Tegan was in the backseat when her two best friends were gunned down in front of her. Was it an argument over drugs? An ongoing feud? Or something more random? Tegan says she didn’t see who did it. Or know why. Nobody will believe her. Not the police; not her friends; not the families of the victims; and...
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Book Review: Indelible by Dawn Metcalf
Some things are permanent. Indelible. And they cannot be changed back. Joy Malone learns this the night she sees a stranger with all-black eyes across a crowded room—right before the mystery boy tries to cut out her eye. Instead, the wound accidentally marks her as property of Indelible Ink, and this dangerous mistake thrusts Joy into an incomprehensible...
Book Review: Creeps by Darren Hynes
Fifteen-year-old Wayne Pumphrey wishes he were courageous enough to actually send the heartfelt letters he writes to friends and family. He also wishes his father would drive on the right side of the street, his mother would stop packing her suitcase to leave, and his sister would stop listening to Nickelback. But most of all, he wishes that...
Book Review: Angelfall by Susan Ee
It’s been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back. Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel. Raffe...
Waiting On Wednesday (October 2)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly book meme hosted by Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that are eagerly anticipated. This week, I’m waiting on Flights and Chimes and Mysterious Times by Emma Trevayne, which has an expected publication date of May 2014. Ten-year-old Jack Foster has stepped through a doorway and into quite a different London....
This Month In Books: October 2013
As my incredibly long to-read list will tell you, this October is a great month for book releases. Here are the ones that I’m looking forward to reading. As always, if you’re interested in one of the books, click on its cover image to be taken to its Goodreads page. October 1 October 3 October 8 October 10...
Book Review: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
An assassin’s loyalties are always in doubt. But her heart never wavers. After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king’s contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown – a secret she hides from even her most intimate...
ARC Review: Countdown by Michelle Rowen
3 seconds left to live. Once the countdown starts, it cannot be stopped. 2 pawns thrown into a brutal underground reality game. Kira Jordan survived her family’s murder and months on plague-devastated city streets with hard-won savvy and a low-level psi ability. She figures she can handle anything. Until she wakes up in a barren room, chained next to...
Cover Reveal & Giveaway: One & Only by Viv Daniels
Today, I’m very excited to be taking part in the cover reveal for One & Only. It’s a new adult romance novel written by Viv Daniels, who is also known as the lovely Diana Peterfreund, author of Of Darkness Shows the Stars and Secret Society Girls. One & Only has an expected publication date of November 8th 2013, and...
I Read Banned Books
As many of you know, September 22-28 is Banned Books Week: a week where readers come together and celebrate the freedom to read and express ideas. I’m so thankful that I grew up with parents who cultivated and encouraged my love of reading from a young age, and that they never sought to limit the types of books...