Posts Tagged: young adult

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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COVER REVEAL: A Shard of Ice by Alivia Anders

A Shard of Ice Black Symphony Saga by Alivia Anders Publisher: Red Alice Press Publication date: April 14th, 2014Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance THEIR SOULS, REAWAKENED When 13-year-old Lilix Morgan is found alive and floating on a bed of ice at sea, everyone counts it a miracle. Kidnapped nearly four weeks earlier, she remembers nothing of her mysterious abduction. When she tries to remember what happened, she hears only a melody – a faint and delicate set of notes, strung together in a tune she doesn’t understand. THEIR POWER, UNMATCHED A year later and desperate to put the lingering nightmares of her past behind her, Lilix crosses the country to enroll at Baelmorte Academy, aiming to become the violinist she once dreamt of. Things seem to be finally going well, and Lilix settles into a routine of sheet music and inspiration among new friends. Then the dreams start. The melody… Read more »

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REVIEW: The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna

The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna Published August 28, 2012 Young Adult/Dystopian/Fantasy/Romance/Thriller??? Eva’s life is not her own. She is a creation, an abomination–an echo. She was made by the Weavers as a copy of someone else, expected to replace a girl named Amarra, her “other,” if she ever died. Eva spends every day studying that girl from far away, learning what Amarra does, what she eats, what it’s like to kiss her boyfriend, Ray. So when Amarra is killed in a car crash, Eva should be ready. But sixteen years of studying never prepared her for this. Now she must abandon everything and everyone she’s ever known–the guardians who raised her, the boy she’s forbidden to love–to move to India and convince the world that Amarra is still alive. What Eva finds is a grief-stricken family; parents unsure how to handle this echo they thought they wanted; and Ray,… Read more »

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RELEASE DAY GIVEAWAY: Disconnect by Imran Siddiq

Disconnect by Imran Siddiq Series: Divided Worlds Trilogy, #1 Publication date: February 22nd 2013 Genre: YA Sci-Fi REVIEW TOMORROW! In space, love has boundaries. Dirtying fingernails in sewers is fast approaching worthlessness for Zachary, a 16-year old Underworld scavenger. When footage of an Overworld girl, Rosa, is discovered, his intrigue heightens at why she expresses sadness with a lavish lifestyle. In meeting Rosa, Zachary is scorned by her opinion of the deprived. She pities him and provides a means for them to communicate. With time, friendship and something he’s never felt grows; love for another human. Knowing Rosa calls him when it suits her isn’t enough; he wants to meet her, but how? Relationships in Underworld are few, let alone the impossibility with those above the ceiling. Underworld will suffer when plans to conquer Jupiter’s moon, Europa move ahead. Worse is Rosa’s father, a disgraced Overworld ambassador, approving the plan…. Read more »

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BOOK BLITZ: Frailties of the Bond by Angela Brown

Frailties of the Bond by Angela Brown Two teens… Two lies… Their paths collide… When one bite changes a life. NEO – Network of Extraordinaires and Otherworldlies: Those who answer the call from NEO play their part in maintaining balance in our ever-changing times. With power-hungry malcontents, jealous gods, and even those with misguided good intentions, the fate of our world has oft been held in the hands of unsung heroes such as those that are members of NEO. But before NEO, these heroes and heroines had lives, loves, issues and interests that didn’t involve saving mankind. In Frailties of the Bond, it only takes one bite to change a life… After a hiking trip gone wrong, sixteen-year-old Luca should have been dead. Since then, he’s drifted from one school day to the next, annoyed by the looks of suspicion. When a vampire attack claimed his mother and forced his… Read more »

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Five Quick Questions with Author Komal Kant

I’m so excited to have snagged Komal Kant away from her writing desk so she can answer five quick questions for New Adult Addiction. Welcome, Komal! Komal’s current release is Falling for Hadie, the second book in the With Me series. 1. The With Me series, Impossible and the newly released Falling for Hadie, are mature young adult contemporary romances, but I’ve heard that you also have a paranormal romance coming out as well. AND…it’s about angels and demons, my favorite non-normal beings! How different is it to write contemporary versus paranormal, and do you have a preference? I grew up writing fantasy because I love having that freedom to create something purely from my imagination, right down to a made up language. I’ve also written a lot of Contemporary from a young age, but the Paranormal/Fantasy genres were always so much fun for me to write. I honestly… Read more »

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REVIEW: Altered by Jennifer Rush

Altered (Altered #1) by Jennifer Rush YA/SF When you can’t trust yourself, who can you believe? Everything about Anna’s life is a secret. Her father works for the Branch at the helm of its latest project: monitoring and administering treatments to the four genetically altered boys in the lab below their farmhouse. There’s Nick, Cas, Trev . . . and Sam, who’s stolen Anna’s heart. When the Branch decides it’s time to take the boys, Sam stages an escape, killing the agents sent to retrieve them. Anna is torn between following Sam or staying behind in the safety of her everyday life. But her father pushes her to flee, making Sam promise to keep her away from the Branch, at all costs. There’s just one problem. Sam and the boys don’t remember anything before living in the lab—not even their true identities. Now on the run, Anna soon discovers that… Read more »

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REVIEW: Frost Fire by Olivia Rivers

Frost Fire by Olivia Rivers (Tortured Elements, #1) Publication date: November 20th, 2012 Genre: YA Paranormal Romance “Magic is just like love, Allai. It won’t wait for permission before it destroys you.”  Like sand in an hourglass, Allai’s future is dwindling away. She’s spent her entire life fighting the Mages who threaten humanity, and dreams of someday eradicating magic. But all it takes is an anonymous phone call for the truth to spill out: Allai is the one thing she despises most.   She’s a Mage.   Though ancient law mandates Allai’s death, she still has one last chance of survival. His name is Drake Rhaize, and he swears he can lead Allai to a sanctuary for Mages. Allai hasn’t seen Drake in years, but she remembers him as the Demon boy who used to hold her close and softly whisper that he’d keep her safe. But Drake has changed since then: He’s now suspected… Read more »