Mind Games Author: Kiersten White Category: Young Adult Format: eGalley Publisher: Harper Teen Release Date: 2-19-13 Fia was born with flawless instincts. Her first impulse, her gut feeling, is always exactly right. Her sister, Annie, is blind to the world around her—except when her mind is gripped by strange visions of the future. Trapped in […]
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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 […]
The Archived by Victoria Schwab
The Archived Author: Victoria Schwab Category: Young Adult Format: ARC Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release Date: 1-22-13 Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four […]
Cinders and Sapphires by Leila Rasheed
Cinders and Sapphires Author: Leila Rasheed Category: Young Adult Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release Date: 1-22-13 Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. And Rose could use a friend. Especially now that she, at barely sixteen, has risen to the position […]
Through The Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
Through The Ever Night starts with the very romantic reunion of Perry and Aria, which sets the tone for a book that is filled with swoon. However, you know that nothing can be easy for our lovebirds, and it isn’t long before the reality of Perry’s new role as Blood Lord starts to […]
Ex Libris Audio: Looking For Alaska
Looking For Alaska Author: John Green Narrator: Jeff Woodman Performance: Excellent Publisher: Penguin Audio Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter’s whole existence has been one big nonevent, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the “Great Perhaps” (François Rabelais, poet) even more. Then he heads off to the sometimes crazy, possibly unstable, […]
Venom by Fiona Paul
Venom Author: Fiona Paul Category: Young Adult Publisher: Philomel Release Date: 10-30-12 Cassandra Caravello is one of Renaissance Venice’s lucky elite: with elegant gowns, sparkling jewels, her own lady’s maid, and a wealthy fiancé, she has everything a girl could desire. Yet ever since her parents’ death, Cassandra has felt trapped, alone in a city […]
Ex Libris Audio: Graceling
Graceling Author: Kristin Cashore Narrator: Cast Recording Performance: Excellent Publisher: Full Cast Audio Available Now In a world where people born with an extreme skill – called a Grace – are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of the skill even she despises: the Grace of killing. She lives under the command of her […]
Ex Libris Audio: Days of Blood and Starlight
Days of Blood and Starlight Author: Laini Taylor Narrator: Khristine Hvam Performance: Excellent Publisher: Hachette Audio Available Now Art student and monster’s apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is—and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved […]
Ex Libris Audio: Under The Never Sky
I wasn’t really sure what to expect when I started this audiobook, but what I found was a wonderfully unique story that I really loved. The post-apocalyptic world that Veronica Rossi created was both terrifying and very creative. Even after Aria is kicked out of Reverie, the physical and emotional differences between Outsiders and […]