Synopsis: After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are […]
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The Shapeshifter’s Secret- Heather Ostler
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Synopsis: Julia is finally discovering what–not who–she is. Like any sixteen-year-old, Julia’s used to dealing with problems. From her overprotective father to her absent mother to a teacher who definitely has it in for her. But everything changes when Julia’s […]
Read the rest of this entry »Lies Beneath- Anne Greenwood Brown
This ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Synopsis: Calder White lives in the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior, the only brother in a family of murderous mermaids. To survive, Calder and his sisters prey on humans, killing them to absorb their energy. But this […]
Read the rest of this entry »Touch of Frost- Jennifer Estep
Synopsis: My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody’s head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest. But lately, things […]
Read the rest of this entry »(DNF) Crossed- Ally Condie
Synopsis: Chasing down an uncertain future, Cassia makes her way to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky–taken by the Society to his sure death–only to find that he has escaped into the majestic, but treacherous, canyons. On this wild frontier are glimmers of a different life and the enthralling promise of a rebellion. But […]
Read the rest of this entry »Fire- Kristin Cashore
Synopsis: It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a […]
Read the rest of this entry »Blood Red Road- Moira Young
Synopsis: Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That’s fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when a monster sandstorm arrives, along […]
Read the rest of this entry »Blue Fire- Janice Hardy
Synopsis: Part fugitive, part hero, fifteen-year-old Nya is barely staying ahead of the Duke of Baseers trackers. Wanted for a crime she didnt mean to commit, she risks capture to protect every Taker she can find, determined to prevent the Duke from using them in his fiendish experiments. But resolve isnt enough to protect any […]
Read the rest of this entry »Atlantis Legend- The Lost Code Discussion
Yesterday’s review was all about Kevin Emerson’s The Lost Code a book that re imagines the legend of Atlantis. Fun! What is the legend of Atlantis??? While there are more variations then I can count, the main idea is that was a city called Atlantis, filled with super wisdomy (yup, I said it) people with […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Lost Code- Kevin Emerson
ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. Synopsis: The ozone is ravaged, ocean levels have risen, and the sun is a daily enemy. But global climate change is not something new in the Earth’s history. No one will know this better than less-than-ordinary Owen Parker, who is about to […]
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