Category Archives: Sarah Dessen
Last Chance by Sarah Dessen
Original Title: Keeping the Moon Addition: Library Book Genre: Young adult, romance Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: Never in one place long enough to make friends or put down roots, Colie doesn’t expect her trip to the North Carolina coast to change a thing. Always the outcast, she’s resigned to a holiday with only her eccentric aunt [...]
Share on FacebookA Few Favourite Things…
I saw these questions over at The Diary of a Domestic Goddess, and thought I would answer them too! 1. Who is your all-time favourite author, and why? My favourite all time author is Roald Dahl. I love his books. They gave me hours of entertainment when I was small, and now keep me entertained [...]
Share on FacebookThe Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Book Type: Paperback – library copy Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister, Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to center stage of her own life—and, despite her nonexistent history [...]
Share on FacebookBook Blogger Hop and Follow Friday #8
The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jen at Crazy For Books. Every week she asks a question: Who is your favorite new-to-you author so far this year? Easy: Sarah Dessen! When I started reviewing young adult books I looked at Goodreads for a young adult list and saw her name. I read Just Listen [...]
Share on FacebookBook Blogger Hop and Follow Friday! #7
Welcome to the end of the week! I hope you have all had a good one. Check out the two sites above to find out more about these memes! The site on Follow Friday to go visit and follow this week is: Vamp Angel’s Reviews The question asked by Jen at The Hop is: TELL [...]
Share on FacebookAlong For The Ride by Sarah Dessen
Synopsis: It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live. A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world [...]
Share on FacebookThe Oracle of Dating by Allison van Diepen
I got this as a review book from netGallery, and am really pleased I did! Synopsis: No one at Kayla’s school knows she’s the famous Oracle of Dating—the anonymous queen of dating advice, given through her own Web site. Kayla doesn’t even have a boyfriend. Two relationship disasters were enough to make her focus on [...]
Share on FacebookBook Blogger Hop and Follow Friday! (5)
Good morning! It is Friday again, I don’t know where this week has gone, and while I try and straighten out my thoughts regarding history and fiction for my dissertation I thought I would join in the Hop! Jen’s question this week is: Tell us about some of your favorite authors and why they are [...]
Share on FacebookLock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Synopsis: “Ruby, where is your mother?” Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she’s been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return. That’s how she comes to live with Cora, the sister she hasn’t seen in ten years, and Cora’s [...]
Share on FacebookMay Round-Up
I read 11 books in May: John Piper: Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Save Sarah Dessen: Just Listen Vikas Swarup: Q & A Nicholas Sparks: The Choice Jessica Green: The Diary of a Would-Be Princess Terry Pratchett: The Wee Free Men Dorothy Koomson: The Ice-Cream Girls Neil Gaimon: Stardust Mary Naylus: The Dresskeeper Erica [...]
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