Book Review: Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep

Title: Kiss of Frost (Mythos Academy #2)  Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Mythology Publisher: KTeen (an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.) Publication Date: November 2011 Pages: 354 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I’m Gwen Frost, a second-year warrior-in-training at Mythos Acad­emy, and I have no idea how I’m going to sur­vive the rest of …

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Book Review: Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep

Title: Touch of Frost (Mythos Academy #1)  Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Mythology Publisher: KTeen (an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.) Publication Date: July 2011 Pages: 350 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy — a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even …

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Morganville Monday!: The Dead Girls’ Dance 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: 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: Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart

Title: Blood Song Author: Rhiannon Hart Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Vampires, Romance  Publisher: Random House Australia Publication Date: September 2011 Pages: 304 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I wanted to turn but I was held captive by the song on the wind. I’m coming, I told the voices. Please, wait for me. When her sister becomes betrothed …

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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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Book Review: Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta

Title: Saving Francesca Author: Melina Marchetta Genre: Contemporary, Coming of Age Publisher: Viking Publication Date: March 2003 Pages: 243 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Francesca is stuck at St. Sebastian’s, a boys’ school that pretends it’s coed by giving the girls their own bathroom.  Her only female companions are an ultra-feminist, a rumored slut, and an …

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Book Review: Shooting Stars by Allison Rushby

Title: Shooting Stars  Author: Allison Rushby Genre: Contemporary, Chick Lit Publisher: Walker Children’s Publication Date: February 2012 Pages: 272 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Meet Josephine Foster, or Zo Jo as she’s called in the biz. The best pint-sized photographer of them all, Jo doesn’t mind doing what it takes to get that perfect shot, until she’s sent on …

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Book Review: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: Obsidian  Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Sci-Fi  Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: November 2011 Pages: 299 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Starting over sucks.When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I …

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