Slut-Shaming. Anorexia. REVENGE. (You know, High School Stuff.) Natasha “Tash” Bohner just turned eighteen. Theoretically, that should mean escaping from trailer park purgatory—and her less than stellar relationship with her widowed mother—and running away to Los Angeles with her anorexic best friend, Margot. But life is known for taking some very shitty, unexpected turns. Already the scourge of the Guthrie High gossip mill, Tash’s reputation takes an explosive turn into infamy when she assaults the captain of the wrestling team. (Spoiler alert: he totally deserved it.) The principal tells her she’s on her last strike. But when Margot’s will to live is threatened by the leader of the Guthrie Bitch Squad, Tash vows to get revenge on the most popular girl in school—no matter what it takes. Because she promised her favorite teacher she wouldn’t get expelled, Tash is forced to get creative, and beat the reigning Mean Girl at her own game—by running against her for Prom Queen, and winning. In order to succeed, Tash will have to do the unthinkable: join student government, pretend to be well-adjusted and actually try in school. (Also, she’ll have to quit swearing so goddamn much.) This might sound like a modern day Cinderella Story, but it is NOT a fairy tale. PROMISCUOUS is a crossover novel of Young Adult / New Adult contemporary hard knocks, which attacks issues like bullying, anorexia and slut-shaming head-on, without mercy. As one reader put it, “There is no warm up, no shallow easy beginning to dip your toes in to grow accustomed to its feel. Nope. Hold your breath and swim biatch or prepare to drown.” To find out more, please visit http://isobelirons.com/promiscuous. Reader Responses to PROMISCUOUS: "[Promiscuous] may make you feel uncomfortable at times, but it will actually make you feel." "There is no warm up, no shallow easy beginning to dip your toes in to grow accustomed to its feel. Nope. Hold your breath and swim biatch or prepare to drown. Straight away it feels like Natasha is attacking, almost willing you to put the book down and walk away. For me that was practically a sign that she had something to hide, and made me push on all the more harder." "If you’re the sort of person who watches movies or reads books with titles like Naked Chainsaw Cheerleader Decapitation Rally just to be offended by them, I suggest you not read this book." "I don't think I've ever felt as much rage while reading." "I started out with a smirk, which turned into a full-on grin, then horror, then laughing, then trepidation, then disbelief." "I like how [Isobel Irons] can creep me out and also have parts of the story that make me laugh. And then I'm sad." "I simultaneously felt ill and severely violent towards a fictional character--which doesn't happen often. ...I want to tear [Becca Foster's] f***ing hair out by the roots and gouge her eyes out with a spork." "Even though this isn't my usual book to pick up to read for pleasure, I'm definitely learning a few things. I think this novel will really click with a lot of people, especially the abused and bullied ones...I think this book is necessary. For them and for me." "It's almost like reading my feelings as a teenager instead of [Tash's]." "I feel like if I were to come face-to-face with [Isobel Irons] right now, I'd probably have to punch [her] and then buy [her] a martini." "Isobel Irons’ writing style is pretty damn captivating." Views: 18
Robbie the lonely house bot makes new friends and discovers an underground organisation intent on a new role for machine intelligences and destined for an historic confrontation with human society. But others are reaching out for Robbie, including some from his forgotten past who have not forgiven the part he played in developing the robots’ culture of resistance. Views: 18
Revolutions of the Heart won the 1994 Minnesota Book Award for Older Children's Fiction, and was named a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, as well as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
Outspoken 17-year-old Cory Knutson faces the most difficult year of her life -- dealing with the death of her beloved mother and the racism she discovers in her own hometown. Friends and neighbors in her small Wisconsin town have become bitterly divided over Indian treaty rights, and when Cory starts dating an American-Indian boy, Mac, she becomes a target of the townspeople's bigotry. Views: 18
Martha Stanton Isn't Looking for Love The light went out of Martha's soul when her husband fell to a bullet in St. Louis. Now, back in her hometown of Cañon City, she's convinced she'll never know happiness again. Until she crosses paths with a darkly mysterious Colorado Ranger. Haskell Jacobs has a mission. And the beautiful, flame-haired widow sure isn't it. But Martha is somehow mixed up in the crime that brought Haskell to the rough-and-tumble town...and soon, she's entangled in the lawman's heart. But the danger that lurks around them is all too real. Can they find strength and love in each other before it's too late? Views: 18
Emma Burcelli has suffered over a decade of dating disasters. But she concludes that love is officially dead when her grandfather Poppi suddenly passes, leaving her grandmother Nona devastated. To help out, Emma works in the family bookstore, which Nona insists must be decked out in sweetheart décor as Poppi would have done for Valentine's Day. Although she feels like a V-Day Scrooge, Emma quickly learns to enjoy the task with the help of a handsome family friend, Lane Forester, who shows her that hanging hearts is much more fun when done to the tune of Dean Martin. As Emma and Lane share time and memories of Poppi, she reconsiders the notion that romance is alive. Just as Emma's heart begins to lift, however, she learns her sister has already staked a claim on Lane. Emma's mother and sister insist Lane only sees her as a future sister-in-law, but she can't help wondering if it could be something more. Views: 18
Rhi loves to sing but has no idea realize how amazing she is, especially since she split up with Max, who she still loves. Everything changes when a talent scount spots her performing at a wedding. Suddenly Rhi's in huge demand and promising to be a new music sensation. And on top of that, Max is doing everything in his power to win her back. Views: 18
When famous—and infamous—country singer Rye Crenshaw saunters into the
diner where she cooks, Tory Simmons is certain she’s got him pegged.
He’s a bad boy who indulges himself in all things, women included. But
while she couldn’t care less about country music or arrogant men, Rye
makes her an offer she can’t refuse when he asks her to be his private
chef on his multi-city concert tour. The job is the answer to all her
prayers: it will clear out her debt and finance the fresh start she
desperately needs. Rye is certain his sassy new cook is
the last woman who’d ever tempt him, but spending time with the
wholesome girl next door will do wonders for his damaged public image,
whether she likes being forced into the spotlight or not. Her food also
happens to be the best he’s ever eaten, both comforting and seductive.
But spending time with Tory on the road shows him a new side to her—one
that’s as impossible to resist as her food. And when an emergency in his
family whisks him home, he does the one thing he’s never risked: he
lets a woman into his heart… Soon the emotions Rye faked
for the tabloids become all too real, but will the country heaven he’s
found in Tory’s arms survive in the real world? Views: 18
The Right One, A Romance Book by Samanthya Wyatt Views: 18
