Review: Thomas & January

Title: Thomas & January Series: Sleepless # 2Genre: New Adult-ContemporaryAuthor: Fisher AmeliePublisher: Self-PubRelease Date: June 15, 2012Book: AmazonVideo Review: HERE “Thomas Eriksson thinks he has it all figured out.“People crossed the street when they saw me. I’m not really sure why that was. I mean, okay, I might have looked a bit intimidating if I was being truthful with you. I’d changed since New York. New York represented a life that wasn’t real, not truthfully, anyway. No, New York was the “young, immature, in love, idiot” side of Tom. The “Tie-Dye Tom of New York City” didn’t exist anymore. Tie-Dye Tom was dead.”January Mac Lochlainn thinks she’s her own worst enemy.“I quit Berkeley. Threw away a full scholarship....

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Review: Undeadly

Title: Undeadly Series: The Reaper Diaries # 1 Genre: Young Adult-Paranormal Author: Michele Vail Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: November 20, 2012 Book: Netgalley “The day I turned 16, my boyfriend-to-be died. I brought him back to life. Then things got a little weird…Molly Bartolucci wants to blend in, date hottie Rick and keep her zombie-raising abilities on the down-low. Then the god Anubis chooses her to become a reaper—and she accidentally undoes the work of another reaper, Rath. Within days, she’s shipped off to the Nekyia Academy, an elite boarding school that trains the best necromancers in the world. And her personal reaping tutor? Rath. Life at Nekyia has its plusses. Molly has her own personal ghoul, for one. Rick follows her...

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Review: This Is Not A Drill

Title:  This Is Not A Drill Series: NoGenre: Young Adult- ContemporaryAuthor: Beck McDowellPublisher: Nancy Paulsen BooksRelease Date: October 25, 2012Book: Edelweiss “Two teens try to save a class of first-graders from a gun-wielding soldier suffering from PTSDWhen high school seniors Emery and Jake are taken hostage in the classroom where they tutor, they must work together to calm both the terrified children and the gunman threatening them–a task made even more difficult by their recent break-up. Brian Stutts, a soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, uses deadly force when he’s denied access to his son because of a custody battle. The children’s fate is in the hands of the two teens, each recovering...

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Review: Barely Breathing

Barely Breathing by Rebecca Donovan Published by Self-Published on May 8th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Goodreads "Emma’s struggle with an abusive home life came to a heart pounding conclusion in the final chapters of Reason to Breathe. Now everyone in Weslyn knows Emma’s secret, but Carol can’t hurt Emma anymore. Some are still haunted by the horror of that night, and some must face the repercussions of their choices. Fans of Rebecca Donovan’s debut novel will discover there’s still much to learn about Emma’s life." With the last book ending so suddenly, I went right back on Amazon, buying the next book jumping right into it. This part of the story seemed harder to read than the first… The reason that it is so hard to read is that...

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Review: Reason To Breathe

Title: Reason To Breathe Series: Breathing # 1 Genre: Young Adult-Contemporary Author: Rebecca Donovan Release Date: May 10, 2011 Publisher: Self-Pub Book: Amazon “No one tried to get involved with me, and I kept to myself. This was the place where everything was supposed to be safe and easy. How could Evan Mathews unravel my constant universe in just one day?”He knows there’s something more to the girl sitting in the back of the class the moment he sees her. She’s beautiful, intelligent, and athletic – but she slips quietly through the crowded halls, trying not to exist. Determined to get to know the elusive girl, Evan soon discovers…Emma Thomas is hiding a terrible a secret.Reason to Breathe is an electrifying page turner from start to finish, a...

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Review: The Evolution Of Mara Dyer

Title: The Evolution Of Mara Dyer Series: Mara Dyer # 2 Genre: Young Adult-Fantasy Author: Michelle Hodkin Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers Release Date: October 23, 2012 Book: Edelweiss “Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past.She can’t.She used to think her problems were all in her head.They aren’t.She couldn’t imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets.She’s wrong.In this gripping sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, the truth evolves and choices prove deadly. What will become of Mara Dyer next?” Well, this book is freaking awesome! I felt it much more intense and many more questions were answered. I really loved the plot in this story. There was much more...

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