Book Review: Dangerous by Shannon Hale

For a girl who has been home schooled her entire life and wishes to explore distant planets – the lure of going to the number one space camp in the world is too much for Maisie “Danger” Brown to resist. The astronaut boot camp is everything Maisie could have dreamed of. She flirts with a …

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Book Review + Giveaway: Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

Today I get to share with you all my review for the third and final book in the Juliette Chronicles, Ignite Me. Allen & Unwin have generously offered on copy for me to giveaway (open to residents of Australia and New Zealand) so please be sure to check out the end of this post for …

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Book Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Title: Allegiant (Divergent #3) Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: October 2013 Pages: 526 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to …

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Book Review: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Title: These Broken Stars (The Starbound Trilogy #1) Author: Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Romance Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication Date: 1st December 2013 Pages: 374 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): It’s a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is …

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Book Review: All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill

Title: All Our Yesterdays (All Our Yesterdays #1) Author: Cristin Terrill Genre: Time Travel, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: August 2013  Pages: 362 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Em is locked in a bare, cold cell with no comforts. Finn is in the cell next door. The Doctor is keeping them …

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Blog Tour (Q&A and Review): The Disappearance of Ember Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina

Today I’m delighted to be a part of the blog tour for Ambelin Kaymullina’s novel, The Disappearance of Ember Crow. I am loving the Tribe series so far and was very excited to be given the opportunity to ask Ambelin a few questions. Q&A with Ambelin Kwaymullina  What inspired you to write The Tribe series? Ashala Wolf herself, …

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Book Review: Angelfall by Susan Ee

Title: Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) Author: Susan Ee Genre: Angels. Dystopia, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication Date: May 2013 (first published May 2011) Pages: 325 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): It’s been six weeks since the angels of the apocalypse destroyed the world as we know it. Only …

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Book Review: Pawn by Aimee Carter

Title: Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion #1) Author: Aimee Carter Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult,  Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: December 2013 Pages: 352 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): For Kitty Doe, it seems like an easy choice. She can either spend her life as a III in misery, looked down upon by the higher ranks …

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Book Review: Endless Knight by Kresley Cole

Title: Endless Knight (The Arcana Chronicles #2) Author: Kresley Cole Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Dystopian,  Publisher: Simon and Schuster Publication Date: October 2013 Pages: 336 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Evie has fully come into her powers as the Tarot Empress, and Jack was there to see it all. She now knows that the …

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Book Review: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

Title: The Bone Season (The Bone Season #1) Author: Samantha Shannon Genre: Fantasy, Dystopia, Science Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: August 2013 Pages: 466 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The year is 2059. Nineteen-year-old Paige Mahoney is working in the criminal underworld of Scion London, based at Seven Dials, employed by a man named Jaxon Hall. …

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