Synopsis: She doesn’t see dead people. She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally. Kaylee just wants to enjoy having caught the attention of the hottest guy in school. But a normal date is hard to come […]
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Review: Steel by Carrie Vaughn
Publisher: HarperTeen Publish Date: March 15th, 2011 Source: Purchased Goodreads Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Jill has fought in dozens of fencing tournaments, but she has never held a sharpened blade. When she finds a corroded sword piece on a Caribbean beach, she is instantly intrigued and pockets it as her own personal treasure. The broken tip holds secrets, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Wildefire- Karsten Knight
Synopsis: Ashline Wilde is having a rough sophomore year. She’s struggling to find her place as the only Polynesian girl in school, her boyfriend just cheated on her, and now her runaway sister, Eve, has decided to barge back into her life. When Eve’s violent behavior escalates and she does the unthinkable, Ash transfers to […]
Read the rest of this entry »Mockingjay- Suzanne Collins
Synopsis: Young Katniss Everdeen has survived the dreaded Hunger Games not once, but twice, but even now she can find no relief. In fact, the dangers seem to be escalating: President Snow has declared an all-out war on Katniss, her family, her friends, and all the oppressed people of District 12. The thrill-packed final installment […]
Read the rest of this entry »Catching Fire- Suzanne Collins
Summary: Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark won the annual competition described in Hunger Games, but the aftermath leaves these victors with no sense of triumph. Instead, they have become the poster boys for a rebellion that they never planned to lead. That new, unwanted status puts them in the bull’s-eye for merciless revenge by The […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins
Summary: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Scorch Trials- James Dashner
Synopsis: Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. No more variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to. The Gladers are far from finished […]
Read the rest of this entry »Mockingjay Discussion
As per usual, this discussion post contains SPOILERS. I will be posting spoiler free reviews on all the Hunger Games books later on, but for now… I have a bone to pick with how Mockingjay ended… and really, that’s what blogs are for. So, most of the book was decent. Fighting for freedom, Katniss vs […]
Read the rest of this entry »Hunger- Michael Grant
Synopsis: Food ran out weeks ago. Everyone is starving, but no one wants to figure out a solution. And each day, more and more kids are evolving, developing supernatural abilities that set them apart from the kids without powers. Tension rises and chaos is descending upon the town. It’s the normal kids against the mutants. […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Lost Crown- Sarah Miller
Publisher: Atheneum Publish Date: June 14th, 2011 Source: Purchased Goodreads Rating: 4/5 – Loving the YA/ Historical Combo. Synopsis: As World War I ignites across Europe, political unrest sweeps Russia. First dissent, then disorder, mutiny, and revolution. For Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia, the end of their girlhood together is colliding with the end of more than […]
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