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Review: Beartown by Fredrik Backman

In a tiny town where hockey is the only thing that matters.  The junior ice hockey team is about to compete in the national finals, and for the first time in years, they could actually win.   But a violent act ripples through the town making the residents decide if hockey really is the most important thing of all. The book was so different from A Man Called Ove, which, I loved,  but I am…
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Review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

Lucy and Joshua hate each other!  Which makes the fact that they works across from each other everyday even more difficult.  But when Lucy realizes Josh isn't the cold person she thought he was, she realizes maybe there is a thin line between love and hate. I am obsessed with this book!  To say I loved it would be a gross understatement.  I want to read it, again and again, like right now!…
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Review: Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

When Hannah Miller moves back to Southern California she has no idea what to do with her life.  She and her best friend Gabby go out to a bar one night to meet some old friends.  At the end of the night as Hannah is ready to leave, Ethan, Hannah's ex, asks her to stay.  It turns out that that one decision affects her life in ways she never imagined.  We learn in…
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Review: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood #1)

Simon is sixteen years old and gay.  He knows it, but no one else does.  That is until Martin sees the email has been writing to a boy Simon knows as Blue.  Martin asks Simon to help be his wingman so that he can get to know Simon's friend Abby a little better, and Simon thinks that if he doesn't play along with Martin, then his secret will be out. So I'd seen…
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Review: Love Songs & Other Lies by Jessica Pennington

Virginia (Vee) Miller is joining interning on a battle of the bands reality show.  Her best friend is one of the contestants, as is her ex-boyfriend.  Vee must deal with her heartbreak all over again, and this time while cameras are rolling. It didn't live up to the hype for me.   I had heard from a lot of people what a great book this was.  And don't me get wrong I enjoyed…
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Review: The Summer Children (The Collector #3) by Dot Hutchison

After the events of the Butterfly Garden and The Roses of May.  FBI agent Mercedes Ramirez is trying to get back to a normal life.  Go on dates with her girlfriend.  It is after one of those dates that she comes home to find a boy on her porch clutching a teddy bear.  He tells her that an angel killed his family and she dropped him off here so that Mercedes can keep him…
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Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Under the orders of a ruthless king who blamed magic for the death of his family, magic was taken from the people of Orïsha.  But now Zélie  with the help of a rogue princess have a chance to bring magic back. Starts off slow, but turns into a wonderful adventure story. This started out a little slow for me.  I get it there was a lot of information to dump on us, I just…
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Review: Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett

Zorie and Lennon were best friends until they accidentally kissed.  They dated secretly for months until Homecoming of their Junior year where they planned to make their public debut as a couple.  There was one problem, Lennon didn't show up. Months later just a week before their senior year they find themselves on a camping trip together, stranded, all alone.  Can they get past their differences and make it back home? The first…
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Review: Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss #1) by Stephanie Perkins

Anna begrudgingly heads off to Paris to start her senior year leaving behind her best friend, a crush and her family.  She is expecting to hate everything about Paris until she meets Étienne St. Clair.  Anna and Étienne become fast friends and maybe more.  The only problem is Étienne has a girlfriend.   I just do not get the whole Étienne thing.  Like at all!   So this was told from Anna's perspective, and honestly that was probably a…
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Review: The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Natasha is an undocumented immigrant from Jamaica trying to find a way to stay in the US.  Daniel is a Korean American trying to balance making his parents happy with making himself happy. When their paths cross Daniel thinks its the Universe telling them something, Natasha isn't so sure. This is so much better than I expected it to be. Daniel and Natasha could not be more different! Natasha is practical, and Daniel…