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World-Mart
World-Mart by Leigh M. Lane A New Dystopian novel where the world has become incorporated. A chilling vision of a future that is all too believable.- class segregation, energy and food shortages, antibiotic resistance and a government controlling all choices and actions of society. World-Mart is a compelling new dystopian series where a family struggles to […]
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New2Ya: September 2016
The Hottest New Releases in YA Coming in September 2016 Swarm (Zeroes) – September 27, 2016 by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti They thought they’d already faced their toughest fight. But there’s no relaxing for the reunited Zeroes. These six teens with unique abilities have taken on bank robbers, drug dealers and mobsters. Now […]
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11 Quotes from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child That Will Make You Cry
11 Quotes from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child That Will Make You Cry Save
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The Eighth Story. Nineteen Years Later. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was absolutely perfect. A must read for those who grew up with the books. It will make you cry; It will make you laugh. But most of all, it will make you smile. Smiling as your love […]
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Eye Candy
Eye Candy by R.L. Stine Guest Post by Bri Barrett What if one of the four guys you meet online is trying to kill you? Lindy’s roommates create an online dating ad, calling her Eye Candy, a nickname Lindy despises, to get her back out into the world of dating. She meets three guys online […]
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New Release: Arcana Rising
Arcana Rising is now available! Synopsis: Losses mount and deadly new threats converge in this next action-packed tale of the Arcana Chronicles by #1 New York Times bestseller Kresley Cole. When the battle is done . . . The Emperor unleashed hell and annihilated an army, jeopardizing the future of mankind–but Circe struck back. The […]
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Red Queen: Our Cast Selection
How Sarah and Corinna Envision the Character from Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen. It’s always fun to see what other people imagine character to look like. We had book club this last week and discussed each other perceptions of each character. Here is what we came up with. Let us know what you think in the […]
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Paper Towns
Paper Towns By John Green Guest Post by Brianna Barret A great story, written in 3 parts, of adventure and intrigue with a non climatic ending. The Strings Margo drags Q on a revenge quest against her “best friend”, ex-boyfriend and Q’s bully. This becomes a night to remember for Q. Hilarious acts of revenge, […]
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New Release: Tractor
TRACTOR: New Young Adult Fiction Novel Hitting Stands September 15th Set in Oklahoma in 1961, a small town teen named John gets a spur of the moment job driving an old tractor across Arkansas to Oklahoma for a crotchety old farmer. John is about to enter his senior year of high school and has doubts […]
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Moustache & Macintosh
D.L. Graser perfectly captures what it’s like to be a young, care-free child in her debut middle-grade reader, Moustache and Macintosh. It’s packed full of adventure and mystery with some moral learning along the way, from killing other with kindness to understanding true friendship. Moustache and Macintosh take a unique spin of presenting the Word […]
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Ratchet the Reluctant Witch
Ratchet the Reluctant Witch By Sara Pascoe The book is filled with adventure, magic, self-discovery and life learning – a story of a 14 year old girl that is perfect for a 14 year old girl. Ratchet the Reluctant witch, is a 14-year-old girl called Rachel. At first, she does not know she is a […]
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Pandemonium (Delirium Trilogy)
Pandemonium (Delirium Trilogy) by Lauren Oliver After reading Delirium, I had to start the second book immediately! I love what Lauren did with this book with introducing the “Then” and “Now” chapters to tell of the present and the past the Lena faced after cross the fence – it really helped to keep the story […]
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New2Ya: August 2016
The Hottest New Releases in YA Coming in August 2016 A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes) – August 30, 2016 by Sabaa Tahir Elias and Laia are running for their lives. Following the events of the Fourth Trial, an army led by Masks hunts the two fugitives as they escape the […]
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Brain on Fire is yet more proof that real life is in fact crazier than fiction. Imagine – I want you to think of your current job role and what you do really well at your job. Now – I want you to think what […]
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#New2YA: July 2016
P.S. I Like You Hardcover – July 26, 2016 by Kasie West Signed, sealed, delivered… While spacing out in Chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that someone has continued the lyrics on the desk, and added a message to her. Intrigue! Soon, Lily […]
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FREE Download: 3 Days Only
June is Audiobook Month and Audiobooks.com is giving away two free YA downloads this weekend only. Simply Download the app and get your FREE copy of “The False Prince” by Jennifer Nielsen and “The Raven Boys” by Maggie Stiefvater. The Low Down: These great YA fantasy titles will be available for FREE download starting Friday […]
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Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
Disrupted by Dan Lyons Yes, occasionally I read non-fiction. Did I ever think I would be, no. But I recently found myself being persuade by a co-worker that “Real life is crazier than fiction” and I am finding this true day after day now. So occasionally, you will see a review of one of these […]
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Delirium
Delirium by Lauren Oliver I HAVE THE DELIRIA; I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK! This is the book I have been looking for; Ever since I finished the Legend series, I haven’t found another good dystopian – until now. Now, I know many of you will think ‘great, another book about love’, but trust […]
