The Repossession by Sam Hawksmoor

Series: Repossession, Book One

Publisher: Hodder Children's Book

Format: Paperback

Published: 1^st March 2012

Number of Pages: 512

Book: Present

Genre: Science-Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Paranormal, Romance, Mystery, Fantasy, Action-Adventure, YA

Recommended Age: 12+

Contains: Swearing, Violence

No Alcohol, Drug References

Author's Blog: Sam Hawksmoor

34 kids are missing.

Vanished without trace.

They never write, they never call.

Parents are frantic.

Six weeks, four days, sixteen hours and twenty minutes since the bedroom door locked on Genie Magee.  She’s possessed, says her mother.  The Devil wants her for his bride.

All Genie’s hopes, all her life and her soul, are pinned on beautiful Rian.  Rian loves her.  He’s rescue her from this madness.  Won’t he?  ‘You’re next,’ the face on the wall tells her.  By morning, Genie realizes, she’ll be missing too.

The Repossession Is Just The Beginning.

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'Thirty-four children are now missing from the Spurlake/Cedarville area over a two-year period.  Are you being vigilabt?  Are you able to recognise the signs of a teen in trouble?  Do you know where your child is after school?"

34 children just vanished from the small town of Spurlake, gone without a shred of evidence...

Genie Magee knows there's more to it all than just teen runaways.  How?  Well, she has visions.  Like the time she just knew her Grandma died and made the mistake of telling her fanatically religious mother.  Genie got not support or love.

Nothing. 

Instead, her mum and the even-more fanatical Reverend Schneider lock her in her room, claiming she's possessed, that the devil is waiting to take Genie as his bride. 

Just as she's decided if her one hope and love Rian Tulane doesn't rescue her, she'll end all of it, a face appears on her wall.  It's the face of one if the missing kids, and he tells her that she's next.  And then she knows.  She'll disappear too really, really soon.  

It's then that Rian comes, her knight in shining armour come to free her from her prison, to set her free…

Until they get tangled in the web of lies surrounding Spurlake and the teen disappearances…

Until the danger catches up with them, threatening their lives forever...

I got The Repossession for my birthday and decided to read a little to see what it was like.  Well, I was instantly hooked.  From the very first sentence, I decided I simply had to carry on reading, had to just forget all my other books 'til I'd finished this one.  It has also convinced me that I must look into more Canadian fiction, 'cause this one just knocked my socks right off.  I really did gobble this up, devouring all the awesomeness that was The Repossession.  It was so much more than I ever thought it could be – and I loved every second. 

Somehow Hawksmoor managed to create characters I just fell in love with instantly: I've no idea how, but he did.  Genie was so caring and strong and I loved how right-to-the-point she was, how caring.  As for Rian – he was just such a cutie pie!  He was sweet and strong and protective, the kinda guy you could just snatch from the book, wrap up and take home!  Yes, the two main characters were amazing and oh-so loveable, but the minor characters were just as real too.  For example, Marshall, the man who helped them, was really kind and helpful.  And I loved his son, RCMP Officer Maxwell Miller, who was really kind and caring and a really good cop, son and person.  I also really loved Marshall's dog, Moucher – he was so cute! – and the pig Genie rescued too.  Mad.  But Reverend Schneider... ohh, how I hated him.  I could have killed him.  When people who supposedly work for the lord do bad things, it makes me curious.  How can you get help when the one who's hurting you is a man of God?  Plus, he was just an all-round awful, horrible, evil person – grrr to him. 

And I loved the relationship between Genie and Rian!  Somehow, it was both really, really deep and devoted and also really naive and sweet.  They were just, like, the perfect couple and so cute it's untrue!

I do love Sci-fi, but so much of it is just so far-fetched.  And some sorta believable stuff can be presented in a way that means you can't buy it.  Somehow, Hawksmoor made all his Sci-fi stuff 100% buyable and believable.  He made beam-me-up-Scotty real.  Amazing.  And then there's Genie's gift, which was amazing too.  But I seriously loved how all the science was described – scientific enough but not going over our head or talking down to us.  And I loved the real moral tone to the book: I love it when books you think won’t make you think have your brain tick, tick, ticking over! 

