Review: Control

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.Control by Lydia Kang Published by Dial Books for Young Readers on December 26, 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads When a crash kills their father and leaves them orphaned, Zel knows she needs to protect her sister, Dyl. But before Zel has a plan, Dyl is taken by strangers using bizarre sensory weapons, and Zel finds herself in a safe house for teens who aren’t like any she’s ever seen before—teens who shouldn't even exist. Using broken-down technology, her new friends’ peculiar gifts, and her own...

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Review: Crash Into You

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.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.Crash Into You by Katie McGarry Published by Harlequin Teen on November 26, 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life-that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers...and she's just added two more to the list. One...

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Review: The Lair

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.The Lair by Emily McKay Series: The Farm # 2 Published by Berkley Trade on November 5th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads In the battle against the vampiric Ticks, humanity was slowly but certainly headed for extinction. For months, twin sisters Lily and Mel had been ?quarantined” with thousands of other young people being harvested for their blood—food for the Ticks. Finally escaping with a few friends, the twins are separated—and must continue the fight on their own . . .  After making...

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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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