— ARC review, book review, young adult —

Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter [ARC Review]

August 24, 2016

Title: Ghostly Echoes Author: William Ritter Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Date published: August 23, 2016 Format: E-book Page Count: 348 Source: NetGalley An e-copy of this book was kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: “Tread lightly, Miss Rook,” warned Mr. Jackaby. “It would not do to push Miss Cavanaugh… Read More Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter [ARC Review]

— book review, young adult —

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab [Review]

August 18, 2016

Title: This Savage Song Author: Victoria / V.E. Schwab Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Greenwillow Books Date published: July 5, 2016 Format: Hardcover Page Count: 427 (+23 Intro) = 450 Source: Personal purchase. Summary: There’s no such thing as safe in a city at war, a city overrun with monsters. In this dark urban fantasy from acclaimed author Victoria… Read More This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab [Review]

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Nevernight by Jay Kristoff [ARC Review]

August 14, 2016

Title: Nevernight Author: Jay Kristoff Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Macmillan Publishers, Thomas Dunne Books Date published: August 9, 2016 Format: Paperback Page Count: 444 Source: Macmillan Publishers A physical ARC copy of the book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: In a land where three suns almost never set, a… Read More Nevernight by Jay Kristoff [ARC Review]

— book review, middle grade, young adult —

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi [Sneak Peek Review]

August 3, 2016

Title: Furthermore Author: Tahereh Mafi Type: Fiction Genre: Children’s, Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers Date published: August 30, 2016 Format: E-book Page Count: N/A Source: NetGalley This sneak peek was kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: There are only three things that matter to twelve-year-old Alice Alexis Queensmeadow: Mother, who… Read More Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi [Sneak Peek Review]

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The Gilded Cage by Lucinda Gray [ARC Review]

August 2, 2016

Title: The Gilded Cage Author: Lucinda Gray Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Date published: August 2, 2016 Format: E-book Page Count: 188 Source: NetGalley E-copy of the book kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: After growing up on a farm in Virginia, Walthingham Hall in England seems like another… Read More The Gilded Cage by Lucinda Gray [ARC Review]

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Snow White: A Graphic Novel by Matt Phelan [ARC Review]

July 27, 2016

Title: Snow White: A Graphic Novel Creator: Matt Phelan Type: Fiction, Comic Genre: Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Candlewick Press Date published: September 13, 2016 Format: E-book Page Count: 216 Source: NetGalley E-copy of the book kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: The scene: New York City. The dazzling lights cast shadows that grow ever… Read More Snow White: A Graphic Novel by Matt Phelan [ARC Review]

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Faith Volume 1: Hollywood and Vine by Jody Houser [ARC Review]

July 26, 2016

Title: Faith Volume 1: Hollywood and Vine Creators: Jody Hourser, Francis Portela, and Marguerite Sauvage Type: Fiction, Comic Genre: Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Valiant Entertainment Date published: January 27, 2016 Format: E-book Page Count: 63 Source: NetGalley E-copy of the book kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Orphaned at a young age, Faith Herbert – a psionically gifted… Read More Faith Volume 1: Hollywood and Vine by Jody Houser [ARC Review]

— book review, fiction, young adult —

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas [Review]

July 25, 2016

Title: A Court of Mist and Fury Author: Sarah J. Maas Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury Juvenile US Date published: May 9, 2016 Format: Hardcover Page Count: 640 Source: Personal purchase. Summary: The # 1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas’ spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. Feyre survived Amarantha’s clutches to return… Read More A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas [Review]

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Monstress (Volume 1) by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda [ARC Review]

July 23, 2016

Title: Monstress (Volume 1) Creators: Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda Type: Fiction, Comic Book Genre: Young Adult, Adult Publisher: Image Comics Date published: July 19, 2016 Format: E-book Page Count: 192 Source: NetGalley E-copy of the book kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900’s Asia, in a richly imagined world of… Read More Monstress (Volume 1) by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda [ARC Review]

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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas [Review]

July 7, 2016

Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses Author: Sarah J. Maas Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Teen Publisher: Bloomsbury Press Date published: May 5, 2015 Format: Hardcover Page Count: 416 Source: Personal purchase. Summary: When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only… Read More A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas [Review]