I really loved Hawksmoor's writing.  It was really unique – some of it was almost in note form and all was really teen-like and very addictive.  And I loved how we got to see into everyone's heads – the good and the bad, the minor characters and the major ones.  Even though it was all third person, I felt like I really got to know Genie and Ri – and to love them too.  And the plot just intrigued me.  There were so many secrets, so much mystery and suspense.  I found myself zooming through the book, desperate to uncover the truth, desperate to make sure Genie and Rian were ok.  And toward the end-ish, man, did the action kick off!  I couldn't stop ready reading.  It was a real page-turner and so full of twists it was impossible to guess what would come next!  As for the ending – argh!!  I feel cheated, like it ended in the middle of a chapter, like I expected to turn the page for more, only there wasn't more.  It had finished.  Damn the cliffhangers!  Damn all the cliffhangers!

With two insanely loveable teen leads, Sci-fi, paranormal and bundles of action, romance and mystery, murders and disappearances, The Repossession literally had something for everyone.  I'll admit, I was just expecting a far-fetched Sci-fi book, but it was so, so much more.  It was deep and had more layers than an onion.  Man. I loved this book.  I NEED The Hunting!

And guys, even if you don't like Sci-fi or hate mushy stuff, read this because it's so much more than you think.  Give it a shot – I bet you won't regret it!

Star Rating:
4½ Out of 5

Read this book if you liked:

Starters by Lissa Price

Slated by Teri Terry

Girl, Missing/Blood Ties/Medusa Project by Sophie McKenzie

TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow

Challenges It's Taking Part In:

100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge 2012 (Hosted by Book Chick City)

2012 Debut Author Challenge (Hosted by The Story Siren)

Happy Reading

Megan

Born Wicked Blog Tour: Top Genre Writing Tips - Fantasy and Paranormal

It's a huge pleasure to have the amazing Jessica Spotswood here with us today, author of the brilliant Cahill Witch Chronicles.  I'm super excited for everyone to read this, and also super excited about this gorgeous paperback edition of the book - I'm totally in love with it!  And this book, well, excuse the pun, but it's pure magic!  If you don't believe me and haven't read it yet, check out Jessica's awesome site and Twitter account, as well as Cahill Witch Chronicles' Amazon and Facebook page!   Now, enjoy the awesome post Jessica's whipped up for us! :)
My top two tips for genre writing apply to both paranormal and historical writing, I think, and truthfully I suspect they’d apply to science fiction and fantasy too.

1.       Make your setting specific. Transport your reader there. Whether your book takes place in a world where magic exists or a hundred years in the past, we want to feel like we’re right there alongside the main character. What does her house look like – and better yet, what does it smell like? What does she hear on the street outside? The young writers I work with (ages 8-11) often forget to include other senses besides sight, but they can help bring your world more fully alive. One of my favorite notes from my editor was that she wanted me to “ruffle my corsets” more, i.e. add more description about the world of the Cahill sisters. I did loads of research into the late Victorian era to find out what the dresses looked like, what the interior design was like, and what technology existed at that time. Since Cate’s a passionate gardener, I also did lots of research into different flowers and plants. Even though it’s an alternate history where witches first settled New England and the country is now ruled by a group of patriarchal priests, I wanted readers to feel transported back to 1896, to get caught up in the sensuousness of a time of candles and carriages and corsets.

2.       Make sure your main character’s emotional wants and fears are relatable. No matter whether she’s a girl who lived during the Renaissance or a fairy queen, she’s probably got the same things driving her as you or I. The exterior plot may be different – for instance, Cate’s a witch who’s promised her mother that she’ll keep her magic and that of her sisters a secret. If the Brotherhood finds out they’re witches, they could be sentenced to a prison ship or an insane asylum – or worse. That probably isn’t a predicament that you or I have ever faced. But on the emotional level, Cate is worried that she isn’t enough. She’s been trying to mother and protect her sisters since she was twelve. She knows she can’t replace their mother; she knows sometimes she goes about it all wrong. I think we can probably all relate to feeling that way sometimes. She’s also feeling very torn about her future. Should she marry for security, to the friend she’s grown up with but who would take her away from her sisters? Should she marry for love, even if it means turning the Brothers’ attention toward her? Or should she embrace her magic and try to help other girls like her, even if it means casting her lot with some unscrupulous people she doesn’t trust? Everyone is telling her what she should do, which she finds incredibly frustrating. Again, I think (hope?) a lot of modern girls can relate, even if we aren’t (thankfully) forced to choose husbands by age 17. 

