Blackout (Blackout #1) Author: Robison Wells Category: Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Release Date: 10-1-13 Laura and Alec are trained terrorists. Jack and Aubrey are high school students. There was no reason for them to ever meet. But now, a mysterious virus is spreading throughout America, infecting teenagers with impossible powers. And these four are […]
Category: Science Fiction
Twinmaker by Sean Williams
Welcome to my stop on the TWINMAKER blog tour. Today, I’m sharing my thoughts about the book. Don’t forget to scroll down and enter the giveaway! Twinmaker Author: Sean Williams Category: Young Adult Publisher: Balzar + Bray Release Date: 11-5-13 In a near-future world in which technology can transport you anywhere instantly, can a […]
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. […]
Dualed by Elsie Chapman
DualedAuthor: Elsie ChapmanCategory: Young AdultFormat: eGalleyPublisher: Random HouseRelease Date: 2-26-13The city of Kersh is a safe haven, but the price of safety is high. Everyone has a genetic Alternate—a twin raised by another family—and citizens must prove their worth by eliminating their Alts before their twentieth birthday. Survival means advanced schooling, a good job, marriage—life. […]
Fuse by Julianna Baggott
Fuse Author: Julianna Baggott Category: Fiction Format: eGalley Publisher: Grand Central Release Date: 2-19-13 When the world ended, those who dwelled within the Dome were safe. Inside their glass world the Pures live on unscarred, while those outside—the Wretches—struggle to survive amidst the smoke and ash. Believing his mother was living among the Wretches, Partridge […]
Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza
Mila 2.0Author: Debra DrizaCategory: Young AdultFormat: eGalleyPublisher: Katherine Tegen BooksRelease Date: 3-12-13Mila was never meant to learn the truth about her identity. She was a girl living with her mother in a small Minnesota town. She was supposed to forget her past —that she was built in a secret computer science lab and programmed to […]
Pivot Point by Kasie West
Pivot Point Author: Kasie West Category: Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Release Date: 2-12-13 Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s […]
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
ScarletAuthor: Marissa MeyerCategory: Young AdultFormat: ARCPublisher: Feiwel and FriendsRelease Date: 2-5-13Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn’t know about her grandmother and the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as […]
Vortex by Julie Cross
If you have read Tempest, this review is spoiler free. VortexAuthor: Julie CrossCategory: Young AdultFormat: HardcoverPublisher: St. Martin’sRelease Date: 1-15-13Jackson Meyer has thrown himself into his role as an agent for Tempest, the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all time-travel-related threats. Despite his heartbreak at losing the love of his life, Jackson has […]
Beta by Rachel Cohn
BetaAuthor: Rachel CohnGenre: Young AdultFormat: ARCPublisher: Disney-HyperionRelease Date: 10-16-12Elysia is created in a laboratory, born as a sixteen-year-old girl, an empty vessel with no life experience to draw from. She is a Beta, an experimental model of a teenage clone. She was replicated from another teenage girl, who had to die in order for Elysia […]