Review: Because It Is My Blood

Because It Is My Blood by Gabrielle Zevin Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) on September 18th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads “Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in.”- Michael Corleone, The Godfather Since her release from Liberty Children's Facility, Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, her criminal record is making it hard for her to do that. No high school wants her with a gun possession charge on her rap sheet. Plus, all the people in her life have moved on: Natty has skipped two grades at Holy Trinity, Scarlet and Gable seem closer than ever, and even Win is in a new relationship.But when old friends return demanding that...

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Review: The Forsaken

Title: The Forsaken Series: The Forsaken # 1 Genre: Young Adult-Dystopian Author: Lissa M. Stasse Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers Release Date: July 10, 2012 Book: ARC sent by publisher “As an obedient orphan of the U.N.A. (the super-country that was once Mexico, the U.S., and Canada), Alenna learned at an early age to blend in and be quiet—having your parents taken by the police will do that to a girl. But Alenna can’t help but stand out when she fails a test that all sixteen-year-olds have to take: The test says she has a high capacity for brutal violence, and so she is sent to The Wheel, an island where all would-be criminals end up.The life expectancy of prisoners on The Wheel is just two years, but with dirty, violent, and...

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Review: The Rise Of Nine

Title: The Rise Of Nine Series: Lorien Legacies # 3 Genre: Young Adult-Fantasy/Paranormal Author: Pittacus Lore Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: August 21, 2012 Book: ARC sent by publisher “Until the day I met John Smith, Number Four, I’d been on the run alone, hiding and fighting to stay alive.Together, we are much more powerful. But it could only last so long before we had to separate to find the others. . . .I went to Spain to find Seven, and I found even more, including a tenth member of the Garde who escaped from Lorien alive. Ella is younger than the rest of us, but just as brave. Now we’re looking for the others–including John.But so are they.They caught Number One in Malaysia.Number Two in England.And Number Three in...

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Halloween Character Booktacular with (Miranda Kenneally)

Hello ! Today I have the lovely Miranda Kennealy with an awesome excerpt that Catching Jordan fans will love!! In my first book CATCHING JORDAN, Jordan’s love interest is a guy named Ty Green. Ty’s little sister, Vanessa, is still in middle school during CATCHING JORDAN, but in my fourth book, RACING SAVANNAH (coming in December 2013), Vanessa is one of the main characters. Below is a scene from RACING SAVANNAH that will most likely be the finished book. I hope you like the references to Halloween, and avid fans of CATCHING JORDAN and STEALING PARKER should pick up on some references! Damned Five-Year Plans ~ Vanessa ~  Papa has this prehistoric plaid couch the color of Halloween. Orange, red, gold, and more orange. It’s hideous. It’s hideous and I love it. It...

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Review: The Lost Prince

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.The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa Series: The Call Of The Forgotten # 1 Published by Harlequin Teen on October 23, 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Don’t look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them. That is Ethan Chase’s unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he’d dare to fall for. Ethan thought he had protected himself from...

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Review: Alice In Zombieland

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.Alice In Zombieland by Gena Showalter Series: White Rabbit Chronicles # 1 Published by Harlequin Teen on September 25, 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever. Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that’s all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew...

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