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Angel Dust by Sarah Mussi

Publisher: HotKey Books

Format: ARC

Published: 2^nd August 2012

Number of Pages: 352

Book: For Review*

Genre: Dark Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy, Supernatural, Romance, Urban Fantasy, Action-Adventure, Gritty Realism, YA

Recommended Age: 12+

Contains: Violence, Death, Swearing, Alcohol References

No Drug References

Author's Site: Sarah Mussi

Review From Goodreads:

Would you move heaven and earth for the one you love? ANGEL DUST is a powerful, gritty and utterly modern tragic love story with a twist. When Serafina, the brightest and most beloved of all God's angels, is sent to collect Marcus Montague - the original badman - and take him to Hell, she finds herself powerfully drawn to him and makes a decision that places her in the middle of a war between Heaven and Hell. Can Serafina fall in love without falling from grace? Can Marcus's soul be saved? And just who is the mysterious and ever-so-helpful stranger Harry?

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“I will help you.  I will move Heaven and Earth to help.”

Serafina is one of God's best and brightest angels.  Normally, she stays in Heaven, but since the Declaration of War, she must come to earth to collect souls.  

It's then she sees him, Marcus Montague.  She knows she must collect his soul and she knows he isn't bound for Heaven...  And yet, she's drawn to Marcus, the "original badman", the gangsta. 

But now she has to snuff his life out and take his soul away. 

And all Serafina wants is to give Marcus more time, time to repent. 

It's then Larry shows up, a "gentle being in white".  He offers her something, something she can't refuse...

But how far is Serafina willing to go to save the gangsta's life?  How far when Heaven and Hell is at war, when everything Serafina's ever know is at stake...?

From the moment I laid eyes on the blurb (and gorgeous cover) of Angel Dust, I was enchanted.  After hearing Sarah Mussi talk about it and chatting a bit with her, I was positively itching to get stuck into the story.  I have seen some negative reviews, but I must say I loved it.  I do love angel books, and the fact this one had a definite Romeo-Juliet inspiration meant I was even more happy about it.  And this book was brilliant.  I really, really loved it and can't wait for more by Mussi. 

Serafina was actually quite cute: she was so naive and unworldly.  She kind of made me laugh at times with all her enthusiasm and cuteness!  Of course, at other times, I could hit her for her naivety.  She was so trusting and unworldly – she didn't see things coming we saw a mile off.  I loved seeing her grow and challenge everything, hitting perfectly all the controversy around Free Will and Rules and how far one should go to save the one you love. 

Marcus was sweet, but personally not someone I'd risk falling from Heaven for.  He did have many good points, like how he cared for the people in his "territory" and how he wanted to take care of his family.  But, uh, why did he call himself the "Man"?  He did try to be better and he only wanted to help.   I saw his potential, but I didn't really know him as well as I'd like to.  

There were some other good characters, like Larry-slash-Harry or Kamuel.  Larry-Harry was funny but seriously, Serafina?!  And Kamuel… I so wish he were in it more!

The romance between Serafina and Marcus, I must admit wasn’t totally believable.  The way she just saw him once and just fell so in love she was willing to break the Rules?  It just didn’t seem totally plausible.  Then again, she did mention that he was her "temptation" – does that mean he was like her soulmate, the one person alive who could pull her from Heaven?  I just wish it was a little more clear or less insta-love-y.  But as I read, I must admit that the insta-love started making a little more sense.  And when they had those moments, I really felt it - the love, the chemistry. 

I loved that this was written from the angel's POV.  The only other book I've come across like that is Halo, and I must say that Serafina is a much more likeable character.  And her language was much easier to read; more like an average teen and less like a 19th century poet.  But I get off topic: the point is that reading from an angel's perspective is brilliant – the most mundane thing seems magical.  And I really felt that Romeo&Juliet influence – the forbidden love, the star crossed lovers whose feelings should not exist yet burn brighter than Heaven.  I'll admit that the beginning of the story was a little slow.  But with a war brewing and oh-so-many rules for Serafina to break, it didn't stay that way for long!  And the story was just so much more than just a forbidden romance, a mission to save a human's eternal soul from Hell.  It was so much more complex and twisty.  And while I saw things coming when Serafina didn’t, I think we were meant to – it just added to the overall suspense and kinda horror!

