Review: The Fury

The Fury by Alexander Gordon Smith Series: The Fury # 1 Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) on July 23rd 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads From the creator of the Escape from Furnace series, a ferocious epic of supernatural terror, perfect for Stephen King fans  Imagine if one day, without warning, the entire human race turns against you, if every person you know, every person you meet becomes a bloodthirsty, mindless savage . . . That’s the horrifying reality for Cal, Brick, and Daisy. Friends, family, even moms and dads, are out to get them. Their world has the Fury. It will not rest until they are dead. In Alexander Gordon Smith’s adrenaline-fueled saga, Cal and the others must uncover the...

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Review: White Lines

White Lines by Jennifer Banash Series: Stand Alone Published by Putnam Juvenile on April 4th 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads A gritty, atmospheric coming of age tale set in 1980s New York City. Seventeen-year-old Cat is living every teenager’s dream: she has her own apartment on the Lower East Side and at night she’s club kid royalty, guarding the velvet rope at some of the hottest clubs in the city. The night with its crazy, frenetic, high-inducing energy—the pulsing beat of the music, the radiant, joyful people and those seductive white lines that can ease all pain—is when Cat truly lives. But her daytime, when real life occurs, is more nightmare than dream. Having spent years suffering her mother’s emotional and...

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Blog Tour: Review: Dead Silence

Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting Series: The Body Finder # 4 Published by HarperCollins on April 16th 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Violet thought she’d made peace with her unique ability to sense the echoes of the dead and the imprints that cling to their killers…that is until she acquired an imprint of her own. Forced to carry a reminder of the horrible events of her kidnapping, Violet is more determined than ever to lead a normal life. However, the people who run the special investigative team Violet works for have no intention of letting her go. When someone close to Violet becomes a suspect in a horrific murder, she finds herself pulled into a deadly hunt for a madman with an army of devoted...

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Review: Clash

Clash by Nicole Williams Series: Crash # 2 Published by HarperCollins on December 18th 2012 Genres: New Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Their Romeo-and-Juliet-level passion is the only thing Jude and Lucy agree on. That, and fighting all the time . . . Also not helping? Lucy's raging jealousy of the cheerleader who's wormed her way into Jude's life. While trying to hang on to her quintessential bad boy and also training to be the top ballet dancer in her class, Lucy knows something's going to give . . . soon. How can she live without the boy she loves? How can she live with herself if she gives up on her dreams? If Lucy doesn't make the right choice, she could lose everything. If you know me...

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Review: Crash

Crash by Nicole Williams Series: Crash # 1 Published by HarperCollins on 12/18/2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Pages: 384 Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Fickle. Explosive. A hazard to girls everywhere. Lucy Larson, meet Jude Ryder. Being the new kid is the last thing Lucy wanted for her senior year, especially after her hot encounter with Southpointe's bad boy Jude Ryder has her labeled a slut on her first day. But her sights are set on becoming a ballerina, and she won't let anything get in her way. Until she stumbles into Jude again. Jude's got a rap sheet—an actual rap sheet—that runs longer than a senior thesis and moods that swing from delectable to dangerous. He's had his name sighed, shouted, and cursed by...

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