Review: The Eternity Cure

The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa Published by Harlequin Teen on April 30th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Allison Sekemoto has vowed to rescue her creator, Kanin, who is being held hostage and tortured by the psychotic vampire Sarren. The call of blood leads her back to the beginning—New Covington and the Fringe, and a vampire prince who wants her dead yet may become her wary ally. Even as Allie faces shocking revelations and heartbreak like she’s never known, a new strain of the Red Lung virus that decimated humanity is rising to threaten human and vampire alike. This could possibly be the shortest review I write. Because no amount of words can describe how much I love this...

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Review: Power Under Pressure

Power Under Pressure by Andrew P. Mayer Published by Pyr for the Young Adult on January 8, 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Steampunk/Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads I am sad to see this series end. This series grabbed my attention straight from the first book and to see this series end is pretty heartbreaking. Before breaking this book down I do have to say that this has to be one of my favorite steam punk series for YA that are out there. Plot/Storyline: What I liked most about this series is how when one book left off the next book picked up where it left off at off (well almost). I feel that when authors do this, they are making sure that the reader is not missing a single bit of information that is added. The story...

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Review: Hearts of Smoke and Steam

Hearts of Smoke and Steam by Andrew P. Mayer Published by Pyr for the Young Adult on November 11, 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Steampunk/Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Superheroes and steampunk come together in 19th century New York. Sir Dennis Darby has been murdered, the Automaton has been destroyed, and Sarah Stanton has turned her back on a life of privilege and comfort to try and find her way in the unforgiving streets of New York. But Lord Eschaton, the villain behind all these events, isn't finished with her yet. His plans to bring his apocalyptic vision of the future to the world are moving forward, but to complete his scheme he needs the clockwork heart that Sarah still holds. But she has her own plans for...

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Review: Zits: Chillax

Zits: Chillax by Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman Published by HarperTeen on May 21, 2013 Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads In Zits: Chillax, Jeremy Duncan, high school sophomore and future rock god, offers up a comedic outlook on teenage life, including school, parents, chores, bands, and friends. Jeremy and his best friend, Hector Garcia, are planning to achieve a lifelong dream…going to a rock concert! Without parental supervision. But the Gingivitis concert falls on the same night their friend Tim is donating bone marrow for his mom, a cancer patient. Not a problem: Jeremy and Hector are determined to go to the show…for Tim. I have always loved roaming the comics in search of Zits and see if today the comic...

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Review: Impostor

Impostor by Susanne Winnacker Published by Razorbill on May 28th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Can Tessa pose as Madison . . . and stop a killer before it’s too late?  Tessa is a Variant, able to absorb the DNA of anyone she touches and mimic their appearance. Shunned by her family, she’s spent the last two years training with the Forces with Extraordinary Abilities, a secret branch of the FBI. When a serial killer rocks a small town in Oregon, Tessa is given a mission: she must impersonate Madison, a local teen, to find the killer before he strikes again. Tessa hates everything about being an impostor—the stress, the danger, the deceit—but loves playing the role of a...

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