Defy by Sara B. Larson Release Date: January 7, 2014 Publisher: Scholastic Press 336 Pages Received: NetGalley E-ARC Format: Ebook Rating: 3 Stars *May contain spoilers* Description: Alexa Hollen is a fighter. Forced to disguise herself as a boy and serve in the king’s army, Alex uses her quick wit and fierce sword-fighting […]
Avalon by Mindee Arnett Release Date: January 21, 2014 Publisher: Balzer + Bray 432 Pages Received: ARC Copy from Publisher Format: Paperback ARC Rating: 3 1/2 Stars Description: Of the various star systems that make up the Confederation, most lie thousands of light-years from First Earth-and out here, no one is free. The agencies that govern […]
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge Release Date: January 28, 2014 Publisher: Balzer + Bray 352 Pages Received: ARC Copy from publisher. Format: Paperback ARC Rating: Description: Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power […]
Article 5 (Article 5 #1) By Kristen Simmons Release Date: January 31, 2012 Publisher: Tor Teen 362 Pages Received: Library copy Format: Hardcover Rating: Description: The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes. There are no more police—instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad […]
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Release Date: January 10, 2012 Publisher: Dutton Books 313 Pages Received: Signed copy in Limited Edition box set from Amazon (sadly no Hankler Fish or Yetis) Format: Hardcover Rating: Description: Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel […]
City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3) by Cassandra Clare Release Date: March 24, 2009 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books 541 Pages Received: Used copy from Goodwill. Format: Paperback Rating: Description: To save her mother’s life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters – never mind that entering the city […]
Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth Release Date: October 22, 2013 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books 526 Pages Received: Preorder from Amazon Format: Hardcover Rating: *Spoilers* Description: The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the […]
RELIC (Books of Eva #1) by Heather Terrell Release Date: October 29, 2013 Publisher: Soho Teen 288 Pages Received: Review copy from Soho Teen Format: Hardcover Rating: Description: A dystopian/ high fantasy mix with a high stakes challenge. Eva’s brother, Eamon, dies a few months before The Testing. Eva unexpectedly takes his place, shocking everyone. Maidens are […]
City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare Release Date: March 25, 2008 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books 453 Pages Received: Borrowed finished copy from a friend, my own copy is in the mail. Format: Paperback Rating: Description: There’s a new normal for Clary Fray and there’s nothing normal about it. Her mother is […]
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare Release Date: March 27, 2007 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books 485 Pages Received: bought finished copy from store. Format: Paperback Description: Clary Fray neither thought that one night would change her life forever. She sees people no one else can see at the Pandemonium Club. A body […]