Review: A New Darkness

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.A New Darkness by Joseph Delaney Published by Greenwillow Books on September 2nd 2014 Genres: Young Adult- Supernatural/Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads A chilling new trilogy from the author of the internationally bestselling The Last Apprentice series! Tom Ward is an apprentice no longer—now he is a fully fledged spook battling boggarts, witches, and other creatures of the dark. This three-book arc will introduce brand-new readers to Joseph Delaney’s haunting world, and delight longtime fans. Tom Ward is the spook, the one person who can...

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Review: Invincible

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.Invincible by Amy Reed Published by Katherine Tegen Books on December 30, 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Evie is living on borrowed time. She was diagnosed with terminal cancer several months ago and told that by now she’d be dead. Evie is grateful for every extra day she gets, but she knows that soon this disease will kill her. Until, miraculously, she may have a...

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Review: Afterworlds

Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld Published by Simon Pulse on December 29, 2014 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy, Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Darcy Patel has put college and everything else on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds. Arriving in New York with no apartment or friends she wonders whether she's made the right decision until she falls in with a crowd of other seasoned and fledgling writers who take her under their wings… Told in alternating chapters is Darcy's novel, a suspenseful thriller about Lizzie, a teen who slips into the 'Afterworld' to survive a terrorist attack. But the Afterworld is a place between the living and the dead and as Lizzie drifts between our world and that of the Afterworld, she discovers that...

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Blog Tour: This Shattered World

This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner Published by Disney-Hyperion on December 23rd 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Dsytopian Source: Blog Tour Goodreads The second installment in the epic Starbound trilogy introduces a new pair of star-crossed lovers on two sides of a bloody war. Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met. Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents. Rebellion is in Flynn's blood. Terraforming corporations make their fortune by recruiting colonists to make the inhospitable planets livable, with the promise of a better life for their children. But they never fulfilled their promise on Avon, and decades...

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Review: 100 Sideways Miles

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.100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith Published by Simon & Schuster on December 18, 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary, Young Adult-Realistic Fiction Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Finn Easton sees the world through miles instead of minutes. It’s how he makes sense of the world, and how he tries to convince himself that he’s a real boy and not just a character in his father’s bestselling cult-classic book. Finn has two things going for him: his best friend, the possibly-insane-but-definitely-excellent Cade Hernandez, and Julia Bishop, the first girl he’s ever loved. Then Julia moves away, and Finn is heartbroken. Feeling...

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Guest Post: ZODIAC

ZODIAC by Romina Russell Series: ZODIAC # 1 Published by Razorbill on December 9th 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Fantasy Source: Blog Tour Goodreads At the dawn of time, there were 13 Houses in the Zodiac Galaxy. Now only 12 remain…. Rhoma Grace is a 16-year-old student from House Cancer with an unusual way of reading the stars. While her classmates use measurements to make accurate astrological predictions, Rho can’t solve for ‘x’ to save her life—so instead, she looks up at the night sky and makes up stories. When a violent blast strikes the moons of Cancer, sending its ocean planet off-kilter and killing thousands of citizens—including its beloved Guardian—Rho is more surprised than anyone when she is named the House’s new leader. But, a true...

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