Review: Vampire Academy: The Ultimate Guide

Title:Vampire Academy: The Ultimate GuideSeries: Vampire AcademyGenre: Young Adult-Fantasy/ParanormalAuthor: Michelle Rowen/ Richelle MeadPublisher: RazorbillRelease Date: December 22, 2011Book: ARC given by Paragraphs Books   “Look out for Bloodlines, Richelle Mead’s new series set in the world of Vampire Academy, coming August 2011! The official guide to the #1 international bestselling Vampire Academy series Sink your teeth into the perfect holiday gift and must-have collector’s item for every fan of Richelle Mead’s totally addicting Vampire Academy series. Discover the history of St. Vladimir’s Academy, explore the dark psychology behind Rose and Lissa’s spirit bond, and find out even more illicit secrets about Moroi society....

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Review: Angel Fire

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Angel Fire by L.A. Weatherly Series: Angel Trilogy # 2 Published by Candlewick Press on January 27, 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "In Book Two of L. A. Weatherly’s wildly romantic, action-packed trilogy, the angels are back with a vengeance . . . and they don’t have heaven in mind. In the wake of the Second Wave, the angel menace has exploded, and Alex and Willow are on the lam. Willow’s prophetic dream points them to Mexico City, where they connect with a fledgling group of angel killers...

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Review: Ship Breaker

Title: Ship BreakerSeries: Ship Breaker # 1Genre: Young Adult- DystopianAuthor: Paolo BacigalupiPublisher: Little, Browns Books For Young ReadersRelease Date: October 3, 2011Book: FC sent by publisher “Winner of the 2011 Michael L. Printz Award In America’s Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota–and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it’s worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better...

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Review: Crushed

Crushed by K.C. Blake Published by Self-Published on July 13th 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Goodreads "The Noah sisters rule Titan High with their beauty, brains, and magical powers. Each year they play a secret game: Crushed. The girls pick their targets carefully and blow enchanted dust into the boy’s faces, charming them, but this year Kristen makes a grave mistake. She chooses the wrong boy and almost dies that same day. Coincidence? Maybe. But something isn’t quite right about Zach Bevian. He doesn’t behave like a boy who’s been Crushed. He goes from hot to cold, from looking at her with contempt to asking her out on a date. She doesn’t know what to think. Does he hate her or is he truly...

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Review: Defiance

Defiance by G.C. Naffin Series: The Successor Series # 1 Published by Self-Published on June 30, 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Historical/Fantasy Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads "When war has taken everything, there is only one choice: be stronger than your enemy. With her nation at war and her parents lost on the front lines, 16-year-old Vivian must find the strength to leave home and become a spy among her own people. There is only one problem: her parents are the king and queen, and she is their only heir. Vivian vows to discover the people behind their disappearance in the midst of worldwide turmoil, leaving behind her familiar life and entering one she thought she'd never experience. However, Vivian’s title is worth more...

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Review: Lightbringer

Title: LightbringerSeries: Lightbringer # 1Genre: Young Adult- Fantasy/ParanormalAuthor: K.D. McEntirePublisher: PYRRelease Date: November 15, 2011Book: ARC sent by publisher “The Never is a place of greys, a world a breath beyond our own, layered just past the memories of yesterday and the fleeting present moment. It is here, in this dismal limbo, that ghosts such as Piotr, Lily, and Elle must sort out an existence, both protecting the children called Lost and themselves from the walking darkness that is the army of rotting Walkers. Caught between her duty to her calling as the Lightbringer and her concern for her new ghostly friends, Wendy must walk the line between the two worlds, aiding Piotr in his fight against the Walkers as well as searching out the...

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