Rowena’s review of Something Like Normal by Trish Doller. Main Character: Travis StephensonLove Interest: HarperSeries: NoneAuthor: Facebook|Twitter|Goodreads When Travis returns home from a stint in Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother’s stolen his girlfriend and his car, and he’s haunted by nightmares of his best friend’s death. It’s not until Travis runs into […]
Rowena’s review of Flirting in Italian (Flirting in Italian #1) by Lauren Henderson. Main Character: Violet Love Interest: Luca Series: Violet Books #1 Author: Facebook|Twitter|Goodreads Four girls. One magical, and possibly dangerous Italian summer. Family mysteries, ancient castles, long hot nights of dancing under the stars . . . and, of course, plenty of gorgeous […]
Rowena’s review of Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti. Main Character: Noelle Love Interest: Julian Series: None Author: Facebook|Twitter|Goodreads A romantic and empowering book about bullying. Noelle’s life is all about survival. Even her best friend doesn’t know how much she gets bullied, or the ways her mom neglects her. Noelle’s kept so much about […]
Rowena’s review of The Summer My Life Began by Shannon Greenland. Main Character: Elizabeth Margaret Love Interest: Cade Series: None Author: Facebook|Twitter|Goodreads A great summer beach read filled with sunshine, cooking, and—of course—romance! Elizabeth Margaret—better known as Em—has always known what her life would contain: an internship at her father’s firm, a degree from Harvard, […]
Rowena’s review of Unbreak my Heart by Melissa Walker. Main Character: Clementine Love Interest: James Series: None Author: Facebook|Twitter|Goodreads The year that broke her heart. The summer that healed it. A dual love story. Sophomore year broke Clementine Williams’ heart. She fell for her best friend’s boyfriend and long story short: he’s excused, but Clem […]