Review: Wild Cards

Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles Published by Walker Books for Young Readers on October 1, 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Derek’s counting the days before he can be on his own, and the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone else’s family drama. Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain--people you care about leave without a backward glance. A football scholarship would finally give her the...

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Review: Blood Moon

Blood Moon by Alyxandra Harvey Published by Walker Books for Young Readers on June 19th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads When the vampire tribes convene for the rare Blood Moon ceremonies, Solange’s fight with her feral nature, a mysterious stranger, family secrets and forbidden magic put all of the Drakes in danger. The POVs are: Solange, Lucy and Nicholas. Finally having a chance to dive back into the series, I’m excited to see where the characters have gone next. 1. Solange goes crazy. Seriously, this chick goes off the richter scale of crazy women. At this point, I think I have an idea of whats happening, but watching her unfold to an unstable vampire had its entertaining moments. 2.  Lucy & Nick....

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Review: Beautiful Lies

Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman Series: Stand Alone Published by Walker Books for Young Readers on August 7th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Goodreads "Rachel and Alice are an extremely rare kind of identical twins—so identical that even their aunt and uncle, whom they’ve lived with since their parents passed away, can’t tell them apart. But the sisters are connected in a way that goes well beyond their surfaces: when one experiences pain, the other exhibits the exact same signs of distress. So when one twin mysteriously disappears, the other immediately knows something is wrong—especially when she starts experiencing serious physical traumas, despite the fact that nobody has touched her. As the...

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Review: Breaking Beautiful

Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf Series: Stand Alone Published by Walker Books for Young Readers on April 24th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Goodreads "Allie lost everything the night her boyfriend, Trip, died in a horrible car accident—including her memory of the event. As their small town mourns his death, Allie is afraid to remember because doing so means delving into what she’s kept hidden for so long: the horrible reality of their abusive relationship. When the police reopen the investigation, it casts suspicion on Allie and her best friend, Blake, especially as their budding romance raises eyebrows around town. Allie knows she must tell the truth. Can she reach deep enough to...

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Review: Bleeding Hearts

Bleeding Hearts by Alyxandra Harvey Published by Walker Books for Young Readers on December 20th 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Goodreads "As vampires from all over the world descend on the Drake farm for the Blood Moon gathering, security is ramped up. Lucy has been temporarily banned, for her own safety—and to allow Solange some time to adjust to her new existence. But their enemies realize how much Lucy means to the family, and plan to abduct her to use her for leverage against the new royal family. Instead, Lucy’s cousin Christabel is kidnapped by mistake—and Connor Drake immediately heads off in pursuit, but isn’t in time to prevent Christabel’s infection by the Hel Blar. He can’t save her...

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