Review: Violins of autumn by Amy McAuley

Summary-

When the Germans begin bombing London in World War II, Betty is determined to do her part. Instead of running air raid drills like most girls her age, she lies about her age and trains to become a spy. Now known by her secret agent persona, Adele Blanchard, she finds herself parachuting over German-occupied France under the cover of darkness to join the secret Resistance movement. Prepared to die for her cause, Adele wasn’t expecting to make a new best friend in her fellow agent or fall for a handsome American pilot. With the brutality of war ever present, can Adele dare to dream of a future where the world is at peace and she is free to live and love of her own accord?

 

Review-

Loved it!!!!!!!!! i could not put it down. The author did very good research and mixed it into the plot divinely. I love the friendship, love, and danger in this story.

 

Publisher-Walker Childrens

Reviewers Rating: 5 STARS!!!

Reviewed by~Emma (Student at Franklin High School)

Thank you to the Publisher for donating this book to the Read for your Future book program in exchange for a honest review!

Review: Shift (Shade #2) by Jeri Smith-Ready

Summary-

 Aura’s life is anything but easy. Her boyfriend, Logan, died, and his slides between ghost and shade have left her reeling. Aura knows he needs her now more than ever. She loves Logan, but she can’t deny her connection with the totally supportive, totally gorgeous Zachary. And she’s not sure that she wants to.

Logan and Zachary will fight to be the one by her side, but Aura needs them both to uncover the mystery of her past—the mystery of the Shift.
As Aura’s search uncovers new truths, she must decide whom to trust with her secrets…and her heart.

Review-
 I finished this book a few days ago. I had to take this time to think things through & to be able to vocalize my thoughts. Even now I'm sure that I will not do it justice. Here goes.... This book was just as good as, if not better than the first in the trilogy. It totally captivated me and my imagination. There are so many unexpected events that I was on the edge of my seat the entire story. The storyline is very exciting & mysterious & heart warming and sooo much more. I could tell the author put a lot of thought & feeling into this story. The main character has a very unusual & unique power. She is the only one of her kind, very original. By the end of the book she is finally getting it all together. All the important plot points come together & falls into complete harmony. I love this story and it's characters. I can not wait to read the last book of this breathtaking trilogy. You won't be able to put the book down! Happy Reading!!

Publisher-Simon Pulse
Reviewer Rating: 5 STARS!!!
Reviewed by~Mechele

 

Review: I'm with Stupid by Geoff Herbach

Summary-

Felton Reinstein has never been good with stress. Which is why he's seriously freaking out. Revealing his college choice on national TV? It's a heart attack waiting to happen. Deciding on a major for the next four years of his life? Ridiculous. He barely even knows who he is outside of football. And so...he embarks on The Epic Quest to Be Meaningful.

Which leads to:
1. Mentoring a freshman called Pig Boy.
2. The state of Wisconsin hating him.
3. His track coach suspending him.
4. The funniest viral video the world has ever seen.
5. A whole new appreciation for his family, his friends, and what's really important in life.

 

Review-

The book was very emotional, but it teaches many important lessons. The lessons were for mainly teenagers to adults about hard problems they will come across and how to fix them. The book also shows how to deal with bullies peacefully. It also shows how to know yourself. It also teaches you how to know what choice you want.

 

Publisher-Sourcebooks Fire

Reviewers Rating: 4.5 Stars

Reviewed by~Wade Humphrey

Thank you to the Publisher for the donation of this book to the Read for your Future book program  in exchange for a honest review!

Stacking The Shelves

Listed below are the books that were donated or bought by RFYF over the last several weeks. It's a list full of goodies so CHECK IT OUT!

