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MORE THAN THIS BY JAY MCLEAN

11/25/2021

More Than This is an incredibly tender and emotional read. Experiencing love at a young adult never feels realistic in romance novels but in this one it does.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Genre: New Adult Romance. Emotional.
Series: More Than series #1
Pages: 287 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Purchased.

When Mikayla imagined her prom night, she envisioned a fairy-tale evening full of romance. So when betrayal and tragedy come in quick succession, Mikayla is completely destroyed. Suddenly, everything she loved and everyone she relied on are tragically, irrevocably gone.

Jake, a handsome boy she just met, happens to witness her loss. With no one to turn to, Mikayla is forced to depend on this near stranger and his family, and he in turn is determined to take care of her. But Mikayla—thrust into adulthood with no one to guide her—is desperate to contain her grief and hide what she considers to be her weakness. Mikayla and Jake both want more, but despite their growing closeness and intense chemistry, she tries to keep her distance and protect her heart. As he does everything in his power to win her trust, Mikayla must choose between remaining alone and safe or letting love in.

HOPELESS BY COLLEEN HOOVER

11/24/2021

Who is the one author every person should read in their lifetime? Colleen Hoover. Her books, like this one, are exquisitely breathtaking, realistic, stunning, and all other adjectives associated with the word beautiful.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Genre: Young Adult Romance. Emotional.
Series: Hopeless #1
Pages: 418 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies…

That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past she wishes could just stay buried.

Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn’t at all who he’s been claiming to be. When the secrets he’s been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky’s life will change forever.

THEY'LL NEVER CATCH US BY JESSICA GOODMAN

9/25/2021

While I found They’ll Never Catch Us to be slow in the beginning it picked up and became a fast-paced mystery that I couldn’t stop reading. I just had to get past 100 pages first!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: July 27, 2021
Genre: Young Adult Mystery and Thriller
Series: None. Complete Standalone.
Pages: 336 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Purchased.

From rising star Jessica Goodman, author of They Wish They Were Us, comes a new fast-paced thriller about two sisters vying for the top spot on their cross-country team—until a teammate’s disappearance throws their lives off course.

Stella and Ellie Steckler are only a year apart, but their different personalities make their relationship complicated. Stella is single-minded, driven, and she keeps to herself. Cross-country running is her life and she won't let anything get in the way of being the best. Her sister Ellie is a talented runner too, but she also lets herself have fun. She has friends. She goes to parties. She has a life off the course.

The sisters do have one thing in common, though: the new girl, Mila Keene. Both Stecklers' lives are upended when Mila comes to town. At first, Ellie and Stella view the new star athlete as a threat. But soon Ellie can't help but be drawn to her warm, charming

THAT WEEKEND BY KARA THOMAS

8/29/2021

While I enjoyed this book, I have to admit that I guessed the twist way before it was revealed. Even so, I do recommend this young adult mystery and thriller!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: June 29, 2021
Genre: Young Adult Mystery and Suspense
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 324 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Purchased.

THREE BEST FRIENDS, A LAKE HOUSE, A SECRET TRIP -- WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

It was supposed to be the perfect prom weekend getaway. But it's clear something terrible happened when Claire wakes up alone and bloodied on a hiking trail with no memory of the past forty-eight hours.

Now everyone wants answers--most of all, Claire. She remembers Friday night, but after that . . . nothing. And now Kat and Jesse--her best friends--are missing.

What happened on the mountain? And where are Kat and Jesse? Claire knows the answers are buried somewhere in her memory. But as she's learning, everyone has secrets--even her best friends. And she's pretty sure she's not going to like what she remembers.

THE OBSESSION BY JESSE Q. SUTANTO

6/29/2021

Readers have been saying that The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto is the young adult version of YOU by Caroline Kepnes and I totally agree! If you decide to pick up this one, then you need to be ready for a wild ride!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: February 2, 2021
Genre: Young Adult Thriller
Series: The Obsession series #1
Pages: 230 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

A fast-paced teen revenge-thriller from the author of Dial A for Aunties, The Obsession will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

Boy Meets Girl. Boy Stalks Girl. Girl Gets Revenge.

Logan thinks he and Delilah are meant to be.

Delilah doesn't know who Logan is.

Logan believes no one knows Delilah like him. He makes sure of it by learning everything he can by watching her through a hidden camera. Some might call him a stalker. Logan prefers to be called "romantic".

FILTHY LITTLE PRETTIES BY TRILINA PUCCI

4/21/2021

If you enjoy a grittier young adult romance with it's fair share of angst and debauchery then this is your book. While it wasn't a favorite of mine I do recommend it despite my average rating.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: March 25, 2020
Genre: Young Adult/New Adult Romance (High School)
Series: Hillcrest Prep #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 376 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Purchased.

"If Gossip Girl and Cruel Intentions had a baby, Filthy little Pretties would be it!"

Grey McCallister is a brooding hero that plays a helluva villain when he so chooses. Liam Brooks is a charmer with puppy dog eyes you can't say "no" to.
They're the kind of guys that make time stand still when they walk by. And when their childhood best friend, Donovan Kennedy, comes back to New York, friendships get tested. Choices are made they can't take back. And one boy gets a taste of what it's like to want someone so bad that you'd burn down the city to have her.

Donovan Kennedy is the girl dreams are made of.

Five years ago, she was our best friend.
Our moral compass.
The girl that held our hands every where we went.

BADLY BEHAVED BY MEAGAN BRANDY

4/6/2021

Meagan Brandy is back with another angsty and addicting romance! You guys are not going to want to miss Ransom and Jameson's turbulent love story!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: April 7, 2021
Genre: Young Adult Romance (upper YA/NA)
Series: None.
Pages: 362 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Author (thank you!).

I’m a Monet.
A chameleon.

I’m whatever I must be.

And what I must be is a flawless daughter, a skilled socialite, and the perfect prize to the man who signed along the dotted line.

Not that I’m complaining.

I’m all for a contractual agreement, a quick and clean catapult into the next phase of rich girl life. One that takes little thought, less effort, and zero devotion.

It’s exactly what I want.
An impassive life.
A calculated future.

FRAYED BY LAURA PAVLOV

3/30/2021

You guys! If you're a romance reader you need to drop everything and read this book! It's absolutely incredible! I cannot recommend it enough! It's my favorite of 2021 so far!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: March 18, 2021
Genre: Young Adult Romance (upper YA/NA)
Series: Willow Springs #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 362 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

Bad boy football star. Innocent girl next door. Two different worlds. One small town. A million reasons why they should have stayed away from one another.

“My new favorite Laura Pavlov book. It felt like watching the show Friday Night Lights only better.” Willow Aster, USA Today Bestselling Author

My name is Adelaide Edington, and my life was mapped out for me before I even entered the world.

Who I'd date, where I’d attend college, what I'd be when I grew up.
But there comes a time in everyone's life when they face a fork in the road.

Should I go left, or should I go right?

It didn't matter as long as I didn't remain stagnant any longer.

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