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The Uglies
The Uglies – Book Review THE UGLIES is an amazing book filled with adventure, rebellion, and HOVERBOARDS! More than your typical heroine vs. government book like Divergent, Hunger Games etc. THE UGLIES makes you take a deep look at how we as a society think – our culture’s continued obsession with physical perfection. Westerfeld creates […]
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Looking For Alaska
Looking For Alaska by John Green “I Go to Seek a Great Perhaps” Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called a “Great Perhaps.” Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. […]
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New Releases: July 2015
PRETENDING TO BE ERICA by Michelle Painchaud Release Date: July 21,2015 Seventeen-year-old Violet’s entire life has revolved around one thing: becoming Erica Silverman, an heiress kidnapped at age five and never seen again. Violet’s father, the best con man in Las Vegas, has a plan, chilling in its very specific precision. Violet shares a blood […]
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T5W: Characters You Wish You Could Drown
Sarah’s Picks 1) Dude who killed Manchee from the Chaos Walking Series. His name is not even worth looking up. Seriously though, I dont even remember his name. But when I find him, I will hunt him down. He made me cry for DAYS! I still have flashbacks of Manchee and start to tear up. […]
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What’s That Hashtag: #BookHaul
What’s That Hashtag: #BookHaul Lately we have been asked ‘What does that hashtag mean” when posting to our instagram, twitter and facebook pages. So, I would like to introduce a new section, I would like to call: “What’s That Hashtag” #BookHaul: When someone purchases a large amount of books at one time, whether it be […]
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The Heir Review
The Heir by Kiera Cass The Selection Series Book 4 Kiera Cass continues America’s story in the best way possible…. twenty years later from the perspective of America’s daughter. Although you may feel a void in your heart where America and Maxon use to be, this void will soon be filled with their “who-run-the-world-GIRLS” daughter, […]
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Review: Afterimage
AFTERIMAGE The Enertia Trials Book 1 by J. Kowallis My feelings were torn about this book, and I have contemplated for a few weeks now what rating properly reflects this story. I am a HUGE fan of dystopian novels, and was kind of pumped to read a new, not overly hyped dystopian book. Let me […]
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Top 5 Wednesday
Top 5 Wednesday: Favorite Books Of The Year So Far Sarah’s Picks Lux: Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout I am not a fan of aliens usually, but this book OMG. I didn’t understand what all the hype was about, but the constant turns and shockers at every turn are genius. Read my review of Lux Book […]
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Onyx: Lux Book #2
Onyx by Jennifer Armentrout (Lux Book #2) Five. Stars. Yes. This is me liking the SECOND book better than the first. After finishing Obsidian, I was skeptical about continuing. Not because I didn’t enjoy it, but because I didn’t know where it could possible go from there. I thought, OK, now we all know they […]
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The Young Elites Review
The Young Elites by Marie Lu Marie Lu has done something wonderful – taking an already known Renaissance times of kingdoms, aristocracy, and nobility and mashing it with her own unique spin to create a supernatural, yet realistic new world. The Young Elites is edgy, dark, intense thrillride. The “Blood Plague” has swept through the […]
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The Selection Review
The Selection by Kiera Cass “True love is usually the most inconvenient kind” An epic battle between young love. The Selection is set in a world where society is set into different castes from 1 (royalty) to 8 (servants). America, a 5, has her life figured out. She is in love with a boy from […]
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Cinder Review
Cinder by Marissa Meyer “Even in the future the story begins with ‘Once Upon A Time'”. A futuristic spin to the classic cinderella story. Do not be thrown-off if the disney princess stories are not your kind of read. Cinder is a brilliant retelling of the traditional fairy tale princess story with the perfect combination […]
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Top 5 Wednesday: Worst Series Ending
Thinking back on all the series you have read to come up with the top five really gets you thinking. You really have to think hard, because the books that sucked, you probably already forgot about. I had to go back through my entire Good Reads list to dig up some of these. However, there […]
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5 YA Dystopian Series You Need To Read in 2015
If you haven’t done so already, these 5 YA dystopian novel series are a must read. If you are a dystopian lover, ie Hunger Games, Maze Runner, Divergent, etc. stop what you are reading and bump these 5 titles to the top of your TBR list. 1) Unwind Overview:In America after the Second Civil War, […]
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