Genre: Young Adult

Review: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Posted October 18, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 4 Comments

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson Series: Reckoners #1 Published by Orion Books on September 26, 2013 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 386 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills. Nobody fights the Epics…nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart – the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David’s father. For years, like the Reckoners, David’s been studying, and planning – and he has something they need. Not an object, […]

Review: Are You there GOD? It’s Me, MARGARET by Judy Bloom

Posted October 15, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Published by Macmillan Genres: Children’s, Classic, Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 185 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The classic teen novel from bestselling and iconic author Judy Blume – now with a fantastic new look! Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. She’s just moved from New York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her new friends—Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong. But none of them can believe Margaret doesn’t have religion, and that she isn’t going to the Y or the Jewish Community Center. What they don’t know is Margaret has her own very special relationship with God. She […]

Review: Doll Bones by Holly Black

Posted October 10, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Doll Bones by Holly Black on February 27, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Young Adult Pages: 244 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Zach, Poppy and Alice have been friends for ever. They love playing with their action figure toys, imagining a magical world of adventure and heroism. But disaster strikes when, without warning, Zach’s father throws out all his toys, declaring he’s too old for them. Zach is furious, confused and embarrassed, deciding that the only way to cope is to stop playing . . . and stop being friends with Poppy and Alice. But one night the girls pay Zach a visit, and tell him about a series of mysterious occurrences. Poppy swears that she is now being haunted by a china doll – who claims that it is made from the ground-up bones of a murdered girl. They must return the doll to where the […]

Review: Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando

Posted October 4, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Roomies by Sara Zarr, Tara Altebrando Published by Hodder & Stoughton on January 2, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 279 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads It’s time to meet your new roomie. When East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman year roommate assignment, she shoots off an e-mail to coordinate the basics: television, microwave, mini-fridge. That first note to San Franciscan Lauren sparks a series of e-mails that alters the landscape of each girl’s summer—and raises questions about how two girls who are so different will ever share a dorm room. As the countdown to college begins, life at home becomes increasingly complex. With family relationships and childhood friendships strained by change, it suddenly seems that the only people Elizabeth and Lauren can rely on are the complicated new boys in their lives . . . and each other. Even though they’ve never met. As an ex-student […]

Review: Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Posted October 2, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Covenant #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on August 14, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mythology, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 383 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads First book in the addictive Covenant series from #1 New York Times bestselling Jennifer L. Armentrout.HALF-BLOOD is the unputdownable first book in the acclaimed Covenant series from #1 New York Times bestselling Jennifer L. Armentrout. This special paperback edition also includes the prequel novella DAIMON. The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi – pure-bloods – have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals – well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures. Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming […]

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