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Flicker & Burn by T.M. Goeglein Published by Putnam Juvenile on August 20th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Buy on Amazon Goodreads Sara Jane Rispoli is still searching for her missing family, but instead of fighting off a turncoat uncle and crooked cops, this time she finds herself on the run from creepy beings with red, pulsing eyes and pale white skin chasing her through the streets in ice cream trucks; they can only be described as Ice Cream Creatures. They're terrifying and hell bent on killing her, but they're also a link to her family, a clue to where they might be and who has them. While she battles these new pursuers, she's also discovering more about her own cold fury and more about the Chicago Outfit, how the past misdeeds--old murders...

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Review: Forever

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater Published by Scholastic Point on July 12th 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads then. When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventually he found a way to become a boy, and their loved moved from curious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives. now. That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was not meant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of Mercy Falls are about to be kill in one final, spectacular hunt. forever. Sam would do anything for Grace. But can one boy and one love really change a hostile, predatory world? The past, the present, and the future are about to collide in one pure moment - a moment of death or life, farewell or...

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Review: Hidden

Hidden by Marianne Curley Published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens on June 25, 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads For as long as Ebony can remember, she's been sheltered. Confined to her home in a secluded valley, home-schooled by her protective parents, and limited to a small circle of close friends. It's as if she's being hidden. But something is changing in Ebony. Something that can't be concealed. She's growing more beautiful by the day, she's freakishly strong, and then there's the fact that she's glowing. On one fateful night, Ebony meets Jordan and she's intensely drawn to him. It's as if something explodes inside of her--something that can be seen from the heavens. Ebony...

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Review: Gates Of Paradise

Gates Of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz Series: Blue Bloods # 7 Published by Disney-Hyperion on January 15th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Schuyler Van Alen is running out of time. The Dark Prince of Hell is storming the Gates of Paradise, intent on winning the heavenly throne for good. This time he has his greatest angels by his side, Abbadon and Azrael—Jack and Mimi Force, as they are known in the Coven. Or so he thinks. Even as Lucifer assigns Jack and Mimi the tasks of killing their true loves, the Force twins secretly vow to defeat the Dark Prince once and for all. But how far will Mimi and Jack go to conceal their real loyalties? Meanwhile, former vampire Bliss Llewellyn has joined forces with Lawson,...

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Review: Flee

Flee by Miranda Kavi Series: Stand Alone Published by Self-Published on November 30, 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads I can fly. I have to keep it a secret. Everything was fine, until I met him. I can’t stay away… Aurora Lockette has a supernatural ability she hides from the world. Gavyn Dhaval is a newly famous actor that shies away from the spotlight. When Aurora and Gavyn literally collide in a fender bender on her first day of law school, they are irresistibly drawn to each other. When Aurora’s secret is revealed, she has no choice but to abandon Gavyn to go into hiding to escape the media frenzy. A secret society of gifted humans contacts her to warn of dark forces that...

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