Review: The End Games

The End Games by T. Michael Martin Series: Stand Alone Published by HarperTeen on May 7th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads It happened on Halloween. The world ended. And a dangerous Game brought it back to life. Seventeen-year-old Michael and his five-year-old brother, Patrick, have been battling monsters in The Game for weeks. In the rural mountains of West Virginia, armed with only their rifle and their love for each other, the brothers follow Instructions from the mysterious Game Master. They spend their days searching for survivors, their nights fighting endless hordes of “Bellows”—creatures that roam the dark, roaring for flesh. And at this Game, Michael and Patrick are very good. But The Game is...

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Review: The Rising

The Rising by Kelley Armstrong Series: The Darkest Rising # 3 Published by HarperCollins on April 2nd 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Things are getting desperate for Maya and her friends. Hunted by the powerful St. Clouds and now a rival Cabal as well, they're quickly running out of places to hide. And with the whole world thinking they died in a helicopter crash, it's not like they can just go to the authorities for help. All they have is the name and number of someone who might be able to give them a few answers. Answers to why they're so valuable, and why their supernatural powers are getting more and more out of control. But Maya is unprepared for the truths that await her. And now, like it or not,...

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Review: Towering

Towering by Alex Flinn Series: Kendra Chronicles # 3 Published by HarperTeen on May 14th 2013 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads At first, I merely saw his face, his hands on the window ledge. Then, his whole body as he swung himself through the window. Only I could not see what he swung on. Until, one day, I told my dream self to look down. And it was then that I saw. He had climbed on a rope. I knew without asking that the rope had been one of my own tying. Rachel is trapped in a tower, held hostage by a woman she’s always called Mama. Her golden hair is growing rapidly, and to pass the time, she watches the snow fall and sings songs from her childhood, hoping someone, anyone, will hear her. Wyatt needs time to reflect or,...

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Giveaway: The Fifth Wave

The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey Series: The Fifth Wave # 1 Published by Putnam Juvenile on May 7th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads The Passage meets Ender’s Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey. After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker....

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Review: Sweet Peril

Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins Series: The Sweet Trilogy # 2 Published by HarperTeen on April 30th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Anna Whitt, the daughter of a guardian angel and a demon, promised herself she’d never do the work of her father—polluting souls. She’d been naive to make such a vow. She’d been naive about a lot of things. Haunted by demon whisperers, Anna does whatever she can to survive, even if it means embracing her dark side and earning an unwanted reputation as her school’s party girl. Her life has never looked more bleak. And all the while there’s Kaidan Rowe, son of the Duke of Lust, plaguing her heart and mind. When an unexpected lost message from the angels surfaces, Anna finds herself...

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