Review: The Coldest Girl In Coldtown

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Coldest Girl In Coldtown by Holly Black Series: Stand Alone Published by Brown For Young Readers, Little on September 3rd 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books Buy on Amazon Goodreads Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown’s gates, you can never leave. One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by...

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Review: Black Heart

Black Heart by Holly Black Series: Curse Wokers # 3 Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books on April 3rd 2012 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads In a world where Magic is illegal. Cassel Sharpe has the most deadly ability of all. With one touch, he can transform any object - including a person - into something else entirely. And that makes him a wanted man. The Feds are willing to forgive all his past crimes if he'll only leave his con artist family behind and go straight. But why does going straight feel so crooked? For one thing, it means being on the opposite side of the law from Lila, the girl he loves. She's the daughter of a mob boss and getting ready to join the family business herself. Though Cassel is pretty sure she can...

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Review: Red Glove

Title: Red GloveSeries: Curse Workers # 2Genre: Young Adult- Paranormal/FantasyAuthor: Holly BlackPublisher: Simon and SchusterRelease Date: April 5, 2011Book: S&S Galleygrab “After rescuing his brothers from Zacharov’s retribution and finding out that Lila, the girl he has loved his whole life, will never, ever be his now that his mother has worked her, Cassel is trying to reestablish some kind of normalcy in his life. That was never going to be easy for someone from a worker family tied to one of the big crime families and a mother whose cons get more reckless by the day. But Cassel is also coming to terms with what it means to be a transformation worker and figuring out how to have friends. But normal doesn’t last very long–soon...

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Review: The Poison Eaters

Title: The Poison Eaters and Other StoriesSeries: NoGenre: Young Adult-ParanormalAuthor: Holly BlackPublisher: Simon and SchusterRelease Date: February 9, 2011Book: ARC through Galley Grab program “A dark and fantastic collection of stories from the author of Tithe and The Spiderwick Chronicles.” Ummmm…this stories totally rocked my socks off!!! I loved reading each and every single one. They all held a significance of someone getting back at someone. Basically, what goes around comes around. I loved that each story is unique. There were fairies, unicorns, etc. So much goodness. I am hoping to see if Ms. Black will continue any of the stories into a full novel. Which anyone she picks, if she does I know for sure I will be dying to read. This a...

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Review: White Cat

White Cat by Holly Black Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books on May 4th 2010 Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Bought Goodreads Cassel comes from a shady, magical family of con artists and grifters. He doesn't fit in at home or at school, so he's used to feeling like an outsider. He's also used to feeling guilty; he killed his best friend, Lila, years ago. But when Cassel begins to have strange dreams about a white cat, and people around him are losing their memories, he starts to wonder what really happened to Lila. In his search for answers, he discovers a wicked plot for power that seems certain to succeed. But Cassel has other ideas and a plan to con the conmen. First off, I want to give my props to Holly Black because White Cat...

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