Saint Anything had a lot of interesting aspects, one of which was that Sydney’s family is well off. They are privileged and while that privilege may have protected Sydney’s brother for a time, it eventually stopped. The book explores the difference between the person we show to the world and the person we feel like […]
Category: Penguin Teen
The Young Elites By Marie Lu
After her fabulous Legend series, I was very excited to pick up Marie Lu’s new book. The Young Elites was a complex world, but one that was well built. I was immediately drawn in to Adelina’s pain and fury as she tries to come to terms with the very dangerous turns her life has taken. […]
Sneak Peek + Giveaway: Sisters’ Fate By Jessica Spotswood
It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of the Cahill Witch Chronicles by Jessica Spotswood. BORN WICKED and STAR CURSED are amazing books that take on magic, complicated relationships between sisters, a dangerous society, and even some swoony (and heartbreaking) romance. The last book in the series, SISTERS’ FATE, releases on August 14th […]
Blog Tour: Grasshopper Jungle By Andrew Smith
I am honored to be a part of the blog tour for Grasshopper June, which is one of the most bizarre, fascinating, and enjoyable books I’ve read this year. Grasshopper Jungle Author: Andrew Smith Category: Young Adult Publisher: Penguin Release Date: 2-11-14 Sixteen-year-old Austin Szerba interweaves the story of his Polish legacy with […]
Fragile Spirits by Mary Lindsey
Fragile Spirits (Souls #2) Author: Mary Lindsey Category: Young Adult Publisher: Philomel Release Date: 1-23-14 Paul has always known he was a Protector, fated to serve a Speaker who could hear the voices of spirits lingering after death and help those souls find peace. Vivienne ignores the voices of the dead. Paul has always followed […]
A Mad, Wicked Folly By Sharon Biggs Waller
A Mad, Wicked Folly Author: Sharon Biggs Waller Category: Young Adult Publisher: Penguin Release Date: 1-23-14 Welcome to the world of the fabulously wealthy in London, 1909, where dresses and houses are overwhelmingly opulent, social class means everything, and women are taught to be nothing more than wives and mothers. Into this world comes seventeen-year-old […]
The Fiery Heart by Richelle Mead
**This review is spoiler free, if you’ve read the series** The Fiery Heart Author: Richelle Mead Category: Young Adult Publisher: Razorbill Release Date: 11-19-13 In The Indigo Spell, Sydney was torn between the Alchemist way of life and what her heart and gut were telling her to do. And in one breathtaking moment that Richelle […]
This Side Of Jealousy by Lili Peloquin
This Side Of Jealousy (The Innocents #2) Author: Lili Peloquin Category: Young Adult Publisher: Razorbill Release Date: 8-20-13 Nothing ever came between sisters Alice and Charlie. If by nothing, you mean everything. The sisters haven’t been able to stop fighting since they arrived in Serenity Point two weeks ago. Those two weeks changed their lives. […]
Proxy by Alex London
Proxy (Proxy #1) Author: Alex London Category: Young Adult Publisher: Philomel Release Date: 6-18-13 Knox was born into one of the City’s wealthiest families. A Patron, he has everything a boy could possibly want—the latest tech, the coolest clothes, and a Proxy to take all his punishments. When Knox breaks a vase, Syd is beaten. […]
Ashes On The Waves by Mary Lindsey
Ashes On The Waves Author: Mary Lindsey Category: Young Adult Publisher: Philomel Release Date: 6-27-13 Liam MacGregor is cursed. Haunted by the wails of fantastical Bean Sidhes and labeled a demon by the villagers of Dòchas, Liam has accepted that things will never get better for him—until a wealthy heiress named Annabel Leighton arrives on […]