Title: Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful #1) Author: Jamie McGuire Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Chick Lit Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 361 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she …
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 …
Every now and then I come across a novel that takes me forever to read. Not because I’m not enjoying it but rather the opposite – it’s because I’m having so much fun that I try to draw the story out as long as I possibly can. This book took me two weeks to read… …
Title: Rapture (Fallen #4) Author: Lauren Kate Genre: Paranormal Romance, Angels, Publisher: Delacorte Press for Young Readers (an imprint of Random House) Publication Date: June 2012 Pages: 448 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The sky is dark with wings . . . . Like sand in an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from …
Title: Rebels By Accident Author: Patricia Dunn Genre: Realistic Fiction, contemporary, romance Publisher: Alikai Press (I received and eARC from NetGalley) Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 290 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Take Cover. The storm is coming!A Troubled Teen Sent to Cairo Finds Revolution is Everywhere, Including in Ourselves When my first party ends in jail, I think things can’t possibly …
Title: What I Didn’t Say Author: Keary Taylor Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: May 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 336 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Getting drunk homecoming night your senior year is never a good idea, but Jake Hayes never expected it all to end with a car …
Title: Pushing the Limits Author: Katie McGarry Genre: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 384 Rating: 4.stars Synopsis (from goodreads): No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with “freaky” scars on her arms. Even Echo can’t remember the whole …
Title: House of Night – Legacy (Graphic Novel #1) Author: P.C. Cast , Kristin Cast, Kent Dalian , Joëlle Jones, Karl Kerschl Genre: Graphic Novel, Paranormal, Vampires Publisher: Dark Horse Publication Date: July 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 128 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The magical world of New York Times best-selling authors P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast …
Title: Circle of Silence (WiHi #2) Author: Carol M. Tanzman Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: July 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 304 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): THE BIGGEST STORY OF MY LIFE COULD BE HOW IT ENDS It’s my turn to run a “Campus News” crew, …
Title: Infinity (Chronicles of Nick #1) Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon Genre: Paranormal. urban fantasy, zombies, shifters, vampires, Publisher: Atom Publication Date: May 2010 Pages: 306 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): At fourteen, Nick Gautier thinks he knows everything about the world around him. Streetwise, tough and savvy, his quick sarcasm is the stuff of legends. . .until the night when his …