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Quick View Review Overall Rating: **** (4.1/5) Amazon Rating: *** (3.9/5) One Sentence Review: If you are up for a crazy, mystery-crime (just made that word up) story about fangirls and boy bands, then buckle up, because your whole world may crumble to the ground (in a good way). Full Review Just know from the start that it wasn't supposed to go like this. All we wanted was to get near them. That's why we got a room in the hotel where they were staying. We were not planning t

Quick View Review Overall Rating: *** (3.3/5) Amazon Rating: **** (4.5/5) One Sentence Review: An expertly written novel that only really captured my attention near the end, this novel left me slightly disappointed but still in awe of Stiefvater’s author abilities. Full Review The Scorpio Races: a group of horse races that happen every November on the tiny island of Thisby, races in which riders have to worry not only about winning, but also about just getting across the fini

Quick View Review Overall Rating: **** (4.8/5) Amazon Rating: **** (4.3/5) One Sentence Review: This novel is a short, bittersweet story about love, life, high school, happiness, and the uncertainties of the future, with quirky characters that will keep you laughing the whole way through. Full Review Varsity tennis captain, Ezra Faulkner, was supposed to be homecoming king, but that was before—before his girlfriend cheated on him, before a car accident shattered his leg, and

Quick View Review Overall Rating: *** (3/5) Amazon Rating: **** (4.7/5) One Sentence Review: This novel was somewhat lacking in the plot and character department; however the writing was flawless and encouraged me to read this book until the end. Full Review Our story begins with Gabriel as a young boy living in a small town in Italy: he’s the son of winemakers, and he enjoys wandering and frolicking among the grapevines. As he is called into dinner, he hears a painful tormen

Quick View Review Overall Rating: **** (5/5) Amazon Rating: **** (4.6/5) One Sentence Review: This beautiful book will reflect the growth all teenagers must endure, and weave in the theme that love is a strength, not a weakness. Full Review Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time