Reader Girls Blog

Can you believe this is the first day of June? There are so many books we anticipate reading over the summer months, especially one in particular. This book makes our choice this week quite easy. We can't wait for  Between by Jessica Warman. Why did we choose this title? If you read Where the Truth Lies  (our review ) or Breathless , those two titles should be enough proof. We would read anything by Warman, that's how much we admire and love her style of writing and crafting contemporary YA stories. Look at that cover too. The upside down grass, the girl's hair creepily covering her face, the swings. Here is the summary for Between : Elizabeth Valchar --- pretty, popular and rich --- wakes up the morning after her 18th birthday on the yacht where she’d been celebrating with her closest friends. A persistent thumping noise has roused her. When she goes to investigate, she finds her own drowned body is hitting the side of the boat. Liz is dead. She has no memory of what ...

We love having any Monday off but it always seems to throw off the remainder of the week. That is why our Teaser Tuesdays pick is a day late. The calendar says Wednesday even if our mind says Tuesday. If you didn't know about this weekly meme, hosted by   Miz B at Should Be Reading , you choose two lines from a current read (and be careful not to post any kind of spoiler). Our choice is from 44 , a YA novel by Jools Sinclair whom we recently showcased during her book blog tour.  Here's the tease: "I shuddered at the thought of those hands wrapped around her ankles, the pounding of her fists on the ceramic. "These really aren't dreams, are they?" she asked. "No," I said." The summary:  Last year after falling through the ice, seventeen-year-old Abby Craig woke up from death. But she woke into a world she barely recognizes. She can't see colors, memories have been erased, and her friends all hate her. And then there's Jesse, wh...