What Lies Around The Bend...

"Ever since her parents' divorce, Auden has been unable to sleep. She's built a routine that gets her through each night; but when the opportunity comes for her to spend her summer at the beach with her father and his new family, she jumps at the chance to break out of her rut. Life at the beach proves more challenging than Auden expects. In addition to trying to figure out how she fits in to her father's new life, she also has to navigate the girls at work with their gossip and friendship and crushes. And then there's Eli, a fellow insomniac who becomes her nocturnal tour guide. With an endless supply of long summer nights between them, almost anything can happen...." Review: I was a Sarah Dessen - virgin. This was my first time reading her work and it was inexhaustibly fantastic. I couldn't put it down. literally I stayed up all night reading this novel, maybe just how Dessen wanted me to. that is why I'm writing this at such an ungodly hour. Wh

"Everybody knows, nobody's talking.... Seventeen-year-old Skylar Thompson is being questioned by the police. Her boyfriend, Jimmy, stands accused of brutally assaulting two young El Salvadoran immigrants from a neighboring town, and she's the prime witness. Skylar is keeping quiet about what she's seen, but how long can she keep it up? But Jimmy was her savior.... When her mother died, he was the only person who made her feel safe, protected from the world. But when she begins to appreciate the enormity of what has happened, especially when Carlos Cortez, one of the victims, steps up to demand justice, she starts to have second thoughts about protecting Jimmy. Jimmy's accomplice, Sean, is facing his own moral quandary. He's out on bail and has been offered a plea in exchange for testifying against Jimmy. The truth must be told.... Sean must decide whether or not to turn on his friend in order to save himself. But most importantly, both he and Skylar need to

"Jael Thompson has never really fit in. She's changed schools too many times to count. The only family she's ever known is her father, a bitter ex-priest. And her mother - well, she was a five-thousand-year-old demon. That doesn't exactly help. When Jael turns sixteen, her life changes. On the awesome side, she gains strange and wonderful powers and the attention of a cute skater boy with a knack for science. But the homicidal demon seeking revenge on her family? Not so awesome. Steeped in ancient mythology, this is an epic tale of a heroine who balances old world with new, science with magic, and the terrifying depths of the underworld with the ordinary halls of high school." Review: Misfit wasn’t as good as it promised. I have been waiting to read this book for quite some time now and I was let down. On a scale of one to ten, it was a hard five. The characters weren’t very well written and the love interest was mediocre. The best part of the book, h

"Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life... but then she meets the perfect boy in JFK airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row. After a long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the chaos of the airport upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more? Set over a twenty-four-hour period, Hadley and Oliver's story makes you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it." Review: This was a great book. It had an unusual love interest and a character I could relate to. I loved how it all tied together and the ending was simply priceless. It's a love story you'll be rooting for, crying for and even screaming for. It also is a good book for those who have parents who are divorced and remarri

    "Meet Rachel White, a young attorney living and working in Manhattan. Rachel has always been the consummate good girl - until her thirtieth birthday, when her best friend Darcy throws her a party. That night, after too many drinks, Rachel ends up in bed with Darcy's fiancée. Although she wakes up determined to put the one-night fling behind her, Rachel is horrified to discover that she has genuine feelings for the one guy she should run from. In her wildest dreams (or worst nightmare?) this is the last thing on earth Rachel could ever have imagined happening. As the September wedding date nears, Rachel knows she has to make a choice. In doing so, she discovers that the lines between right and wrong can be blurry, endings aren't always neat, and sometimes you have to risk all to win true happiness. " Review: Okay so this is pretty shameful to admit, but I saw the movie before I read the book. I was a little hesitant to begin the book, but I did anyway, and I