Review: After

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.After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia by Various Authors Series: Anthology Published by Hyperion Book CH on October 9, 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Dystopian/ Apocalyptic Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "If the melt-down, flood, plague, the third World War, new Ice Age, Rapture, alien invasion, clamp-down, meteor, or something else entirely hit today, what would tomorrow look like? Some of the biggest names in YA and adult literature answer that very question in this short story anthology, each story exploring the lives of teen...

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Review: Cursed

Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Stand Alone Published by Spencer Hill Press on September 18th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "Dying sucks-- and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand. After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her back. Now anything Ember touches dies. And that, well, really blows. Ember operates on a no-touch policy with all living things--including boys. When Hayden Cromwell shows up, quoting Oscar Wilde and claiming her curse is a gift, she thinks he's a crazed cutie. But when he tells her he can help control it, she's more than interested. There's just one catch: Ember has to trust Hayden's adopted father, a man she's sure has...

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Review: Careful

Careful by Isobella Jade Series: The Careful, Quiet, Published by Self-Published on July 26th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Blog Tour, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Goodreads "I couldn’t feel my arms or legs. My neck, my hair, my stomach—they weren’t mine anymore." If you lived in Willow Ridge, a town based on Jade’s hometown called Liverpool in Central New York, you’d know of Estella Montclair. Estella is one of the top high school sprinters around and she’s in the newspaper all the time. After Estella Montclair is killed in a texting and driving crash, what remains of her face and body is devastating. But not all of her has died. During the first month after her death, Estella’s spirit travels among her living friends and family. Her...

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Review: Entice

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.Entice by Jessica Shirvington Series: The Violet Eden Chapters # 2 Published by Sourcebooks Fire on September 4th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Violet Eden is Grigori - part angel, part human. Her destiny is to protect humans from the vengence of exiled angels. Knowing who to trust is key but, when Grigori reinforcements arrive, it becomes clear everyone is hiding something. Even Lincoln. The only thing Violet does know: Phoenix's hold over her is more dangerous than ever. The race to find...

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Review: Eve & Adam

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.Eve & Adam by Kathrine Applegate, Michael Grant Published by Feiwel & Friends on October 2nd 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Sixteen-year-old Evening Spiker lives an affluent life in San Francisco with her mother, EmmaRose, a successful geneticist and owner of Spiker Biotech. Sure, Evening misses her father who died mysteriously, but she’s never really questioned it. Much like how she’s never stopped to think how off it is that she’s never been sick. That is, until she’s struck by a car and is...

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