Review: Cascade

Cascade by Lisa Tawn Bergren Published by David C. Cook on June 1st 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Christian/Fantasy Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Goodreads "Mom touched my underdress—a gown made six hundred years before—and her eyes widened as she rubbed the raw silk between thumb and forefinger. She turned and touched Lia’s gown. “Where did you get these clothes?”             Gabi knows she’s left her heart in the fourteenth century and she persuades Lia to help her to return, even though they know doing so will risk their very lives. When they arrive, weeks have passed and all of Siena longs to celebrate the heroines who turned the tide in the battle against Florence—while the Florentines will go to great lengths to see them dead. But Marcello...

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Review: Being

Being by Tamara Mousner Series: Stand Alone Published by Self-Published on March 8th 2011 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Goodreads For elite extraterrestrial pilot EBN-Reyoz-X, awaiting rescue while hiding out in a trailer park is a grueling nightmare. She’s injured, lacks proper supplies and can’t blend in with the indigenous population because she’s seven feet tall and can’t control the trail of wildflowers blooming in the wake of her footsteps. She’s unprepared to begin sexual maturity in the alien land and when she develops feelings for Shale, the mute teenage boy next door, she’s convinced circumstances can get no worse.   Except rescue never comes and once word spreads that her touch holds miraculous healing...

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Review: Dream Smashers

Dream Smashers by Angela Carlie Series: Stand Alone Published by Self-Published on April 4th 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Sixteen-year-old Autumn has spent her entire life worrying about others. Her ailing grandma, meth-addicted mom, and a best friend who is always in trouble. She's spent the last few years attempting to worry less, to be carefree, without success. Enter Evan, whose radiant attitude is an Autumn magnet. With Evan at her side, Autumn's able to let some of her worries go as they trudge through life's difficulties and fall for each other in the process. A girl who no longer wants to care and a boy who cares enough for the both of them, Dream Smashers is a...

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Review: Aurora Undefined

I received this book for free from Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Aurora Undefined by Kate Hinderer Series: Stand Alone Published by Self-Published on March 10, 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads Aurora is entering her senior year and everything around her seems to be falling apart. Her best friend has joined the cool crowd and she struggles to grapple with the loss. But when tragedy strikes, Aurora realizes what loss is really all about and how moving on becomes a fight of the will, mind and heart. I though this book was beautiful. Simply Beautiful. I loved how the main...

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Review: After Eden

I received this book for free from Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.After Eden by Katherine Pine Series: After Eden # 1 Published by Self-Published on April 17, 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Supernatural Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads Devi knows she shouldn't trust the new employee at her favorite used bookstore. Sure, he's funny, smart and hands down the sexiest guy she's ever met, but something dark lurks behind his unassuming smile and sinful green eyes. Still, a girl can't always afford to be picky. When an angel abducts your twin brother it should come as no surprise that the one person who can help you get...

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