Sunday, August 14, 2011 “Vanish” (Firelight, #2) by Sophie Jordan September 6th, 2011 – HarperTeen (The description is a bit spoiler-y to the first book. If you’d like to check it out and find tons more info on the book, visit Sophie Jordan’s website here.) I really appreciate book series where each new book exceeds […]
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 “City of Ashes” (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare *The description for this book has spoilers for its predecessor, City of Bones, so I won’t disclose it here. If you would like to read the description or find out more about the book, visit the goodreads page for it here. […]
Thursday, June 2, 2011 “Peak” by Roland Smith “You messed up, Pete.” “Peak,” I said. “Like in ‘mountain peak’?” “Right.” “Weird name.” “Weird parents.” Peak Marcello, as his name suggests, is a climber. His mom and dad, both mountain climbers, started him climbing at an early age, and his mom has encouraged him his whole […]
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 “Runaway” by Wendelin Van Draanen Well. Stupid me. You should see them now. They’re all huddled up arguing like crazy. Maybe they think I’m going to put a curse on them. I can’t believe it. They’re coming up here? Oh, crud. Frankie’s got a stick. Holly has gone from one foster […]
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 “Scorpia Rising” (Alex Rider, #9) by Anthony Horowitz “Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parents, they did their best to con Alex into turning traitor, and they just keep coming back with more power. Now the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization is playing with […]
Saturday, June 4, 2011 “Aphrodite’s Blessings; Love Stories From the Greek Myths” by Clemence McLaren “If I were racing against someone as handsome as Milanion,” Filomena said, “I’d let him win… by just a little.” She gestured with thumb and index finger. Atalanta, princess, has been brought up to be an athlete. When her father […]
Sunday, May 29, 2011 “Everfound” (Skinjackers, #3) by Neal Shusterman The description for this book, and the summary I tried to write are very spoiler-ish if you haven’t read Everlost or Everwild. For that reason, I decided not to include a description at all. If you miss it and aren’t worried about some spoilers, here’s […]
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 “Ashes, Ashes” by Jo Treggiari June 1st, 2011 “Epidemics, floods, droughts–for sixteen-year-old Lucy, the end of the world came and went, taking 99% of the population with it. As the weather continues to rage out of control, and Sweepers clean the streets of plague victims, Lucy survives alone in the wilds […]
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 “The Iron Daughter” by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey #2) “Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger […]
Monday, April 4, 2011 Mini Review: “Winter’s Passage” by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey #1.5) Winter’s Passage is a novella that takes place between The Iron King and the Iron Daughter, and it’s basically 60 pages of Ash and Meghan’s journey to the Winter court. The Iron Daughter begins with Meghan at the Winter court, so […]