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Review: Flawed
Flawed by Cecelia Ahern Cecelia Ahern’s young adult debut, Flawed takes readers to a dystopian future where society looks at perfection as essential and punishes any flaws. If found flawed, one’s flaws are publicly named and their skin branded with an F in one of five places. For bad decisions, it’s their temple. For Lying, […]
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The Last of the Firedrakes
The Last of the Firedrakes by Farah Oomerbhoy Farah Oomerbhoy’s début novel “The Last of the Firedrakes”, promises to be an exciting and magical young adult fantasy series. The synopsis of this book had me excited, but I was quit disappointment. I was ready for a fantasy world I would get lost in, and found […]
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NOVUS Celebrates Two Book Awards
NOVUS (The Cresecren Chronicles, Book 1) has recently received two book awards, a 5 star from Readers’ Favorite, and a revamped cover! To celebrate the eBook will be on SALE for $1.99 from 4/30/2016- 5/15/2016 ~”Official Selection” Winner in the E-Book Young Adult category, 2015 New Apple Book Awards!~ ~Winner Best Books in the Young […]
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#New2YA: May 2016
#New2YA: May 2016 The Last Star: The Final Book of The 5th Wave Release Date: May 24, 2016 BUY ONLINE The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to […]
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T5W: Favorite Mothers/Maternal Figures
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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Giveaway: Win A Signed Copy of Novus
Giveaway: Win A Signed Copy of Novus Ideal for Hunger Games and Divergent fans, Crystal Marcos delivers Novus, a riveting novel set in a dystopian future of action-adventure, suspense, and romance. Intriguing characters and a gripping storyline keep the reader turning page after page. ENTER AT BOTTOM OF PAGE Synopsis: Being a teenager is hard […]
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T5W: Books You’re Intimidated By
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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Black Bottle Man
Black Bottle Man By Craig Russell Not very often can a book pull-off a run in with the devil. This book had me hooked in the beginning the the pace kept me there all the way through. If we can get past ‘book bans’ this would be a GREAT edition to the required reading list […]
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Author Interview: Jeannie van Rompaey
Author Interview: Jeannie van Rompaey, author of ASCENSION: The Oasis Series Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc. come from? I was lucky enough to live in a house full of books. My mother read a lot and, with only two of us in the family, I took my cue from her. Being an only child […]
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T5W: Books with “Hard” Topics
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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#T5W: Rainy Day Reads
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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Summerlost
Summerlost by Ally Condie This is Ally Condie’s, author of the Matched series, debut middle grade reader. Yes, a middle grade reader, but since it was Ally Condie, I HAD to read it. I loved the Matched Series and I loved Atlantia, so I was super excited to read this. However, I have very mixed […]
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Lucky Me Review
Luck Me by Saba Kapur Guest Post By Kristin Wroblewski REVIEW: Talk about getting lost in a good book! Lucky Me captivated my attention early and held it through the whole book. Lucky Me has the perfect amount of drama, excitement, and suspense to keep even the pickiest of readers enthralled. Although the introduction to […]
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#New2YA: April 2016
Flawed: A Novel Hardcover – April 5, 2016 by Cecelia Ahern (Author) Celestine North lives a perfect life. She’s a model daughter and sister, she’s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she’s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan. But then Celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a […]
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Giveaway: Signed Legacy Trilogy
Enter to Win a Signed Copy of the Legacy Trilogy by Ellery Kane. Don’t miss this great opportunity to win a copy of the next best Dystopian trilogy. About the Legacy Trilogy Imagine a world where your emotions are entirely within your control. How do you want to feel today? Want to be fearless? Bold? […]
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#New2YA: March 2016
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare’s newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Lady Midnight is a Shadowhunters novel. It’s been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to […]
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Fifty Percent Vampire
Fifty Percent Vampire by D.K. Janotta Guest Post by Stephanie Orvis I am a big user of Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. I get to read all the vampire novels my heart desires and skip through the ones that don’t catch my interest. Fifty Percent Vampire was one of those novels that I wasn’t sure about because […]
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#Interview
Q& A with Gabriel Ammah Gabriel’s debut novel, Parent Quest, is an action-adventure fantasy aimed a teens and young adults. Learn more about Gabriel and the journey of writing his first novel. Q: Where do you get your information or ideas for your books? A: I had many friends who had grown up without their […]
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#T5W: Worst Love Interests
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! As of February 21, 2014, any booktuber can participate in T5W. You’ll find the topics for that month listed in the Topics section. Be sure to post you channel/blog site to the Complete List post so we know who is participating. Follow along on Twitter: #T5WFamily […]
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#Review: Altantia
Atlantia By Ally Condie “We are not lost mermaids with seaweed hair and coins for eyes, but human girls, alive and found. We are sisters, and we did not drown.” First, I just have to say, I love everything about Ally Condie’s writing; it’s just so magical! If you liked Matched you will like Atlantia; […]
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