Review: Passenger

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.Passenger by Alexandra Bracken Published by Disney-Hyperion on January 5th 2016 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Fantasy Pages: 496 Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Review Goodreads passage, n. i. A brief section of music composed of a series of notes and flourishes. ii. A journey by water; a voyage. iii. The transition from one place to another, across space and time. In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has...

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Review: Hunter

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.Hunter by Mercedes Lackey Published by Disney-Hyperion on August 14, 2015 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads They came after the Diseray. Some were terrors ripped from our collective imaginations, remnants of every mythology across the world. And some were like nothing anyone had ever dreamed up, even in their worst nightmares. Monsters. Long ago, the barriers between our world and the Otherworld were ripped open, and it's taken centuries to bring back civilization in the wake of the catastrophe. Now, the...

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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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Thrills and Chills: Top 10 Items to Survive the Dark House Amusement Park

Welcome To The Dark House by Laurie Faria Stolarz Published by Disney-Hyperion on July 22nd 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Adventure/Thriller Source: Blog Tour Goodreads What’s your worst nightmare? For Ivy Jensen, it’s the eyes of a killer that haunt her nights. For Parker Bradley, it’s bloodthirsty sea serpents that slither in his dreams. And for seven essay contestants, it’s their worst nightmares that win them an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at director Justin Blake’s latest, confidential project. Ivy doesn’t even like scary movies, but she’s ready to face her real-world fears. Parker’s sympathetic words and perfect smile help keep her spirits up. . . at least for now. Not everyone is so charming, though. Horror-film fanatic Garth Vader wants to stir up...

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Review: Mary: The Summoning

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.Mary: The Summoning by Hillary Monahan Published by Disney-Hyperion on September 2nd 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Adventure/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads There is a right way and a wrong way to summon her. Jess had done the research. Success requires precision: a dark room, a mirror, a candle, salt, and four teenage girls. Each of them--Jess, Shauna, Kitty, and Anna--must link hands, follow the rules . . . and never let go. A thrilling fear spins around the room the first time Jess calls her name: "Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary. BLOODY MARY." A...

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