Never Said by Carol Lynch Williams

Never Said
by Carol Lynch Williams

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Just released: August 25, 2015
Publisher: Blink
Genre: YA
Hardback: 256 pages
Rating: 4.5

First sentence(s):
If they knew.

For as long as she can remember, Sarah’s family life has revolved around her twin sister, Annie—the pretty one, the social one, the girl who can do anything. The person everyone seems to wish Sarah—with her crippling shyness—could simply become.

When Annie suddenly chops off her hair, quits beauty pageants, and gains weight, the focus changes—Annie is still the star of the family, but for all the wrong reasons. Sarah knows something has happened, but she too is caught in her own spiral after her boyfriend breaks up with her and starts hanging out with one of Annie’s old friends.

Annie is intent on keeping her painful secret safe. But when she and Sarah start spending time together again for the first time in years, walls start to break on both sides … and words that had been left unsaid could change everything.

My two-bits:

This one kept me wondering to the end as each girl housed a secret of their own which slowly unravelled.

The story is told in two voices that are well distinguished in writing style. Annie is in a poetic voice, while Sarah tells a more descriptive side of things.

Got me thinking of sisters - sisterly love and support.

About the author:

Carol Lynch Williams, a two-time winner of the Utah Original Writing Competition, is the author of several books for children, including two novels about the Orton family of New Smyrna, Florida: Kelly and Me and Adeline Street. A starred School Library Journal review of The True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson praises Williams as she "again demonstrates her facility at mood and character development... Truer colors are hard to come by."

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* added to my COYER challenge/scavenger hunt (details)

* review copy courtesy of BookSparks YA Summer Reading Challenge 2015 (details). @booksparks #ReadingIsBeautiful

* part of Summer YA Book Box giveaway (here)

Stacking the Shelves - 8.8.15

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Bought:

Tin House
Summer Reading issue
-magazine, fiction, poetry, etc.
Website
Freebie ebook:

Spin: (A Mafia Romance)
Corruption Series #1 (Songs of Corruption)
by CD Reiss
Amazon | Goodreads
Won from contest:

Sweet as Sin
(Bad Habit, #1)
by J.T. Geissinger
-New Adult, Music, Romance
courtesy of Goodreads
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> wheeee! sometimes the stars align ;-)

For Review:

If You Only Knew
by Kristan Higgins
-Chick-lit
courtesy of publisher
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads -enter giveaway, ends Aug 24
Pretty Baby
by Mary Kubica
Destination: Chicago
-Mystery, Thriller
courtesy of BookSparks Summer Reading Challenge 2015
Thanks!
Amazon | Goodreads
Library:

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
by Arthur Ransome, Uri Shulevitz (Illustrator)
-Caldecott winner, Fairy Tale, Russian
Amazon | Goodreads
When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.

OTHER things on my shelf: kinda book-related

SEE who I picked for my JULY Literary Hunk of the Month (here)

AND binge watching:

Poldark
tv series, season one
-drama, historical, romance
Amazon | imdb
Ross Poldark returns home after American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new love where he least expects it.

=====> I stopped watching this when I started reading the first two books this month. Now I am catching up with the last few episodes.

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* some of these may be offered as giveaways within the next two months

* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways offers

Preorder Never Said by Carol Lynch Williams,
a gripping new YA novel,
and be entered to win a $200 gift card!
For as long as she can remember, Sarah’s family life has revolved around her twin sister, Annie—the pretty one, the social one, the girl who can do anything. The person everyone seems to wish Sarah—with her crippling shyness—could simply become.

When Annie suddenly chops off her hair, quits beauty pageants, and gains weight, the focus changes—Annie is still the star of the family, but for all the wrong reasons. Sarah knows something has happened, but she too is caught in her own spiral after her boyfriend breaks up with her and starts hanging out with one of Annie’s old friends.
Annie is intent on keeping her painful secret safe. But when she and Sarah start spending time together again for the first time in years, walls start to break on both sides … and words that had been left unsaid could change everything.

Preorder now (here) and send your receipt to christelle@sparkpointstudio.com to enter!

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YA Summer Reading Challenge 2015

#READINGISBEAUTIFUL
YA SUMMER READING CHALLENGE 2015
sponsored by BookSparks (details here)
I am thrilled to share the news about BookSparks new Summer reading challenge!

#ReadingIsBeautiful is a two month YA reading challenge that celebrates the beauty of books (and those who read them)!

I will be participating and adding most of my review book copies to my Summer YA Book Box Giveaway - signup up to win a giveaway box here.

HERE is the line up:
(link for my review will be activated when posted)

Season of Fire
(The Remnants #2)
by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Amazon | Goodreads

Summer by Summer
by Heather Burch
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Bear Witness
by Melissa Clark
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Beautiful Girl
by Fleur Philips
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

The Red Sun
Legends of Orkney
by Alane Adams
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

The Looney Experiment
by Luke Reynolds
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Never Said
by Carol Lynch Williams
Amazon | Goodreads | my review
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* head over to get more details and to signup for this challenge here - books provided for honest reviews