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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!…
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
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The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

Synopsis Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.2) A person’s undoing3) Joshua Templeman Lucy Hutton has always been certain that the nice girl can get the corner office. She’s charming and accommodating and prides herself on being loved by everyone at Bexley & Gamin. Everyone except for coldly efficient, impeccably attired, physically intimidating Joshua Templeman. And the feeling is mutual. Trapped in a shared office together…
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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: 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…
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Review: Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

When Taylor's dad is diagnosed with cancer, the family decides to spend one last summer together at their lake house.  The family hasn't been there for five years but it seems like not a lot has changed, the ice cream shop is still there, so is Taylor's ex-best friend and her first boyfriend. So this was a downer book, and I knew that going in, but it was still pretty depressing. For some…
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Review: Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

Bailey Rydell has spent months crushing on a witty film geek she only knows online as Alex.  Bailey was a very safe distance away making this online crush just a fantasy until she moves in with her dad, who just happens to live in the same California surfing town as her online crush. Bailey is not one to take risks so she doesn’t tell Alex she’s moved to his hometown. Instead, she sets…
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Synopsis Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger.…