Things in Delilah Hannaford’s life have a tendency to fall apart. She used to be a good student, but she can’t seem to keep it together anymore. Her “boyfriend” isn’t much of a boyfriend. And her mother refuses to discuss the fight that divided their family eight years ago. Falling apart, it seems, is a [...]

Tags: death, family problems, grief, mothers and daughters, romance, secrets, summer
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According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in Zanzibar Bay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy every day, there’s a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there’s something she hasn’t told Frankie—she’s already had [...]

Tags: death, friendship, grief, romance, secrets, sex, summer
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Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly [...]

Tags: beach, coming of age, friendship, illness, interpersonal relations, romance, summer
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16-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science…and not so great with boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend, she’s happy to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her mother sort out her late grandmother’s estate. There, Miranda finds new friends and an island with a mysterious, mystical [...]

Tags: merfolk, mothers and daughters, mythical creatures, romance, secrets, social classes, summer
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I’ve never participated in a reading challenge before, but I’ve seen them posted around. They look like a fun way to work my way through some of my TBR pile and discover new books and bloggers. I would love some suggestions on challenges to join! Life After Jane is hosting a Books and Bikinis water [...]

Tags: reading challenge, summer
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