Summer Reads Giveaway

A few weeks ago I reviewed Jessi Kirby's debut novel Moonglass and gave away a copy of the book. Well, now I am pleased to announce another giveaway featuring MOONGLASS & WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE SUMMER by Jenny Han!!

One lucky winner will receive a Beach Bound prize pack including a tote back and copies of Moonglass and We'll Always Have Summer!!

About Moonglass:

When Anna was little, she and her mother used to search for sea glass, but since they looked at night, they called it moonglass.

Now, ten years after her mother's mysterious death, her father is working as head lifeguard on the same beach where her mother grew up and her parents first met and fell in love. Reluctant to get close to anyone (including her father) and not pleased about having to start at a new school, Anna begins to spend more time alone, running the length of the beach and wondering about who her mother really was. After meeting a lifeguard named Tyler, she slowly lets her guard down and together they start exploring the abandoned houses that dot the beach.

But when learning more about her mother's past leads to a painful discovery, Anna must reconcile her desire for solitude with ultimately accepting the love of her family and friends. Moonglass is a dazzling debut from an undeniable talent.

"I couldn't put this book down. Kirby's voice is fresh and wise, all at once. An incredible first novel." -- Sarah Dessen, New York Times bestselling author of Lock and Key

Find out more about the book HERE and read my review HERE.

About We'll Always Have Summer:

Jenny Han's bestselling trilogy, which includes The Summer I Turned Pretty and It's Not Summer Without You, concludes with an impossible choice in We'll Always Have Summer.

Belly has only ever been in love with two boys, both with the last name Fisher. And after being with Jeremiah for the last two years, she's almost positive he is her soul mate. Almost. Conrad has not gotten over the mistake he made when he let Belly go even as Jeremiah has always known that Belly is the girl for him. So when Belly and Jeremiah decide to make things forever, Conrad realizes that it's now or never--tell Belly he loves her, or lose her for good. Belly will have to confront her feelings for Jeremiah and Conrad and face a truth she has possibly always known: she will have to break one of their hearts.

Find out more HERE.

Conrad or Jeremiah? Take the quiz here....

Check out the trailer for We'll Always Have Summer too!



Fill out the form below for your chance to win the Beach Bound prize pack before June 13th! Good luck everyone!

Review: Moonglass by Jessi Kirby and GIVEAWAY!

Moonglass

Jessi Kirby

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

Pages: Hardcover, 244 pages

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

From Jessi Kirby, a debut novel about confronting the past in order to move ahead.

I read once that water is a symbol for emotions. And for a while now, I've thought maybe my mother drowned in both.

Anna's life is upended when her father accepts a job transfer the summer before her junior year. It's bad enough that she has to leave her friends and her life behind, but her dad is moving them to the beach where her parents first met and fell in love- a place awash in memories that Anna would just as soon leave under the surface.
While life on the beach is pretty great, with ocean views and one adorable lifeguard in particular, there are also family secrets that were buried along the shore years ago. And the ebb and flow of the ocean's tide means that nothing- not the sea glass that she collects on the sand and not the truths behind Anna's mother's death- stays buried forever

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What a great debut novel from a fellow teacher! I always love when I read a book and the author is a teacher because it lets me know that I can do it too! I was excited to receive this one because I had heard great things about it and knew it would definitely be one to put on my classroom shelf. Kirby’s writing captivates you from the beginning and before you know it you are 30 pages ahead of where you were it seems like five minutes ago. I love books like that.

Anna is dealing with so much as a teenager that some teens can relate to and others are blessed to not have an inkling what it is like to grow up not only without a parent but also with an enormous amount of guilt. The characters in this novel are so wonderfully written that you feel as if you are Anna and even her dad experiencing the ups and downs of everything life throws at them. This is definitely one I will not be able to keep on my shelves (I already have it promised to one when I put it up tomorrow) and love it when I come across books like that.

Visit Jessi here for more about her book, signings and other fun stuff.

Also….

IT’S CONTEST TIME!!

For your own copy of this great book, simply leave a comment below telling me one of your favorite beach memories and leave your email address. The contest will close on May 20^th at midnight EST and the winner will be notified on May 21!! Good luck everyone!