Review: Gathering Blue

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry Published by Ember on June 9, 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Dsytopian Source: Borrowed Buy on Amazon Goodreads In her strongest work to date, Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit that shuns and discards the weak. Left orphaned and physically flawed, young Kira faces a frightening, uncertain future. Blessed with an almost magical talent that keeps her alive, she struggles with ever broadening responsibilities in her quest for truth, discovering things that will change her life forever. I was blown away with Lowry’s first book The Giver and I started have these feels before I had even picked up the second book. I was not sure what was going to...

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Review: Aces Up

Aces Up by Lauren Barnholdt Series: Stand Alone Published by Ember on August 10th 2010 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Seventeen-year-old high school senior Shannon Card needs money. And lots of it. She's been admitted to Wellesley, but her dad just lost his job, and somehow she has to come up with a year of tuition herself. But Shannon's dream of making big bucks waitressing at the local casino, the Collosio, disappears faster than a gambler's lucky streak. Her boss is a tyrant, her coworker is nuts, and her chances of balancing a tray full of drinks while wearing high-heeled shoes are slim to none. Worse, time is running out, and Shannon hasn't made even half the money she'd hoped. When Shannon receives a...

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Review: Before I Die

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.Before I Die by Jenny Downham Series: Stand Alone Published by Ember on May 26th 2009 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, and drugs with excruciating side effects, Tessa compiles a list. It’s her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is Sex. Released from the constraints of “normal” life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa’s feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, and her new boyfriend, are...

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