[review] COLLIDE BY J.R. LENK

Book: Collide
Author: J.R. Lenk
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Being bisexual is cool now—unless you're a boy.
Or so it seems to invisible fifteen-year-old Hazard James. But when he falls in with bad apple Jesse Wesley, Hazard is suddenly shoved into the spotlight. Jesse and his friends introduce him to the underworld of teenage life: house parties, hangovers, the advantages of empty homes, and reputation by association. So what if his old friends don't get it? So what if some people love to hate him? Screw gossip and high school's secret rules. There's just something about walking into a room and having all eyes on him when just last year nobody noticed him at all.

[review] ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE BY BENJAMIN ALIRE SÁENZ

Book: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

[review] THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE BY LEILA SALES

Book: This Song Will Save Your Life
Author: Leila Sales
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Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All throughout her life, she’s been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation.
When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise nearly gives up. Then she stumbles upon a warehouse party where she meets Vicky, a girl in a band who accepts her; Char, a cute, yet mysterious disc jockey; Pippa, a carefree spirit from England; and most importantly, a love for DJing.

[review] SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE BY MORGAN MATSON

Book: Since You've Been Gone
Author: Morgan Matson
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The Pre-Sloane Emily didn't go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn't do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—the one who yanks you out of your shell.But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just... disappears. No note. No calls. No texts. No Sloane. There’s just a random to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-selected-definitely-bizarre-tasks that Emily would never try... unless they could lead back to her best friend. Apple Picking at Night? Ok, easy enough.Dance until Dawn? Sure. Why not? Kiss a Stranger? Wait... what?
Getting through Sloane’s list would mean a lot of firsts. But Emily has this whole unexpected summer ahead of her, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected) to check things off. Who knows what she’ll find?
Go Skinny Dipping? Um...

[review] TAKE ME ON BY KATIE McGARRY

Book: Take Me On
Series: (Pushing the Limits #4)
Author: Katie McGarry
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Champion kickboxer Haley swore she'd never set foot in the ring again after one tragic night. But then the guy she can't stop thinking about accepts a mixed martial arts fight in her honor. Suddenly, Haley has to train West Young. All attitude, West is everything Haley promised herself she'd stay away from. Yet he won't last five seconds in the ring without her help.
West is keeping a big secret from Haley. About who he really is. But helping her-fighting for her-is a shot at redemption. Especially since it's his fault his family is falling apart. He can't change the past, but maybe he can change Haley's future.
Hayley and West have agreed to keep their relationship strictly in the ring. But as an unexpected bond forms between them and attraction mocks their best intentions, they'll face their darkest fears and discover love is worth fighting for.

[review] WALLBANGER BY ALICE CLAYTON

Book: Wallbanger
Series: (Cocktail #1)
Author: Alice Clayton
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The first night after Caroline moves into her fantastic new San Francisco apartment, she realizes she's gaining an intimate knowledge of her new neighbor's nocturnal adventures. Thanks to paper-thin walls and the guy's athletic prowess, she can hear not just his bed banging against the wall but the ecstatic response of what seems (as loud night after loud night goes by) like an endless parade of women. And since Caroline is currently on a self-imposed dating hiatus, and her neighbor is clearly lethally attractive to women, she finds her fantasies keep her awake even longer than the noise. So when the wallbanging threatens to literally bounce her out of bed, Caroline, clad in sexual frustration and a pink baby-doll nightie, confronts Simon Parker, her heard-but-never-seen neighbor.

[challenge] CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE 2014

Contemporary Romance...
I've said this once before and ill say it again: I love reading romance once i a while. They feel like a green meadow after disastrous setting of the dystopia genre that I tend to read too often. Plus they offer a little more sexy time and who doesn't love that, right?

This is a reading challenge hosted by The Book Vixen. Feel free to join if you share our love for this genre (just click the button thingy)!

We will use this post to track and catalog our reading progress, which means it will be updated and edited frequently.

Happy Reading!

1. WALLBANGER by Alice Clayton (11.Jan.'14)
2. Torn Away by Jennifer Brown
3. Biggest Flirts by Jennifer Echols
4. Take Me On (Pushing the Limits #4) by Katie McGarry
5. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
6. This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
7. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
 

7/10 books