Day before Valentines Day - Read-a-Palooza

Leading up to Valentines day, I will review or remind you of one book each day that you can read to get in the mood for Valentines Day.

Today, there are many reads for you to enjoy for the day before the Big Day!

Kisses for Lula by Samantha Mckintosh
Can Lula defeat the curse and finally get her first kiss?
 
Matched by Ally Condie
In a time where everything is decided for you, can Cassia overcome the dictatorship of her society and fall in love?

The Serious Kiss by Mary Hogan
Libby Madrigal and her best friend promised that they would each get one serious kiss before they turn fifteen; when Libby is just starting to make progress, her parents move the whole family. To a retirement home no less! Can Libby survive the madcap drama and still get her serious kiss?

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Keenan, the king of the Summer faeries needs a queen. Aislinn isn't to let the faeries know that she sees them. But Keenan is trying to save summer before it ends, but can he persuade Aislinn in time?

The Kiss series by Luisa Plaja
When nerd Jo moves to the US, she automatically feels unaccepted; isolated from her friends, with no one to talk to. When the door to popularity opens, will she follow it, even though she might not want to? The choice is hers, To Kiss or Not To Kiss.

Have fun reading; your fellow book nerd,

Isme
The Book Slooth

REVIEW: The serious kiss by Mary Hogan

 Another hysterical novel by author Mary Hogan, The Serious Kiss is a sparkling gem of a story that lets you escape for a while into the madcap world of fourteen year old Libby Madrigal.

Libby Madrigal's life is falling into place. The guy she crushes on actually knows she exists, and she is getting closer to that long awaited Serious Kiss. 
But then, out of the blue, her parents tell her and her brothers to pack up their things, in two days, the whole family is moving to the middle of the dessert. 
Libby is crushed, all hopes of a Serious Kiss go out the window, she doesn't even get to say goodbye to her friends. 
Can Libby deal with her embarrasing mother, alcoholic father and the sweltering heat of the dessert and still get her a Serious Kiss?

The first novel by Mary Hogan that I have read, I was drawn in by the cover. I love the look of it -- I think that the theme works well with the nature of the novel.
I enjoyed the plot of the novel, it kept you reading throughout all the cringe-worthy moments, and kept you hungry for more. Hogan uses an easily understandable vocabulary, yet makes it interesting. This novel is sure worth the title of "Summer Read."

Pure and simple, The Serious Kiss is escapism fun that I would recommend for teenage girls aged 13 - 15, possibly 16.