The Lovely Reckless by Kami Garcia: Street Racing, Romance, and Heartbreak

All Frankie wants is to remember — to recall how her boyfriend was killed. And more importantly, who killed him. In Kami Garcia’s breath-taking new novel, The Lovely Reckless, fans can expect an entirely new reading experience from this highly original and addicting teen drama. From illegal street racing to a heart-wrenching romance, Frankie’s story […]

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Love Is a Ride: Things I’ve Learned from YA Romance Novels

“Nothing is permanent.” “We can get through this, I know we can.” “Trust me. I’m with you.” “I’m sorry, I don’t love you anymore.” These are typical “romantic” lines you might find in YA novels, and clearly, they are very reflective of the wonderful and agonizing thing that is love. Since human beings are curious creatures, we tend to be […]

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Review: Suspicion by Alexandra Monir

Expected publication: December 9, 2014, by Delacorte Press Mysterious. Magnificent. Creepy. Welcome to Rockford Manor. “There’s something hidden in the Maze.”     Seventeen-year-old Imogen has never forgotten the last words her father said to her seven years ago, before the blazing fire that consumed him, her mother, and the gardens of her family’s English country […]

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