Review: Nerve

Nerve by Jeanne Ryan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow! What a FUN book! I devoured this book in one day. Vee, a shy high school junior, decided to enter the open dare competitions on NERVE. She's tired of playing second fiddle to her best friend Sydney who once again is star of the school play's production. Vee's normally shy and quiet persona changes as she gets braver with each dare she completes with her partner Ian. Now competing on the show as a finalist with Ian to win amazing prizes and cash. As each dare is relieved, so are the risks for Vee. This book is fast paced and will keep you on the edge of your sheet wondering what Vee will do next to win the next prize. There is always a price to pay for fame & fortune...how will Vee dare to go?
*Recommended for a high school audience - strong language and sexual references

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Review: Ugly

Ugly by Robert Hoge
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

For fans of Wonder, this is a must read! Robert Hoge's personal story of what it was like growing up as a disabled child with a facial deformity. Hoge's younger readers version reads like a story which will make many students excited to read it. Don't pass it up!

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Review: The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Adam is a 16 year old boy who struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder. The book centers around his meeting in his group therapy sessions. Group has now decided to take on superhero names and try to be more than they really are to help them with their progress. Adam, now Batman, is also instantly attracted to Robyn - the newest member of group. As Batman and Robyn continue to get to know one another, they each help each other with trying to recover. Batman also struggles with the dividing of time between his parents as well as his mother slowly spiraling out of control with her hording problem. Adam's mom constantly reminds Adam he cannot tell about her problem because she will be taken away. This further causes more stress and anguish to Adam's everyday struggles. Another frightening thing also begins to happen to his mother where the plot thickens and things become much worse. Adam is an unlikely hero in this story of growth & acceptance. While I liked the book, I think it could be hard for teens to follow who don't understand OCD, hording, therapy, group therapy and being medicated for these struggles. The author does create a vivid enough picture that will help readers understand.

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Review: The Secret Language of Sisters

The Secret Language of Sisters by Luanne Rice
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Roo (a Senior in high school) and Tilly (2 years younger) are as close as sisters can be. In the last year they have dealt with the sudden loss of their father. Tilly is at the library impatiently waiting for Roo to pick her up. Tilly is texting her to find out when she will be there. That is when Roo makes the mistake of her life by taking her eyes of the road for 3 seconds to respond to Tilly's text.

That's when everything changes. A book that will shock readers as well as push this book into other's hands to read about what one bad decision can do to the lives of so many.

Emotional and easy to relate to in regards to family, friendship and love. It will be hard to put this book down.

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Review: The Kind Worth Killing

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The last time I read a thriller was The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl. This book was equally as satisfying! Swanson tells the story of Ted and Lilly who meet on a flight from London to Boston. Ted shares with Lilly about the affair he has learned his wife is having, and says he could kill his wife. That's when things get interesting - Lilly offers to help. A book that goes through many twists and turns and always keeps the reader surprised! This book will not disappoint!

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