“Real” Book Challenge March!

It’s time for this month’s “Real” Book Challenge wrap-up post! How was March for everyone? Did you get your hands on a lot of real books? We managed to read some pretty great stuff, with some amazing covers! Here’s the list of “real” books that we read in March: Meg Kassiah We’ll never get tired […]


Spotlight Sunday: Is There Anything That You Consider Unforgivable?

By now you know that when the four of us are together, in person or via the magic of the internet, the conversations almost always come back to books. We love them. We love the people who write them, the people who publish them, and the people who read them. In fact, we have so […]


{Flashback Friday} Wake by Lisa McMann [Dream Catcher #1] (12)

It’s time for Flashback Friday, where we feature a book that’s at least two years old. They could be books we’ve read and loved or books we need to jump on. Wake by Lisa McMann Published on 3/4/2008 by Simon Pulse For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people’s dreams is getting old. Especially the […]


{Waiting On} Biggest Flirts by Jennifer Echols (53)

It’s time for another installment of Waiting on Wednesday, where we give you the 411 on the books that we can’t wait to read. Biggest Flirts by Jennifer Echols Anticipated Arrival Date: 5/20/2014 Tia and Will’s lives get flipped upside down when they’re voted Yearbook’s Biggest Flirts in this sassy novel from the author of […]


{Tour} Twelve Steps by Veronica Bartles (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Welcome to Swoony Boys Podcast! We are thrilled to be part of the tour for Veronica Bartles’ debut novel, Twelve Steps! ***Excerpt*** “Great concert, guys! We rocked it!” I skip into the room and casually brush one finger along the back of Jarod’s neck as I pass the table. He shivers at my touch and […]


{Tour: Author Interview + Giveaway} Summer on the Short Bus by Bethany Crandell

Summer on the Short Bus by Bethany Crandell Published by Running Press Kids on April 1, 2014 Pages: 256 Cricket Montgomery has been thrown under the short bus. Shipped off to a summer camp by her father, Cricket is forced to play babysitter to a bunch of whiny kids—or so she thinks. When she realizes […]


Spotlight Sunday: What Takes You Out of a Book or Book World?

Welcome back to another week of Spotlight Sunday! We hope you enjoyed last week’s topic, Books You’d Like to See Made into TV or Movies. This week, we’re discussing: What Takes You Out of a Book or Book World? Does it Make You Mad or Can You Easily Get Back Into It? Head over to […]


{Flashback Friday} Wayside School Is Falling Down by Louis Sachar [Wayside School #2] (11)

It’s time for Flashback Friday, where we feature a book that’s at least two years old. They could be books we’ve read and loved or books we need to jump on. Wayside School Is Falling Down by Louis Sachar Published on 1/1/1989 by HarperCollins Watch closely,” said Mrs. Jewls. “You can learn much faster using […]