Review: Pandemonium
Title: PandemonuimSeries: Delirium # 2Genre: Young Adult- DystopianAuthor: Lauren OliverPublisher: Harper TeenRelease Date: March 6, 2012Book: Borrowed from GCR “I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, pushing aside thoughts of Alex, pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, push, push, push, like Raven taught me to do.The old life is dead.But the old Lena is dead too.I buried her.I left her beyond a fence,behind a wall of smoke and flame. Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.” I can’t say how much I have been wanting to read...
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Title: The PromiseSeries: NoGenre: Young Adult- Fantasy/ParanormalAuthor: Apryl BakerPublisher: Black Matrix PublishingRelease Date: September 1, 2011Book: E-Book sent by author “Cassie Jayne Bishop grew up in the sleepy town of New Salem, NC, the only non-believer in the tradition and power of the town Coven. When a stranger comes to New Salem, everything she thought was normal about her life unravels around her. Ethan makes her question everything, even her sister’s death in a car crash years ago. As Cassie discovers the full truth about her heritage, and the clues start to pile up, she becomes determined to find out if the Coven was actually involved in her sister’s death. What she uncovers terrifies her.Her fate lies at the very heart of the...
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Welcome to The Promise Blog Tour! “Cassie Jayne Bishop grew up in the sleepy town of New Salem, NC, the only non-believer in the tradition and power of the town Coven. When a stranger comes to New Salem, everything she thought was normal about her life unravels around her. Ethan makes her question everything, even her sister’s death in a car crash years ago. As Cassie discovers the full truth about her heritage, and the clues start to pile up, she becomes determined to find out if the Coven was actually involved in her sister’s death. What she uncovers terrifies her.Her fate lies at the very heart of the secret the Coven protects. It’s the reason she was born. Now, betrayed on every side, can she find a way to survive or will she be the catalyst...
Read MoreReview: Thin Air
Title: Thin AirSeries: Thin Air Saga # 1Genre: Young Adult- Fantasy/ParanormalAuthor: Lynn SeresinPublisher: Kindle EditionRelease Date: August 2, 2011Book: E-Book sent by author “Alice Ayre is no ordinary teenager. She took her first name from a statue in Central Park, pulled her last name out of the air (literally), and she’s actually almost a thousand years old. In fact, the only “ordinary” thing about Alice is that she’s in love. Alice was a sylphid—a winged air spirit—when she spotted Daniel Field camping in the Adirondacks and lost her heart to the handsome NYU student. Intangible to the human senses, her only hope of winning his heart resides in becoming mortal, even though transmutation is forbidden by Paralda, ruler of the air. Risking punishment,...
Read MoreReview: Demon Whisperer
Demon Whisperer by Tawny Stokes Published by Self-Published on September 28, 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Paranormal Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Awake a year-long coma, where he literally spent in hell, Caden Butcher, 17, developed a special power. He can speak to demons in their own language. This new trick helps him take over the family exorcism business, from his broken alcoholic father. Having to take care of the finances, Caden makes a decent income getting rid of demons. He’s known as the young whiz-kid exorcist to the stars, obtaining most of his work in Hollywood. But what others don't know is the exorcisms are all staged with the help of his best buddy, a demon he met in hell named Dantalion (Dan). When an...
Read MoreReview: Prized
Title: PrizedSeries: Birthmarked # 2genre: Young Adult- DystopianAuthor: Caragh M. O’BrienPublisher: Roaring Book PressRelease Date: November 8, 2011Book: Netgalley “Striking out into the wasteland with nothing but her baby sister, a handful of supplies, and a rumor to guide her, sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone survives only to be captured by the people of Sylum, a dystopian society where women rule the men who drastically outnumber them, and a kiss is a crime. In order to see her sister again, Gaia must submit to their strict social code, but how can she deny her sense of justice, her curiosity, and everything in her heart that makes her whole?” I read the first book last year and really loved it. Now that I got to read the next one, I...
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