Series: Blackout, #1 Publisher: HarperTeen Publish Date: October 1st, 2013 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 3/5 – An action packed sci-fi/superhero read that left me a little confused. About the book: Laura and Alec are trained terrorists. Jack and Aubrey are high school students. There was no reason for them to ever meet. But now, a mysterious […]
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Review: Avalon by Mindee Arnett
Series: Avalon, #1 Publisher: Balzer & Bray Publish Date: January 21st, 2014 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 5/5 – My new favorite sci-fi series! A ragtag group of teenage mercenaries who crew the spaceship Avalon stumble upon a conspiracy that could threaten the entire galaxy in this fascinating and fast-paced sci-fi adventure from author Mindee Arnett. […]
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Series: Pushing the Limits, #3 Publisher: Harlequine Teen Publish Date: November 26th, 2013 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 3.5/5 – Another fantastic love story, but there wasn’t anything here that surprised me About the book: From acclaimed author Katie McGarry comes an explosive new tale of a good girl with a reckless streak, a street-smart guy with […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: Across a Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund
Series: For Darkness Shows the Stars, #2 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publish Date: October 15th, 2013 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Stars – A fantastic continuation of this wonderfully imagined future-Earth. About the book: Centuries after wars nearly destroyed civilization, the two islands of New Pacifica stand alone, a terraformed paradise where even the Reduction—the devastating […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: Alienated by Melissa Landers
Series: Alienated, #1 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publish Date: February 4th, 2014 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 4/5 – Really cool sci-fi book that was an awesome mix of politics and teenage angsty goodness! About the book: Interplanetary relations have never been more exciting! The first in a funny, romantic YA sci-fi series. Two years ago, the aliens […]
Read the rest of this entry »Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson on Audiobook!
Sooo, not sure if you guys saw my review of Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson awhile back, but I loved it! It’s also being released today on audiobook (you can check out the first five chapters for free here). This is a really cool superhero story, and the narration style is perfect for audio! Definitely worth […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: Once We Were by Kat Zhang
Series: The Hybrid Chronicles, #2 Publisher: HarperCollins Publish Date: September 17th, 2013 Source: ARC Goodreads About the book: “I’m lucky just to be alive” Eva was never supposed to have survived this long. As the recessive soul, she should have faded away years ago. Instead, she lingers in the body she shares with her sister soul, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Publish Date: August 20th, 2013 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 3.5/5 – A completely unique contemporary story. About the book: In this stunning debut, a young Iranian American writer pulls back the curtain on one of the most hidden corners of a much-talked-about culture. Seventeen-year-old Sahar has been in love with her […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
Series: Goddess War, #1 Publisher: Tor Teen Publish Date: September 10th, 2013 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 4/5 – Good gods, this is a good book! About the book: The Goddess War begins in Antigoddess, the first installment of the new series by acclaimed author of Anna Dressed in Blood, Kendare Blake. Old Gods never die… Or so Athena […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: Scorched by Mari Mancusi
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publish Date: September 3rd, 2013 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 3/5 – Dragons are aweeesommmee! Trinity Don’t leave me here… It starts with a whisper. At first Trinity thinks she’s going crazy. It wouldn’t be a big surprise–her grandpa firmly believes there’s a genuine dragon egg in their dusty little West Texas town. But […]
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