Blog Tour: Review: Blood Awakening

Blood Awakening by Jamie Manning Published by Pendrell Publishing on April 23rd 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "Ava’s life went from bad to worse the night Chance became a vampire. He won’t have anything to do with her. Ava understands why—because he blames her—but it doesn’t mean she likes it. And it doesn’t help that she’s starting to feel something for Erik, the boy who once wanted her dead. Especially when Chance decides that he does still love her, and wants her to be with him for eternity. Now she has a choice: Humanity…or forever as a vampire with Chance. But Ava wants nothing more than to be human again. At least, she thought that was all she wanted. Thankfully her best friend...

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Review: ARCLIGHT

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.ARCLIGHT by Josin L. McQuein Published by Greenwillow Books on May 1, 2013 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads "No one crosses the wall of light . . . except for one girl who doesn’t remember who she is, where she came from, or how she survived. A harrowing, powerful debut thriller about finding yourself and protecting your future—no matter how short and uncertain it may be. The Arclight is the last defense. The Fade can’t get in. Outside the Arclight’s border of high-powered beams is the Dark. And...

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Review: Cornered

Cornered by Various Authors Series: Anthology Published by Running Press Kids on July 3rd 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "It does not necessarily take a fist to create a punch in the gut. This fourteen-story YA fiction anthology delves into the experience of being bullied—socially, emotionally, physically, psychologically, and sexually. The school hallways, walks home, and house walls are no longer the boundaries for intimidation and harassment. With the rapid-fire response time of social media and smartphones, bullying has lost all limits, and the lines among truth, lies, and real accountability have become blurred. Featuring some of the hottest voices in YA literature, both bestselling and on...

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Review: Chasers

Chasers by James Phelan Published by Kteen on October 30th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "Four Teenagers. One Destroyed City. Thousands of Infected Predators. Jesse is on a UN Youth Ambassadors camp in New York when his subway carriage is rocked by an explosion. Jesse and his three friends, Dave, Mini and Anna, crawl out from the wreckage to discover a city in chaos. Streets are deserted. Buildings are in ruins. Worse, the only other survivors seem to be infected with a virus that turns them into horrifying predators... Outnumbered. No sign of life. Just them. And you... ALONE."   For me, this book is typical and what I thought. It was a quick and easy read. So the plot is about these teens...

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Review: Blood Fever

Blood Fever by Veronica Wolff Published by NAL Trade on August 7th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME—EVEN IF HOME IS WHERE THE DEAD LIVE... It’s the start of the fall semester, and a new crop of Acari and Trainees have descended on the Isle of Night. Watcher training has intensified, and Drew has a new roommate named Mei-Ling. But Mei-Ling harbors a dangerous secret that drove the vampires to abduct her against her will. Drew knows she shouldn’t get involved, but she can’t seem to leave her roommate to fend for herself. Luckily, Drew has other things on her mind—like vampire Carden. A blood bond to a brawny, eighteenth-century Scottish bad boy tends to preoccupy...

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