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Donated For Review:

Stalked by Death (Touch of Death, #2) by Kelly Hashway

The First Pillar (Everville, #1) by Roy Huff

Doon (Doon, #1) by Carey Corp and Lorey Langdon

Ashes (Ashes Trilogy, #1) by Ilsa J. Bick

Shadows (Ashes Trilogy, #2) by Ilsa J. Bick

Monster (Ashes Trilogy, #3) by Ilsa J. Bick

Quarantine: The Saints (Quarantine, #2) by Lex Thomas

Bubble World by Carol Snow

Tempt The Stars (Cassandra Palmer, #6) by Karen Chance

The Boy Who Loved Me by Dusti Bowling

250 Great Movies for Latter-day Families by Jonathan Decker

Wind and Shadow (The Talbot Trilogy, #1) by Tori L. Ridgewood

Rose (Rose, #1) by Holly Webb

Are You Experienced? by Jordan Sonnenblick

Slayers (Slayers, #1) by C.J. Hill

When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney

How to Lose Everything: A Mostly True Story by Philipp Mattheis

Little Fish: A Memoir From a Different Kind of Year by Ramsey Beyer

The Day We Met by Dusti Bowling

Fuzzy Green Things by Jennifer Szewczuk

Million Dollar Miracle by Jennifer Szewczuk

Conjured by Sarah Beth Durst

The Velveteen Rabbit Christmas by Marie S. Barbo

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine, #1) by Ransom Riggs

Beatrice Spells Some Lulus and Learns to Write a Letter by Cari Best and Giselle Potter

When It Snows by Richard Collingridge

Eve and Adam (Eve and Adam, #1) Eve and Adam (Eve and Adam, #1) by Michael Grant by Michael Grant

Purchased:

City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare

City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare

Immortal (Immortal, #1) by Lauren Burd

Hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

Waiting on Wednesday

Sooooo....what book are we waiting on here at RFYF? A paranormal new adult suspense, of course!!
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The Naturals

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Publisher: Hyperion Book CH

Release Date: 5 November 2013

Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But it’s not a skill that she’s ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they’ve begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie.

What Cassie doesn't realize is that there’s more at risk than a few unsolved homicides— especially when she’s sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own.

Sarcastic, privileged Michael has a knack for reading emotions, which he uses to get inside Cassie’s head—and under her skin. Brooding Dean shares Cassie’s gift for profiling, but keeps her at arm’s length.

Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms closer than Cassie could ever have imagined. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive. (Goodreads Summary)

The girl next door by Selene Castrovilla Blog Tour & Giveaway

ABOUT THE GIRL NEXT DOOR

eBook Publication Date: May 24, 2013
      Two teens are forced to make some very grown-up decisions when one of them is diagnosed with terminal cancer, twisting them into an unpredictable nightmare. Best friends since toddlerhood, Samantha and Jesse grapple with the realization that they are actually in love. What now? Beautifully written while handling a very heavy topic, Castrovilla addresses the universal question: In a world where the worst can strike at any time, how can we ever feel safe?

Review-

I am normally a paranormal romance reader but when i saw the cover of this book it just made me intrigued about the story.  Im glad it did! This turned out to be a love story that will transcend time. i don't have cancer nor do I know anyone that has had cancer so that part of the book was a learning lesson for me. The book is well written and well executed and the storyline draws you in, I was drawn in from page one. It is a young love story that i was drawn into. The main characters are relate able and very believable. The side characters are believeable also. Not once did I catch my self questioning the parenting in this book. If you want a really whole hearted real love story then this book is for you! I highly recommend this book to anyone. It is a nice change from the paranormal genre.

Publisher-ASD Publishing 
Reviewer Rating: 5 STARS!!!
Reviewed by~Lora
 

The Girl Next Door: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes

 

 ABOUT SELENE CASTROVILLA

Selene Castrovilla is an award-winning teen and children’s author who believes that through all trends, humanity remains at the core of literature. She is the author of Saved By the Music and The Girl Next Door, teen novels originally published by WestSide Books and now available digitally through ASD Publishing. Her third children’s book with Calkins Creek Books, Revolutionary Friends, was released in April. She is also a contributing author to UncommonYA.  Selene holds an MFA in creative writing from New School University and a BA in English from New York University. She lives on Long Island with her two sons. Visit her website www.SeleneCastrovilla.com for book excerpts and more information!