I loved learning about the angelic world: lots came from the bible inspiration and stuff, but what I really loved was the description of the road to Hell.  And Heaven – as amazing as it all was and how rich it was in places, I still felt like it could have been a little more padded out.  I saw the outline in my head, but bits weren’t in technocolour. 

I hate naive characters - normally.  But somehow Mussi made Serafina angelically innocent without making her 'Too Stupid To Live'.  I must say though, I'm not 100% why she fell for Marcus quite so hard.  But, Mussi perfectly captured that overwhelming, all-consuming nature of first love, emphasised by it being felt by an immortal being who had never known love before, who had only wanted to save the one she loved...  It was really powerful. 

So, yes, this book has very strong points and some let downs.  The strong points were more than enough to keep me hooked and I absolutely can't wait to see what Mussi brings out next.  

But, more importantly, yes: Mussi wrote a brilliant book that had me hooked start to finish.  There was something so magic about her writing - she made many of my usual pet peeves things I loved most about the story.  I think Mussi may be magic, if you ask me.  I can't wait for her next book.  And I really think most will love this too, 'cause its magic. 

Star Rating:
4 Out of 5

Read this book if you liked:

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

Fallen by Lauren Kate

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Challenges It's Taking Part In:

100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge 2012 (Hosted by Book Chick City)

British Books Challenge 2012 (Hosted by The Overflowing Library)

Happy Reading

Megan

* This book was received from HotKeyBooks in exchange for an honest review

Dance of Shadows Blog Tour: Q&A With Yelena Black

Today it is a massive pleasure to have the amazing debut author Yelena Black with me for an interview.  I don't know if you guys have had the chance to read her book, Dance of Shadows, yet, but I really, really recommend it!  It's so brilliantly dark and mysterious and suspenseful...  If you don't believe me, check out the first few chapters: here.  And for even more info, check out Dance of Shadows' Facebook Page, Yelena Black's Twitter and Site.  And until then, enjoy the interview - and the book.  Plus, the utterly, drop-dead gorgeous cover.  I mean, c'mon.  Is it not the most beautiful thing ever??
But I digress...

Hi Yelena!  It's so great to have you here!

While I was reading Dance of Shadows, I found myself totally in the world of ballet.  Did you do ballet - the details were all so amazing that I have to ask!?

Thank you so much! That’s what I was striving for, and I’m so pleased that the details rang true for you. I did ballet for many years when I was younger, though I never pursued it professionally. But it sure gave me good fodder and inspiration!

I loved Dance of Shadows and simply must know what gave you the idea for mixing so many different genres and ideas together?  How did you get them to blend together so effortlessly?

I love watching dance performances all throughout the city—especially ballet. I started seeing them when I was a child (starting with The Nutcracker!) and now I go as often as I can. Lincoln Center is (I think) one of the most beautiful parts of Manhattan, and I wanted to set a story in a fictional school modeled after the real school that is housed there. I thought that a story about the world of ballet could be quite compelling. Ballerinas are so disciplined and the world is so competitive … it’s all fodder for great storytelling. After I completed my M.F.A, I knew that I wanted to write for teens. I’ve always loved darker kind of books, mysteries and thrillers and whatnot, and stories that have a bit of a paranormal edge to them. I decided to combine my literary loves with my performance loves and Dance of Shadows was born.

The blending of the various elements took time and many, many rounds of revision J But it was all worth it in the end.

Is the dance you wrote about, the legend of La Danse du Feu, an actual dance myth? If not, how did you come up with that?!

There are many legends in dance that I drew upon. One, The Firebird, is an actual ballet with music by Stravinsky. La Danse du Feu is a melding of a few legends plus my own personal tweaks.

I'm a huge lover of character growth and have to say, I loved watching all of yours develop.  Did you always know where they were all going? Who was your favourite? I think I loved Blaine and Steffie most!

Thank you! Blaine and Steffie are a hoot, and I’m so glad you liked them. Blaine especially was always fun to write, and made me laugh constantly to myself. Some of the characters I definitely had specific trajectories for—mainly Vanessa—but others surprised me and developed over the course of the novel in ways I didn’t expect … and thus take on leading roles in the sequel. Justin, for example, and the Fratelli twins, too.

