[FINISHED] The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu

Thank you to Hardie Grant Egmont for the copy!

Title: The Truth About Alice

Author: Jennifer Mathieu

Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont

Date of Publication: June 1, 2014

There are a lot of rumours about Alice Franklin, and it's stopped mattering whether any of them are true.

It all started at a party, when Alice was supposedly with two guys in one night.

Soon everyone at Healy High has picked a side in this game of he said/she said. Do they believe Brandon Fitzsimmons, the most popular guy at school and the football hero of Healy? Or do they believe Alice, the girl who wears too-tight T-shirts and was caught kissing Brandon in a closet a couple years before?

When Brandon dies in a car crash, there are serious allegations that his death was Alice's fault. As the rumour mill spins into overdrive, Alice's small town becomes suffocating. And when the truth becomes a matter of opinion, something's got to give.

Schedule

August 11

Dea of Teen Readers' Diary - Review

August 13

Jayvee of Writer for Misfits - Review

August 15

Mary Grace of The Solitary Bookworm - Review

[FINISHED] This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready

Thank you to S&S Philippines for the touring copy!

Title: This Side of Salvation

Author: Jeri Smith-Ready

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Date of Publication: April 1, 2014

Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-else’s-face furious. But his parents? They got religious. David’s still figuring out his relationship with a higher power, but there’s one thing he does know for sure: The closer he gets to new-girl Bailey, the better, brighter, happier, more he feels.

Then his parents start cutting all their worldly ties to prepare for the Rush, the divine moment when the faithful will be whisked off to Heaven…and they want David to do the same. David’s torn. There’s a big difference between living in the moment and giving up his best friend, varsity baseball, and Bailey—especially Bailey—in hope of salvation.

But when he comes home late from prom, and late for the Rush, to find that his parents have vanished, David is in more trouble than he ever could have imagined...

Reviews

Leslie of bibliophilekid - Review

[FINISHED] Magnolia by Kristi Cook

Thank you to Kristi, Simon and Schuster and Edelweiss for the review copies!

Title: Magnolia

Author: Kristi Cook

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Date of Publication: August 5, 2014

In Magnolia Branch, Mississippi, the Cafferty and Marsden families are southern royalty. Neighbors since the Civil War, the families have shared vacations, holidays, backyard barbecues, and the overwhelming desire to unite their two clans by marriage. So when a baby boy and girl were born to the families at the same time, the perfect opportunity seemed to have finally arrived.

Jemma Cafferty and Ryder Marsden have no intention of giving in to their parents’ wishes. They’re only seventeen, for goodness’ sake, not to mention that one little problem: They hate each other! Jemma can’t stand Ryder’s nauseating golden-boy persona, and Ryder would like nothing better than to pretend stubborn Jemma doesn’t exist.

But when a violent storm ravages Magnolia Branch, it unearths Jemma’s and Ryder’s true feelings for each other as the two discover that the line between love and hate may be thin enough to risk crossing over.

Schedule

August 5

Michelle of The Twins Read - Review

Kayla of The Bookish Owl - Excerpt

August 6

Diana Grace of Chaotic Reader - Review

Lyra of Defiantly Deviant - Review

August 7

Michelle of The Escapist - Spotlight

Yani of Paper Boulevard - Excerpt

August 8

Camille of Girl Meets Books - Review
Miguel of The Quirky Reader - Review

August 9

Rachel of My Book Empire - Excerpt