Book Review: Model Spy by Shannon Greenland

Title: Model Spy (The Specialists #1) Author: Shannon Greenland Genre: contemporary, romance, chick lit, teen spy Publisher: Puffin (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: December 2007 Pages: 224 pages Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Teen genius Kelly James is in a lot of hot water. A whiz with computers, she agreed to help her college RA, David, …

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Book Review: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

This review will contain spoilers from the previous five books in the series. I recommend skipping this review if you are intending on reading the Vampire Academy series. Title: Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy #6) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: December 2010 Pages: 594 …

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Book Review: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Title: Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) Author: Morgan Rhodes (aka. Michelle Rowen) Genre: high fantasy, magic, romance Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: 11 December 2012 Pages: 412 pages Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power–brutally transforming …

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Book Review: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

I thought I was doing a good job at keeping my vampire/zombie/supernatural obsession at bay… but it turns out everyone I know knows just how much I love things that go bump in the night. This is a review for the fifth book in the Vampire Academy series, Spirit Bound, but I wanted to share something my …

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Book Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Title: Anna and the French Kiss Author: Stephanie Perkins Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Paris Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: December 2010 Pages: 384 pages Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming …

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Book Review: Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

This review does contain spoilers of the previous books in the series. It’s just impossible for me to talk about this book without mentioning pivotal events from the first three books of the series.  Title: Blood Promise (Vampire Academy #4) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication …

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Book Review: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

Title: Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy #3) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: November 2008 Pages: 443 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): It’s springtime at St. Vladimir’s Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since making her first Strigoi kills, Rose hasn’t been …

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Book Review: Frostbite by Richelle Mead

Title: Frostbite (Vampire Academy #2) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: April 2008 Pages: 327 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose… It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything …

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Book Review: Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

I’m not usually someone who buys more than one book in a series before I start it – just in case I end up not liking it. But when I saw a boxed set of the first four Vampire Academy books on sale I just couldn’t help myself. I liked Richelle Mead’s Georgina Kincaid adult paranormal …

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Book Review: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Title: Thirteen Reasons Why Author: Jay Asher Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Teen Suicide Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: October 2007 Pages: 288 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers thirteen cassette tapes recorded …

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