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TOUR: Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win by Susan Azim Boyer (Review + Playlist!)

Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win by Susan Azim Boyer Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Publishing Date: November 1, 2022   Synopsis: Most Anticipated YA by Buzzfeed A fresh spin on the cult-classic  Election  meets  Darius the Great Is Not Okay  in  Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win  when an international incident crashes into a high school election, and Jasmine is caught between doing the right thing and chasing her dream. It’s 1979, and Jasmine Zumideh is ready to get the heck out of her stale, Southern California suburb and into her dream school, NYU, where she’ll major in journalism and cover New York City’s exploding music scene. There’s just one teeny problem: Due to a deadline snafu, she maaaaaaybe said she was Senior Class President-Elect on her application—before the election takes place. But honestly, she’s running against Gerald Thomas, a rigid rule-follower whose platform includes reinstating a dress code—there’s no way she can lose. And she bette...

TOUR: Tinsel and Teacups by Elle Rush (Review and Giveaway!)

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the TINSEL AND TEACUPS by Elle Rush Blog Tour hosted by  Rockstar Book Tours . Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!   About The Book: Title:  TINSEL AND TEACUPS ( Holiday Beach #3) Author:  Elle Rush Pub. Date:  October 13, 2022 Publisher:  SBD Entertainment Formats:  Paperback, eBook Pages:  230 Find it:   Goodreads ,  Amazon , Kindle , B&N ,  iBooks , Kobo 'Tis the season to fall in love in Holiday Beach with four Christmas romances in one great collection! Tinsel And Teacups - A bubbly barista and a shy, single-father antique dealer must set aside their rivalry to find the best Christmas teacup ever when they're nominated to run the Holiday Beach food bank fundraiser. Will the spirit of Christmas overcome their competitive streaks? Sweet Christmas - Love is in the air at Butterlicious Bakery, and Santa may bring a second chance to two star-crossed sweetheart...

TOUR: Sunkissed by Kasie West (Review + Book Look)

  Sunkissed by  Kasie West Genre:  Young Adult Contemporary Publishing Date:  May 4, 2021 A lighthearted and swoony contemporary YA romance by fan - favorite author Kasie West about a  girl who finds that a summer spent at a family resort  isn’t as bad as she imagined...and that falling  in love is filled with heartache, laughter, and surprises! After being betrayed by her best friend, Avery is hoping for a picture - perfect summer. Too bad her  parents have dragged her and her sister to a remote family camp for the entire summer. And that’s  not even the worst part. Avery also has to deal with no internet, a cute but off - limits staff member,  and an always - in - her - face sister. But what starts as a disaster turns into a whirlwind summer romance as A very embarks on an  unexpected journey to figure out what she truly wants and who she wants to be.  | Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | I...

REVIEW: The Castle School (for Troubled Girls) by Alyssa Sheinmel

View this post on Instagram A post shared by MJ (@bookdreamr)   The Castle School (For Troubled Girls) by Alyssa Sheinmel         Moira’s parents are sending her to a reclusive? all-girls boarding school in the middle-of-nowhere-Maine. Regardless of what they say, she knows this is a punishment for all the trouble she’s caused them since the death of her best friend, Nathan. At The Castle School, Moira and 11 other girls are isolated from the rest of the world, and expected to talk everything out with Dr. Prince, the strange headmaster. Moira isn’t interested in making new friends. At night, she hears strange music from the woods, and then she discovers the lock on her window is broken. She and her roommate, Eleanor sneak out and find out they aren’t that isolated after all. There is a second, very different Castle School, only it’s filled with boys. Moira starts to suspect the doctors running the schools are hiding something, like a secret...

TOUR: Follow Your Arrow by Jessica Verdi (review + journal spread)

    Follow Your  Arrow  by  Jessica Verdi Genre: Young Adult Contemporary P ublishing Date: March 2, 2021 For fans of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, this is a riveting and irresistible take on love, life,  and identity  — both online and  off. CeCe Ross is kind of a big deal. She and her girlfriend, Silvie, are social media influencers with zillions  of fans and followers, known for their cute outfits and being #relationshipgoals. So when Silvie breaks up with her, CeCe is devastated. She’ s lost her first love, and now she can’t  help but wonder if she’ll lose her followers as well. Things get even messier when CeCe meets Josh, a new boy in town who is very much Not Online.  CeCe isn’t surprised to be falling for a guy; she’s always known sh e’s bi. And Josh is sweet and smart  and has excellent taste in donuts... but he has no idea that CeCe is internet - famous. And CeCe sort of  wants to keep it that way. But when ...