Confessions of a Bibliovore

Title:   Every Last Promise  by Kristin Halbrook Series: N/A Genre: YA - Contemporary Publication: April 21st 2015 by HarperTeen Format: eARC Source: Netgalley Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Synopsis: Perfect for fans of Laurie Halse Anderson and Gayle Forman, Every Last Promise is a provocative and emotional novel about a girl who must decide between keeping quiet and speaking up after witnessing a classmate's sexual assault. Kayla saw something at the party that she wasn't supposed to. But she hasn't told anyone. No one knows the real story about what happened that night—about why Kayla was driving the car that ran into a ditch after the party, about what she saw in the hours leading up to the accident, and about the promise she made to her friend Bean before she left for the summer. Now Kayla's coming home for her senior year. If Kayla keeps quiet, she might be able to get her old life back. If she tells the truth, she risks losing everything—and everyone—she ever cared about. ...

Title: The Merciless by Danielle Vega Series: The Merciless #1 Genre: YA - Horror Publication: June 12th 2014 by Razorbill Format: Hardcover Source: Purchased Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Synopsis: Forgive us, Father, for we have sinned Brooklyn Stevens sits in a pool of her own blood, tied up and gagged. No one outside of these dank basement walls knows she’s here. No one can hear her scream. Sofia Flores knows she shouldn’t have gotten involved. When she befriended Riley, Grace, and Alexis on her first day at school, she admired them, with their perfect hair and their good-girl ways. They said they wanted to save Brooklyn. They wanted to help her. Sofia didn’t realize they believed Brooklyn was possessed. Now, Riley and the girls are performing an exorcism on Brooklyn—but their idea of an exorcism is closer to torture than salvation. All Sofia wants is to get out of this house. But there is no way out. Sofia can’t go against the other girls . . . unless she wants to be next. . . . In this ...

Title: November 9 by Colleen Hoover Series: N/A Genre: New Adult - Contemporary/Romance Publication: November 10th 2015 by Atria Books Format: eARC Source: Tour | Netgalley Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist. Thoughts: When you choose to stay up past your bedtime, that's when you know it's real. I haven't wanted or even considered staying up late in a long time for a book, but November 9 made me feel all the feels I hadn't fel...

Title: Very in Pieces by Megan Frazer Blackmore Series: N/A Genre: YA - Contemporary Publication: September 29th 2015 by HarperTeen Format: eARC Source: Netgalley Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Synopsis: Very Sales-Woodruff is done being a good girl. Done being the only responsible one in a family that’s unraveling. Done being the obliging girlfriend in a relationship that’s sinking. Done saying no to what she wants—like Dominic, her rebellious classmate. With her mom’s drinking, her dad’s extended absences from home, and her younger sister, Ramona, running wild, the path Very has always seen for herself doesn’t seem to matter anymore. At the same time, Very’s grandmother, a poet known less for her work and more for her exploits with the likes of Andy Warhol and Arthur Miller, is slipping away. If everything else can fall to pieces, why can’t she? Thoughts: This was one of those books I was very 'meh' about. I didn't like the characters, the plot, or anything at all actually. I do...