Rarely does a book capture my attention so thoroughly, but The Kiss of Deception was one of my absolute favorites of 2014 and I was very anxious to start book two. The Heart of Betrayal, while different in pace and story, was just as engrossing. As always, the world building was phenomenal. Since the book […]
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The Island Of Excess Love By Francesca Lia Block
The first book, Love in the Time of Global Warming, was a loose retelling of the Odyssey, and in The Island of Excess Love, we take a journey that somewhat follows The Aeneid. I am not as familiar with the Aeneid, so I can tell you that if you have never […]
I’ll Meet You There By Heather Demetrios
There is a lot to love about I’ll Meet You There. Set in a small, fairly isolated town in California, this story pulls you in and completely envelopes you in the lives of two young people who are both facing big changes and big decisions. Skylar has worked very hard to set up a […]
Ruin And Rising By Leigh Bardugo
I remember very well the moment that I read the last page of Shadow and Bone. I remember because I was devastated that I had to wait for book two! Then, of course, I felt the pain again when I finished Siege and Storm. There aren’t many books whose release date I put on my […]
Love In The Time Of Global Warming by Francesca Lia Block
Love In The Time Of Global Warming Author: Francesca Lia Block Category: Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt Release Date: 8-27-13 Seventeen-year-old Penelope (Pen) has lost everything—her home, her parents, and her ten-year-old brother. Like a female Odysseus in search of home, she navigates a dark world full of strange creatures, gathers companions and loses them, […]
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
**This review is spoiler free if you’ve read Shadow and Bone.** Siege and Storm Author: Leigh Bardugo Category: Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt Release Date: 6-4-13 Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while […]
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Shadow and Bone Author: Leigh Bardugo Genre: Young Adult Format: ARC Publisher: Henry Holt Release Date: 6-5-12 Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the […]