Book Blitz: Fan Art by Sarah Tregay + Giveaway!

Fan Art by Sarah Tregay
Published by Harper Teen on 17th June 2014
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When the picture tells the story…



Senior year is almost over, and Jamie Peterson has a big problem. Not college—that’s all set. Not prom—he’ll find a date somehow. No, it’s the worst problem of all: he’s fallen for his best friend.



As much as Jamie tries to keep it under wraps, everyone seems to know where his affections lie, and the giggling girls in art class are determined to help Jamie get together with Mason. But Jamie isn’t sure if that’s what he wants—because as much as Jamie would like to come clean to Mason, what if the truth ruins everything? What if there are no more road trips, taco dinners, or movie nights? Does he dare risk a childhood friendship for romance?



This book is about what happens when a picture reveals what we can’t say, when art is truer than life, and how falling in love is easy, except when it’s not. Fan Art explores the joys and pains of friendship, of pressing boundaries, and how facing our worst fears can sometimes lead us to what we want most.


Book Blitz Organized by: YA Bound Book Tours
This book comes out today and I am super excited to share this excerpt with you all! This is an LGBTQ contemporary and it seems really fun and light-hearted. There's prom! And crushing on your best friend when he's apparently straight. I really want to read this; hopefully I can get my hands on a copy soon. But for my US/Canada readers, there's a giveaway at the end of this post for 2 signed ARCs of the book! Whoo!

Book Blitz: My Best Friend, Maybe by Caela Carter + Giveaway!

My Best Friend, Maybe by Caela Carter
Published by Bloomsbury on 3rd June 2014
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Colette has been bored and lonely ever since her best friend, Sadie, dumped her the summer before they stared high school. She tries to be perfect for everyone left in her life: her parents, her younger brothers, her church youth group, even her boyfriend, Mark. But Colette is restless. And she misses Sadie.

When Sadie tells Colette that she needs her old friend to join her on a family vacation to the Greek Islands, one that leaves in only a few days, Colette is shocked to hear their old magic word: need. And she finds herself agreeing.

Colette tries to relax and enjoy her Grecian surroundings but it’s not easy to go on vacation with the person who hurt you most in the world. When the reason for the trip finally surfaces, Colette finds out this is not only a fun vacation. Sadie has kept an enormous secret from Colette for years...forever. It’s a summer full of surprises, but that might be what Colette needs.

My Best Friend, Maybe was released just yesterday and I'm excited to be taking part in this book blitz for it! (My first book blitz ever, incidentally.) This book has LGBTQ content, which is why I'm so excited about it, and it seems like it features a really great female friendship. I hope you guys will think about buying it! (And of course you should enter the giveaway if you live in the US!)

Read on for an excerpt from the book!

Armchair BEA: Beyond the Borders + Giveaway!

Read on till the end of this post for a giveaway! (:

Beyond the Borders

It's time to step outside your comfort zone, outside your borders, or outside of your own country or culture. Tell us about the books that transported you to a different world, taught you about a different culture, and/or helped you step into the shoes of someone different from you. What impacted you the most about this book? What books would you recommend to others who are ready or not ready to step over the line? In essence, let’s start the conversation about diversity and keep it going!

So, I think most people who's been on this blog before will know that I'm really passionate about diversity in books! I admit, the books I read aren't often very culturally diverse, but on that front I really liked these two books: