Review: Briar Rose

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.Briar Rose by Jana Oliver Series: Stand Alone Published by Macmillan Children's on September 12th 2013 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads A dark and sexy reimagining of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale from the author of THE DEMON TRAPPERS. For Briar Rose, life is anything but a fairy tale. She's stuck in a small town in deepest Georgia with parents who won't let her out of their sight, a bunch of small-minded, gossiping neighbours and an evil ex who's spreading nasty rumours about...

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Review & Giveaway: Burn Out

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Burn Out by Kristi Helvig Series: Burn Out # 1 Published by EgmontUSA on April 8th 2014 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A futuristic blend of Beth Revis's Across the Universe and Lenore Appelhans's Level 2, Burn Out will satisfy the growing desire for science fiction with a thrilling story of survival, intrigue, and adventure. Most people want to save the world; seventeen-year-old Tora Reynolds just wants to get the hell off of it. One of the last survivors in Earth's final years, Tora yearns to...

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Review: Love Letters To The Dead

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Love Letters To The Dead by Ava Dellaira Series: Stand Alone Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) on April 1st 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May did. Soon, Laurel has a notebook full of letters to people like Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Amelia Earhart, Heath Ledger, and more; though she never gives a single one of them to...

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Review: Quarantine: The Saints

I received this book for free from Edelweiss, 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.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.Quarantine: The Saints by Lex Thomas Published by EgmontUSA on July 9, 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian Source: Edelweiss, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads Nothing was worse than being locked in—until they opened the door... McKinley High has been a battle ground for eighteen months since a virus outbreak led to a military quarantine of the school. When the doors finally open, Will and Lucy will think their nightmare is...

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Review: Second Star

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel Published by Straus and Giroux (BYR) on May 13, 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads A twisty story about love, loss, and lies, this contemporary oceanside adventure is tinged with a touch of dark magic as it follows seventeen-year-old Wendy Darling on a search for her missing surfer brothers. Wendy’s journey leads her to a mysterious hidden cove inhabited by a tribe of young renegade surfers, most of them runaways like her brothers. Wendy is instantly drawn to the...

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