Once again, here is a link up of all the Contemporary happenings I've stumbled across in the past week on blogs other than Shanyn's and my own! There are some seriously awesome things happening around the blogosphere, so click through the list and check it out!
And since it is absolutely impossible for me to really be aware of all that is happening everywhere, if you have seen or posted anything Contemporary related, Let me know! I will either add it to this list, or include it in next week's post!
Awesome Reading Challenge: The Keeping It Real Contemporary YA Reading Challenge hosted by Kat @ I Write, I Read, I Review. And, there will be prizes!:)
REVIEWS:
Sarah @ The Storybound Girl — Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King
Candace @ Candace's Book Blog — Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler, Amplified by Tara Kelly, Vintage Veronica by Erica S. Perl, North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headly
L.L. @ The Story Girl — I am the Messenger by Marcus Zusak
Katelyn @ Katelyn's Blog — The Pull of Gravity by Gae Polisner and My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody
Melina @ Reading Vacation — Past Perfect by Lelia Sales and The Daughters Join the Party by Joanna Philbin (this is the third book in the series.)
Author Jessi Kirby — Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez
Asheley @ Into the Hall of Books — We the Animals by Justin Torres
Samual @ Books for All Seasons — The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
Danya @ A Tapestry of Words — Dear Bully by Various
Shannon @ Books Devoured — Looking for Alaska John Green and The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
The Busy Bibliophile — Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee
Anna @ Anna Reads — Bunheads by Sophie Flack
Raquel @ The Book Barbies — Moonglass by Jessi Kirby
Page @ One Book at a Time — Lie by Caroline Bock
Emily @ Red House Books — Reasons to be Happy by Katrina Kittle
Giselle @ Xpresso Reads — dancergirl by Carol M. Tanzman, and Room by Emma Donoghue (probably more Adult than YA, but it is definitely a crossover book).
Somer @ A Bird's Eye View — Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Liz @ Consumed by Books — The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Nicci @ Paper Dreams — Perfect Cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez (she also wrote a fun — Five Reasons to Read Virtuosity post!)
Julie @ A Tale of Many Reviews — The Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines
Chris @ Between the Covers — Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
Ginger @ Greads! — Amplified by Tara Kelly
Carrie @ Stalking the Bookshelves — Saving June by Hannah Harrington and The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Rowena @ The Book Scoop — My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody
Mindi @ Books Complete Me — Geek Girl by Cindy C. Bennett
Sarah @ YA Love — How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
Jennifer @ Novel Thoughts — Saving June by Hannah Harrington
Aubrey @ holes in my brain — How to Save a Life — Sara Zarr
Mary @ Anxirium — Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
Lori @ Pure Imagination — Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Lisa @ The Garden of Books — Where She Went by Gayle Forman and Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
John @ Dreaming in Books — Spoiled by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
Kelli @ I'd So Rather Be Reading — Going Too Far — Jennifer Echols
Princess Bookie — Past Perfect by Lelia Sales and Pure Red by Danielle Joseph
For the Love of Contemporary — His Eyes by Renee Carter
Tiffany @ Tiffany Reads — The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder and Moonglass by Jessi Kirby
Ashley @ Bookaholics Anonymous — Raw Blue by Kirsty Egar
Hannah @ Paperback Treasures — If I Tell by Janet Gurtler, Calli by Jessica Lee Anderson and Between Here and Forever by Elizabeth Scott.
Bailey @ IB Book Blogging — Past Perfect by Lelia Sales
The Book Faerie — The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder (WARNING — This review DOES contain spoilers)
Jenny @ The Mimosa Stimulus — Amplified by Tara Kelly and Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez
Sophia @ The Book Basement — If I Stay by Gayle Forman, Just Listen by Sarah Dessen and The Duff by Kody Keplinger
Natalie @ Quirky Vintage — Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (not completely Contemporary, but mostly & amazing, so...)
Karen @ For What It's Worth — Where You Are by Tammara Webber
Lisa @ The Garden of Books — Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott (this is actually a short — What on Earth could I possibly say about this level of intensity — post)
AUTHORS:
The Nerd Girls @ Books to the Sky Interviewed Janet Gurtler! (And there is a giveaway!)
For the Love of Contemporary spotlighted Sarah Ockler!!!
Candace @ Candace's Book Blog interviewed Anne Pfeffer (and there is an international giveaway!) and she also interviewed Stasia Kehoe!
The Contemps blog spotlighted new author Josie Bloss and her novel Faking Faith.
Sam @ Books for all Seasons interviewed Melissa Kantor!
Liz @ Consumed by Books has a fun This or That Interview with Hannah Harrington!
Hannah @ Paperback Treasures has a guest post from Megan Bostic about the songs that inspired her book!
Melina @ Reading Vacation has a guest post from Joanna Philbin.
Kristi @ The Story Siren has a guest post from Catherine Ryan Hyde (with a giveaway)
DISCUSSION TOPICS
Allison @ The Allure of Books vlogged about her favorite YA Contemporary Books
Mandie Baxter: Why I Love Contemporary
Rowena @ The Book Scoop: Why I Love Contemporary
Author Carol Tanzman: Why I Write Contemporary YA
Bee @ Dreamcatcher's Lair: Her favorite Dark YA books. (Not all are Contemporary, but most of them are!)
Author Abbi Glines: Her 11 favorite Indie Contemporary YA Romances
Tough Stuff in Contemporary YA: (again, many of these were written as guest posts and I am only identifying the author of the post, not the host blog)
Rie @ Mission to Read
Bonnie @ A Backwards Story
Candace @ Candace's Book Blog
Jacinda @ Reading Housewives
Katelyn @ Katelyn's Blog
Cara @ Chasing Words
Mandie Baxter
Nicci @ Paper Dreams
Shannon @ Books Devoured
Ginger @ GReads!
Again — If you have seen or written a post talking about Contemporary YA or reviewing a book, LET ME KNOW!! I'd LOVE to include you in the link up AND I personally read and comment on all of them. (It takes a while, but I'm LOVING It!) So leave me a comment, shoot me an email or send me a tweet and I'll add you to my list!:)