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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

#Review: Revelation

#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; […]

#Review: The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins SYNOPSIS A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows […]

The Oldest Soul – Animus

Animus – The Oldest Soul Trilogy Book #1 by Tiffany FitzHenry The Oldest Soul: Animus is strange, intriguing, and intellectually captivating – all the way through! FitzHenry created a truly unique story, unlike anything I have ever encountered. FitzHenry takes scifi and fantasy beyond the typical ‘out of this world’ delivering a whole new level […]

This Raging Light

REVIEW: This Raging Light by Estelle Laure + Giveaway Below (CLOSED) We received this book for free from the publisher  in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected our opinion of the book, or the content of our review. Sarah’s Thoughts. If you are looking for a great cry that’s not focused around romance ,this […]

The Mansion’s Twins

The Mansion’s Twins (At the Crossworlds Book 1) by Rose Channing Twinning (def: the coupling of two persons or things; union) Ghostly, magical characters along with ghostly, magical atmosphere define this book. The author, Rose M Channing has you hooked right at the beginning, wondering who these twins, Ellie and Savannah, are and where they […]

Red Queen Review

Red Queen Review by Guest Contributor Megan McClure “I thought being their puppet would be easy compared to everything else. I was so wrong. But I cannot let them break me, not now. Not even when my own doom lingers on the horizon. I must do everything I can until my blood is matched and my […]

The Surface’s End

The Surface’s End By David Joel Stevenson “You’re telling me that my daughter got mixed up with a boy who thinks that he can talk to a man who has been dead for generations, and somehow convinced her to break into the most sophisticated security system in the history of humanity?” Quick Overview: Jonah always […]

The Matched Trilogy

The Matched Trilogy By Ally Condie A MUST read for the dystopian fans. Once I picked up the first book in the Matched Trilogy, I couldn’t set it down and HAD to have the next two as soon as I could. Quick Overview: The Matched Trilogy consists of ‘Matched’, ‘Crossed’, and ‘Reached’. This series takes […]

Willful Machines

Willful Machines by Tim Floreen When I received this book from Simon & Schuster and saw it described as “Gothic, gadget-y, gay”, I thought well hot damn, I must stop everything and see what this is all about. And Wow. Just, Wow. I can honestly say there is nothing else out there like Willful Machines. […]

Deviation (The Sophisticates Book 1)

Deviation (The Sophisticates Book 1) by Christine Manzari How have I never heard of this book before?!?!?! I will never again judge a book by its cover. This is officially my new favorite read of 2015! And will be my go to recommendation for anyone who liked Divergent. A must read for dystopian fans. Deviation […]

The Falling of the Moon Review

The Falling of the Moon Review By A. E. Decker Series: Moonfall Mayhem, Book One Contemporary Fantasy / Young Adult Release Date: October 27, 2015 Falling of the Moon is a fantasy fairytale like nothing I have read before. Mystery and secrets take you to a fantastic mystical world sure to have a book two. […]

A Fistful of Fire Release + Giveaway

We are excited to announce that A FISTFUL OF FIRE by Rebeccca Chastain releases TODAY and that we get to share the news, along with a giveaway for your chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card! Check out all the details below Synopsis Madison Fox survived her first week as California’s newest illuminant enforcer, […]

The Cresecren Chronicles: Novus

The Cresecren Chronicles: Novus by Crystal Marcos “I may never know what it feels like to lose a mate. As I watched Zira rock back and forth moaning, I wondered if love was worth what she felt. “ Adventure-packed experience with a Cinder-like feel and a iRobot-like storyline. Marcos takes you into a dystopian world […]

Review: Zeroes

Zeroes Review By Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, and Deborah Biancotti Release Date: September 29, 2015 Zeroes is a new and exciting spin on your typical superhero story. Westerfeld, Lanagan, and Biancotti come together to create a character-driven tale of unlikely-hero, millennials bound together by a similar anomaly. Told in multiple point of view, each Zero […]

