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New2YA: Indy Edition – June 2017
Unlikely Magic by Lena Mae Hill Release Date: June 20, 2017 Devastated by her father’s sudden death, Stella barely protests being shipped off to live in a secluded forest encampment with the mother she never knew. Upon arrival, things go from bad to downright creepy. Everyone in the cultish community stares at her like she’s […]
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New2YA: June 2017
The Unlikelies by Carrie Firestone Release Date: June 6, 2017 Rising high school senior Sadie is bracing herself for a long, lonely, and boring summer. But things take an unexpected turn when she steps in to help rescue a baby in distress and a video of her good deed goes viral. Suddenly internet-famous, Sadie’s summer […]
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NEED
“No one gets something for nothing. We all should know better.” NEED by Joelle Charbonneau If you liked the movie Nerve, you will NEED Charbonneau’s latest YA mystery thriller. When a new social media site pops up promising to give teens what they ask for, it quickly popular throughout Nottawa High School… but at what […]
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The Treatment
The Treatment by Suzanne Young The treatment brought up a really good question. If someone told you that the life you know is not real and that you use to be a different person, would you want to know those memories? Would you take the pill which would allow you to regain the memories which […]
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Featured Author: Sophie Davis
Meet Sophie Davis “Sophie Davis” is the pseudonym for two best friends, roommates, and now writing partners. The pair met at the Dickinson School of Law and instantly bonded over their love of great books and bad horror movies. After they graduated, when one longed for the ability to read minds so she wouldn’t have […]
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T5W: Favorite SFF Cover Art
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group fothe 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 View […]
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The Program
The Program by Suzanne Young Imagine: your brother commits suicide, your BFF no longer remembers you, your guy BFF (your BFFs boyfriend) commits suicide, everywhere you turn your classmates are entering “The Program” and getting their memories erased… and you know that you’re next. Enter the Program. In a world were suicide rates are high […]
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New2YA: May 2017
New YA Releases: May 2017 Avenged (Ruined #2) May 2, 2017 Emelina Flores has come home to Ruina. After rescuing her sister, Olivia, from imprisonment in rival kingdom Lera, Em and Olivia together vow to rebuild Ruina to its former glory. But their fight has only begun. Olivia is determined to destroy everyone who acts […]
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Win Six Amazing YA Books!
Book Lovers! Win 6 amazing YA Fantasy Books from author Tobie Easton (including 2 SIGNED COPIES)! Hurry and enter to win now. Add to your collection with these 6 thrilling, magical adventures! SIGNED copy of The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine SIGNED copy of Emerge by Tobie Easton An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa […]
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New2YA: Indy Edition – May 2017
When Dreaming Ends (Alora Chronicles Book 3) by Lara Ann Release Date: May 31, 2017 This is the end. All my dreams lie broken like so many memories… Just when Ash thought her life was perfect, things have begun to fall apart. If Wyn wants to become King, he will have to give up on […]
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Featured Author: Joanne Macgregor
Meet Joanne: When not writing, Joanne Macgregor is a counselling psychologist in private practice where she works mainly with victims of crime and trauma. Although she lives in the frenetic adrenaline-rush of the big city, Joanne has always been in love with nature, and escapes into the wilds whenever she can. She’s a Harry Potter […]
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New2YA: Indy Edition – April 2017
Welcome to our first segment of New2YA: Indy & Small Press Edition Over the year I have had the pleasure to work with some amazing authors and read some amazing books. And I started to realize if I never started this blog I probably would have never read what have come to be my favorite […]
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Interview: Alice Kuipers
Exclusive interview with Alice Kuipers, author of Me (and) Me About Alice Kuipers Award-winning author of 40 Things I Want to Tell You and Life on the Refrigerator Door, is an expert chronicler of the teenage heart, and she takes her work to new heights here. A riveting, high-concept novel with heart, Me and Me […]
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Children of Eden
Children of Eden by Joey Graceffa For those who grew up with Margaret Peterson Haddix’s Shadow Children series are sure to LOVE Joey Graceffa’s Children of Eden. Now for me, running into this book was an accident, I was looking for the book Need by Joelle Charbonneau and for some reason I thought the cover […]
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Interview + Giveaway: Paige McKenzie
YouTube Star Paige McKenzie talks about her latest book The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl. ENTER TO WIN: Signed Copy of The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie a Rafflecopter giveaway NOW AVAILABLE: The Sacrifice of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie (Author), Nancy Ohlin (Contributor) Is Sunshine Griffith who she thinks she is? Now […]
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Yellow Hair
My name is Andrew Joyce and I write books for a living. I would like to thank Gabrielle for allowing me to be here today to promote my latest, Yellow Hair, which documents the injustices done to the Sioux Nation from their first treaty with the United States in 1805 through Wounded Knee in 1890. […]
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New2YA: April 2017
Perfect by Cecelia Ahern – April 4, 2017 In this thrilling sequel to Flawed, Celestine must make a choice: save just herself or risk her own life to save all Flawed people. Celestine North lives in a society that demands perfection. After she was branded Flawed by a morality court, Celestine’s life has completely fractured–all […]
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Age of Order Receives The Kirkus Star
**THE KIRKUS STAR is Awarded to Books of Exceptional Merit** KIRKUS REVIEW In North’s debut YA novel set in a violently divided, high-tech New York City, a poor girl enrolls in a Manhattan school that serves as an enclave for the fabulously rich, powerful, and dangerous. An “Orderist” movement has given privilege and rank to […]
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Holding Up The Universe
Holding Up The Universe Jennifer Niven never disappoints. I saw Jennifer when she was on tour for Holding Up The Universe and to listen to her talk about her new book, I was instantly hooked. Niven always seems to create amazing characters that you can’t help but fall in love with. Holding Up The Universe […]
