Andye Reads

By Becca... Today, I welcome Erin L. Schneider, author of SUMMER OF SLOANE, on the second day of Irish Banana's Summer of Sloane Blog Tour! Thank you so much Hannah and Erin! This was such a fun post to collaborate on, and I'm excited to persuade EVERYONE to read this epic book! Check out Erin's Q&A post below, and then stick around for an awesome giveaway! SUMMER OF SLOANE By Erin L. Schneider Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (May 3, 2016) Language: English Warm Hawaiian sun. Lazy beach days. Flirty texts with her boyfriend back in Seattle. These are the things seventeen-year-old Sloane McIntyre pictured when she imagined the summer she’d be spending at her mom’s home in Hawaii with her twin brother, Penn. Instead, after learning an unthinkable secret about her boyfriend, Tyler, and best friend, Mick, all she has is a fractured hand and a completely shattered heart. Once she arrives in Honolulu, though, Sloane hopes that Hawaii might ...

By Becca.... Dangerous Lies  QUESTIONS with Becca Fitzpatrick! Today, I'm welcoming Becca Fitzpatrick to talk a little bit about Dangerous Lies, her new YA thriller that released yesterday (GO BUY IT!), and ask her some dangerous questions. They aren't really that dangerous, but they were super fun, and I adored reading Becca's answers! But brace yourselves, things may get a little confusing with two NAME TWINS conversing together. :)  Becca FOWL: One of the first things that caught my eye about Dangerous Lies, was that it was set in Nebraska. Mainly because half of my family lives there (Nebraska Represent!). So was there a specific reason why you chose Nebraska for Stella's new home? Have you ever been there?   Becca FITZ: I grew up in Nebraska. Thunder Basin is based on the town of my childhood. I’ve always wanted to set a book there, but it took years to feel comfortable writing about a place--and to be honest, characters--so personal to me. All m...