Review: Circle of Slience

Circle Of Silence by Carol M. Tanzman Published by Harlequin Teen on July 24th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Goodreads "THE BIGGEST STORY OF MY LIFE COULD BE HOW IT ENDS It's my turn to run a "Campus News" crew, and I've put together a team that can break stories wide open. And Washington Irving High has a truly great one to cover, if only we can find a lead. A secret society has formed in our school. It announced its presence with pranks: underwear on the flagpole, a toilet in the hallway, cryptic notes. A circle of silence keeps the society a mystery. No one knows its members, agenda or initiation secrets-until a student lands in the hospital under "strange" circumstances. I "will" blow this...

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Review: Don’t You Wish

Don't You Wish by Roxanne St. Claire Series: Stand Alone Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads "When plain and unpopular Annie Nutter gets zapped by one of her dad's whacked-out inventions, she lands in a parallel universe where her life becomes picture-perfect. Now she's Ayla Monroe, daughter of the same mother but a different father—and she's the gorgeous, rich queen bee of her high school. In this universe, Ayla lives in glitzy Miami instead of dreary Pittsburgh and has beaucoup bucks, courtesy of her billionaire—if usually absent—father. Her friends hit the clubs, party backstage at concerts, and take risks that are exhilirating . . . and...

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Review: Cold Fury

Cold Fury by T.M. Goeglein Published by Putnam Juvenile on July 24th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Adventure/Thriller Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads   "Jason Bourne meets The Sopranos in this breathtaking adventure Sara Jane Rispoli is a normal sixteen-year-old coping with school and a budding romance--until her parents and brother are kidnapped and she discovers her family is deeply embedded in the Chicago Outfit (aka the mob). Now on the run from a masked assassin, rogue cops and her turncoat uncle, Sara Jane is chased and attacked at every turn, fighting back with cold fury as she searches for her family. It's a quest that takes her through concealed doors and forgotten speakeasies--a city hiding in plain sight. Though armed with...

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Review: City of Lost Souls

City Of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books on May 8th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "The New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments continues—and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary, and Simon. Can the lost be reclaimed? What price is too high to pay for love? Who can be trusted when sin and salvation collide? Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series."   Being that this is my first audio book, I was a little nervous. I have never listen to one so I thought I give it a try. I LOVED It!!! I was afraid that being that this is an audiobook that I...

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Review: Burning Emerald

Burning Emerald by Jaime Reed Published by Dafina on May 29th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "Coping with loss, keeping secrets from friends, and juggling classes has kept Sam Marshall busy in her senior year. She finds comfort in her unlikely companion, Caleb, as their connection grows to where one cannot survive without the other.   But Sam’s biggest problem is a powerful enemy that wants her for himself and to destroy Caleb and his family. Determined to keep Caleb safe, Sam fights a battle where she is both the enemy and the prize, but victory will come at a deadly price."     I loved this book! So action packed, Burning Emerald is awesome! What I liked about this book, is the...

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