All posts in category Ellen Review

Francine Pascal’s Sweet Valley Saga: The Wakefield Legacy

Francine Pascal’s Sweet Valley Saga: The Wakefield Legacy, by Kate William Publisher: Bantam Books, 1992 Format: Paper! (BTW – I swear I did not steal this from a library! I’m not sure where I actually purchased it but I’ve never been to the Maricopa County Library.) In honor of Father’s Day (which thank you Judith for [...]

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by ellen4ya on June 16, 2013 • Permalink

Posted in Believable Fiction About Normal Stuff, Ellen Review, Old School Review!

Tagged 8/10, dad, ellen, family, fathers day, francine pascal, happy, high school, i love ya fiction, judith, love, old school, relationship, review, saga, sweet valley high, YA Fiction, young adult fiction

Posted by ellen4ya on June 16, 2013

http://www.iloveyafiction.com/francine-pascals-sweet-valley-saga-the-wakefield-legacy/

The Keatyn Chronicles: Date Me by Jillian Dodd

The Keatyn Chronicles: Date Me by Jillian Dodd Publisher: Bandit Publishing (April 9, 2013) Format: Kindle Reviewed by: Ellen Plot: Homecoming! Private planes! Trips to NYC! Stalkers! As with Kiss Me, this book picks up right where the last one ended and continues Keatyn’s experiences at her posh boarding school. There’s still a lot of shopping/fashion talk, romance, and [...]

by ellen4ya on April 8, 2013 • Permalink

Posted in A List, Believable Fiction About Normal Stuff, Ellen Review

Tagged aiden, boarding school, dallas, date me, dawson, fashion, homecoming, jillian dodd, keatyn, keatyn chronicles, kiss me, nyc, posh, private planes, rich kids, riley, shopping, stalk me, stalkers

Posted by ellen4ya on April 8, 2013

http://www.iloveyafiction.com/the-keatyn-chronicles-date-me-by-jillian-dodd/

Unlikely Allies by Tiffany King

Unlikely Allies by Tiffany King Publisher: Self-published Format: Kindle (August 29, 2012) Reviewed by: Ellen Just when I started to think “sigh, just the same as a bazillion other YA books” BOOM! The author pulled an amazing switcheroo on me in a totally awesome way. (And no, not because there are zombies…although who doesn’t love a good [...]

by ellen4ya on March 14, 2013 • Permalink

Posted in Believable Fiction About Normal Stuff, Ellen Review, Poignant Story and Hottie HOT Love Interest, Sexy Bad Boys You Love to Hate...but Really Just Love

Tagged alpha males, art, camping, colorado, drawing, foster children, kick ass, kimberly, mason, summer camp, survival, teaching, the cw, tiffany king, unlikely allies, wilderness

Posted by ellen4ya on March 14, 2013

http://www.iloveyafiction.com/unlikely-allies-by-tiffany-king/

Playing with the Boys (A PrettyTOUGH Novel)

Playing with the Boys (A PrettyTOUGH Novel) Author Note: There’s something odd about this one. It seems like the paperback edition is listed as written by Liz Tigelaar (like this photo) but the Kindle edition has Nicole Leigh Shepherd. They’re the same book, I just don’t know which to list as the author. [...]

by ellen4ya on February 3, 2013 • Permalink

Posted in Believable Fiction About Normal Stuff, Ellen Review, Love Triangle, Sports

Tagged football, girl kickers, liz tigelaar, nicole leigh shepherd, playing with the boys, quarterbacks, super bowl

Posted by ellen4ya on February 3, 2013

http://www.iloveyafiction.com/playing-with-the-boys-a-prettytough-novel/

Sanctum by Sarah Fine

Sanctum by Sarah Fine Publisher: Amazon Publishing, 2012 Format: Paper! Reviewed by: Ellen Trust me: just give it 50 pages. Tweet

by ellen4ya on January 17, 2013 • Permalink

Posted in Battle Good vs Evil, Dystopia, Ellen Review, Paranormal Fiction

Tagged lela, malachi, mazikin, poisonwood bible, sanctum, sarah fine, shadowlands

