Review: Ice Like Fire

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Review in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch on October 13th 2015 Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Young Adult Pages: 479 Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Review Goodreads It’s been three months since the Winterians were freed and Spring’s king, Angra, disappeared—thanks largely to the help of Cordell. Meira just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria’s lost chasm of magic. Theron sees this find as an opportunity—with this much magic, the world can finally stand...

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Review: The Secrets of Attraction

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 Secrets Of Attraction by Robin Constantine Series: Stand Alone Published by Balzer + Bray on April 28th 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Pages: 384 Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads Set in the same world as The Promise of Amazing, this smart, surprising, and (of course) romantic follow-up to Robin Constantine’s debut novel follows two New Jersey teens as they become friends and fall in love. Madison Parker is on fast-forward. Working toward a scholarship for a summer art program, she already has her future figured out. But when a visit...

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Review: Crimson Bound

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.Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge Published by Balzer + Bray on June 11, 2015 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads When Rachelle was fifteen she was good—apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. But she was also reckless—straying from the forest path in search of a way to free her world from the threat of eternal darkness. After an illicit meeting goes dreadfully wrong, Rachelle is forced to make a terrible choice that binds her to the very evil she had hoped to defeat.Three...

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Review: Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda

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.Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli Published by Balzer + Bray on June 2, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the...

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Review: Polaris

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.Polaris by Mindee Arnett Published by Balzer + Bray on March 17, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Jeth Seagrave and his crew are on the run. The ITA, still holding Jeth’s mother in a remote research lab, is now intent on acquiring the metatech secrets Jeth’s sister Cora carries inside her DNA, and Jeth is desperate to find the resources he needs to rescue his mother and start a new life outside the Confederation. But the ITA is just as desperate, and Jeth soon finds himself pursued by a mysterious...

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