Prophecy Review

Prophecy Review The Legacy Series Book 2 by Ellery Kane The Legacy Series is alive and well. I take back any hesitation I had over this series from my review of LEGACY. Ellery Kane’s captivating sequel to LEGACY is a novel that truly delivers – with suspense, mystery, deviance, secrets, betrayal, kidnapping and heartache perceived […]

The Archived Series Review

The Archived Series by Victoria Schwab Synopsis Everyone dies. But what happens to us then? Do we stick around? Do we move on? Mackenzie Bishop has those answers for you. On the outside, Mackenzie seems like a typical 16 year old. Like every teenager she has secrets. Her biggest secret is that she is a […]

Legacy Book Review

Legacy by Ellery Kane Book Review A realistic, believable dystopian novel all YA fantasy/scifi fans are sure to enjoy. Kane introduces us into a world where a new emotion-altering drug called Emovere, is taken too far by a mysterious government-appointed military police force. I was hooked on LEGACY from the Prologue – beautifully written and […]

Pretties Review

Pretties (The Uglies Book 2) by Scott Westerfeld Sarah-Wa here! Before I get into this review, I have a very important questions. Are you Team Zane or Team David? #TeamZane From bogus to bubbly, PRETTIES is somehow even more amazing than UGLIES. Like a million trillion Helens. The world we were introduced to in the […]

Polarity in Motion Review

Polarity in Motion Book Review Publisher: Red Adept Publishing Author: Brenda Vicars Polarity in Motion is an empowering, yet saddening realization of society from the eyes of a 15-year-old girl, Polarity. Vicars captures the flaws and obliviousness of today’s society, from racism to bullying, in a unique, self-reflecting way. “We, the privileged majority, talk about […]

The Book Thief Book Review

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak One of the best reading experiences is when a book slowly and unexpectedly takes hold of your heart and whole being. Then when you finish the last page, you’re left in pieces. The Book Thief is one of those books.   Synopsis This novel is told through the perspective […]

The Legend Series

The Legend Series by Marie Lu So, here is the deal. I absolutely LOVED this entire series. However, it has been about 2 years since I read it, aka forgot a lot of details, but I NEED to give some hype to this series on the new blog. And, yes, I know you are probably […]

Speak Book Review

SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson Age Range: 12 – 18 years Grade Level: 7 and up Publisher: Square Fish Rating: FIVE STARS There are only a few books that I can say I read in one sitting…. And SPEAK is one of them. I saw this book at Goodwill and recognized the cover, so of […]

The Haunting of Sunshine Girl Book Review

The Haunting of Sunshine Girl If you love YouTube and a scary story, you may have found your book. The Haunting of Sunshine Girl is based off the YouTube series of the same name that started in 2010. In the Youtube series, Paige McKenzie plays a girl named Francis aka Sunshine. It follows her story […]

Blue Karma Book Review

Blue Karma – Book Review Author: J.K. Ullrich Publisher: J.K. Ullrich Release Date: May 2015 Rating: FIVE STARS Disclaimer: ebook copy received from the author in exchange for an honest review. Forget dystopian. Cli-fi is about to explode and BLUE KARMA is going to take it there. Cli-Fi is the new Dystopian, as Blue is […]

Shark Week Books

Shark Week Books & Fun Facts In honor of Shark Week, we have put together a list of 5 shark facts with 5 YA books featuring sharks. Enjoy. SHARK GIRL by Kelly Bingham On a sunny day in June, at the beach with her mom and brother, fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood went for a swim. And […]

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 […]

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. […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

UnWind Dystology: Full Series Review

The Hunger Games was my first experience with YA Dystopian. (I had read The Giver prior to this, but didn’t consider it to be dystopian at the time.) That trilogy made me go, “WOW!” Behind Harry Potter, this is my favorite book series. Naturally, I had to read more dystopian – and YA in general. […]

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, […]