Review: Ruin and Rising

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo Published by Henry Holt and Co. BYR on June 17th 2014 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: Bought Goodreads The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army. Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives. Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers....

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Review: The Body in the Woods

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.The Body in the Woods by April Henry Published by Henry Holt and Co. BYR on May 17, 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary, Young Adult-Mystery Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads In this new series told from multiple perspectives, teen members of a search and rescue team discover a dead body in the woods. Alexis, Nick, and Ruby have very different backgrounds: Alexis has spent her life covering for her mom’s mental illness, Nick’s bravado hides his fear of not being good enough, and Ruby just wants to pursue her eccentric interests in a world...

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Review: Siege & Storm

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo Published by Henry Holt and Co. BYR on June 4th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Fantasy Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Darkness never dies.Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land. She finds starting new is not easy while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. She can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power...

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Review: The Girl Who Was Supposed To Die

The Girl Who Was Supposed To Die by April Henry Series: Stand Alone Published by Henry Holt and Co. BYR on June 11th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads “Take her out back and finish her off.” She doesn’t know who she is. She doesn’t know where she is, or why. All she knows when she comes to in a ransacked cabin is that there are two men arguing over whether or not to kill her. And that she must run. In her riveting style, April Henry crafts a nail-biting thriller involving murder, identity theft, and biological warfare. Follow Cady and Ty (her accidental savior turned companion), as they race against the clock to stay alive. Wanting something a bit different to dive into, I...

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Blog Tour: Furious Guest Post

Furious by Jill Wolfson Series: Stand Alone Published by Henry Holt and Co. BYR on April 16th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Blog Tour Buy on Amazon Goodreads Three high school girls become the avenging Furies of Greek legend. We were only three angry girls, to begin with. Alix, the hot-tempered surfer chick; Stephanie, the tree-hugging activist; and me, Meg, the quiet foster kid, the one who never quite fit in. We hardly knew each other, but each of us nurtured a burning anger: at the jerks in our class, at our disappointing parents, at the whole flawed, unjust world. We were only three angry girls, simmering uselessly in our ocean-side California town, until one day a mysterious, beautiful classmate named Ambrosia taught us what else we...

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