Title: It Helps With the Blues Author: Bryan Cebulski Publisher: tRaum Books Length: 171 Pages Category: Teen Fiction Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The angst and woe in this short novel is intense, real, and frequently painful. These are teenagers being teenagers, for better and for worse, just trying to cope, and there are…
Tag: Suicide
Review: Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Title: Yes, Daddy Author: Jonathan Parks-Ramage Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Length: 293 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Psychological Thriller Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: To say I liked this book would be an outright lie. To say I was absorbed by it, despite my aversion to so much of it, and that the story has stuck…
Guest Post and Giveaway: Upon Broken Wings by E.L. Reedy and A.M. Wade
Welcome to authors E.L. Reedy and A.M. Wade! They’re joining us today on the tour to celebrate their new collaboration, Upon Broken Wings, published by Evernight Teen. They sharing some keen personal insight into their main character, and there’s also a giveaway so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget for details. Anatomy of…
Review: Mr. Big Empty by Gregory Ashe
Title: Mr. Big Empty Series: Hollow Folk: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 381 Pages Category: Teen Fiction, Murder Mystery At a Glance: This book isn’t perfect, but it’s close enough to being that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking for a dark and gritty bit of Teen Fiction. Reviewed…
Review: Turn the World Upside Down by Nyrae Dawn
Title: Turn the World Upside Down Author: Nyrae Dawn Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary, Teen Fiction At a Glance: Author Nyrae Dawn has written the most beautiful story—an important novel that brings into light circumstances that teens deal with every day of their lives. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: They’d have to…
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia 2015
Welcome to The Novel Approach. I’m so glad you’ve made us a stop on your tour of HAHBAT participating blogs this year. If you’ve followed TNA for any amount of time at all, you’ll know I don’t blog much (if ever). While I do have opinions on far too many things, I also understand that…