2014 has already come and gone and I have yet to share with you my favorite reads of the year. For those who don’t follow me on social media, the answer as to why is simple: I was dying of the plague. Okay, not really. I REALLY had the flu. And not just one. I had TWO different strands. So for my Christmas vacation, I spent 16 days in bed. Sleeping. Barely moving. Barely reading—which is the real tragedy. But now that we have enjoyed a full two weeks of 2015, let me share with you my favorite reads of 2014. First, I met my Goodreads goal of 115 books. As a matter of fact, I didn’t meet it—I spanked it. By year’s end I read 144 books (mostly YA and mysteries). I really like rounded up numbers, so I am bummed I didn’t reach 145, but hey, since I spanked my original goal, I will take it. Of those 144 boys, below I am sharing with you 15 of my favorite tween/YA reads in no particular order. Enjoy! ‘The Impossible Knife of Memory’ – Laurie Halse Anderson I did...
From the moment ‘Lonely Hearts Club’ hit the shelves, I have been a Eulberg fan. I absolutely love her writing. She is a “girlfriend” writer, and by that I mean that every time I read one of her books I want to be BFF with her. This one is no exception. Title: Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality Author: Elizabeth Eulberg ISBN: 9780545476997 Pages: 272 pages Publisher: Point Available: NOW at your local bookstore or library Source: Netgalley Summary (from Goodreads ) : Don't mess with a girl with a great personality! Everybody loves Lexi. She's smart, funny...but she's never been one of those girls, the pretty ones who get all the attention from guys. On top of that, her seven-year-old sister, Mackenzie, is a terror in a tiara, and part of a pageant scene where she gets praised for her beauty (with the help of fake hair and tons of makeup). Lexi's sick of it. She's sick of being the girl who hears about kisses instead of getting them. She's sick ...
