Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Movie Tie-in Edition) by Jesse Andrews Published by Abrams on July 21, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads The book that inspired the hit film! Sundance U.S. Dramatic Audience Award Sundance Grand Jury This is the funniest book you ll ever read about death. It is a universally acknowledged truth that high school sucks. But on the first day of his senior year, Greg Gaines thinks he s figured it out. The answer to the basic existential question: How is it possible to exist in a place that sucks so bad? His strategy: remain at the periphery at all times. Keep an insanely low profile. Make mediocre films with the one person who is even sort of his friend, Earl. This plan works for exactly eight...

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Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses

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.A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass Published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens on July 20, 2015 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPerfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R.R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin--one of the lethal, immortal...

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Review: Strike

Strike by D.J. Machale Published by Razorbill on July 16, 2015 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Once again, Tucker Pierce and friends must fight for their lives against the better-equipped SYLO. All bets are off inStrike—with twists so big readers will never see them coming—while the action and pulse-pounding suspense remain as high as ever. D.J. MacHale comes back striking in his third and final installment of the SYLO triology and man was I happy to get my hands on this book. The first two books blew me away and with a cliffhanger at the end of the second, I knew I needed this book and now. I have followed this author with one of his other series and I should have known that he would do some major twist at...

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Review: The Eye of Minds

The Eye of Minds (Mortality Doctrine, Book One) by James Dashner Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on June 3, 2015 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Fantasy Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Michael is a gamer. And like most gamers, he almost spends more time on the VirtNet than in the actual world. The VirtNet offers total mind and body immersion, and it’s addictive. Thanks to technology, anyone with enough money can experience fantasy worlds, risk their life without the chance of death, or just hang around with Virt-friends. And the more hacking skills you have, the more fun. Why bother following the rules when most of them are dumb, anyway?    But some rules were made for a reason. Some technology is too dangerous to fool with. And recent...

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Review: The Ruby Circle

The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead Published by Razorbill on February 10th 2015 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal, Young Adult/New Adult Crossover Pages: 348 Source: Bought Goodreads THEY WILL BE TESTED Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. Their forbidden romance exposed, Sydney and Adrian find themselves facing the wrath of both the Alchemists and the Moroi in this electrifying conclusion to Richelle Mead’s bestselling Bloodlines series. When the life of someone they both love is put on the line, Sydney risks everything to hunt down a deadly former nemesis. Meanwhile, she and Adrian becomes enmeshed in a puzzle that...

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