The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding

"Things I know about Reece Malcolm:
1. She graduated from New York University.
2. She lives in or near Los Angeles.
3. Since her first novel was released, she’s been on the New York Times bestseller list every week.
4. She likes strong coffee and bourbon.
5. She’s my mother.
Devan knows very little about Reece Malcolm, until the day her father dies and she’s shipped off to live with the mother she’s never met. All she has is a list of notebook entries that doesn’t add up to much.
L.A. offers a whole new world to Devan—a performing arts school allows her to pursue her passion for show choir and musicals, a new circle of friends helps to draw her out of her shell, and an intriguing boy opens up possibilities for her first love.
But then the Reece Malcolm list gets a surprising new entry. Now that Devan is so close to having it all, can she handle the possibility of losing everything?" -Goodreads.com

So, I had seen a bit about The Reece Malcolm List floating around on Goodreads and knew I wanted to read it. But then on the same day saw amazing reviews from both Tonya @ The Midnight Garden and April @ Good Books and Good Wine that right after reading both of them went and ordered it right away. And I'm so glad I did, it was the best standalone contemporary YA book I have read in a while. Also why it reminded me why I love reading them so much. Gosh, even now thinking about how much I loved it after reading it just a few days ago makes me want to go reread bits of it again...

5 stars.
Read from February 24 to 25, 2013