Blog Tour + Fave Quotes + Giveaway - Biggest Flirts by Jennifer Echols

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Series: The Superlatives #1

Release date: May 20th 2014
Publisher: Simon Pulse

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Tia and Will’s lives get flipped upside down when they’re voted Yearbook’s Biggest Flirts in this sassy novel from the author of Endless Summer and The One That I Want.

Tia just wants to have fun. She’s worked hard to earn her reputation as the life of the party, and she’s ready for a carefree senior year of hanging out with friends and hooking up with cute boys. And her first order of business? New guy Will. She can’t get enough of his Midwestern accent and laid-back swagger. 

As the sparks start to fly, Will wants to get serious. Tia’s seen how caring too much has left her sisters heartbroken, and she isn’t interested in commitment. But pushing Will away drives him into the arms of another girl. Tia tells herself it’s no big deal…until the yearbook elections are announced. Getting voted Biggest Flirts with Will is, well, awkward. They may just be friends, but their chemistry is beginning to jeopardize Will’s new relationship—and causing Tia to reconsider her true feelings. What started as a lighthearted fling is about to get very complicated…

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jennifer Echols was born in Atlanta and grew up in a small town on a beautiful lake in Alabama—a setting that has inspired many of her books. She has written nine romantic novels for young adults, including the comedy MAJOR CRUSH, which won the National Readers’ Choice Award, and the drama GOING TOO FAR, which was a finalist in the RITA, the National Readers’ Choice Award, and the Book Buyer’s Best, and was nominated by the American Library Association as a Best Book for Young Adults. Simon & Schuster will debut her adult romance novels in 2013, with many more teen novels scheduled for the next few years. She lives in Birmingham with her husband and her son. 

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 Fave Quotes:

1) “I’m sorry too. We’ve insulted each other a lot for two people who hardly know each other.”

2) For my part, I wasn’t jealous, only disappointed that he had such poor taste in women besides me.

3) I didn’t envy Angelica if dating Will meant acting like they were already in the nursing home.

4) Only I understood him, and in some small way, in a tiny warped corner of my mind, that made him mine.

5) “...Why can’t I be an underachiever? This is America. I can be anything I want.”

6) “This is the Home of the Pelicans,” he reminded me. “Shooting the bird is a sign of solidarity.” 

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Blog Tour + Review + Fave Quotes - Torn Away by Jennifer Brown

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 Torn Away by Jennifer Brown

Release date: May 6th 2014
Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers

Synopsis via Goodreads:

Born and raised in the Midwest, Jersey Cameron knows all about tornadoes. Or so she thinks. When her town is devastated by a twister, Jersey survives -- but loses her mother, her young sister, and her home. As she struggles to overcome her grief, she's sent to live with her only surviving relatives: first her biological father, then her estranged grandparents.

In an unfamiliar place, Jersey faces a reality she's never considered before -- one in which her mother wasn't perfect, and neither were her grandparents, but they all loved her just the same. Together, they create a new definition of family. And that's something no tornado can touch.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Two-time winner of the Erma Bombeck Global Humor Award (2005 & 2006), Jennifer's weekly humor column appeared in The Kansas City Star for over four years, until she gave it up to be a full-time young adult novelist.
 

Jennifer writes and lives in the Kansas City, Missouri area, with her husband and three children.

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Fave Quotes:

1)   "She didn’t know how broken I was on the inside, that I couldn’t have let her in even if I’d wanted to, because the part of me that had once loves was now gone."

2)      "I didn’t even know who I was anymore, and it hurt to feel myself changing."

3)      "I felt like I was dying. Or maybe like I would never finish dying. Like I would be stuck in this pain forever."

4)      "There was something about him that seemed trustworthy. It felt like it had been so long since I’d had someone to trust."

5)      "... I was such a volcano of conflicting feelings myself, always feeling so near eruption I barely wanted to move."

