Amber Smoke is the first solo book by House of Night author, Kristin Cast. It is the start of a new young adult fantasy/mythology series, called the Escaped. I didn’t initially realize that this had to do with mythology when I read the description. It talked about souls escaping from their cages, but those cages… Read more »
Category: Young Adult
{ARC Review+Giveaway} Secret of the Sevens by @LynnLindquist @Fluxbooks
Secret of the Sevens is an action packed young adult mystery adventure. I am a big fan of books that feature secret societies and I love puzzle solving and clues, so this was a great fit for me. I couldn’t put Secret of the Sevens down. With more twists, turns and reveals than you can… Read more »
{Interview+Giveaway} Wilder: The Guardian Series by G.K. DeRosa @vampgirl923
Describe Wilder in a Tweet (140 characters or less) Celeste Wilder meets two gorgeous brothers and supernatural hijinks ensue. She discovers a family secret that will change everything. What is the hardest part of writing romance in a book? Making it not sound cheesy! I love romance, but I can’t say that I’ve ever read… Read more »
{Review} Fire of the Sea by Lyndsay Johnson @lyndsay_creates
Fire of the the Sea is a young adult fantasy that incorporates a healthy dose of mythology as well. I love the mixture of those two subgenres. And I think the mermaids and the norse mythology was a really interesting and well done mash up of sorts. I enjoyed Fire of the Sea. It was… Read more »
{Review} The Fill-in Boyfriend by @KasieWest @HarperTeen
The Fill-in Boyfriend is Kasie West’s latest young adult contemporary romance. I loved her last book, On the Fence, so I was super excited to read The Fill-in Boyfriend. And I thought it was really cute. It dealt with some deeper friendship and self identity issues that were unexpected for me. I really liked the… Read more »
{Review+Giveaway} Killer Instinct by @SEGreenAuthor @simonteen #pulseit
Killer Instinct is the first book in the young adult series by the same name. And right off the bat, I have to say that I love the new covers for the series so, so much. I think they are much cooler looking than the old covers, and I think they fit with the story…. Read more »
{ARC Review} Powerless by @TeraLynnChilds & Tracey Deebs @HeroAgenda @SourcebooksFire
Holy Cow, did I love Powerless. The book just kept getting better and better. I love me some super powers books and this world was just plain cool. There are villains, super villains, heroes and superheroes. And then there are the ordinaries. I don’t know the breakdown of how many villains there are versus heroes… Read more »
{ARC Review+Giveaway} Charlie Presumed Dead by @AnneHeltzel @RockstarBkTours @HMHKids
Charlie Presumed Dead is a young adult suspense thriller that will have you jet-setting all over the world just to find out if Charlie is really dead or not. The book starts out with Charlie’s funeral, where there are two girls who both think they are Charlie’s girlfriend. Serious girlfriend, at that. Neither one knew… Read more »
{ARC Review+Giveaway} Nowhere but Here by @katiemcgarry @HarlequinTeen @InkSlingerPR
Nowhere But Here is the first book in a new young adult contemporary series by Katie McGarry, called Thunder Road. 2015 is the year where I finally start to read some new- but-insanely-popular-YA-authors. Because guess what? I haven’t read a Katie McGarry book yet. Craziness! I know. But when I saw that she had a… Read more »
{Review+Giveaway} Illusionarium by Heather Dixon @GreenwillowBook
Illusionarium is a young adult fantasy novel that is super vivid. The sky is the limit with Heather Dixon’s Illusionists, and the world(s) she created are both captivating and freaky-deaky. I blew through Illusionarium in one quick sitting. This book grabbed me right from the start and I couldn’t put it down. The concept was… Read more »
Recent Comments