Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp General Fiction/Mystery/YA January 2, 2018 Sourcebooks Fire Reviewed by Tori Corey and Kyra grew up the best of friends in the small isolated town of Lost Creek, Alaska. When Corey’s mom decides to the family to the mainland, Kyra and Corey promise to stay in touch and Corey assures Kyra she will come back for her. Only Kyra doesn’t wait and Corey is now headed back to Lost Creek for Kyra’s memorial. As Corey looks for answers while struggling to Continue Reading
Review: Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu
Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu YA Fiction June 29, 2017 Roaring Book Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It said girls are a revolutionary soul force that can change the world for real.” Vivian Carter is DONE. A junior at a small Texas high school where football is worshipped as a religion, Viv is tired of the misogyny in the school with the constant harassment, sexist dress code, and the football players getting away with murder. Her mom, a former Riot Grrrrl of the 90’s, Continue Reading
Review: The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel Fiction/Mystery suspense Random House, LLC March 7, 2017 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Sometimes you have to pass the pain around in order to survive it." Fifteen-year-old Lane Roanoke didn’t know much about her mother’s family except her mother likened the Roanoke legacy to a nightmare you can never escape from. When her mother commits suicide, leaving a note begging forgiveness for not being able to wait, Lane is sent to live with her grandparents Continue Reading