Gone Wild by Jodi Lundgren [ARC Review]

September 19, 2016

Title: Gone Wild Author: Jodi Lundgren Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Publisher: James Lorimer & Co Date published: August 1, 2016 (re-published) Format: E-book Page Count: 95 Source: NetGalley An e-copy of this book was kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Bullied in foster care and then by his adoptive mother’s boyfriend, Seth decides to… Read More Gone Wild by Jodi Lundgren [ARC Review]

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Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova [ARC Review] + Sneak Peek, Giveaway & More! [CLOSED]

September 15, 2016

Title: Labyrinth Lost Author: Zoraida Córdova Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Date published: September 6, 2016 Page Count: 336 Source: NetGalley An e-copy of this book was kindly provided through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. Nothing says Happy Birthday like summoning the spirits of your dead relatives. Alex is a bruja, the most… Read More Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova [ARC Review] + Sneak Peek, Giveaway & More! [CLOSED]

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Scarlet by Marissa Meyer [Review]

September 2, 2016

Title: Scarlet Author: Marissa Meyer Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Sci-Fi Publisher: Square Fish Date published: February 4, 2014 Format: Paperback Page Count: 454 + 51 bonus material = 505 Source: Personal purchase. Summary: Cinder is back and trying to break out of prison―even though she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive if she does―in this second installment from… Read More Scarlet by Marissa Meyer [Review]

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Cinder by Marissa Meyer [Review]

August 29, 2016

Title: Cinder Author: Marissa Meyer Type: Fiction Genre: Young Adult, Sci-Fi Publisher: Square Fish Date published: January 3, 2012 Format: Paperback Page Count: 387 Source: Personal purchase. Summary: Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows… Read More Cinder by Marissa Meyer [Review]

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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]

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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]

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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]