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August 15, 2017

Book vs. TV Show: Famous in Love

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What’s your favorite season? Fall is my favorit

What’s your favorite season?

Fall is my favorite season, and it’s finally starting to feel like it with a nice cloudy day today.

I’ve been waiting to share this book because doesn’t it just scream fall!?

SOMEONE YOU LOVED is available now—a perfect emotional read to cozy up with on a chilly day.

Thanks @contextliterary for sending me this book!

🍂 About SOMEONE YOU LOVED 🍂

A deeply emotional and highly romantic tale of two teens who fall in love while grieving the one person who makes their love impossible, in the vein of You’ve Reached Sam and The Sky Is Everywhere.

Sarah feels unmoored following her boyfriend’s sudden and tragic death. Their love story was cut short after just two sweet months together, and now all Sarah can think about are the moments she and Alex should be sharing. Sarah distracts herself by consoling Ash—her best friend and Alex’s sister—and by rehearsing for the school play and working at her aunt’s café. But none of this is as comforting as her nightly talks with Jake.

Jake is not ready to move on. Unable to sleep at night and “mopey”— according to his girlfriend, who doesn’t understand why he isn’t ready to jump back into partying—Jake is wracked with guilt as a witness to Alex’s death. His one source of joy is talking to Sarah. But between their growing closeness and taking over as captain of the basketball team, Jake worries he is co-opting Alex’s life.

Both can’t help but wonder if they’re betraying Alex—and Ash—by acting on the feelings they can no longer deny. Given all that stands in the way, is their relationship worth fighting for?

Did you pick up any new book releases this week?

Did you pick up any new book releases this week?

Wishing a happy release week to THE IMPROBABLE TALES OF BASKERVILLE HALL!

Anyone who knows me know I LOVE a good mystery, and this sounds like such a fun start to a new middle grade series.

Thanks @harperkids for the ARC!

🔎 About THE IMPROBABLE TALES OF BASKERVILLE HALL 🔎

From the critically acclaimed author of Yonder and The Ethan I Was Before, Ali Standish, comes a thrilling middle grade tale featuring hair-raising adventures, new friendships, secret societies, and the mind behind one of the greatest detectives of all time: Sherlock Holmes.

When young Arthur Conan Doyle is offered a spot at Baskerville Hall, a secret school for extraordinarily gifted children, he is elated at being chosen—and being given a chance to turn his family’s fortunes around. There, Arthur makes quick friends with Irene Eagle, a girl who boldly strides into action, and Jimmie Moriarty, a boy whose brilliance rivals Arthur’s own. Together, they discover that their new school is a peculiar place, home to leaning towers and unexplained explosions, prowling wolves and extinct birds.

Arthur quickly makes enemies, too— deadly foes who wants him expelled . . . or worse. When Arthur and his friends are invited into a powerful secret society called the Clover, they must pass three challenging tests to be accepted. But along the way, Arthur uncovers a mystery that will lead to grand adventure . . . and even greater danger.

What were your favorite books of the summer? Inst

What were your favorite books of the summer?

Instead of sharing a recap each month this summer, I decided to wait to share my summer reading all at once!

I was in a huge mystery/thriller mood (still am), which you can see by this list:

June
🎧 NANCY DREW: THE CURSE
🎧 LIAR’S BEACH
📱 + manuscripts for work!

July
🎧 THE NIGHT IN QUESTION
🎧 I WILL FIND YOU AGAIN
🎧 FRAMED!
🎧 VANISHED!
🎧 TRAPPED!
📱 PLAY LIKE A GIRL

August
🎧 PROMISE BOYS
📱/🎧 THE BLONDE IDENTITY
📱 + two Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys books

What are you looking forward to this week? Wishin

What are you looking forward to this week?

Wishing a happy release week to AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME, which is out tomorrow!

Huge thanks to @wbywattpadbooks for sending me this fun package to celebrate—isn’t it perfect for an academic rivals to lovers romance!?

📓 About AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME 📓

How can rivals and opposites seem like they’re meant to be?

Catalina Diaz Solis needs just a few things to achieve her dream: her student visa, a full-time job, and to get Gabriel Cabrera out of her head. Since leaving Venezuela after her brother was killed in a political protest, Cata has been working to finish her Engineering degree, and now she’s in line for a full-time job that will allow her to stay in the United States.

A major wrinkle in her plans is Gabe, the campus babe. He’s always in Cata’s way, competing for top grades and poised to take the job at their internship. Gabe seems to have it all; he succeeds without trying and is extremely good-looking. It makes hard-working Cata endlessly frustrated.

But when Gabe needs a plus-one for his brother’s wedding, he strikes a deal: Cata will be his fake date, and he’ll step out of the running for the job she desperately needs. As they attend events together, Cata discovers there’s more to her nemesis than she ever imagined.

It’s all fun and games until Cata’s visa renewal is rejected, and Gabe complicates things with a new proposal that might either solve all her problems or destroy her dreams. Cata will have to put everything on the line to follow her heart.

What are your plans for the weekend? I WILL FIND

What are your plans for the weekend?

I WILL FIND YOU AGAIN is an intense, gripping psychological thriller! Chase’s story pulled me in and her unreliable narration kept me flipping the pages to find out what really happened. Perfect for fans WE WERE LIARS.

Thanks @simonteen for the copy!

Content Warning: suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, addiction

📖 About I WILL FIND YOU AGAIN 📖

All the Bright Places meets You've Reached Sam in this teen psychological thriller about two girls on the precipice.

Welcome to Meadowlark, Long Island—expensive homes and good schools, ambition and loneliness. Meet Chase Ohara and Lia Vestiano: the driven overachiever and the impulsive wanderer, the future CEO and the free spirit. Best friends for years—weekend trips to Montauk, sleepovers on a yacht—and then, first love. True love.

But when Lia disappears, Chase's life turns into a series of grim snapshots. Anger. Grief. Running. Pink pills in an Altoids tin. A cheating ring at school. Heartbreak and lies. A catastrophic secret.

And the shocking truth that will change everything about the way Chase sees Lia—and herself.

What book releases are you excited for this week?

What book releases are you excited for this week?

Wishing a happy book birthday today to FINCH HOUSE! This spooky middle grade read is perfect for your fall TBRs.

Thanks @simonkids for sending me this book!

🍂 About FINCH HOUSE 🍂

Encanto meets Coraline in this spooky middle grade story that deals with family ties, fear of change, and generational trauma as it follows a girl who must convince an old, haunted house to release its hold on her and her family.

Eleven-year-old Micah has no interest in moving out of her grandfather’s house. She loves living with Poppop and their shared hobby of driving around rich neighborhoods to find treasures in others’ trash. To avoid packing, Micah goes for a bike ride and ends up at Finch House, the decrepit Victorian that Poppop says is Off Limits.

Except when she gets there, it’s all fixed up and there’s a boy named Theo in the front yard. Surely that means Finch House isn’t Off Limits anymore? But when Poppop finds her there, Micah is only met with his disappointment.

By the next day, Poppop is nowhere to be found. After searching everywhere, Micah’s instincts lead her back to Finch House. But once Theo invites her inside, Micah realizes she can’t leave. And that, with its strange whispers and deep-dark shadows, Finch House isn’t just a house . . . it’s alive.

Can Micah find a way to convince the house to let her go? Or will she be forced to stay in Finch House forever?

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