Posted by ellen4ya on January 17, 2013

http://www.iloveyafiction.com/sanctum-by-sarah-fine/

Books and Boys: We all have “types”

A few days ago, after yet another Judith/Ellen books conversation, I realized something: I totally have a book “type”. Just like how I know that the tall, über-jock looking guy at the bar will be the one I go for (it’s a weakness!) there are some books that, no matter how bad they might be [...]

by ellen4ya on January 4, 2013 • Permalink

Posted in Believable Fiction About Normal Stuff, Ellen Review, Love Triangle, New Adult, Overly Smart People In Love, Paranormal Fiction, Poignant Story and Hottie HOT Love Interest, Random Author Stuff, Sexy Bad Boys You Love to Hate...but Really Just Love, Sports

Posted by ellen4ya on January 4, 2013

http://www.iloveyafiction.com/books-and-boys-we-all-have-types/

The Timber Wolves Extra: Interviewing Liam

Dear Readers, I have a completely unshocking confession to make: I totally have crushes on fictional characters. And I’m guessing, since you all seem pretty awesome, that (whether or not you admit it to your non-reader friends) you do too. I just cannot get enough of Jonah Griggs from Jellicoe Road and Liam Cole from [...]

by ellen4ya on November 30, 2012 • Permalink

Posted in Author Spotlight, Ellen Review, Love Triangle, Paranormal Fiction, Random Author Stuff

Tagged alex cole, Destiny Binds, fate succumbs, interview, liam cole, scout, shifters, tammy blackwell, timber wolves, time mends, werewolves, YA Fiction

Posted by ellen4ya on November 30, 2012

http://www.iloveyafiction.com/the-timber-wolves-extra-interviewing-liam/

The Keatyn Chronicles: Kiss Me by Jillian Dodd

The Keatyn Chronicles: Kiss Me Publisher: Bandit Publishing (November 28, 2012) Format: Kindle Reviewed by: Ellen Plot: Picking up exactly where the first book left off, Keatyn is still at her posh boarding school far away from her family and friends in order to protect them, and herself, from creepy stalker Vincent. At school Keatyn’s days are filled [...]

by ellen4ya on November 28, 2012 • Permalink

Posted in Believable Fiction About Normal Stuff, Ellen Review, Love Triangle

Tagged aiden, dallas, dawson, high school fiction, hollywood, i love ya fiction, jillian dodd, keatyn, keatyn chronicles, kiss me, stalk me, stalker, ya review

Posted by ellen4ya on November 28, 2012

http://www.iloveyafiction.com/the-keatyn-chronicles-kiss-me-by-jillian-dodd/

Shark Bait by Jenn Cooksey (Plus a Scavenger Hunt and Giveaway!)

Shark Bait (The Grab Your Pole Series) by Jenn Cooksey Publisher: Self-Published (2012) Format: Kindle Plot: Camie and her sister had always been home-schooled until their mother’s cancer led to a move and the girls’ first-ever enrollment in public school. On her first day Camie meets hottie hot hot Tristan and it’s a complete case of insta-love. [...]

by ellen4ya on September 11, 2012 • Permalink

Posted in Believable Fiction About Normal Stuff, Contest, Ellen Review, Sexy Bad Boys You Love to Hate...but Really Just Love

Tagged cameron, camie, jenn cooksey, shark bait, swimming, taylor kitsch, tim riggins, tristan, water polo

Posted by ellen4ya on September 11, 2012

http://www.iloveyafiction.com/shark-bait-by-jenn-cooksey/

Time Mends by Tammy Blackwell

Time Mends (Timber Wolves #2) by Tammy Blackwell Publisher: Self-Published (December 31, 2011) Format: Kindle I know I’ve waited a while to write this review but it’s perfect timing since the next book comes out on September 11. WOOHOO!! I know you’re probably sick of this but since this is second book there will be SPOILERS from [...]