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Review: The Decoy Girlfriend

Posted on August 30, 2022July 23, 2023

About the Book: A laugh-out-loud funny and whip-smart romantic comedy from the author of The Shaadi Set-Up, about a young woman who takes the place of her celebrity doppelgänger, and must fake-date the actress’s sexy costar boyfriend. Writer Freya Lal has a huge secret: she’s a dead ringer for It-girl actress Mandi Roy. Her second novel…

Review: It’s All In How Your Fall

Posted on July 18, 2022July 23, 2023

About the Book: A contemporary young adult romance about moving on, finding your place, and recovering after life falls apart. Gymnast Caroline Kepler has three state balance beam titles, a new trick even most elites can’t do, and chronic, undeniable back pain. While she might never be an Olympian, she has dreams of leveling up…

Review: Goth Girl Queen of the Universe

Posted on July 13, 2022July 23, 2023

About the Book: Bounced between foster homes since the age of seven, Jessica knows better than to set down roots. Most of the kids at her new Michigan high school think she’s a witch anyway (because, you know, goth). The only one who gives her the time of day is geeky Oscar, who wants to…

Review: Game of Strength and Storm

Posted on June 7, 2022July 23, 2023

Dreams and futures are on the line in this epic fantasy courtesy of TBR & Beyond Tours. Get the whole tour here. About the Book Victory is the only option. Once a year, the Olympian Empresses grant the wishes of ten people selected by a lottery—for a price. Seventeen-year-old Gen, a former circus performer, wants…

Review: Two Truths and a Lie

Posted on May 28, 2022July 23, 2023

Get the whole Tour Line Up Here! A group of teens are trapped in an old motel with a murderer in this chilling YA mystery by New York Times bestselling author April Henry. Nell has always wanted to be an actor, but doubts her ability. As a member of her school’s theater program, she prefers working backstage….

Life In Summary: Hard Stuff & Hope

Posted on May 19, 2022July 23, 2023

I’ve been writing mostly book reviews on this blog for awhile now. That’s for several reasons. The first is that I am part of a great review team and reviews are fun. The second is because life has felt like a lot and putting it all down on paper has been hard and weird. But,…

Review: Twelfth

Posted on May 16, 2022July 23, 2023

About the Book: Better Nate Than Ever  meets The Parker Inheritance in this heartwarming mystery about finding your people and accepting others as they are. Twelve-year-old Maren is sure theater camp isn’t for her. Theater camp is for loud, confident, artsy people: people like her older sister, Hadley—the last person Maren wants to think about—and her cinema-obsessed, nonbinary…

Review: Dead End Girls

Posted on May 9, 2022July 23, 2023

Check our the whole TRB & Beyond Tour HERE The Story: In one week, Maude will be dead. At least, that’s what she wants everyone to think. After years of research, Maude has decided to fake her own death. She’s figured out the how, the when, the where, and who will help her unsuspectingly. The…

Review: Lemon Drop Falls

Posted on February 14, 2022July 23, 2023

Check our the whole TRB & Beyond Tour HERE About the book:Brave the sour to taste the sweet. Morgan is devastated by her mother’s sudden death. Before, Mom’s amazing organizational skills kept the family on track, and her bowl of lemon drops was always on hand to make difficult conversations easy, turning life’s sour into…

Review: The Witch, The Sword and the Cursed Knights

Posted on February 13, 2022February 11, 2022

See the Full Tour here! SYNOPSIS: Twelve-year-old Ellie can’t help that she’s a witch, the most hated member of society. Determined to prove her worth and eschew her heritage, Ellie applies to the Fairy Godmother Academy—her golden ticket to societal acceptance. But Ellie’s dreams are squashed when she receives the dreaded draft letter to serve…

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