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Book Review: The Infinite Noise (The Bright Sessions #1) by Lauren Shippen
Lauren Shippen's The Infinite Noise is a stunning, original debut novel based on her wildly popular and award-winning podcast The Bright Sessions. Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager, his life moves beyond “typical.” Caleb is an Atypical, an individual with enhanced abilities. Which sounds pretty cool except Caleb's ability is extreme empathy—he feels the emotions of everyone around him. Being an empath in high school would be hard enough, but Caleb's life becomes…
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Book Review: Rogue Princess by B.R. Myers
Media Type: ebook (ARC)Title: Rogue PrincessAuthor: B.R. MyersPublished by: Swoon ReadsPublication date: January 21st 2020Pages: 304, ebookGenres: Retelling, Science Fiction, Young Adult HBD Rating: 5* A princess fleeing an arranged marriage teams up with a snarky commoner to foil a rebel plot in B. R. Myers’ Rogue Princess, a gender-swapped sci-fi YA retelling of Cinderella. Princess Delia knows her duty: She must choose a prince to marry in order to secure an alliance and save her failing planet. Yet she secretly dreams of true love, and feels there must be a better way. Determined to chart her own course, she…
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Book Review: Finding Mr. Better-Than-You by Shani Petroff
Media Type: ebook Title: Finding Mr. Better-Than-YouAuthor: Shani PetroffPublished by: Swoon ReadsPublication date: January 14th 2020Pages: 256Source: Xpresso Book ToursGenres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult HBD Rating: 4* Recommended to: readers who enjoy a thoughtful coming of age story about friendship A heartbroken teen, with the help of her best friends, goes on a quest to find the perfect boyfriend, and in the end learns that some things are more important than boys in Shani Petroff’s fun YA contemporary novel Finding Mr. Better-Than-You. Camryn Roth has it all planned out: a perfect senior year with her friends and then it’s off…