Hello I love you

St. Martins Press
Jun 9
stand alone
Book Review= B+

Grace is very far from home. She is also from a music family. She chooses to go to school in Korea. She gets a room mate named Sophie, and she doesn't get along with her brother Jason. Jason happens to part of a band and very famous.

Jason has a messed up family just like Grace. He is writing a song  and she helps him with it. She does has some music abilitiy but not playing a thing. Grace does keep in contact with her family through emails and texts.

Things slowly change for them over the course of the year. She slowly starts to fall in love with him. He is also tutoring her in Korean.

Very cute romance and I stayed up late finishing this one. I did get a Anna and the French kiss vibe from this book. I did enjoy the Kpop and Kdrama's through out this book. I even learned some Korean words too.

mini reviews -- undertow, between the notes, a sense of the infinite , the improbable theory of Ana & Zak, Encore to an empty room

Lyric has some secrets . She also lives near Coney Island where some Alpha's came up almost 3 years ago and they will be going to school with them. Bex is her best friend and she is having some family issues. Lyric helps her out along with Fathom who is the prince. Fathom becomes her friend, and they help each other out.

There is some romance and I loved seeing the family support. I do hope that there is another book in this series. I stayed up late reading this book , and it was so much better than I thought it would be.

B+

May 5
HMH

This is the 2nd book in the series . Wow what a great 2nd book and no slump. I did enjoy this mystery and I can't wait to see how it ends. I loved that they are working on music and their relationship along with college choices. 

Book Review= B
Katherine Tegan 
April 16 

I enjoyed this book and I was able to get into this one. She loves the nature and loves to hike. She has a busy year with friends , and even with many relationships. This is a year of growth and change for her.

Book Review= B
Katherine Tegan
May 19 

Ana and Zak don't get along. Ana is uptight and very charmed life. But her home life isn't perfect and because of her sister's mistake , she can't do anything. Her brother is also on the quiz team. Zak doesn't want to be on the team, but he ends up making friends with ana's brother. Ana and Zak end up chasing her brother through out the night at a comic convention. During the night , their feelings change for one another and they end up getting into some trouble. This story happens over 1 day and night and I loved Ana was smart and she ended up loosening up , and Zak ended up having some goals.
Very cute book and fast read

B+

Katherine Tegan
May 19

Ivy and family are downsizing to another area. She loves to play the piano. She also doesn't want her friends to know that she moved. She finds out that Lennie lives there too & they aren't getting along. She finds a hidden room with books and begins talking with someone. Her brother is also having some autism issues.
Things aren't what they seem , and I loved the growth that Ivy makes with her family, friends, and even Lennie. Cute romance and it did bring up some serious issues about food, being poor, getting food from a food bank, and even autism.

Book Review= B+
Harper Teen
June 16

The Cake Therapist

Neely is trying to figure out her life . She left her husband and working at the bakery. She can figure the right cake for someone. Also she is still friends with another guy, and the past plays a part in this story regarding 2 sisters and a ring. She meets many different customer's over time. 

I am hoping to read more of her writing. I loved the Cake on the cover. 

Book Review = C
Nal/ Berkley
June 2 

mini reviews spelled- paperweight- the remendy- the secrets of attraction -endangered - placebo junkies --Revenge Playbook

Audie is taking drugs and being tested on like a guinea pig. She has some friends that help her out. She also writes a blog about taking the drugs. She tries so many of them , and she has a boyfriend recovering from cancer. Charlotte is her best friend and ends up going away.
Things aren't what they seem . She is a very unreliable narrator. She is going through so many things and there is so many thoughts brought up regarding the pharmaceutical   industry , and those being tested. Just WOW

Book review= B
Random House
Oct 27

wow interesting book about taking revenge on those kids and photography and blogging. I loved that parents were active in the book and romance was slight.

Book Review = C
Harper Teen 
April 21 

.wow this book is very good with the twists and that ending. Quin is a closer for those that have lost someone. This assignment is different , and things aren't what they seem. Deacon is her ex partner but they are good friends. Aaron is her partner when they are out on assignments. Marie is the main handler to both of them. Quinlan takes all those memories and sometimes loses herself in the job.

Book Review= B
Simon Teen 
April 21 

Madison and Jesse both see each other at the java shop. Madison is wren friend, and Grayson tries out Jesse's band. Jazzy is also their friend too, and she has a thing for Logan. Madison also finds out a secret. Jesse also finds out more about his parents. They are both are trying to figure things out with each other . Jazzy stole this book and I hope that she gets her own book. I also enjoy the friendship of the girls .

Book Review= B
Balzer and Bray
April 28

 wow what interesting book that deals with food issues and how one goes through the process with her daily thoughts. I can see this book for being a trigger if you do have food issues. She is also dealing with the loss of her brother. I didn't care for Eden at all

Book Review= B
Harper teen
July 7

Dorothea gets engaged without her consent . She makes a wish and it changes things. She is trying to find her parents. She slowly get to know Kato is her intended , and the other issues with his family.

This was a good mash up of fairy tales and the wizard of oz. Dot grows up during this story and does find love. She even makes friends with someone. I can't wait to see how this ends up.

Book Review= B
Sourcebooks
June 2

4 girls who have issues with the local football team. They come together before and also that night doing the many pranks. I loved that there was love and romance for the different girls. They all tackled different things from ADD, being a virgin, etc.

