In honor of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S passing – Random House Children’s publishing is sponsoring a giveaway of 1 copy of DEAR MARTIN. I read this book when it first came out and thought it was destined to be a classic. It has so many wonderful points. What is your DREAM for the future? […]
ARC Review THE KILLING JAR by Jennifer Bosworth
MY THOUGHTS Kenna and her twin, Erin, have a deep affection for each other, to the point where Kenna would kill anyone who hurts her sister, and she has. While her mother tends her bakery, Kenna makes sure Erin is safe since she has several debilitating diseases that make her extremely fragile. Gifted with a […]
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Review FOR THE RECORD by Charlotte Huang @charlottexhuang
Chelsea was voted off a popular American Idol type show at number nine. She figures she will go back to her old life, being shunned by everyone in high school, for her senior year. Then she gets the call every singer dreams about, she is asked to replace the lead singer in a very popular […]
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ARC Review ILLUMINAE by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
MY THOUGHTS 2001: A Space Odyssey updated for the future with teens with a touch of Romeo and Juliette mixed with the Walking Dead thrown in for good measure. You must get your hands on this book as humanly possibly if you are a sci-fi, romance junkie like me. I read someplace that this will […]
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ARC #Review MIRRORRED BY ALEX FLINN
MY THOUGHTS I adore retellings of any kind and Alex Flinn knows how to do them properly. She has updated Snow White into a new classic retelling in a contemporary setting. Kendra is back and much more present in this tale which makes me very happy. Kendra has taken to heart a young girl who […]
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ARC Review DAUGHTER OF DEEP SILENCE by CARRIE RYAN @CarrieRyan @PenguinTeen
MY THOUGHTS I am a huge fan of Carrie Ryan’s zombie series and this new stand-alone doesn’t disappoint. Daughter of Deep Silence follows the path of a young teen who finds herself floating in the sea with her new best friend dead by her side. There is no getting around the horror of the opening of […]
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Review AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by SABAA TAHIR @sabaatahir @penguinteen
About the Author Sabaa Tahir grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s 18-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, raiding her brother’s comic book stash and playing guitar badly. She began writing An Ember in the Ashes while working nights as a newspaper editor. She likes thunderous indie rock, garish […]
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Review THE WINNER’S CRIME by MARIE RUTKOSKI @marierutkoski @FierceReads
About the Author Marie Rutkoski is the author of the YA novel The Shadow Society and the children’s fantasy series The Kronos Chronicles, including The Cabinet of Wonders, The Celestial Globe and The Jewel of the Kalderash. Her next project is a YA trilogy that begins with The Winner’s Curse, which is scheduled to be […]
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ARC Review THE QUEEN OF BRIGHT AND SHINY THINGS by ANN AGUIRRE
Amazon * Barnes & Noble * IndieBound MY THOUGHTS Sage moved to Farmdale three years ago and changed everything about herself. She now tries to make at least one person smile each day by putting a post it with a postiive message on a locker in sparkly pen when she knows someone needs it most. She hasn’t […]
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Review Forbidden By Kimberley Griffiths Little @KimberleyGLittl @HarperTeen
My Thoughts Jayden, at sixteen, is contracted to marry the son of her tribe’s leader. Her sister was to marry the older son and become queen of the tribe, which she would have been wonderful at, but when he is killed, Jayden moves up into that position. She should be extremely happy since she […]
