Rebel Mechanics was just so fun! It brought steampunk to an America that is still under British rule, and instead of scrappy colonials fighting in the woods of Virginia, you have scrappy mechanics fighting a rebellion through invention and a desire to live free of magic. The world of Rebel Mechanics was both […]
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The Winner’s Crime By Marie Rutkoksi
The Winner’s Curse was one of my very favorite books last year and so I was both excited and little nervous to start The Winner’s Crime. Almost immediately, I was thrown back into the dangerous political game that Kestrel was playing and any worries I had about whether this book would be as good as […]
Cut Me Free By J.R. Johansson
Cut Me Free begins with a girl who you can tell right away has survived something traumatic. What you find as you read this book is that she is rebuilding her life after surviving horrible circumstances. The descriptions of abuse are pretty detailed, so they could be triggering for some readers. Charlotte’s character, despite being […]
Evidence Of Things Not Seen By Lindsey Lane
What I thought was going to be a mystery about a missing teen turned into a story that wasn’t quite non-linear, but wasn’t quite linear, either. The disappearance of Tommy Smythe has confounded the small Texas town where he lived. The story is told in first person, one sided conversations with law enforcement, scraps of […]
Love Letters To The Dead By Ava Dellaira
Love Letters To The Dead Author: Ava Dellaira Category: Young Adult Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: 4-1-14 It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May did. Soon, Laurel has […]
Plus One by Elizabeth Fama
Plus One Author: Elizabeth Fama Category: Young Adult Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: 4-8-14 Divided by day and night and on the run from authorities, star-crossed young lovers unearth a sinister conspiracy in this compelling romantic thriller. Seventeen-year-old Soleil Le Coeur is a Smudge—a night dweller prohibited by law from going out during […]
The Winner’s Curse By Marie Rutkoski
The Winner’s Curse Author: Marie Rutkoski Category: Young Adult Publisher: FSG Release Date: 3-4-14 As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to […]
In The Age Of Love And Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin
In The Age Of Love And Chocolate (Birthright #3) Author: Gabrielle Zevin Category: Young Adult Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: 10-29-13 All These Things I’ve Done, the first novel in the Birthright series, introduced us to timeless heroine Anya Balanchine, a plucky sixteen year old with the heart of a girl and the responsibilities […]
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
This Song Will Save Your Life Author: Leila Sales Category: Young Adult Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: 9-17-13 Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All throughout her life, she’s been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation. When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise nearly […]
Blog Tour: Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts
Tumble & Fall has been one of the most thought provoking books I’ve read this year and I am so thrilled to have Alexandra Coutts on the blog today to answer a few of my questions. Here’s a little bit about the book: Tumble & Fall Author: Alexandra Coutts Category: Young Adult Publisher: Farrar, Straus […]