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Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz | Review

October 10, 2016 / 6 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Diversity, Review
Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz | Review

Review: Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz is the sensitively told story of Jasmine de Los Santos: straight A student, cheer captain, and junior class president. She’s poised for greatness, earning a National Scholarship, when her parents drop the bomb: she can’t accept it because she and her family are undocumented immigrants, in America illegally. Something in Between was my first Melissa de la Cruz book, and I really enjoyed it. I know that Melissa has written dozens of other books in the past, but this one that really appealed to me. […]

Review: Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

October 24, 2014 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

Lies We Tell Ourselves Author: Robin Talley (website | twitter) Publisher: Harlequin Teen Source/Format: Rachel from Hello, Chelly gave me this ARC that she picked up at BEA14! (thanks, Rachel!) Publication date: September 30th 2014 My rating: 3 out of 5 stars Buy it:  Indigo.ca | Indiebound | B&N | The Book Depository | Amazon  In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides of the battle for civil rights will be changed forever. Sarah Dunbar is one of the first black students to attend the previously all-white Jefferson High School. An honors student at her old school, she is […]

Review: Another Little Piece of My Heart by Tracey Martin

February 20, 2014 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Another Little Piece of My Heart by Tracey Martin

Another Little Piece of My Heart Author: Tracey Martin (website | twitter) Publisher: Harlequin Teen Source/Format: eBook provided by publisher on Netgalley Publication date: December 1, 2013  My rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars What if your devastating break-up became this summer’s hit single? In this rock-and-roll retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, music can either bring you together or tear you apart. At her dying mother’s request, Claire dumps Jared, the only boy she’s ever loved. Left with a broken family and a broken heart, Claire is furious when she discovers that her biggest regret became Jared’s big break. While Jared is […]