Book Review= B
Harperteen
June 16

mini reviews- hit - made you up - jesse's girl- Between us and the moon

Maya Henry loves to sing and is in band. Jesse Scott is a country singer and she gets to shadow him for a day. During the day it becomes like a Ferris Bueller's day off . She gets to know him better , and he learns about her. She tries new things and even gets to accomplish something.
After the shadow day , she realizes that she has feelings for him. He isn't too sure of his feelings , and he wants to take it slow. They can't have a normal relationship. We see her friends and she even tries out for a show. We also see what's happening with Sam and Jordan.
I loved the chapter titles and that Maya was trying things on her own. I loved that they were slow to act on their feelings but they both ended up helping each other from that one day.

Book Review= B
sourcebooks
July 7

Patsy Klein mom has many debts , and she needs to kill 10 people in 5 days . Wyatt is the son of the dad of her first kill. During the list she finds out that these people are related to her or friend. Also she finds out more about Wyatt and his life. They are attracted to each other , but they are in an interesting situation. Someone is going after her .
Valor isn't quite what it seems . She is curious about her dad, and also what's going on in the country since a Credit Card company now collecting on its debts. Very interesting ending.

Book Review= C
simon teen
April 14

Alex has schizophrenia and when she was little she freed some lobsters with a little boy with blue eyes. She thinks that she made him up. Alex goes to school and works with Tucker. She waits on Blue eyes  (Miles) and wonders if he is the boy.

She and Miles get along great but he can be gruff and mean. He also has issues at home. Alex see's things that are happening . Miles is also doing community service along with Alex. During the year she gets to know him and she also makes friends with some kids from school. She also finds some romance.

Book Review= B
Greenwillow
May 19

Sarah is always in the shadow of her sister scarlet. She is also a scientist who is tracking a comet for a scholarship. She also ends up not having a boyfriend. This summer is chance to experiment with changing herself . She meets Andrew who is 19 and going to college in Boston. She is attracted to him, but she also ends up lying with her age to him. She helps him deal with something, and she grows this summer. I thought that the ending was quite open, but I didn't like it either.

Book Review= B
Harper Teen
June 30

The Girl at Midnight & Remake & The Fearless book Reviews

Echo has been adopted by the Avicens . She loves the library, and she isn't well liked by all of them. She is sorta dating Rowan. Caius is the Dragon prince . His guard is Dorian . Caius and Echo's path end up meeting while searching for the fire bird.

Echo is sent on this journey by Ala . She is also friends with Jasper and ends up needing his help.

There is romance, puzzles and friendship. I enjoyed this story and I can see how its like Smoke and Bone,

Book Review= B
Series
Random House
April 28

Nine lives in Freedom one . She is good friends with Theron. She wants to become a maker. She also wants to become a male. But during an accident, she ends up on a beach.
She learns about freedoms, love, family, and marriage. She doesn't take any of the hormone's  and becomes a female. Kai and his family rescued her and welcome her into their family. She slowly learns things about this world and it isn't very good. She grows during her time away, and she learns some secrets that affect her.

This book was thought provoking about love, gender, and freedom. I didn't know what to expect from this book and was surprised that this was from Desert book. I am curious if there is going to be another book or this is a stand alone. ?

Book Review= C
Shadow Mountain
Oct 14 --already out

Cass has lived on Camp Home which is an island for the past 7 years with Solomon. She and her brother Jordi are the only ones left of their family. A guy comes to the island , and he is taken prisoner.
Cass and the boy break out and go look for her brother who was taken. She also learns more about what happened after the incident with the Fearless. The boy --Myo has his sister and he isn't what he seems. Things are happening on the island with Sol & he is questioning things too. The Fearless reminded me of zombies.

I struggled to finish this book . Many things I thought would happen did. Cass did find love and the guy who did love her  had some issues. Now when I think of the word Fearless ..I will think of Zombies. I really wanted to stop reading this book , but a part of me wanted to see how this was going to play out.

Book Review= C
Random House
April 14

Bounce Cover Reveal

Following in the bestselling tradition of Molly McAdams and J. Lynn, this final chapter in the fun and steamy New Adult trilogy by Noelle August (authors Veronica Rossi and Lorin Oberweger) features two aspiring musicians who must choose between their careers…and their sizzling attraction for each other.

Playing the occasional club gig just isn’t cutting it for twenty-two-year-old cellist Skyler Canby, who’s trying to support herself and her mother back home in Kentucky. Persuaded by her best friend Beth to accompany her on an audition for the first feature film launched by Blackwood Entertainment, she figures why not? Beth’s a shoe-in for the lead, but maybe Skyler’s newly dyed pink hair will help her stand out enough to score a small speaking part.

Never in her wildest dreams does Skyler imagine she’ll land the lead role or that she’ll have her shoes knocked off her feet by the kiss her audition partner, Grey Blackwood, plants on her—a kiss that feels very real and not at all “acted. ”

After throwing a party that causes thousands of dollars of damage to his older brother’s home, reckless musician Grey Blackwood gets roped into working off his debt on the set of his CEO brother’s newest project. Grey spends his days fetching coffee and doing odd jobs around the studio, but he lives for nights when he performs with his band. He knows if he can stay focused, success as a singer is just around the corner. But that’s tough with a distracting pink-haired girl occupying his every waking thought.

Skyler and Grey have every reason to resist each other. But, like a song neither of them can get out of their minds, they have no choice but to go where the music takes them.

I adore this series and I can't wait to read it . I have been picky about my new adult series but this one has been an auto read for me. Be sure to order and read this book when it comes out.