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Mini Review: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

May 22, 2014

Title: LeviathanAuthor: Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by Keith ThompsonSeries: Leviathan #1Publisher: Simon PulsePublication Date: October 6, 2009Pages: 434Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Steampunk, Alternate History Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on ...

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Review: My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century by Rachel Harris

May 16, 2014

Title: My Super Sweet Sixteenth CenturyAuthor: Rachel HarrisSeries: My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century #1Publisher: Entangled TeenPublication Date: September 18, 2012Pages: 260Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Historical Fiction On the precipice of her sixteenth birthday, the last thing lone ...

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Review: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

May 8, 2014

Title: The Darkest Minds Author: Alexandra Bracken Series: The Darkest Minds #1 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: December 18, 2012 Pages: 488 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, Fantasy When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had ...

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Review: Killer Instinct by S.E. Green

May 2, 2014

Title: Killer Instinct Author: S.E. Green Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: May 6, 2014 Pages: 257 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Mystery, Thriller “A zippy, gripping psychological drama.” ~Kirkus Reviews She’s not evil, but she has certain… urges. Lane is a typical teenager. ...

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Review: How to Love by Katie Cotugno

April 18, 2014

Title: How to Love Author: Katie Cotugno Series: None Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: October 1, 2013 Pages: 389 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Romance Before: Reena Montero has loved Sawyer LeGrande for as long as she can remember: as natural as ...

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Short and Tweet Review: Legend by Marie Lu

April 14, 2014

Title: Legend Author: Marie Lu Series: Legend #1 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Publication Date: November 29, 2011 Pages: 305 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at ...

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Review: This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready

March 31, 2014

Title: This Side of Salvation Author: Jeri Smith-Ready Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: April 1, 2014 Pages: 368 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-else’s-face furious. ...

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DNF: Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Tahereh Mafi

March 27, 2014

Title: Unravel Me Author: Tahereh Mafi Series: Shatter Me #2 Publisher: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: February 5, 2013 Pages: 461 Format/Source: eBook/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Paranormal tick tick tick tick tick it’s almost time for war. Juliette has ...

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Review: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

March 21, 2014

Title: Shatter Me Author: Tahereh Mafi Series: Shatter Me #1 Publisher: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: November 15, 2011 Pages: 338 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Paranormal Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she ...

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Review: The Edge of Falling by Rebecca Serle

March 13, 2014

Title: The Edge of Falling Author: Rebecca Serle Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: March 18, 2014 Pages: 285 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary Growing up in privileged, Manhattan social circles, Caggie’s life should be perfect, and it almost was until the day that her ...