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Book Review: Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index by Julie Israel

Title:  Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index Author:  Julie Israel Series:   n/a Pages:   308 Publisher:  Penguin Date of Publication:  1st June 2017 Source:  For review from publisher* Synopsis from Goodreads: It's hard to keep close a person everyone keeps telling you is gone. It's been sixty-five painful days since the death of Juniper's big sister, Camilla. On her first day back at school, bracing herself for the stares and whispers, Juniper borrows Camie's handbag for luck - and discovers an unsent break-up letter inside. It's mysteriously addressed to 'You' and dated July 4th - the day of Camie's accident. Desperate to learn the identity of Camie's secret love, Juniper starts to investigate. But then she loses something herself. A card from her daily ritual, The Happiness Index: little notecards on which she rates the day. The Index has been holding Juniper together since Camie's death - but without this card, there's a ho...

Book Review: When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Title:  When Dimple Met Rishi Author:  Sandhya Menon Series:  n/a Pages:   384 Publisher:  Hodder Paperbacks Date of Publication:  1st June, 2017 Source:  Publisher via NetGalley Synopsis from Goodreads: The arranged-marriage YA romcom you didn't know you wanted or needed... Meet Dimple. Her main aim in life is to escape her traditional parents, get to university and begin her plan for tech world domination. Meet Rishi. He's rich, good-looking and a hopeless romantic. His parents think Dimple is the perfect match for him, but she's got other plans... Dimple and Rishi may think they have each other figured out. But when opposites clash, love works hard to prove itself in the most unexpected ways. Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Jenny Han and Nicola Yoon, WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI is a frothy, funny contemporary romance set at a coding convention in San Francisco over one exciting summer. Told from the dual perspectives of two...