Some people find comfort in the promises of religion and others live for those promises as if nothing else matters, even if it hurts the people you love. This is the scenario we find in No Parking At The End Times, a book about a family that is led to a very sad and […]
Category: Greenwillow Books
Salvage By Alexandra Duncan
Salvage Author: Alexandra Duncan Category: Young Adult Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: 4-1-14 Ava, a teenage girl living aboard the male-dominated deep space merchant ship Parastrata, faces betrayal, banishment, and death. Taking her fate into her own hands, she flees to the Gyre, a floating continent of garbage and scrap in the Pacific Ocean, in […]
Death Sworn By Leah Cypess
Death Sworn Author: Leah Cypess Category: Young Adult Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: 3-4-14 When Ileni lost her magic, she lost everything: her place in society, her purpose in life, and the man she had expected to spend her life with. So when the Elders sent her to be magic tutor to a secret sect […]
The Paradox Of Vertical Flight by Emil Ostrovski
The Paradox of Vertical Flight Author: Emil Ostrovski Category: Young Adult Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: 9-24-13 On the morning of his eighteenth birthday, philosophy student and high school senior Jack Polovsky is somewhat seriously thinking of suicide when his cell phone rings. Jack’s ex-girlfriend, Jess, has given birth, and Jack is the father. Jack […]
The Bitter Kingdom by Rae Carson
The Bitter Kingdom Author: Rae Carson Category: Young Adult Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: 8-27-13 Elisa is a fugitive in her own country. Her enemies have stolen the man she loves in order to lure her to the gate of darkness. As she and her daring companions take one last quest into unknown enemy territory […]
Remainders (17)
Happy Sunday, everyone! I’ve had a great few weeks, full of bookish fun! In the mail: (I am SO EXCITED about this!) Thank you, Penguin! From Big Honcho Media and Harlequin/Mira: From Edelweiss and Greenwillow/Harper: (Also VERY excited about this one) This weekend was the Houston Teen Book Con! They had a great line-up this […]
Breathe by Sarah Crossan
BreatheAuthor: Sarah CrossanGenre: Young AdultFormat: ARCPublisher: GreenwillowRelease Date: 10-2-12 The world is dead. The survivors live under the protection of Breathe, the corporation that found a way to manufacture oxygen-rich air.Alina has been stealing for a long time. She’s a little jittery, but not terrified. All she knows is that she’s never been caught before. […]
The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson
This is a review of book two in the Fire and Thorns series. You can read my review of The Girl of Fire and Thorns here. The Crown of Embers Author: Rae Carson Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: 9-18-12 Elisa is the hero of her country. She led her people to victory […]
A Touch Morbid by Leah Clifford
A Touch Morbid Author: Leah Clifford Genre: Young Adult Format: ARC Publisher: Harper Teen Release Date: 2-28-12 Eden was able to save Az, but things are falling apart. Gabe is missing, Kristen is spiraling downward and Luke seems to be everywhere. Eden’s powers could be the answer, but she doesn’t know who she can trust […]
A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford
A Touch Mortal Author: Leah Clifford Genre: Young Adult Format: ebook Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: 2-22-11 Trapped in an existence that isn’t quite life or death, Eden has gained powers that she can’t explain. Her love for an almost fallen angel and the mystery of who she might really be makes for an interesting […]