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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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DNF: Compulsion by Martina Boone

December 12, 2014

Title: Compulsion Author: Martina Boone Series: The Heirs of Watson Island #1 Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: October 28, 2014 Pages: 433 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal Three plantations. Two wishes. One ancient curse. All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner ...

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Mini Review: The Battle For WondLa (WondLa #3) by Tony DiTerlizzi

December 8, 2014

Title: The Battle For WondLaAuthor: Tony DiTerlizziSeries: WondLa #3Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young ReadersPublication Date: May 6, 2014Pages: 462Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Science Fiction, Fantasy All hope for a peaceful coexistence between humankind and aliens seems lost in the ...

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Review: Famous in Love by Rebecca Serle

December 4, 2014

Title: Famous in LoveAuthor: Rebecca SerleSeries: Famous in Love #1Publisher: Poppy, an imprint of Little, Brown and CompanyPublication Date: October 21, 2014Pages: 320Format/Source: ARC/From publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Romance The romantic story of a girl who gets plucked from obscurity to star in ...

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Mini Review: Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer

November 10, 2014

Title: CressAuthor: Marissa MeyerSeries: The Lunar Chronicles #3Publisher: Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of MacmillanPublication Date: February 4, 2014Pages: 550Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Retelling In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives ...

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Mini Review: Jackaby by William Ritter

October 13, 2014

Title: JackabyAuthor: William RitterSeries: Jackaby #1Publisher: Algonquin Young ReadersPublication Date: September 16, 2014Pages: 299Format/Source: ARC/From publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery “Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where ...

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Review: I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

October 9, 2014

Title: I’ll Give You the SunAuthor: Jandy NelsonSeries: NonePublisher: Dial Books, an imprint of PenguinPublication Date: September 16, 2014Pages: 371Format/Source: ARC/From publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, LGBT A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John ...

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Review: Get Even by Gretchen McNeil

September 19, 2014

Title: Get EvenAuthor: Gretchen McNeilSeries: Don’t Get Mad #1Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublication Date: September 16, 2014Pages: 389Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Mystery, Contemporary The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeil’s witty and ...

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Blind Reads Review: Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen

August 15, 2014

Title: Evil LibrarianAuthor: Michelle KnudsenSeries: NonePublisher: Candlewick PressPublication Date: September 9, 2014Pages: 343Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal, Horror #EvilLibrarian He’s young. He’s hot. He’s also evil. He’s . . . the librarian.When Cynthia Rothschild’s best ...

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Review: The Jewel (The Lone City #1) by Amy Ewing

August 14, 2014

Title: The JewelAuthor: Amy EwingSeries: The Lone City #1Publisher: HarperTeenPublication Date: September 2, 2014Pages: 358Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian The Jewel means wealth. The Jewel means beauty. The Jewel means royalty. But for girls like Violet, the ...