Manga Monday

Death Note Vol.5: Whiteout by Takeshi Obata Published by VIZ Media LLC on September 14, 2015 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Borrowed Buy on Amazon Goodreads After a week locked up with no one but Ryuk for company, Light is ready to give up his Death Note and all memories of it. Freed from his past actions, Light is convinced he's innocent. But L is ready to keep Light under lock and key forever, especially since the killings stopped once Light was incarcerated. Then a new wave of Kira crimes hits Japan. Someone else has gotten their hands on a Death Note, and these new deaths aren't focused on making the world a better place, they're focused on making money. Big business can be murder, and Kira has gone corporate. This manga is just taking it...

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Review: Pointe

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.Pointe by Brandy Colbert Published by Penguin Young Readers on September 10, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Theo is better now. She's eating again, dating guys who are almost appropriate, and well on her way to becoming an elite ballet dancer. But when her oldest friend, Donovan, returns home after spending four long years with his kidnapper, Theo starts reliving...

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Manga Monday

Death Note Vol. 4: Love by Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba Published by VIZ Media LLC on September 7, 2015 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Borrowed Buy on Amazon Goodreads With two Kiras on the loose, L asks Light to join the taskforce and pose as the real Kira in order to catch the copycat. L still suspects Light, and figures that this is the perfect excuse to get closer to his quarry. Light agrees to the plan in order to have free access to the taskforce resources. But when Light manages to contact the new Kira, he discovers that his rival is anything but as expected. Will Light escape from love unscathed? Death Note has been this little escape from the novel world for me. It has become something that I can pick up and within a matter of hours I...

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Review: Rot and Ruin

Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry Published by Simon & Schuster on August 28, 2015 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human. So I have had this book on my shelf for a long time now. A really long time. And so I discovered it when unpacking some boxes of books and seeing what was in them and out came this book so I decided why...

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Review: White Hot Kiss

White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout Published by Harlequin Teen on August 27, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Paranormal, Young Adult-Romance Source: Gifted Buy on Amazon Goodreads One kiss could be the last. Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal—fit in at school, and go out on a real date with the gorgeous Zayne, whom she's crushed on since forever. Trouble is, Zayne treats Layla like a sister—and Layla is anything but normal. She's half demon, half gargoyle, with abilities no one else possesses. And even though Zayne is a Warden, part of the race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe, Layla's kiss will kill anything with a soul—including him.Then she meets Roth—a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know her secrets....

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Review: Six of Crows

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Published by Henry Holt on August 26, 2015 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Borrowed Buy on Amazon Goodreads Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone... A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between...

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