Review: The Winner’s Crime

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.The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) on March 3rd 2015 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads Book two of the dazzling Winner's Trilogy is a fight to the death as Kestrel risks betrayal of country for love. The engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria’s crown prince means one celebration after another. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement…if she could only trust him. Yet can she even...

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Review: Opposition

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.Opposition by Jennifer L. Arementrout Published by Entangled Teen on August 5th 2014 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Bought Goodreads Katy knows the world changed the night the Luxen came. She can't believe Daemon welcomed his race or stood by as his kind threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth. But the lines between good and bad have blurred, and love has become an emotion that could destroy her—could destroy them all. Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means betrayal. They must team with an unlikely enemy if there is any chance of surviving the invasion. But when it quickly...

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Review: Deliverance

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.Deliverance by C.J. Redwine Published by Blazer & Bray on August 26th 2014 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy, Young Adult- Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads Everything hangs in the balance, and nothing is certain: Rachel has been kidnapped by enemy forces and is being taken to Rowansmark while Logan, imprisoned and awaiting trial, is unable to leave Lankenshire. Separated from each other and their Baalboden comrades, each must find a way to achieve what they desperately want: to rid their world once and for all of the Commander and the tech that...

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Review: Stray

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.Stray by Elissa Sussman Published by Greenwillow Books on October 7th 2014 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Young Adult -Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads “I am grateful for my father, who keeps me good and sweet. I am grateful for my mother, who keeps her own heart guarded and safe. I am grateful for my adviser, who keeps me protected. I am grateful for the Path, which keeps me pure. Ever after.” Princess Aislynn has long dreamed about attending her Introduction Ball, about dancing with the handsome suitors her adviser has chosen for her,...

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Review: The Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Kenneth C. Mondschein, Wilhelm Grimm Series: Stand Alone Published by Canterbury Classics on November 24th 2011 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Bought Goodreads They are the stories we've known since we were children. Rapunzel.Hansel and Gretel. Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. But the works originally collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s are not necessarily the versions we heard before bedtime. They're darker and often don't end very happily—but they're often far more interesting. This elegant edition of Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales includes all our cherished favorites—Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Cap, and many more—in their original versions. With specially...

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