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Flavor of the week:
Faking Normal
Courtney C. Stevens
Publication date: February 25th 2014
by HarperTeen
An edgy, realistic, and utterly captivating novel from an exciting new voice in teen fiction.
Alexi Littrell hasn’t told anyone what happened to her over the summer. Ashamed and embarrassed, she hides in her closet and compulsively scratches the back of her neck, trying to make the outside hurt more than the inside does.
When Bodee Lennox, the quiet and awkward boy next door, comes to live with the Littrells, Alexi discovers an unlikely friend in “the Kool-Aid Kid,” who has secrets of his own. As they lean on each other for support, Alexi gives him the strength to deal with his past, and Bodee helps her find the courage to finally face the truth.
A searing, poignant book, Faking Normal is the extraordinary debut novel from an exciting new author-Courtney C. Stevens.
Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *
– The Hit by Melvin Burgess [Purchase]
– Donners of the Dead by Karina Halle [Purchase]
– White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout [Purchase]
– His Secrets (Inside Out #3.1) by Lisa Renee Jones [Purchase]
– Destroyed by Pepper Winters
– Fire & Flood (Fire & Flood #1) by Victoria Scott [Purchase]
– Masked Innocence (Innocence #2) by Alessandra Torre [Purchase]
– Unforgotten (Unremembered #2) by Jessica Brody [Purchase]
– The Secret Diamond Sisters (The Secret Diamond Sisters #1) by Michelle Madow [Purchase]
– Hard As You Can (Hard Ink #2) by Laura Kaye [Purchase]
– Grim Anthology[Purchase]
– The Chase (Fox and O’Hare #2) by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg[Purchase]
– Night Owls (Night Owls #1) by Lauren M. Roy [Purchase]
– Tin Star (Tin Star #1) by Cecil Castellucci [Purchase]
– Love and Chaos (Brooklyn Girls #2) by Gemma Burgess [Purchase]
– Take a Chance (Chance #1) by Abbi Glines [Purchase]
– Threatened by Eliot Schrefer [Purchase]
– Tsarina by J. Nelle Patrick [Purchase]
– The Cellar by Natasha Preston [Purchase]
– My Life With The Walter Boys (My Life with the Walter Boys #1) by Ali Novak [Purchase]
– The Summer I Found You by Jolene Perry [Purchase]
– The Well’s End by Seth Fishman [Purchase]
– The Academy: Love Match (The Academy #2) by Monica Seles [Purchase]
– Boy on the Edge by Fridrik Erlings [Purchase]
– Soul Betrayed (The Life After #3) by Katlyn Duncan
– Unconditional by Kelly Lawrence [Purchase]
– The Blood List by Sarah Naughton [Purchase]
– Grandmaster by David Klass [Purchase]
– Tremor (Pulse #2) by Patrick Carman [Purchase]
– Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg [Purchase]
– Killer Frost (Mythos Academy #6) by Jennifer Estep [Purchase]
– Lych Way (The Undertaken #3) by Ari Berk [Purchase]
– Season of Wonder (The Remnants #1) by Lisa Tawn Bergren
– The Shadow Throne (The Ascendance Trilogy #3) by Jennifer A. Nielsen [Purchase]
Anything that you’re excited for this week?
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Renu
I must admit that none of this weeks books interest me, and I’m pretty sure my wallet is happy. Haha! xD
Amy @ Book Loving Mom
I have about 10% left to read of Donners of the Dead and I’m loving it. I started Faking Normal and so far I am liking it. Can’t wait to get my copy of White Hot Kiss!! Thanks for sharing babe!!
Siiri
Fakin Normal, White Hot Kiss, Better Off Friends, Grim, Fire and Flood? Everything is releasing this week. It’s good since February hasn’t been that great release wise. Eeep! Thanks for sharing:)
Millie Dixon
I’m really interested in reading Tsarina and Fire and Flood. I totally forgot that they were coming out so soon! Thanks for the reminder
Cheers!
Amanda @ Book Badger
I’ve seen lots of reviews from books released this week, especially reviews form you Giselle and I’ve been swayed to consider some of them myself; Faking Normal and White Hot Kiss, and there’s quite some good books out. I’m expected lots of great reviews over the next few weeks for them.
Mel@thedailyprophecy
The well’s end looks interesting, although I haven’t heard much about it in the blogosphere. I can’t wait for Fire & Flood 🙂
Nereyda @Mostly YA Book Obsessed
Better Off Friends was so freaking adorable, loved it!
Eileen @ Singing and Reading in the Rain
YAAAAASSS Faking Normal comes out this week! I’m so excited to read it because when I first saw that cover I wasn’t very impressed or intrigued but now that I’ve read the summary and all the raving reviews, I’m so ready to read it. Thanks for sharing, Giselle! <33
Missie
So many good ones! I am excited for Faking Normal!
Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
Ebony
Faking Normal sounds like it would be a really good read!
Kelsey
It looks like a pretty good book week! I read Faking Normal and loved it. I also have an advanced copy of Grimm that I still have to read soon.
I really want to get Tsarina and Tin Star, they both sound awesome!
Savannah
I pre-ordered White Hot Kiss. I love Jennfier Armentrout!!