Time for me to be insufferably cheeky and really nosy now, can you give us any hint about what comes next?  What will happen in the next book?  Does it have a title?

We’re currently figuring out the title for the second book, and I’ m doing revisions on the manuscript. I can’t say too much about it, but I can say that Vanessa continues her search for her older sister along with Justin in Europe. There is a lot dancing, a lot of spooky supernatural moments, and of course … a lot of romance!

Do you have any advice for all the budding authors out there? 

Never stop trying. Constantly write new material to help grow as a writer and an artist. Find people who will read your work and believe in you. And don’t take “No” for an answer!

Have any writers inspired you - either to become an author or in what kind of books you like to read and write?    

I am a huge fan of children’s books and look to writers like J.K Rowling and Suzanne Collins for inspiration. I absolutely love mysteries and am a huge Stephen King and Donna Tartt fan as well, and most recently I have loved Tana French’s work.

We've just begun 2013 - what book from 2012 did you love the most and which from this year are you most looking forward to?

My favorite teen novel of 2012 was Theo Lawrence’s Mystic City. It’s an alternate history version of Manhattan where magic is real and true love can save the world. It’s a new spin on the Romeo and Juliet story, and full of action and … um … heated love scenes! I really thought it was stellar. I also loved Diva, the conclusion to Jillian Larkin’s The Flappers series, a sexy Gossip Girl-esque series set in the 1920’s which is both hilarious and heartbreaking.

Now, I always like to end interviews on some whimsical questions.  If you suddenly discovered you had a fairy godmother who could grant you one wish, what would you wish for?

Probably that I could eat pounds and pounds of chocolate and never gain a pound.

And finally: If you could transport yourself into any fictional world ever created, which would you choose and why?

I would get on the first train to Hogwarts—no doubt about it!

Thank you so much for stopping here, Yelena!  It's been great having you and I can't wait for Book Two! :)

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Hope you guys enjoyed the interview!  It really is an awesome book and so, so different it's untrue.  Happy reading, everyone - I hope you check out and love Dance of Shadows!  :D

Waiting on Wednesday (#38)

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, and it's a weekly meme all about the books that are coming out soon that we really can't wait to read.

I was blog surfin', as you do, when I came across YA Book Queen's WoW from last week.  One of the books just jumped out at me, so this week it's MY WoW book!  Squee!  So this is the book....

Control

By: Lydia Kang

Published: 26th December 2013

Published By: Dial Books

Found: YA Book Queen's WoW

Synopsis From Goodreads...

After the violent death of her father, 17 year-old Zelia loses her younger sister, Dylia, during an abduction at a foster care agency. It turns out her sister Dylia isn’t just pretty and sweet – she’s illegal. In the year 2150, DNA must be pure by law, and anyone with enhanced genes face death. Zelia’s only allies are the freak-show inhabitants of her new, underground foster home. Along with the unexpected love of a very strange boy, she will need her flaws and their illicit traits to save the only family she has left.
Squee!! Doesn't this just sound like the coolest freaking thing since EVER?!  And how awesome is this cover?!?!  I'm a little SUPER excited about it - and it doesn't even come out until December!! ;)

Hey, I'm pretty pleased with myself.  So far, I'm doin' pretty good when it comes to memes.  Go me!

What are you guys waiting for today? :D

A Month With April-May by Edyth Bulbring

Publisher: Hot Key Books

Format: ARC

Published: 7^th February 2013

Number of Pages: 224

Book: For Review*

Genre: Real-to-Life Fiction, Contemporary, Comedy, Coming-of-Age, Romance, YA

Recommended Age: 12+

Contains: Smoking, Mad Hijinks
No Alcohol, Drug References

'Life is not a bowl of cherries. Suck it up.' On April-May's first day at Trinity College, she has the wrong colour bag, too-bright socks and she gets her favourite novel confiscated for reading it during class. She makes total enemies with the evil Mrs Ho, but she makes total friends with mouth-breather Melly. Then, she meets the gorgeous Seb, loses her entire wardrobe to a hobo and gets branded a sockless trouble-maker. A MONTH WITH APRIL-MAY is a one-eyebrow-raised account of a teenager's trials and tribulations as she navigates a new school, a new family situation and a whole new way of life.

