Book Review: Secret by Brigid Kemmerer

Title: Secret (Elementals #4) Author: Brigid Kemmerer Genre: Paranormal Romance, Magic, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Allen & Unwin (Australia), Kensington Teen (US) Publication Date: January 2014 Pages: 375 Rating: 4.5 stars Note: The Australian edition of Secret contains Nick’s novella, Breathless, which introduces the dynamic between Nick and Quinn as well as Adam. Synopsis …

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Book Review: How They Met (and Other Stories) by David Levithan

Title: How They Met (and Other Stories) Author: David Levithan Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Short Stories Publisher: Text Publishing Publication Date: January 2014 Pages: 256 Rating: 3.5  stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Eighteen stories, all about love, and about all kinds of love. From the aching for the one you pine for, to standing up and speaking …

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Graphic Novel Review: Frostbite by Richelle Mead

Title: Frostbite (Vampire Academy Graphic Novel #2) Author: Richelle Mead Adapted by: Leigh Dragoon Illustrated by: Emma Vieceli Genre: Paranormal Romance, Young Adult, Vampires, Urban Fantasy, Graphic Novel Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: April 2012 Pages: 164 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The drama and romance continue in this 144-page full-color graphic novel adaptation of the second Vampire Academy …

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Book Review + Giveaway: Bird by Crystal Chan

Today I get to share with you my review of Crystal Chan’s debut novel, Bird. This is a beautiful novel with a gorgeous cover – one of those covers that I like even more after finishing the book because it fits it so perfectly. Text Publishing has generously offered a copy to giveaway (open to …

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Book Review: How to Convince a Boy to Kiss You by Tara Eglington

Title: How to Convince a Boy to Kiss You (Aurora Skye #2) Author: Tara Eglington Genre: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: November 2013 Pages: 446 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The course of true love never did run smooth. For a girl who shares her name with a princess …

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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: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

Title: Unearthly (Unearthly #1) Author: Cynthia Hand Genre: Paranormal Romance, Young Adult, Angels Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: January 2011 Pages: 432 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Clara has known she was part-angel ever since she turned fourteen two years ago, but only now is her Purpose – the crucial rite of passage for every …

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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: Almost Dead by Kaz Delaney

Title: Almost Dead Author: Kaz Delaney Genre: Contemporary Romance, Ghosts, Paranormal, Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication Date: January 2014 Pages: 400 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Macey’s life has been turned upside down. Her mother has left, her father is absent and her two best friends (her brother Seth and his girlfriend …

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Book Review: Suddenly You by Cecilia Gray

Title: Suddenly You (The Jane Austen Academy #4) Author: Cecilia Gray Genre: Contemporary Romance, Young Adult, Retelling Publisher: Gray Life LLC Publication Date: November 6th, 2013 Pages: 145 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Fanny doesn’t want to be at The Jane Austen Academy. She intends to lay low until graduation when she can try out for the …

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