ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review Synopsis: April 15th, 2012, will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. People have an endless fascination with the Titanic, yet much of what they know today is a mixture of fact and fiction. In one hundred […]
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Review copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Synopsis: Experience all the drama and tragedy of Titanic inside the pages of this richly illustrated narrative. With a pull-out poster and double gatefold diagram, Titanic: Disaster at Sea is brimming with facts, stories, and fascinating people. From the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Fair Coin- E.C. Meyers
ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for a fair an honest review. Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Ephraim Scott is horrified when he comes home from school and finds his mother unconscious at the kitchen table, clutching a bottle of pills. The reason for her suicide attempt is even more disturbing: she thought she’d identified Ephraim’s body […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Fairy Godmother- Mercedes Lackey
Synopsis: In the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, if you can’t carry out your legendary role, life is no fairy tale…. Elena Klovis was supposed to be her kingdom’s Cinderella — until fate left her with a completely inappropriate prince! Determined not to remain with her stepfamily, Elena set out to get a new […]
Read the rest of this entry »Goddess Interrupted- Aimee Carter
ARC received from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. Synopsis: Becoming immortal wasn’t supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she’s as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he’s becoming ever more distant […]
Read the rest of this entry »First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts- Lari Don
Synopsis: Helen has absolutely no interest in becoming a vet like her mother. So she isn’t best pleased when asked to help an injured horse. Only this horse isn’t entirely normal … nor are his friends. Without warning, Helen is thrust into an extraordinary world filled with magic rituals, fantastic creatures, and a dangerous, powerful […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Girl Who Owned a City- O. T. Nelson (Graphic Novel)
Received the ARC from NetGalley for a fair and unbiased review. Expected publication is in April 2012. Synopsis: A deadly virus killed every adult on Earth, leaving only the kids behind. With her parents gone, Lisa is responsible for her little brother, Todd. She has to make sure they stay alive. Many kids are sick […]
Read the rest of this entry »Katniss the Cattail: An Unauthorized Guide to Names and Symbols in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games – Valerie Estelle Frankel
Synopsis: Who was Cinna? What do the hawthorn and primrose symbolize? Or President Snow’s roses and Peeta’s bread? What about Katniss’s last name? Bringing details from myths, herbal guides, military histories, and the classics, English professor and award-winning pop culture author Valerie Estelle Frankel sheds light on the deeper meanings behind Panem’s heroes and villains […]
Read the rest of this entry »Vanish- Sophie Jordan
Synopsis: To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Starters- Lissa Price
This ARC was provided by the publisher VIA NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Synopsis: Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend Michael and fighting […]
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