                                                                   Review:

“I should have known from the first moment I met her: it was either me or Mrs Ho.  One of us was going to have to go.”

Everyone knows staring a new school is hard.  And April-May February may have just had the worst first day in the history of ever. 

First, her bag was the wrong colour.  Then she got yelled at (again) for having too bright socks.  Then she makes a new worst enemy in the form of Mrs Ho, the evilest person ever.  Next her clothes get nicked.  And on top of it all, she's totally addicted to Twilight and can't get her hands on the second book (begin panic attack now!).  Yup, day one, and already she has the big, fat label of 'Trouble Maker'. 

On the bright side, she does have a new best friend in Melly.  There's also a totally hot guy on the scene (he's called Seb and might just be her own Edward). 

Who said childhood was innocent and carefree?  Whoever did obviously never had to live through Trinity College.  Or have a to-the-end battle against the persistent Mrs Ho. 

Or have a freaking calendar as a name! 

I do love funny books, me.  I read so many tearjerkers and dystopias and paranormals, so down-to-earth funnies are always more than welcome.  Of course, A Month With April-May wasn't overly down-to-earth, instead being more bonkers, kind of like the Georgia Nicolson series – something I loved!  It was completely barmy and bundles of fun.  I'll admit, there are some darkish moments and bits where I wanted to smack April-May on the back of her head, but I stormed right through the book in a single sitting, gobbling it up.  I can't wait for the next in the series! 

I just adored all the characters in this book – they were all absolutely mad!  Since the book was only short, we didn't really get to know everyone overly well, but I liked loads of them anyway.  And I loved April-May, even if she was an evil, sneaky, crafty, sore-losing genius!  She was just hilarious – cheeky, funny, witty – everything you could want in a teen lead!  I found myself instantly falling in love with the wacky April-May – she was just brilliant!  Plus, her evil-genius moments were pretty scary-brilliant!  I loved Melly, her sweet bestie – she was the best bestie a girl could have!  And Mrs Ho was a brilliant character – poor woman, the lady was in charge of a sinking ship and had an evil genius as an arch nemesis!  No wonder she was tightly wound, hey?!  I can’t wait to see more of her.  Seb was a bad boy – I don’t really know what April-May saw in him: I think she just wanted an Edward – but what teen doesn't?  I also liked Fluffy, her dad.  He was kind of scattered but was really sweet and loving.  Speaking of, April-May's family was insane and so, so dysfunctional.  I'm sure people will be able to relate to April-May's situation – she felt like she had to be two people for her parents, like being pulled apart.  And all she wanted was for them to be together again.  I felt so sorry for her – and very impressed by her crafty get-Mom-and-Fluffy-together-again tactics!

I loved Bulbring's voice – it was snarky and funny and so teen.  And I felt like I totally got and loved April-May!  Oh, and I loved all her "Cold Facts" – some of them were really funny and all were so interesting.  I also loved all the Afrikaans words that were scattered about.  And I found April-May's war both amusing and the kind of thing only an evil genius can cook up!  And with the short chapters and non-stop hijinks, I found myself zipping through it – y’know the sort: just one more chapter ...  Dangerous!  And the ending was just perfect – and left me wanting more of April-May's insanity!

I must say, I was kind of expecting a tween book when I picked this one up – I'm not sure why, maybe the length? – but this is a very teen book: I can't wait for the teens of England to be set loose on this one, cause they're gonna love it!  

Now, with a lovably flawed and crafty heroine, a battle of wills between her and a teacher and a series of mad and funny events, A Month With April-May has left me wanting much more time with her!  Perfect for fans of Jess Jordan and Georgia Nicolson, April-May is going to be a huge, huge hit with teen girls.  Yay to April-May!  I'm super excited about your next book - but please be longer!!

Star Rating:
4 Out of 5

Read this book if you liked:

Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison

Jess Jordan by Sue Limb

Jacqueline Wilson Fans

Challenges It's Taking Part In:

100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge 2012 (Hosted by Book Chick City)

YA Contemporary Challenge 2012 (Hosted by Reading Angel & Katie's Book Blog)

Happy Reading

Megan

* This book was received from HotKeyBooks in exchange for an honest review