Review: The Candidates

Title: The CandidatesSeries: Delcroix Academy # 1Genre: Young Adult-Fantasy Author: Inara Scott Publisher: Hyperion Release Date: August 24, 2010 Book: ARC recieved from Joni at Paragraph Books “?Dancia Lewis is far from popular. And that’s not just because of her average grades or her less-than-glamorous wardrobe. In fact, Dancia’s mediocrity is a welcome cover for her secret: whenever she sees a person threatening someone she cares about, things just…happen. Cars skid. Structures collapse. Usually someone gets hurt. So Dancia does everything possible to avoid getting close to anyone, belieiving this way she can supress her powers and keep them hidden. But when recruiters from the prestigious Delcroix Academy show up in her living room to...

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Review: Dead Beautiful

Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon Published by Disney-Hyperion on September 21, 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books Buy on Amazon Goodreads "After Renee Winters discovers her parents lying dead in California’s Redwood Forest in what appears to be a strange double murder, her grandfather sends her off to Gottfried Academy in Maine, a remote and mysterious high school dedicated to philosophy, “crude sciences,” and Latin: the Language of the Dead. It’s here she meets Dante, a dark and elusive student to whom she feels inexplicably drawn. As they get to know each other better, Dante can’t seem to control his attraction either, and their desires gradually deepen into a complex and dangerous romance....

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Review: Fat Vampire

Fat Vampire by Adam Rex Series: Stand Alone Published by Balzer + Bray on July 27, 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Supernatural/Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Doug Lee is undead quite by accident—attacked by a desperate vampire, he finds himself cursed with being fat and fifteen forever. When he has no luck finding some goth chick with a vampire fetish, he resorts to sucking the blood of cows under cover of the night. But it's just not the same. Then he meets the new Indian exchange student and falls for her—hard. Yeah, he wants to bite her, but he also wants to prove himself to her. But like the laws of life, love, and high school, the laws of vampire existence are complicated—it's not as easy as studying Dracula. Especially when the star of Vampire...

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Review: The Poison Diaries

Title: The Poison DiariesSeries: Poison Diaries # 1Genre: Young Adult-Historical/FantasyAuthor: Maryrose WoodPublisher: Blazer + BrayRelease Date: June 20, 2010Book: ARC recieved from Joni at Paragraphs Books “Jessamine Luxson lives with her father, Thomas, an apothecary, in an isolated cottage near Alnwick Castle. Thomas’s pride and obsession is his locked garden full of dangerous plants, which Jessamine is forbidden to enter. When a traveler brings an orphan to their cottage, he claims the boy has special gifts that Thomas might value. Jessamine is drawn to the strange but intriguing boy, called Weed. Soon their friendship deepens into love. Finally, Weed shares his secret: He can communicate with plants. For him they have distinct personalities—and some...

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Review: Braced to Bite

Braced To Bite by Serena Robar Published by Berkley Trade on June 1st 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Goodreads "Colby Blanchard is the popular cheerleader with the grades, the hunky boyfriend, and the homecoming crown in the bag. Then things go bad-like turning-into-a-vampire bad. And complicating things is the fact that her orthodontist father has removed her canine teeth to give her a perfect smile, so she can't even do the vampire thing properly. Luckily, he's fitting her with some new headgear so she can feed. (So now she's not just a vampire but a dork.) This lighthearted debut will have Buffy fans of all ages laughing and shuddering as Colby battles the Vampire Council, resists her attraction to a fellow vamp, and hunts down...

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Review: Beautiful Malice

Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James Series: Stand Alone Published by Bantam on July 13th 2010 Genres: Young Adult-Adventure/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books Goodreads   "So. Were you glad, deep down? Were you glad to be rid of her? Your perfect sister? Were you secretly glad when she was killed?   Following a terrible tragedy that leaves her once-perfect family shattered, Katherine Patterson moves to a new city, starts at a new school, and looks forward to a new life of quiet anonymity.   But when Katherine meets the gregarious and beautiful Alice Parrie her resolution to live a solitary life becomes difficult. Katherine is unable resist the flattering attention that Alice pays her and is so charmed by Alice’s contagious...

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