Tag: young adult books

ARC Review: The Romance Rivalry by Susan Lee

April 29, 2025

Title: The Romance Rivalry Author: Susan Lee Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: 5/15/25 Genre: Romance Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: She’s read every romance…except her own…Irene Park loves romance novels—so much so she’s made a career of them as an online book reviewer with a massive following. But Irene’s real life dating story? Non-existent. So when … More ARC Review: The Romance Rivalry by Susan Lee

ARC Review: The Perfect Guy Doesn’t Exist by Sophie Gonzales

March 15, 2024

Title: The Perfect Guy Doesn’t Exist Author: Sophie Gonzales Publisher: Wednesday Books Release Date: 3/26/24 Genre: Romance Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: A fanfic writer brings her favorite TV character to life in this friends-to-enemies-to-lovers novel full of humor and heart. Ivy Winslow has the house to herself for a week while her parents are … More ARC Review: The Perfect Guy Doesn’t Exist by Sophie Gonzales

ARC Review: Past Present Future by Rachel Lynn Solomon

February 12, 2024

Title: Past Present Future Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: 6/4/24 Genre: Romance Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★.5 Publisher’s Summary: They fell for each other in just twenty-four hours. Now Rowan and Neil embark on a long-distance relationship during their first year of college in this romantic, dual points … More ARC Review: Past Present Future by Rachel Lynn Solomon

ARC Review: Dashed by Amanda Quain

February 8, 2024

Title: Dashed Author: Amanda Quain Publisher: Wednesday Books Release Date: 7/16/24 Genre: Romance Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: In this contemporary update of Sense and Sensibility, Margaret Dashwood is setting sail on an adventurous summer cruise—unless love sinks her first. Margaret Dashwood lives her life according to plan, and it involves absolutely zero heartbreak, thank you … More ARC Review: Dashed by Amanda Quain

Review: Happily Ever Island by Crystal Cesari

June 19, 2022

Title: Happily Ever Island Author: Crystal Cesari Publisher: Disney Hyperion Release Date: 6/7/22 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Welcome to Happily Ever Island, the most pixie-dusted vacation a Disney fan could ever imagine. Head-in-the-clouds romantic Madison and driven pragmatist Lanie are unlikely best friends, but the two would do anything for each other. … More Review: Happily Ever Island by Crystal Cesari

Food and Book Pairing: You’ll Miss When When I’m Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon

April 23, 2021

The Book Title: You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: 1/2/18 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Content Warnings: Illness of a parent and of the narrator, self-harm, discussion of suicide Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Eighteen-year-old twins Adina and Tovah have little in common besides their ambitious nature. … More Food and Book Pairing: You’ll Miss When When I’m Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon

ARC Review: Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

February 10, 2021

Title: Down Comes the Night Author: Allison Saft Publisher: Wednesday Books Release Date: 3/2/21 Genre: Romantic Fantasy Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★ Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft centers around Wren Southerland, a healer in the Queen’s Guard whose reckless use of magic and disregard for rules has left her in disgrace. She is invited by the mysterious … More ARC Review: Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft