Review: Sekret

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.Sekret by Lindsay Smith Published by Macmillan Children's, Running Press Kids on April 1st 2014 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads rom debut author Lindsay Smith comes an espionage thriller with a dash of both history and dystopia. Yulia’s father always taught her that an empty mind is a safe mind. She has to hide her thoughts and control her emotions to survive in Communist Russia, especially because she seems to be able to read the minds of the people she touches. When she’s captured by the KGB and...

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Review: ICONS

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.ICONS by Margaret Stohl Series: Icons # 1 Published by Brown For Young Readers, Little on May 7th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Your heart beats only with their permission. Everything changed on The Day. The day the windows shattered. The day the power stopped. The day Dol's family dropped dead. The day Earth lost a war it didn't know it was fighting. Since then, Dol has lived a simple life in the countryside -- safe from the shadow of the Icon and its terrifying power. Hiding from the one...

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Blog Tour: These Broken Stars

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner Published by Disney-Hyperion on December 10th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: Blog Tour Buy on Amazon Goodreads It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they’re worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help. Then, against all...

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Review: Once We Were

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.Once We Were by Kat Zhang Published by HarperCollins on September 17th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "I'm lucky just to be alive." Eva was never supposed to have survived this long. As the recessive soul, she should have faded away years ago. Instead, she lingers in the body she shares with her sister soul, Addie. When the government discovered the truth, they tried to “cure” the girls, but Eva and Addie escaped before the doctors could strip Eva’s soul away. Now fugitives, Eva and Addie find...

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Review: Allegiant

Allegiant by Veronica Roth Published by Katherine Tegen Books on October 22nd 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads One choice will define you. What if your whole world was a lie? What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything? What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected? The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories. But Tris’s new reality is...

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