Confessions of a Bibliovore

Title: Saint Anything Author: Sarah Dessen Publisher: Viking Juvenile Release date: May 5th 2015 Pages: 417 Genre: Young Adult contemporary Source: Bought Add to Goodreads  |  Puchase from Amazon Peyton, Sydney's charismatic older brother, has always been the star of the family, receiving the lion's share of their parents' attention and—lately—concern. When Peyton's increasingly reckless behavior culminates in an accident, a drunk driving conviction, and a jail sentence, Sydney is cast adrift, searching for her place in the family and the world. When everyone else is so worried about Peyton, is she the only one concerned about the victim of the accident? Enter the Chathams, a warm, chaotic family who run a pizza parlor, play bluegrass on weekends, and pitch in to care for their mother, who has multiple sclerosis. Here Sydney experiences unquestioning acceptance. And here she meets Mac, gentle, watchful, and protective, who makes Sydney feel seen, really seen, for the fi...

Release Date: February 20, 2015 Cast: Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell Director: Ari Sandel Movie Trailer: YouTube A couple weeks ago, I posted my review of the book The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend by Kody Keplinger. I read it without knowing a movie had recently been released based on the book, and later found they were still showing it at the $2 theater nearby, so I dragged my boyfriend along to watch it with me. If you've read both, you'll know there are a few differences between the two. Cast: I think what I liked best about the casting was that Mae Whitman is actually unattractively attractive. She's definitely not the prettiest girl in the movie and that's exactly the point right? But I couldn't help but like her, unlike how I felt about Bianca in the book. In the book she's kind of mean and bitchy, while in the movie she's sort mostly awkward and goofy. Wes also was another favorite in the movie, rather than the book. I thought he wa...

Today we have Leah Scheier here for a spotlight of her upcoming book, Your Voice is All I Hear ! Your Voice Is All I Hear  will be released September 1st. Here's what it's all about: Your Voice Is All I Hear by Leah Scheier Add to Goodreads  |  Purchase from Amazon Everything about Jonah is unexpected. On the first day of school, he sits next to April, when he could have chosen to sit with the popular girl. He turns down an invitation to join the school team and declares he'd rather paint. He encourages April to develop her musical talent and shrugs off the bullies that torment them. April isn't surprised to find herself falling for Jonah. The unexpected part is when he falls for her too. But the giddy happiness of their first romance begins to fade when Jonah's unpredictability begins to take a darker turn. April understands that her boyfriend is haunted by a painful memory, but his sudden mood swings worry her. She can't explain his growing fear of cellphones,...

Title: Everything Leads to You Author: Nina LaCour Publisher: Dutton BYR Release date: May 15th 2014 Pages: 307 Genre: Young Adult contemporary Source: Bought Add to Goodreads  |  Puchase from Amazon A wunderkind young set designer, Emi has already started to find her way in the competitive Hollywood film world. Emi is a film buff and a true romantic, but her real-life relationships are a mess. She has desperately gone back to the same girl too many times to mention. But then a mysterious letter from a silver screen legend leads Emi to Ava. Ava is unlike anyone Emi has ever met. She has a tumultuous, not-so-glamorous past, and lives an unconventional life. She’s enigmatic…. She’s beautiful. And she is about to expand Emi’s understanding of family, acceptance, and true romance. My rating: 5 out of 5 stars I already had high expectations for Everything Leads to You based on my love for Nina LaCour's debut, Hold Still , but Everything Leads to You was so much better than I could...

Title: The Duff: Designated Ugly Fat Friend by Kody Keplinger Series: N/A Genre: YA - Contemporary Publication: September 7th 2010 by Little Brown/Poppy Format: Audiobook Source: Library Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “the Duff,” she throws her Coke in his face. But things aren’t so great at home right now, and Bianca is desperate for a distraction. She ends up kissing Wesley. Worse, she likes it. Eager for escape, Bianca throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with him. Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out Wesley isn’t such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she’s falling for the guy she thought she hated m...

Absolutely True Lies is a fun, summer read and exactly what I was looking for when I picked it up. From the start, the book jumps right into the almost-tragic life of Holly who is struggling with a non-existent career and gets an amazing chance to be a ghost writer for a young and way-too-famous celebrity whose life, like those of many celebrities, is not exactly what it appears to be. She gets sucked into the wild adventures of the young celebrity, most of the time not fitting in, and the whole time trying to figure out how she's going to write the memoir she's being paid to. I was pulled into the story from the beginning, not only because Holly is a funny and realistic character, but also because I could relate with her during her struggles. We get an idea of how bad things are when she loses her job, and basically goes into depression mode for a while before her life turns around. Her stumbling, awkwardness and insecurity had me wanting to be her friend and as the sto...

New releases: Naked by Stacey Trombley: August 1st What You Left Behind  by Jessica Verdi:  August 4th Never, Always, Sometimes by Adi Alsaid: August 4th Not After Everything  by Michelle Levy : August 4th The Boy Most Likely To  by Huntley Fitzpatrick : August 18th A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz: August 18th Another Day by David Levithan: August 25th New in paperback: Pointe by Brandy Colbert: August 4th Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan: August 4th Random by Tom Leveen: August 11th What releases are you most excited about this month?