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REVIEW: For You by Mimi Strong

FOR YOUBY Mimi Strong DESCRIPTIONI should have known by the tattoos that Sawyer was trouble. My mother always said to stay away from boys with ink, but she ignored her own advice. She also abandoned me and my little sister. Life’s been hard for the two of us, on the run and on our own, but I just turned twenty-one and started working at a bar in a new city. I wear a fake wedding band and a veil of lies. My gold ring didn’t stop Sawyer. He looked into me with his heavenly green eyes, and I nearly forgot my pretty lies. Now he wants to help me get my life together. I should stay away, because he could blow my cover. When we get found—and I know one day we will—I want my sister to be old enough to handle the truth about our past. I may be… Read more »

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REVIEW: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

UNRAVEL ME Tahereh Mafi GENRE: YA SF/Dystopian Published: February 5th 2013 by HarperCollins DESCRIPTIONtickticktickticktickit’s almosttime for war. Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance. She’s finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch. Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible. In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam’s life. REVIEWSo, I swear I was just going to look up some quotes about Warner, but suddenly thirty minutes went by and I was halfway into the book again, Juliette is standing outside… Read more »

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REVIEW: Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi

DESTROY ME Tahereh Mafi GENRE: YA SF/Dystopian Published: October 2nd 2012 by Harper DESCRIPTIONPerfect for the fans of Shatter Me who are desperately awaiting the release of Unravel Me, this novella-length digital original will bridge the gap between these two novels from the perspective of the villain we all love to hate, Warner, the ruthless leader of Sector 45. In Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me, Juliette escaped from The Reestablishment by seducing Warner—and then putting a bullet in his shoulder. But as she’ll learn in Destroy Me, Warner is not that easy to get rid of. . . Back at the base and recovering from his near-fatal wound, Warner must do everything in his power to keep his soldiers in check and suppress any mention of a rebellion in the sector. Still as obsessed with Juliette as ever, his first priority is to find her, bring her back, and dispose of… Read more »

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REVIEW: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

SHATTER ME Tahereh Mafi GENRE: YA SF/Dystopian Published: November 15th 2011 by Harper DESCRIPTIONJuliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color. The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war – and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what… Read more »

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REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: The Game by Shane Scollins

Welcome to my stop for The Game blog tour hosted by YA Bound. Click HERE to see the full blog tour schedule! The Game by Shane Scollins Release Date: 03/13/13 No matter where you are, they’ll find you, and put you in “The GAME”. Candice Laguna’s life is being systematically dismantled, by an unknown force, for a reason she can’t imagine. But she is about to become the unwilling star of a reality game competition the likes of which has never been broadcast to the world. Just when things get darkest, a mysterious man snatches her from the grips of doom. He is a man who is not what he appears, and not who he says. He has no name and his motivation to help Candice is not what it seems to be. THE GAME is a mystery/thriller with an unpredictable paranormal twist. It has action and adventure and plays up the… Read more »

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REVIEW: Reveal by Brina Courtney

RevealCryptid Tales, #1 By Brina Courtney Published: December 16, 2011 New Adult Paranormal Romance Shay could be the key to ending a war that humans don’t know exist. Of a race of beings that aren’t real, or are they? Shay Tafford’s childhood has been fatherless, filled instead with memories of speaking to the dead. She is forced to hide her unique ability from those living around her. That’s why it’s been comforting to have Jeremy, a child ghost, as her confidante. But recently he’s been absent, perhaps lost as her father is. When Shay meets Hugh, the guy she’s had a crush on for weeks, and finds he can speak to ghosts too she’s just starting to find a normalcy in her life. But as Hugh reveals the truth to Shay, about who she really is and about what it is she can do, he erases all chances she had at… Read more »

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REVIEW: If I Fall by Anna Cruise

If I Fall Anna Cruise Young Adult Contemporary Romance Meg Calloway is at the edge. Reeling from her parents’ sudden divorce, fifteen-year old Meg has never felt more alone. Her father is about to marry a woman she can’t stand and her mother’s only companion is an endless supply of alcohol. When Aidan Westwood, an older boy at school, shows interest in her, she grabs on and doesn’t let go, thinking he’s exactly what she needs to help stem her loneliness and despair. She quickly learns that Aidan lives a darker, more dangerous life than she does and the more isolated she feels from her family, the more willing she is to step into Aidan’s world. As Meg drifts further from her friends, she tries to find comfort with a boy who is opening her eyes up to new things, none of them good. Will she listen to those around… Read more »

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REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: Surface by Tiffany Daune

Surface by Tiffany DaunePublication: February, 2013Genre: YA Paranormal Bound to the water bound to land, a Siren’s soul will never be safe on either side of the ocean’s surface. Hidden beneath the rolling waves lies the secret to Theia’s past and as she unveils each haunting truth, she realizes the last seventeen years of her life have been a lie. Now, drawn into a mysterious new world and with nowhere to turn, Theia must place her trust in Luc, a beautiful boy who stops her heart with each dazzling smile, but even his unearthly charm can’t hide the truth—he has secrets— dark secrets binding him to his world—an underwater world where Theia will never belong—a world determined to destroy her soul. REVIEWSurface is the first book I’ve read about mermaids and sirens, although I admit, I’ve been interested in them for a while. I’m not very familiar with the lore in these books, but I’m certain that there is some general stuff that people who read this… Read more »

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REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY: Love’s Forbidden Flower by Diane Rinella

Love’s Forbidden Flower by Diane RinellaPublication: November 28th 2012by Midnight to Six Genre: Edgy/New Adult Romance The heart cares not what society forbids. Lily nurtures a secret love for a flawless man—the one who is her soul mate. Donovan is gorgeous, charismatic, and delights in all of Lily’s talents and quirks. Their innate knowledge of each other is almost telepathic. Together they interlock like fine threads creating luxurious silk. But society dictates this picture-perfect adoration is the ghastliest of all possibilities. As Lily embarks on a quest for the romance the heavens intended, her suitor turns reluctant. Desperate to uncover why Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hiding decayed from a tender-hearted gentleman into a ferociously self-serving, cocky bastard, Lily is prepared for battle when it comes to the salvation of her soul mate. However, Donovan traps Lily in a mental game of chess, leaving her to question his sanity. When Lily’s… Read more »