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DNF Review: Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

November 17, 2016
So Much Potential… I was SO excited for Of Fire and Stars. A LGBTQIA YA Fantasy about a girl betrothed to the prince, and she falls instead for his sister? It sounded SO GOOD. And it also reminded me a bit of my own work-in-progress. But unfortunately, I just didn’t click with the characters, and I found myself, frankly, kind of  ...

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Review: How to Disappear by Ann Redisch Stampler

June 6, 2016
Title: How to Disappear Author: Ann Redisch Stampler Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: June 14, 2016 Pages: 416 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss   Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Mystery, Thriller This electric cross-country thriller follows the game of cat and mouse between a girl on the run from a murder she  ...

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Review: My Life With the Liars by Caela Carter

March 4, 2016
Title: My Life With the Liars Author: Caela Carter Series: None Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: March 8, 2016 Pages: 288 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss   Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Contemporary, Religion Perfect for fans of Mockingbird and Counting by 7s, Caela Carter’s middle grade debut is a story of one  ...

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DNF: Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor

February 25, 2016
Title: Into the Dim Author: Janet B. Taylor Series: Into the Dim #1 Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers Publication Date: March 1, 2016 Pages: 432 Format/Source: eARC/From Publisher, via NetGalley  Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction When fragile, sixteen-year-old Hope Walton loses her mom to an earthquake overseas, her secluded  ...

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Review: Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman

February 5, 2016
Title: Blackhearts Author: Nicole Castroman Series: None? Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: February 9, 2016 Pages: 384 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher, via Edelweiss   Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Historical Fiction, Romance Blackbeard the pirate was known for striking fear in the hearts of the bravest of sailors. But once he was  ...

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Review: Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin

January 28, 2016
Title: Symptoms of Being Human Author: Jeff Garvin Series: None Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: February 2, 2016 Pages: 352 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss   Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, LGBTQIA The first thing you’re going to want to know about me is: Am I a boy, or am I a  ...

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Review: Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto

January 22, 2016
Title: Revenge and the Wild Author: Michelle Modesto Series: None? Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: February 2, 2016 Pages: 384 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss   Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Western The two-bit town of Rogue City is a lawless place,  ...

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Review: Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler

November 13, 2015
Title: Just Visiting Author: Dahlia Adler Series: None Publisher: Spencer Hill Contemporary Publication Date: November 17, 2015 Pages: 348 Format/Source: eARC/From the author  Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary Reagan Forrester wants out—out of her trailer park, out of reach of her freeloading mother, and out of the shadow of the  ...

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Short and Tweet Review: This Is How It Ends by Jen Nadol

January 5, 2015
Title:  This Is How It Ends Author:  Jen Nadol Series:  None Publisher:  Simon Pulse Publication Date:  October 7, 2014 Pages:  320 Format/Source:  eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss   Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery If you could see the future, would you want to? After the disturbing visions Riley  ...

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