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18 Jan 2019

#Review: THE LONG GAME by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

18 January 0 Comments

THE LONG GAME

Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Series: The Fixer #2
Source: Purchased from Kobo
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication Date: June 7, 2016
Overall Rating:
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Summary:

The Kendricks help make the problems of the Washington elite disappear…but some secrets won’t stay buried.

For Tess Kendrick, a junior at the elite Hardwicke School in Washington, D.C., fixing runs in the family. But Tess has another legacy, too, one that involves power and the making of political dynasties. When Tess is asked to run a classmate’s campaign for student council, she agrees. But when the candidates are children of politicians, even a high school election can involve life-shattering secrets.

Meanwhile, Tess’s guardian has also taken on an impossible case, as a terrorist attack calls into doubt who can—and cannot—be trusted on Capitol Hill. Tess knows better than most that power is currency in D.C., but she's about to discover firsthand that power always comes with a price.
Purchase:
Amazon | Chapters | TBD

I absolutely loved THE FIXER so I immediately purchased THE LONG GAME and then promptly didn't read it for two years. But that's okay because I read it now and I absolutely loved it! I love that this is basically Scandal for YA and the twists and turns were perfect.

9 Aug 2016

#Review: THE FIXER by Jennifer Lynne Barnes

09 August 3 Comments

THE FIXER

Author: Jennifer Lynne Barnes
Series: The Fixer #1
Source: Purchased from BookOutlet
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Publication Date: July 7, 2015
Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary:
This thriller YA is Scandal meets Veronica Mars.

Sixteen-year-old Tess Kendrick has spent her entire life on her grandfather's ranch. But when her estranged sister Ivy uproots her to D.C., Tess is thrown into a world that revolves around politics and power. She also starts at Hardwicke Academy, the D.C. school for the children of the rich and powerful, where she unwittingly becomes a fixer for the high school set, fixing teens’ problems the way her sister fixes their parents’ problems.

And when a conspiracy surfaces that involves the family member of one of Tess's classmates, love triangles and unbelievable family secrets come to light and life gets even more interesting—and complicated—for Tess.

Perfect for fans of Pretty Little Liars and Heist Society, readers will be clamoring for this compelling teen drama with a political twist.

Purchase:
I had it in my mind that this was a Science Fiction novel for some reason before I started reading it. But it's actually a political thriller novel which is like 100% my thing so I was VERY excited once I got into it! It has a similar premise to the TV show Scandal (which I've never watched) and there are a lot of twists and turns and a great (open) ending for the sequel to step right in.