(All is not well on Embassy Row): All Fall Down by Ally Carter

Grace Blakely knows what she saw. Three years ago her mother was murdered and she is determined to get vengeance. Unfortunately no one believes her. With Grace’s father being deployed to a war zone, Grace is sent to live with her grandfather on Embassy Row in Adria. When your grandfather is the US Ambassador and …

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(There’s No Way Out…): The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Thomas doesn’t remember life before arriving in the Glade. Neither do any of the other boys living there. All they know is the Glade and the Maze. Surrounding their little village of sorts is a mammoth labyrinth full of terrible and dangerous creatures. Only the Maze Runners are permitted in the maze and as soon as Thomas learns …

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Demigods, Monsters and Weapons of Mythological Destruction: A Review of the Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

I read the first Percy Jackson novel (The Lightning Thief) and I wasn’t the biggest fan. But after re-watching the films a few weeks ago, I was suddenly quite sad that they weren’t planning on adapting the rest of the series for the screen. There was so much which was left unsaid and mysteries that …

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Book Review: The List by Siobhan Vivian

Title: The List Author: Siobhan Vivian Genre: Contemporary, Teen Issues, Realistic Fiction  Publisher: Push (an imprint of Scholastic) Publication Date: April 2012 Pages: 332 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): An intense look at the rules of high school attraction — and the price that’s paid for them. It happens every year. A list is posted, and one …

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