Allison Sekemoto has been though a lot in the past year. From being a Fringer, always hungry and scared of being caught, to being Turned, because her only options were Vampireism or death. Allie has also lost the boy who saw her as more than just a monster but as someone worthy of love. With an …
Never before have I read a book which combined the utterly absurd with such playful prose. Catherynne M Valente has created a delightful novel with bizarre characters, intriguing lands and a heroine you can’t help but like. The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two is the third book in the …
It is almost like a dream come true when Kate Fullerton becomes a part-owner of The Tea Chest, a boutique tea shop. Free to let her creativity run wild, The Tea Chest gives Kate the opportunity to create, blend and share her love of tea with the public. But dreams can go awry. When Kate …
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 …
My Review: What do you get when you combine a consulting detective, an orphaned young acrobat, airships, and a mystery which left unsolved might be the end of the world as we know it? You get The Firebird Mystery, the first novel in a steampunk Sherlock Holmes-esque series featuring Jack Mason. Jack gets the chance to leave …
Title: Half-Blood (Covenant #1) Author: Jennifer L Armentrout Genre: Urban Fantasy, Mythology, Young Adult, First in a Series Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Publication Date: September 2011 Pages: 281 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi pure bloods have godlike powers. Children …
Title: Killer Frost (Mythos Academy #6) Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Urban Fantasy, Magic, Young Adult, Last in the Series Publisher: Kensington Teen Publication Date: February 2014 Pages: 384 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I’ve battled the Reapers of Chaos before–and survived. But this time I have a Bad, Bad Feeling it’s going to be a fight …
Title: Anything to Have You Author: Paige Harbison Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: February 2014 Pages: 303 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Nothing should come between best friends, not even boys. ESPECIALLY not boys. Natalie and Brooke have had each other’s backs forever. Natalie is the quiet one, college bound and …
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 …
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 …