Review: The Eye of Minds

The Eye of Minds (Mortality Doctrine, Book One) by James Dashner Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on June 3, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Fantasy Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Michael is a gamer. And like most gamers, he almost spends more time on the VirtNet than in the actual world. The VirtNet offers total mind and body immersion, and it’s addictive. Thanks to technology, anyone with enough money can experience fantasy worlds, risk their life without the chance of death, or just hang around with Virt-friends. And the more hacking skills you have, the more fun. Why bother following the rules when most of them are dumb, anyway?    But some rules were made for a reason. Some technology is too dangerous to fool with. And recent...

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Review: Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda

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.Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Published by Balzer + Bray on June 2, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the...

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Review: Paperweight

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.Paperweight by Meg Haston Published by Harper Collins on June 1, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads In the vein of Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls, this emotionally haunting and beautifully written young adult debut delves into the devastating impact of trauma and loss.Seventeen-year-old Stevie is trapped. In her life. In her body. And now in an eating-disorder treatment center on the dusty outskirts of the New Mexico desert. Life in the center is regimented and intrusive, a nightmare come true....

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Review: The Memory Key

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.This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.The Memory Key by Liana Liu Published by Harper Collins on April 22, 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Gothic/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Lora Mint is determined not to forget.Though her mother's been dead for five years, Lora struggles to remember every detail about her—most important, the specific events that occurred the night she sped off in her car, never to return.But in a world ravaged by Vergets...

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Review: The Crawling Darkness

I received this book for free from Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan Series: Ellie Jordan, Published by Self-Published on February 5th 2015 Genres: Ghosts/Paranormal, Young Adult/New Adult Crossover Pages: 222 Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Goodreads Ghost removal specialist Ellie Jordan must face a dangerous, shape-shifting entity that she and Calvin have encountered once before, with tragic results. The spirit has the power to reach into the minds of living and feed on their fears, taking the shape of their worst nightmares, and it has awoken in search of new victims. Now Ellie must try to succeed...

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Review: Cold Shadows

I received this book for free from Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Cold Shadows by J.L. Bryan Series: Ellie Jordan, Published by Self-Published on November 28th 2014 Genres: Ghosts/Paranormal, Young Adult/New Adult Crossover Pages: 179 Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Goodreads Footsteps in the attic. Toys that play by themselves. A dark presence in an upstairs room. Paranormal investigator Ellie Jordan faces a difficult new case. Her new clients are a family haunted by multiple ghosts and a poltergeist that wrecks their home at night. Their seven-year-old son’s invisible friends may not be imaginary at all, but the restless spirits...

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