Book Review: Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: Onyx (Lux #2) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Aliens Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 376 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Being connected to Daemon Black sucks… Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. …

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Book Review: Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

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 …

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Book Review: Rapture by Lauren Kate

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 …

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Book Review: Rebels By Accident by Patricia Dunn

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 …

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Novellas Review: Elemental AND Fearless by Brigid Kemmerer

It’s a fact that I’m not the hugest novella fan. And because of this I don’t tend to read a lot of them. But this week I’ve read not only the prequel novella, Elemental, but also the short interlude involving Hunter, Fearless – both from the Elemental series by Brigid Kemmerer. Because the stories are short and sweet my reviews will …

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Book Review: The Goddess Legacy by Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Legacy (The Goddess Test #2.5) Author: Aimee Carter Genre: Paranormal Romance, Mythology, Novella compilation  Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: July 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 395 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): For millennia we’ve caught only glimpses of the lives and loves of the gods and goddesses on Olympus. Now …

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Book Review: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Title: Thirteen Reasons Why Author: Jay Asher Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Teen Suicide Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: October 2007 Pages: 288 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers thirteen cassette tapes recorded …

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Book Review: The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

Title: The Summoning (Darkest Powers Trilogy #1) Author: Kelley Armstrong Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary,  Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: July 2008 Pages: 390 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Chloe Saunders sees dead people. Yes, like in the films. The problem is, in real life saying you see ghosts gets you a one-way ticket to the psych ward. And at …

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Morganville Monday!: Glass Houses by Rachel Caine

After discussing this series with a friend the other day, I realized that I stopped after the first two (because that’s all that had been released at that stage). I want to get back into this series that many people I know rave about! So I’ve decided to read one Morganville Vampire book a week …

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Book Review: A Season of Transformation by Jayne Fordham

Title: A Season of Transformation  Author: Jayne Fordham Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary  Publication Date: March 2011 Pages: 258 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): A Season of Transformation is a young adult fantasy/ romance novel set in the contemporary world. It is the story of five young people drawn together to complete a Quest, to protect their town from …

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