Author links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr | Goodreads

 

SELENE CASTROVILLA TEAMS UP WITH THE AVM FOUNDATION

Selene is pleased to team with the Anthony V. Mannino Foundation helping young adults in their fight against cancer. She will donate $1 for each book ordered during THE GIRL NEXT DOOR's Blog Tour!

Selene will send a free autographed copy of THE GIRL NEXT DOOR to anyone who donates $25 or more to the foundation (click here to donate!). For your purchase to count and/or to show proof of donation, just send a screenshot or receipt of your order or donation, along with your shipping address if necessary, through "Drop me a line" in the "Latest News" section of her website, selenecastrovilla.com.

The AVM Foundation Mission:

The Mission of The Anthony V. Mannino Foundation is to financially assist young adults in the age group of 18-26 while they are undergoing their cancer treatment.  We also want to help development support programs to aid this unique age group, with their special needs, as they battle cancer. 

We found that Anthony's age group of 18 plus, doesn't have the emotional or financial support that other age groups do. We are also aware of the unique situations that this age group faces and want to help those adolescents and their families. 

 

 

September 9th

Katie's Books (Interview & Review)A Book and a Latte (Excerpt)

September 10th Books Over Boys (Feature) Happy Book Lovers (Review)

September 11th

Dear Teen Me (Feature)

Read For Your Future (Review)

September 12th

Books, Authors, Blogs (Guest Post )

Musings From An Addicted Reader (Review)

September 13th

Books and Needlepoint (Review)

alwaysjoart (Review)

September 16th

Writer's Alley (Interview)

Oops! I Read A Book Again (Review)

September 17th 

The Storyteller's Scroll (Guest Post)

Dana's YA Bookpile (Review)

September 18th

YA Reads (Interview) 

My Library in the Making (Review)

September 19th

Once Upon a Twilight (Review)

Total Teen Fiction (Review)

September 20th

The Unconventional Librarian (Guest Post)

Mythical Books (Review

GIVEAWAY

Grand prize is a  Kindle Fire + THE GIRL NEXT DOOR ebook (US only), and 10 second prize winners will receive an ebook copy of THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (International). 

It's Monday! What are you reading?

This is a fun meme that allows other bloggers 

to get an idea of what everyone else is reading 

and perhaps help to find our next must-read:)

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Cindi is reading Hope's Decree (Fated, #1) by Angela McPherson.

When everything else is lost, there is always hope.

While most teens want an epic senior year, Trinity Whitebone hoped for a normal one. Being seventeen was hard enough. Having the emotions of everyone around you in your head made life more than a little difficult.

Until Blain Heros enrolled.

He screamed hot-god in jeans with just his walk. His intense stare warmed her skin like a thousand suns. Unfortunately, his interest in her seemed to run from blazing to freezing in the span of moments and left her nothing but confused. She could deal with things not being normal, but when life goes from strange to dangerous…

Trinity is the direct descendant of Pandora and fated to rectify the terrors released into the world by her curious ancestor. With powers she didn’t know existed and abilities she never wanted, Trinity tries to walk away from everything her life had become. She thought she could turn her back on her fate, until a band of rogue immortals discover who she is and will do whatever it takes to control her powers. Trinity is left with one decision…Embrace fate or die trying.  (Goodreads Summary)

Off to Oz Giveaway Hop

 

Future Favorites #3

Future Favorites was created by Eric (Tales of a teenage book lover and Electrifying reviews). Check out his website HERE!!

Future Favorites is a weekly feature on Electrifying Reviews.  Its purpose is to highlight six different books that look tantalizing,  and will hopefully be favorites of ours when we get the chance to read them!!

In honor of those who are headed back to school this month, we will look at some School-themed books that we haven't read. You think grade school or college is bad? Wait until you read some of these!

(Click the books to learn more about each story.)

Let me know if you've read any of these cool-looking books! What did you think about it? 

September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop