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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 ...

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Mini Review: Savage Drift (Monument 14 #3) by Emmy Laybourne

August 13, 2014

Title: Savage DriftAuthor: Emmy LaybourneSeries: Monument 14 #3Publisher: Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of MacmillanPublication Date: May 6, 2014Pages: 305Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic The stunningly fierce conclusion to Emmy Laybourne’s Monument 14 trilogy.The ...

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Review: Rumble by Ellen Hopkins

August 12, 2014

Title: RumbleAuthor: Ellen HopkinsSeries: NonePublisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’sPublication Date: August 26, 2014Pages: 546Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, LGBT, Religion, Free Verse Eighteen-year-old Matthew Turner doesn’t ...

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Review: Servants of the Storm by Delilah S. Dawson

July 21, 2014

Title: Servants of the StormAuthor: Delilah S. DawsonSeries: None?Publisher: Simon PulsePublication Date: August 5, 2014Pages: 376Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Horror A year ago Hurricane Josephine swept through Savannah, Georgia, leaving behind nothing but death and destruction — and taking ...

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Review: Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid

July 17, 2014

Title: Let’s Get LostAuthor: Adi AlsaidSeries: NonePublisher: Harlequin TeenPublication Date: July 29, 2014Pages: 348Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary Five strangers. Countless adventures.One epic way to get lost.Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl ...

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Review: Shadow and Bone (The Grisha #1) by Leigh Bardugo

July 11, 2014

Title: Shadow and BoneAuthor: Leigh BardugoSeries: The Grisha #1Publisher: Henry Holt, an imprint of MacmillanPublication Date: June 5, 2012Pages: 356Format/Source: Hardback/Won Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy The Shadow Fold, a swathe of impenetrable darkness, crawling with monsters that feast on human flesh, is slowly destroying ...

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Review: The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

June 27, 2014

Title: The Name of the StarAuthor: Maureen JohnsonSeries: Shades of London #1Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of PenguinPublication Date: September 29, 2011Pages: 372Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London marks ...

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Review: Gone by Michael Grant

June 23, 2014

Title: GoneAuthor: Michael GrantSeries: Gone #1Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublication Date: June 24, 2008Pages: 558Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic The first in New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant’s breathtaking ...

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Mini Review: A Hero for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi

June 19, 2014

Title: A Hero for WondLaAuthor: Tony DiTerlizziSeries: WondLa #2Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young ReadersPublication Date: May 8, 2012Pages: 437Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Science Fiction, Fantasy Eva Nine has finally found what she has always been looking for; other human beings. ...