Book Review: School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins

Title: School Spirits (School Spirits #1) Author: Rachel Hawkins Genre: contemporary, paranormal, urban fantasy, witches, ghosts Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: May 2013 Pages: 304 pages Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Fifteen-year-old Izzy Brannick was trained to fight monsters. For centuries, her family has hunted magical creatures. But when Izzy’s older sister vanishes without a trace while …

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Book Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

Title: The Elite (The Selection #2) Author: Kiera Cass Genre: dystopia, fantasy, romance Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: 1st May 2013 Pages: 272 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (goodreads): America Singer has the chance to leave normal life for a world of glamour and luxury… for ever. She was chosen for The Selection, a reality TV competition …

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Book Review: Truth or Dare by Ella Monroe

Title: Truth or Dare (Capital Girls #3) Author: Ella Monroe Genre: contemporary, romance, chick lit Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: April 2013 Pages: 304 pages Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Jackie, Lettie, and Laura Beth barely survived the holidays . . . literally.  Jackie’s on lockdown while the hunt is on for her stalker, who somehow …

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Book Review: Earth Angel by E. Van Lowe

Welcome to my stop on the Earth Angel blog tour hosted by YA Bound.  Click HERE to see the full blog tour schedule! Title: Earth Angel (Falling Angels Saga #2) Author: E. Van Lowe Genre: Paranormal, Angels, Demons, Fantasy, Romance Publisher: White Whisker Books Publication Date: December 2011 Pages: 190 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Just because Megan Barnett recently defeated Satan, has …

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Book Review: Name-Given by David McLean

Title: Name-Given (Riddle-Quest #1) Author: David McLean Genre: Action, Adventure, Middle School  Publisher: Delta Psi Publication Date: 1 April 2013 Pages: 152 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Cast into the night, four young travellers must venture from the comfort of their villages to find their names. Each has a staff, a challenge and a history of riddling to help …

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Book Review: The S-Word by Chelsea Pitcher

Title: The S-Word Author: Chelsea Pitcher Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Galley Books Publication Date: May 2013 Pages: 320 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): ‘First it was SLUT scribbled all over Lizzie Hart’s locker. But one week after Lizzie kills herself, SUICIDE SLUT replaces it—in Lizzie’s looping scrawl. Lizzie’s reputation is destroyed when she’s caught …

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Book Review: The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

Title: The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden #2) Author: Julie Kagawa Genre: Paranormal, Dystopia, Vampires, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: May 2013 Pages: 428 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): In Allison Sekemoto’s world, there is one one rule left: Blood Calls to blood. Cast out of Eden and separated from the boy she dared to love, …

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Book Review: Queen & Commander by Janine A. Southard

Title: Queen and Commander Author: Janine Southard Summary: On a world where high school test scores determine your future career, six students rebel. A pair of star-crossed lovers plot to stay together, rather than be separated by the system’s college plans. A former off-worlder instigates: there’s a ship in orbit, he says. We could take …

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Book Review: The Heiresses by Allison Rushby

Title: The Heiresses  Author: Allison Rushby Genre: Historical, New Adult Publisher: Pan Macmillan  Publication Date: May 2013 Pages: 352 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): In Allison Rushby’s Heiresses, three triplets–estranged since birth–are thrust together in glittering 1926 London to fight for their inheritance, only to learn they can’t trust anyone–least of all each other. When three teenage girls, Thalia, Erato and …

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Book Review: Natural Born Angel by Scott Speer

Title: Natural Born Angel (Immortal City #2)  Author: Scott Speer Genre: Paranormal, Contemporary, Angels, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: 23 April 2013 Pages: 360 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Life turned upside down for Maddy Montgomery when she found out she was half-Angel and was catapulted into the scene of flashbulbs, paparazzi, and the fervent adulation that comes …

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