Tag: Young Adult

Review: Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles

Review: Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles

Rowena’s review of Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles. After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood […]

Review: Popping the Cherry by Aurelia B. Rowl

Review: Popping the Cherry by Aurelia B. Rowl

Rowena’s review of Popping the Cherry by Aurelia B. Rowl. You only get one first time . . . From driving tests to relationships, Valentina Bell thinks she’s a failure, with a big fat capital F. At this rate, she’s certain she’ll be a virgin for ever. So Lena’s friends plan Operation: Popping the Cherry […]

Review: The F-It List by Julie Halpern

Review: The F-It List by Julie Halpern

Rowena’s review of The F-It List by Julie Halpern. With her signature heart and humor, Julie Halpern explores a strained friendship strengthened by one girl’s battle with cancer. Alex’s father recently died in a car accident. And on the night of his funeral, her best friend Becca slept with Alex’s boyfriend. So things aren’t great. […]

Review: Taste Test by Kelly Fiore

Review: Taste Test by Kelly Fiore

Rowena’s review of Taste Test by Kelly Fiore. If you can grill it, smoke it, or fry it, Nora Henderson knows all about it. She’s been basting baby back ribs and pulling pork at her father’s barbeque joint since she was tall enough to reach the counter. When she’s accepted to Taste Test, a reality-television […]

Review: Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt.

Review: Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt.

Rowena’s review of Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt. Can a road trip repair a romance gone wrong? Find out in this standalone companion to Lauren Barnholdt’s Two-way Street. Here are Peyton and Jace, meeting on vacation. Click! It’s awesome, it’s easy, it’s romantic. This is the real deal. Unless it isn’t. Because when you’re […]