Category: Netgalley Reviews

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews, Romance

First Comes Love by Emily Giffin

Michelle

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Josie and Meredith Garland are a pair of sisters who were close growing up, and now, fifteen years later, have taken different paths. Josie is a first grade teacher who is single and is about to swear off dating for good. What she really wants is to be a mother, and her plan is to find a sperm donor. Meredith is a successful lawyer who’s married with a beautiful four-year-old daughter. The two sisters must face the issues that divide them, as well as the choices they have made.

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Mystery, Netgalley Reviews, YA Fiction

The Girl I Used To Be by April Henry

Michelle

Grades 9-12
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Olivia Reinhardt is in her teens, but has been emancipated. Fourteen years ago, she was Ariel Benson, a three year old girl whose father killed her mother and then dropped her off at the nearest Walmart and disappeared from her life forever. Now, as Olivia Reinhardt, she learns the bitter truth about what really happened when the police show up at her door unexpectedly. They tell her that her father was actually murdered by the same person as her mother, and that person was most likely the one who dropped her off at Walmart that fateful day. Upon learning this, Olivia heads to Medford, where the heinous crimes were committed, in order to find out who the killer really is. She keeps her new name, so that everyone who knew her parents won’t figure out who she is. Will she find the man (or woman) she came to find? And if she does, what will she do if she comes face to face with her parents’ killer?

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Middle Grade Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

Write This Down by Claudia Mills

Michelle

Grades 6-8

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Twelve-year-old Autumn loves to write. So much so, that it is her dream to be published, and she doesn’t want to wait even a few years! She has a moleskine notebook that she writes everything in – poems, stories, journal entries, and whatever else is on her mind. She especially loves to write about (and to) her crush, Cameron, a boy in her journalism class. Autumn’s older brother Hunter is friends with Cameron’s older brother, and Hunter finds Autumn’s notebook and shares it with him. Autumn is mortified. How will she ever face Cameron again? Then she gets an assignment to write a “personal essay” for her journalism class. She decides to write it about her rocky relationship with Hunter. Then, to get back at him, she decides she wants to publish it, too. She enters it into a contest. If she wins, she has the chance for it to be published. But is she willing to risk spilling all of her family’s secrets to be published?

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

Some Women by Emily Liebert

Michelle

Ages 18+

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On the surface, this novel is about three women who seemingly have nothing in common: Annabel, whose husband left her after he cheated, Piper, who is a single mother to a young daughter, and Mackenzie, who is married to a rich heir of a media conglomerate. However, each of the three women’s lives are meshed together as they form unlikely friendships and lean on each other in order to get through what life has thrown at them.

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Netgalley Reviews, Sports, YA Fiction

The Flip Side by Shawn Johnson

Michelle

Grades 9-12

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From Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson comes a debut YA novel that everyone will enjoy. Charlotte, or Charlie, as she is known to family and friends, has a secret. She is training to win the gold in the Olympics. She spends all her time outside of school being the best gymnast she can be, until a certain someone throws her goal off – a guy who’s caught her eye. Can she balance her love life and her gymnastics career? Read The Flip Side by Shawn Johnson to find out.

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Netgalley Reviews, YA Fiction

All the Feels by Danika Stone

Michelle

Grades 9-12book

Fanatics of Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell will love this book! The main character, Liv, is in her freshman year of college and her grades are slipping because she is such a dedicated fangirl. Her favorite movies are the Starveil series. When her favorite character is killed off, she launches an online campaign to bring him back to life. Fanfiction in which Captain Spartan is still alive is great, but it’s just not the same thing. Join Liv and her friends in the quest to bring Spartan back to life!

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Adult Fiction, Mystery, Netgalley Reviews, Thriller

Justice for Jessica by Alretha Thomas

Michelle


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Justice for Jessica is the classic case of whodunit. Jessica James is dead and Detective Rachel Storme is sure as hell going to find out who murdered her. The list of suspects is quite extensive. Was it Jessica’s husband? Her own sister? Several people listed “murders for hire” have also made the list. Read Justice for Jessica to find out who really did kill her, and why.

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.