Confessions of a Bibliovore

My New Treasures is a semi-regular feature here at Paperback Treasures to showca se all the books I received over the previous week (or however long it's been since I've last done one of these). It was inspired by Stacking the Shelves, hosted by  Tynga's Reviews . I haven't done one of these in forever, so I figured I would do a round-up of all the galleys I've gotten over the last... I don't even know how long. NetGalley: The Truth About Us by Janet Gurtler All the Rage by Courtney Summers The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma Edelweiss: The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise by Matthew Crow Get Dirty by Gretchen McNeil Between Us and the Moon  by Rebecca Maizel The Night We Said Yes by Lauren Gibaldi Paperweight  by Meg Haston Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton We Can Work It Out (The Lonely Hearts Club #2) by Elizabeth Eulberg Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway Finding Paris by Joy Preble Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kir...

Title:  The Last Time We Say Goodbye Author: Cynthia Hand Publisher: HarperTeen Release date: February 10th 2015 Pages: 400 Genre: Young Adult contemporary Source: Edelweiss - I received a free eGalley of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thanks! Add to Goodreads | Purchase from Amazon The last time Lex was happy, it was before. When she had a family that was whole. A boyfriend she loved. Friends who didn't look at her like she might break down at any moment. Now she's just the girl whose brother killed himself. And it feels like that's all she'll ever be. As Lex starts to put her life back together, she tries to block out what happened the night Tyler died. But there's a secret she hasn't told anyone-a text Tyler sent, that could have changed everything. Lex's brother is gone. But Lex is about to discover that a ghost doesn't have to be real to keep you from moving on. My rating: 5 out of 5 stars I know Cynthia Hand is kind...

Title: The Latte Rebellion Author: Sarah Jamila Stevenson Publisher: Flux Release date: January 8th 2011 Pages: 327 Genre: Young Adult contemporary Source: BEA 2013 Add to Goodreads  |  Purchase from Amazon When high school senior Asha Jamison gets called a "towel head" at a pool party, the racist insult gives Asha and her best friend Carey a great money-making idea for a post-graduation trip. They'll sell T-shirts promoting the Latte Rebellion, a club that raises awareness of mixed-race students. Seemingly overnight, their "cause" goes viral and the T-shirts become a nationwide fad. As new chapters spring up from coast to coast, Asha realizes that her simple marketing plan has taken on a life of its own-and it's starting to ruin hers. Asha's once-stellar grades begin to slip, threatening her Ivy League dreams, and her friendship with Carey is hanging by a thread. And when the peaceful underground movement turns militant, Asha's school launches a dis...

Title: My Heart & Other Black Holes Author: Jasmine Warga Publisher: Balzer + Bray Release date: February 10th 2015 Pages: 320 Genre: Young Adult contemporary Source: Edelweiss - I received a free eGalley of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thanks! Add to Goodreads | Purchase from Amazon Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. With a mother who seems scared of her, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel’s ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness. There’s only one problem: she’s not sure she has the courage to do it alone. But once she discovers the website Smooth Passages and its section called Suicide Partners, Aysel’s convinced she’s found her solution. Better yet, a boy with the username FrozenRobot (aka Roman), who’s haunted by a family tragedy, is looking for a partner. But as their suicide pact starts to become more concrete, Aysel ...

Bookish Anticipation is a feature I do every once in a while to spotlight future releases I'm excited for. It was inspired by  Breaking the Spine 's Waiting on Wednesday. You can check out more of my Bookish Anticipation posts  here . Like It Never Happened by Emily Adrian Release date: June 2nd 2015 When Rebecca Rivers lands the lead in her school’s production of The Crucible, she gets to change roles in real life, too. She casts off her old reputation, grows close with her four rowdy cast-mates, and kisses the extremely handsome Charlie Lamb onstage. Even Mr. McFadden, the play’s critical director, can find no fault with Rebecca. Though “The Essential Five” vow never to date each other, Rebecca can’t help her feelings for Charlie, leaving her both conflicted and lovestruck. But the on and off-stage drama of the cast is eclipsed by a life-altering accusation that threatens to destroy everything…even if some of it is just make believe. Every Last Promise by Kristin Halbrook...

Title: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Author: E. Lockhart Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release date: August 25th 2009 Pages: 345 Genre: Young Adult contemporary Source: Bought Add to Goodreads  |  Purchase from Amazon Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate Club. Her father's "bunny rabbit." A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15: A knockout figure. A sharp tongue. A chip on her shoulder. And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy, word-obsessed Matthew Livingston. Frankie Landau-Banks. No longer the kind of girl to take "no" for an answer. Especially when "no" means she's excluded from her boyfriend's all-male secret society. Not when her ex-boyfriend shows up in the strangest of places. Not when she knows she's smarter than any of them. When she knows Matthew's lying to her. And when there are so many, many pranks to be done. Frankie Landau-Banks,...

I'm so excited to have Nicole Maggi here for an author interview today! Her newest book, The Forgetting, just came out on Tuesday. 1.  Without spoiling anything, could you tell us what was your favorite scene to write in  The Forgetting ? I loved writing this whole book. It’s odd, because the book is dark and goes to some disturbing places, but I wrote the book in a state of complete joy. Before I started working on this book, I’d really fallen out of love with writing, and it was this book that made me fall back in love with it again. That said, there’s a scene maybe two-thirds of the way through the book, where Georgie finally goes to the place where Jane Doe died, that was really kind of exhilarating to write. It’s the scene where Georgie and Jane Doe really converge, where they sort of become on the same page with each other. It’s a huge turning point in the book. Writing those Big Moments are big moments for the author, too.  2.  If you had to pair up your main ...

Title: The Distance Between Lost and Found Author: Kathryn Holmes Publisher: Harper Teen Release date: February 17th 2015 Pages: 304 Genre: Young Adult contemporary mystery Source: Edelweiss - I received a free eGalley of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thanks! Add to Goodreads | Purchase from Amazon Ever since the night of the incident with Luke Willis, the preacher’s son, sophomore Hallelujah Calhoun has been silent. When the rumors swirled around school, she was silent. When her parents grounded her, she was silent. When her friends abandoned her … silent. Now, six months later, on a youth group retreat in the Smoky Mountains, Hallie still can’t find a voice to answer the taunting. Shame and embarrassment haunt her, while Luke keeps coming up with new ways to humiliate her. Not even meeting Rachel, an outgoing newcomer who isn’t aware of her past, can pull Hallie out of her shell. Being on the defensive for so long has left her raw, and she doesn’t kn...

New releases: I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios: February 3rd One of the Guys by Lisa Aldin: February 10th The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand: February 10th My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga: February 10th The Distance Between Lost and Found by Kathryn Holmes: February 17th No Parking at the End Times by Bryan Bliss: February 24th New in paperback: The Edge of Falling by Rebecca Serle: February 3rd Living with Jackie Chan (Jumping Off Swings #2) by Jo Knowles: February 10th What February releases are you most excited about?