Review: When You Were Here

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney Series: Stand Alone Published by Brown For Young Readers, Little on June 4th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books Buy on Amazon Goodreads Filled with humor, raw emotion, a strong voice, and a brilliant dog named Sandy Koufax, When You Were Here explores the two most powerful forces known to man-death and love. Daisy Whitney brings her characters to life with a deft touch and resonating authenticity.  Danny's mother lost her five-year battle with cancer three weeks before his...

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Review: Across A Star-Swept Sea

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.Across A Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund Published by Balzer + Bray on October 15th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Dsytopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Centuries after wars nearly destroyed civilization, the two islands of New Pacifica stand alone, a terraformed paradise where even the Reduction—the devastating brain disorder that sparked the wars—is a distant memory. Yet on the isle of Galatea, an uprising against the ruling aristocrats has turned deadly. The revolutionaries’ weapon is a drug that damages their...

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Review: Angel Fever

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.Angel Fever by L.A. Weatherly Published by Candlewick Press on November 26th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Supernatural/Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads As half-angel Willow strives to save the world from her parasitic otherworldly kin, romance and tension heat up to a climactic finale. In the devastated remains of the world, millions of people live in "refugee" camps provided by the angels who have all but enslaved humanity. As this angelic stranglehold tightens, Willow and Alex are recruiting and training new Angel Killers while...

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Review: Once We Were

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.Once We Were by Kat Zhang Published by HarperCollins on September 17th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "I'm lucky just to be alive." Eva was never supposed to have survived this long. As the recessive soul, she should have faded away years ago. Instead, she lingers in the body she shares with her sister soul, Addie. When the government discovered the truth, they tried to “cure” the girls, but Eva and Addie escaped before the doctors could strip Eva’s soul away. Now fugitives, Eva and Addie find...

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Review: Pawn

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.Pawn by Aimee Carter Published by Harlequin Teen on November 26, 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Dsytopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads YOU CAN BE A VII. IF YOU GIVE UP EVERYTHING. For Kitty Doe, it seems like an easy choice. She can either spend her life as a III in misery, looked down upon by the higher ranks and forced to leave the people she loves, or she can become a VII and join the most powerful family in the country. If she says yes, Kitty will be Masked—surgically transformed into Lila Hart, the Prime Minister's...

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