What Lies Around The Bend...

"Ava can't see or touch him, Unless she's dreaming. She can't hear his voice, Except for the faint whispers in her mind. Most would think she's crazy, but she knows he's here. Jackson. The boy Ava thought she'd spend the rest of her life with. He's back from the dead, As proof that love truly knows no bounds." Review: Okay, holy crap, this book was good. Not only was it right up my alley with the whole free verse writing, but it was a story of a girl with a not-so-lost-love with whom she needs to move on from. It kept me enticed, wondering if Ava is ever going to get over Jackson. I was concerned for her, as if I was a friend of hers. Well done Lisa Schroeder!!! So I say, yes, buy this book. You won't regret it.

"Everyone has something, someone, somewhere else that they'd rather be. For four high school seniors, their goals of perfection are just as different as the paths they take to get there. Cara's parents' unrealistic expectations have already sent her twin brother, Connor, spiraling toward suicide. For her, "perfect" means rejecting their ideals to take a chance on a new kind of love. Kendra covets the perfect face and body - no matter what surgeries and drugs she needs to get them. To score his perfect home run - on the field and off - Sean will sacrifice more than he can ever win back. And Andre realizes that to follow his heart and achieve his perfect performance, he'll be living a life his ancestors would never have understood. Everyone wants to be perfect, but when perfection loses its meaning, how far will you go? What would you give up to be perfect?"  Review: This book was hard for me to read, but not for the reasons you think. The wo...