Series: Pivot Point Publisher: HarperTeen Publish Date: February 12th, 2013 Source: Purchased Goodreads Rating: 4/5 – Cool concept, great writing. I can’t wait to read more! About the book: Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . . Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced […]
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Publisher: Kingfisher Publish Date: February 22nd, 2009 Source: Purchased Goodreads Rating: 2/5 Talented Tweens Synopsis: Thirteen year old Queen-of-mean Amanda Beeson, wakes up one morning in the wrong body. She’s become lonely, unfashionable Tracey Devon – one of Amanda’s targets for bullying. Amanda discovers that Tracey, ignored at home and at school, has the ability to […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: The Exceptionals by Erin Cashman
Publisher: Holiday House Inc. Publish Date: February 1st, 2012 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 3/5 Hawks Synopsis: Born into a famous family of exceptionally talented people, 15-year-old Claire Walker has deliberately chosen to live an average life. But everything changes the night of the Spring Fling, when her parents decide it’s high time she transferred to Cambial Academy–the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Minder- Kate Kaynak
Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Maddie Dunn is special, but she needs to figure out how to use her new abilities before somebody else gets hurt. Ganzfield is a secret training facility full of people like her, but it’s not exactly a nurturing place. Every social interaction carries the threat of mind-control. A stray thought can burn a building […]
Read the rest of this entry »Blood Promise- Richelle Mead
The recent attack on St. Vladimir’s Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Many are dead. And, for the few victims carried off by Strigoi, their fates are even worse. A rare tattoo now adorns Rose’s neck, a mark that says she’s killed far too many Strigoi to count. But only one victim matters . . […]
Read the rest of this entry »Shadow Kiss- Richelle Mead
Synopsis: Is Rose’s fate to kill the person she loves most? It’s springtime at St. Vladimir’s Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since Mason’s death, Rose hasn’t been feeling quite right. She has dark flashbacks in the middle of practice, can’t concentrate in class, and has terrifying dreams about Lissa. But Rose […]
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 »Hex Hall- Rachel Hawkins
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH Publish Date: March 2nd, 2010 Source: Borrowed Goodreads Rating: 3/5 Broomsticks Synopsis: Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It’s gotten her into a few scrapes. One of which gets her sent to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shapeshifters.Worse, Sophie […]
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