Waiting on Wednesdays: The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

WHAT WE ARE WAITING FOR:

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Title: The Art of LaineyAuthor: Paula StokesPublishing Date: May 20 2014Publisher: HarperTeenSoccer star Lainey Mitchell is used to getting what she wants, and when her boyfriend Jason breaks up with her for no reason, what she wants is to win him back before the start of their senior year. Lainey and her friend Bianca check the interwebz for tips and tricks, but the online dating advice is all pretty lame. 

Then the girls stumble across a copy of The Art of War. Didn't someone once say that love is a battlefield? Jason isn't going to stand a chance once Lainey and Bee go all Zhou Dynasty on him... 

Old school strategy and subterfuge meet modern-day dramarama in the story of a girl who sets out to win at all costs and ends up discovering what's really worth fighting for.

Book in Review: Summer on the Short Bus by Bethany Crandell

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Title: Summer on the Short Bus
Author: Bethany Crandell
Format: ARC
Paperback: 272 pages
Publication Date: April 1, 2014
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Rating: 5/5
Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. 
Cricket Montgomery is a rich and spoiled kid, who is sent by her father to a camp. She is already dreading the fact of going to a camp, but what makes her eventually faint is when she finds out that the campers are actually handicapped. The only thing keeping her in the camp is a Zac Efron look-a-like aka Quinn. How will Cricket get through that summer camp? Which will she choose, her Zac Efron look-a-like, or her luxurious life back home? 

This book has a unique beauty in it which is rare to all books. I absolutely agree with what others say that Bethany's writing style is funny and witty. It's also very blunt and clear which makes this book very easy to understand. The writing style made the book very suitable for its target readers. I wasn't exactly laughing out loud, but I definitely shared a few chuckles in my head. I couldn't put the book down when I started reading it. As a result, I finished reading the book in one sitting. I also liked how the book is a cliche, but still wonderfully amazing. Usually, when I read books with a cliche plot, I won't give it a 5 star rating. The difference with this book is that the author was able to write it well enough that I couldn't give it a lower rating.

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Gateway Books/Authors

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Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!
This week's topic is our top ten gateway books/authors. We will be listing down the books and the authors that go us into reading books and/or reading a particular genre.

Common Picks:

1. Rainbow Rowell
She was the author the got us into loving and reading more of Contemporary YA. She is also one of the authors whose books we would automatically read. Our favorite book by her is Eleanor and Park but we love her other books too. 

2. David Levithan
David Levithan was the author who got us into reading books about the LGBT community. His books aren't all about that but there are some. 

3. The Hunger Games 
When we first read The Hunger Games, we weren't really big fans of Dystopian fiction. After we read this book, we were able to appreciate it even more and started reading more of the books in that genre. 

4. Harry Potter
No explanation needed. We can't imagine life without this book!

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