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Guest Post from Anthony Broderick
Why did Anthony Broderick decide to create the ‘Adventures of Jack and Adam’ and ‘The Larry Right’ Children’s book series/franchise? Ever since I was a young boy I have always admired creative people. I enjoyed TV shows, movies and some books but was in most admiration for the people that were behind these creations and […]
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Behind the Pages: Age of Order
AGE OF ORDER: The Dystopian Thriller Inspired By Life in New York City by Author Julian North My wife and I aren’t from New York. When came here, we promised ourselves that there were some “New York City Things” we would never do. For example, if we were going to live here, we would live […]
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T5W: Books You Felt Betrayed By
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group for the Top Five Wednesday-ers! 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 View complete list of Wednesday-ers. Welcome back to another Top 5 […]
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GIVEAWAY: Age of Order
GIVEAWAY: Age of Order by Julian North, YA Dystopian Enter to win a copy of Age of Order (Ebook) by Julian North. Age of Order is new young adult dystopian novel that has been compared to Hunger Games and Divergent. If you are looking for your next new read, Age of Order is it! We […]
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Sad Perfect
NOTE: Be sure to check out an exclusive note from the author at the end of the post. Sad Perfect by Stephanie Elliot Stephanie Elliot’s raw YA debut, Sad Perfect, holds nothing back. Beautifully written, straightforward, and most importantly: real. Now I know there is a lot of controversy out there about this book as […]
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Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why By Jay Asher Thirteen Reasons Why….. Why have I passed up this book for so many years?!?! Every bookstore, every instagram post, every bookish twitter chat, this book has been mentioned and yet I still ignored it. So what did get me to finally take the time to read this one you […]
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#quotes: Carve The Mark
“I am a Shotet. I am sharp as broken glass, and just as fragile. I tell lies better than I tell truths. I see all of the galaxy and never catch a glimpse of it.” “You want to see people as extremes. Bad or good, trustworthy or not. I understand. It’s easier that way. But […]
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New2YA: March 2017
New 2 YA: March 2017 Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) by Laini Taylor The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of […]
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T5W: Books to Get You Out of a Reading Slump
TOP 5 WEDNESDAY Group fothe 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 View […]
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#Quotes: Legend Series
“Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything’s possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all one day at a time.” “What a joke! Poor little rich girl’s fallen in love with the Republic’s most famous criminal.” “Forever and ever, kid, until you’re sick […]
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Textrovert
Textrovert by Lindsey Summers Release Date: May 2, 2017 Can You Fall in Love With Someone You’ve Never Met? Lindsey Summers’ new YA book is a hilarious, surprising and full of life romance. Summers delivers a technology-centric story with a mix of young first love, great for today’s young adults. Summers knows how to related […]
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Zenn Diagram
Zenn Diagram by Wendy Brant Release Date: April 4, 2017. Pre-Order Online! What if one touch could tell you everything? Eva Walker has literally one friend — if you don’t count her three-year-old quadruplet siblings — and it’s not even because she’s a math nerd. No, Eva is a loner out of necessity, because […]
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T5W: Current Favorites that Aren’t Books
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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Kubrick’s Game
Kubrick’s Game by Derek Taylor Kent *Received this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This has no affect on my opinion of the book or the content of this review.* SYNOPSIS Fifteen years after his death in March 1999, Stanley Kubrick has apparently arranged a hand-selected announcement that his films […]
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H20
H20 by Virginia Bergin Remember the game we all played as children called “Hot Lava” where you jumped from couch to table to desk to avoid touching the ground aka “the lava”. Sometimes you even got creative and took the couch cushions and pillows with you to get farther through the house. Well, that is […]
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I Hope You Forgive Me
Who hasn’t done something they regret? Read other people’s stories and share you own. Anonymously. Together, we can make a difference! IHOPEYOUFORGIVEME.COM Who hasn’t done something stupid? Thoughtless? Insensitive? Unkind? Who hasn’t lied? Or made a promise, then broke it? Who hasn’t done something to embarrass another person? Or humiliate them? Or gone along with […]
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New2YA: January 2017
New2YA: January 2017 The New Young Adult Books to Release in January that everyone is talking about. Carve The Mark by Veronica Roth Release Date: January 17, 2017 Fans of Star Wars and Divergent will revel in internationally bestselling author Veronica Roth’s stunning new science-fiction fantasy series. On a planet where violence and vengeance rule, […]
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Replica
Replica by Lauren Oliver I LOVE Lauren Oliver’s Delirium series, so when i found out she has a new book coming out I was STOKED! Oliver’s new book is a dystopian about clones aka “Replica’s” where the two main characters. Lyra and Gemma, search for answers to the mysterious Haven. During their journey they uncover […]
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Just Juliet
Just Juliet by Charlotte Reagan Lena has the perfect life – an upper class loving family, a drop-dead gorgeous football boyfriend, and amazing friends. But when Juliet James, the new girl in school, comes into Lena’s life, everything is turned upside down. Lena finds herself immediately drawn to Juliet – feeling things she has never […]
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The Meddlers of Moonshine
The Meddlers of Moonshine by A. E. Decker A. E. Decker does it again! Meddlers of Moonshine continues to bring a unique spin on the typical fantasy adventure keeping us captivated page after page. In the second installment of the Moonfall Mayhem series, Ascot remains strong and independent as she again, with her friends, saves […]
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – By J.K. Rowling STOP! DO NOT WATCH THE MOVIE BEFORE READING THE BOOK! The best advise I can give any potterhead out there, is simply, read the book first. As those of us who group up with the Harry Potter books will know, the movies ruined […]
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