he just lost his v-card to his best friend, Kat