Review: Point Blank

Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz Published by Penguin, Penguin Young Readers Genres: Young Adult-Adventure/Thriller, Young Adult-Science Fiction Source: Borrowed Buy on Amazon Goodreads When an investigation into a series of mysterious deaths leads agents to an elite prep school for rebellious kids, MI6 assigns Alex Rider to the case. Before he knows it, Alex is hanging out with the sons of the rich and powerful, and something feels wrong. These former juvenile delinquents have turned well-behaved, studious—and identical—overnight. It's up to Alex to find out who is masterminding this nefarious plot, before they find him. This is my first book that I have picked up and read by Anthony Horowitz. I have had the chance of reading this book with a group of middle...

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Review: Paper Towns

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.Paper Towns by John Green Published by Speak on June 29, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Borrowed Buy on Amazon Goodreads Who is the real Margo? Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life - dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows. After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. She has disappeared. Q soon learns that there are clues in her disappearance . . ....

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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: Teardrop

I received this book for free from Borrowed in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Teardrop by Lauren Kate Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on October 22nd 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Borrowed Buy on Amazon Goodreads Never, ever cry... Seventeen-year-old Eureka won't let anyone close enough to feel her pain. After her mother was killed in a freak accident, the things she used to love hold no meaning. She wants to escape, but one thing holds her back: Ander, the boy who is everywhere she goes, whose turquoise eyes are like the ocean. And then Eureka uncovers an ancient tale of romance and heartbreak, about a girl who cried an entire continent into the sea....

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Review: Out of Reach

Out of Reach by Carrie Arcos Published by Simon Pulse on October 16, 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary, Young Adult-Realistic Fiction Source: Borrowed Buy on Amazon Goodreads How do you find someone who doesn’t want to be found? A girl searches for her missing addict brother while confronting her own secrets in this darkly lyrical novel. Rachel has always idolized her older brother Micah. He struggles with addiction, but she tells herself that he’s in control. And she almost believes it. Until the night that Micah doesn’t come home. Rachel’s terrified—and she can’t help but feel responsible. She should have listened when Micah tried to confide in her. And she only feels more guilt when she receives an anonymous note telling her that Micah is nearby and in...

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