6)      "In some ways it was like Kolby and I were both nursing the same infection, only mine was on the inside. We were both healing, but not without the scars to remind us that the cut, deep and painful, had been there."

 

*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Itching For Books and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers*

3/5 stars

Jersey Cameron’s life comes crashing down when her mother and sister die in a freak storm. 

With her house ruined and her stepfather unable to care for himself let alone Jersey, she is sent to live with her biological father. 

Struggling with grief and a family that doesn’t want her, Jersey learns that her mother wasn’t as perfect as she believed.

This was a very emotional and heart wrenching book. 

I really felt for Jersey as she lost everything only to be forced to live with people that didn’t want her there. 

Jersey’s grief felt real and made me appreciate how lucky I am that I’ve not lost anyone close to me. 

With characters that were likeable and some that I hated, this was a well-written and enjoyable read that I would recommend.

Blog Tour + Review + Fave Quotes + Giveaway - Kissed by Kimberly Loth

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Release date: April 21st 2014

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Trapped in a dark cult, sixteen-year-old Naomi Aren has lived a quiet, albeit unhappy, life nestled deep in the hills of the Ozarks. With uncut hair, denim skirts, and only roses for friends, Naomi seldom questions why her life is different from other kids at school. Until the day her abusive father, who is also the cult’s leader, announces her wedding. Naomi must marry Dwayne Yerdin, a bully who reeks of sweat and manure and is the only one person who scares her worse than her father.

Then she meets Kai, the mysterious boy who brings her exotic new roses and stolen midnight kisses. Kisses that bring her a supernatural strength she never knew she had. As the big day approaches, Naomi unearths more secrets about her father’s cult. She learns she has power of her own and while Kai may have awakened that power, Naomi must find a way to use it to escape Dwayne and her father—without destroying herself.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kimberly Loth can’t decide where she wants to settle down. She’s lived in Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Utah, California, Oregon, and South Carolina. She finally decided to make the leap and leave the U.S. behind for a few years. Currently, she lives in Cairo, Egypt with her husband and two kids. 

She is a high school math teacher by day (please don’t hold that against her) and YA author by night. She loves romantic movies, chocolate, roses, and crazy adventures. Kissed is her first novel.

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Fave Quotes:

1)      "The kiss lasted only seconds but was soft and deliberate, leaving me longing for more."

2)      "My hands bear many scars from thorns. But they are worth the pain, for from pain comes beauty."

3)      "“You are only saying that because you love me right now, you won’t be so understanding tomorrow. Try not to throw anything sharp at me when I come to get you.”"

4)      "Surfing was not my thing. I swallowed enough salt water to make a jellyfish happy."

5)      "When I woke up the next morning I didn’t feel like I wanted to drown Puck in the pool so I figured I was getting over my anger."

6)      "“For future reference if you want to keep someone from suspecting anything unusual use mint and Michael Jackson. That seems to the best combination. I don’t know why.”"

7)      “There is no way she can make a decision that big with hair like that.”

*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Itching For Books and Kimberly Loth*

3/5 stars

Naomi Aren’s parents are part of a dark cult. They control her life and abuse her. The only joy in Naomi’s life is her greenhouse of roses. One day her father tells Naomi that she will be marrying Dwayne, a young man who is cruel and also part of the cult. Naomi thinks that her life is over until she meets Kai who shares her love for roses and kisses her during the night. Kai awakens the need to be free in Naomi and she must try and find a way to escape from her parents and her impending unwanted marriage.

The positive points – This was a unique read with an interesting plot and characters. Naomi was relatable and I enjoyed reading as she grew and developed as a character. There was a big twist that I didn’t see coming and the ending leaves you wanting more.  

The negative points – I was slightly disappointed when I realised there was a love triangle and it was obvious (to me at least) who Naomi would go with at the end. I also wasn’t a fan of the whole Guardians getting their energy from kisses thing. Call me strange but a guy coming into your room at night to kiss you is just creepy.

Overall this was an enjoyable and unique read that I would recommend.

 

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