Deborah Andreasen's Blog
September 17, 2013
Release Day Review: This Song Will Save Your Life
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales Age Range: 12 and up
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (September 17, 2013)
Genre: Young Adult contemporary
Source: Publisher via NetGalley (thank you!)
Rating: 3 of 5 stars
About the Book:
Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All
throughout her life, she’s been the butt of every joke and the outsider
in every conversation. When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise
nearly gives up. Then she stu...
September 16, 2013
Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality - Review
Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth EulbergAge Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 and up
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc (March 1, 2013)
Series: None
Genre: Contemporary
Source: Publisher via NetGalley
About the Book:
A hilarious new novel from Elizabeth Eulberg about taking the wall out of the wallflower so she can bloom.
Don't mess with a girl with a Great Personality.
Everybody loves Lexi. She's popular, smart, funny...but she's never been one of those girls, t...
July 8, 2013
YA Review: The look by Sophia Bennett
The Look by Sophia Bennett
Age Range: 12 and up
Series: None
Genre: Contemporary
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Scholastic/Chicken House (March 1, 2013)
Source: Publisher via NetGalley (thank you!)
Rating: 5 of 5 stars
About the Book:
Can she be a supermodel and a super-sister? She finds her answer in just one look.
Two sisters, both beautiful in different ways: Fifteen-year-old Ted has got "The Look." That's what the scout for the modeling agency tells her, and she can't believe her luck. But...
July 4, 2013
Review: The Rose Throne by Mette Ivie Harrison
The Rose Throne by Mette Ivie Harrison
Age Range: 12 and up
Series: The Rose Throne #1
Genre: Fantasy
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Egmont USA (May 14, 2013)
Source: Publisher via NetGalley (thank you!)
Rating: 4 of 5 stars
About the Book:
Richly-imagined fantasy romance from the author of Princess and the Hound, a tale of two princesses--one with magic, one with none--who dare seek love in a world where real choice can never be theirs. For fans of Megan Whalen Turner, Catherine Fisher, and Ca...
July 3, 2013
Review: Geek Girl by Holly Smale
Geek Girl by Holly Smale
Age Range: 12 and up
Genre: Contemporary
Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone
Paperback: 378 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books (February 28th 2013)
Source: Publisher via NetGalley (thank you!)
Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars!
About the Book:
“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.”
Harriet Manners knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a “jiffy”
lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per
day. She knows that bats always turn...
June 26, 2013
Review: Fallen Angel by Molly Snow
Fallen Angel by Molly Snow
Age Range: 12 and up
Publisher: Breezy Reads (May 17, 2013)
Publisher Website: http://www.breezyreads.com/
Genre: Young Adult romance
Source: Copy from author for review
Rating: 4 of 5 stars
About the Book:
Teen angel, Persephone, is the only one in all of Heaven who can’t sing. In fact, her name literally means “Voice of Destruction.” So diving down one of Heaven’s portals, straight into singer Taylor Hamilton’s bedroom, seems like a good idea at the time. Maybe, just ma...
June 3, 2013
Review: The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
The Testing by Joelle CharbonneauAge Range: 12 and up
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (June 4, 2013)
Source: NetGalley (Thank you!)
Rating: 3 of 5 stars
Synopsis:
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn’t that what they say? But how close is too close when they may be one in the same?
The Seven Stages War left much of the planet a charred wasteland. The future belongs to the next generation’s chosen few who must rebuild it. But to enter this elite...
May 16, 2013
Cover Reveal: Fallen Angel by Molly Snow
Fallen Angel by Molly Snow
Teen angel, Persephone, is the only one in all of Heaven who can't sing. In fact, her name literally means "Voice of Destruction." So diving down one of Heaven's portals, straight into singer Taylor Hamilton’s bedroom, seems like a good idea at the time. Maybe, just maybe, he can help. Plus, he is sooo cute!
While it can be fun swooning over a mortal, it can also be frustrating. Angels aren't supposed to fall for mortals. Then there's Taylor's guardian angel, who is...
March 29, 2013
Official Release Day
The Betrayed is now available for sale at these online retailers:
CreateSpace (print)
Smashwords (ebook version for every reading device)
Amazon (print)
Amazon (Kindle)
Barnes and Noble (Nook)
March 13, 2013
The Betrayed by Deborah Andreasen
The nice thing about having my own blog is that I can post about my own books. :)
The publication of The Betrayed is a little over two weeks away. That's coming right up! And here is the official cover of The Betrayed:
Am I in love with this cover? Absolutely! I'm thrilled with the way it turned out. My poor designer sent me like six versions and I kept saying, "I like it, but..." Ultimately, I didn't love any of the drafts she sent me. The night before we were supposed to wrap it up, she...
The publication of The Betrayed is a little over two weeks away. That's coming right up! And here is the official cover of The Betrayed:
Am I in love with this cover? Absolutely! I'm thrilled with the way it turned out. My poor designer sent me like six versions and I kept saying, "I like it, but..." Ultimately, I didn't love any of the drafts she sent me. The night before we were supposed to wrap it up, she...
