Review: White Lines

White Lines by Jennifer Banash Series: Stand Alone Published by Putnam Juvenile on April 4th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A gritty, atmospheric coming of age tale set in 1980s New York City. Seventeen-year-old Cat is living every teenager’s dream: she has her own apartment on the Lower East Side and at night she’s club kid royalty, guarding the velvet rope at some of the hottest clubs in the city. The night with its crazy, frenetic, high-inducing energy—the pulsing beat of the music, the radiant, joyful people and those seductive white lines that can ease all pain—is when Cat truly lives. But her daytime, when real life occurs, is more nightmare than dream. Having spent years suffering her mother’s emotional and...

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Review: Cold Fury

Cold Fury by T.M. Goeglein Published by Putnam Juvenile on July 24th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Adventure/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads   "Jason Bourne meets The Sopranos in this breathtaking adventure Sara Jane Rispoli is a normal sixteen-year-old coping with school and a budding romance--until her parents and brother are kidnapped and she discovers her family is deeply embedded in the Chicago Outfit (aka the mob). Now on the run from a masked assassin, rogue cops and her turncoat uncle, Sara Jane is chased and attacked at every turn, fighting back with cold fury as she searches for her family. It's a quest that takes her through concealed doors and forgotten speakeasies--a city hiding in plain sight. Though armed with...

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Review: Born Wicked

Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood Published by Putnam Juvenile on February 7th 2012 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books Goodreads "Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship--or an early grave."     I picked up this book anticipating it. I was so excited to read something fresh and new. It gave me exactly what I wanted .The feel of  history flowing through my fingers as I turned each page. What I loved most about this book is the plot line. I love historical books. Falling into...

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