Review: Earth & Sky by Megan Crewe

Title: Earth & Sky Author: Megan Crewe Publisher: Razorbill Canada Publication Date: October 2014 ISBN: 9780670068128 Synopsis from Goodreads: Seventeen-year-old Skylar has been haunted for as long as she can remember by fleeting yet powerful sensations that something is horribly wrong. But despite the panic attacks tormenting her, nothing ever happens, and Sky’s beginning to thinkContinue reading “Review: Earth & Sky by Megan Crewe”

Review: Emancipation Day by Wayne Grady

*I received this copy from Random House Canada in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Emancipation Day Author: Wayne Grady Publisher: Anchor Canada Publication Date: paperback, November 2014 ISBN: 9780385677684 Synopsis from Goodreads: With his curly black hair and his wicked grin, everyone swoons and thinks of Frank Sinatra when Navy musician Jackson Lewis takes theContinue reading “Review: Emancipation Day by Wayne Grady”

Review: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld

Title: Afterworlds Author: Scott Westerfeld Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: September 2014 ISBN: 9781481422345 Synopsis from Goodreads: Darcy Patel has put college and everything else on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds. Arriving in New York with no apartment or friends she wonders whether she’s made the right decision until she falls in withContinue reading “Review: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld”

Review: The Walled City

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Walled City Author: Ryan Graudin Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: November 4, 2014 ISBN: 9780316405058 Synopsis from Goodreads: 730. That’s how many days I’ve been trapped. 18. That’s how many days I have left to find a way out.Continue reading “Review: The Walled City”

Funky Cover Friday

In honour of the release of Maggie Stiefvater’s Blue Lily, Lily Blue, this week’s Funky Cover Friday features the cover of the latest edition to the Raven Cycle series. I featured this cover when it was revealed months ago and to this day, it remains one of my favourite YA covers. It’s a stunning mix ofContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Author Interview: Amanda Reilly

I was at Word on the Street in Toronto a few week’s back. It was my first time there and it was more than I could have ever imagined. I met lots of great people in the publishing biz and I met quite a few fantastic writers. One of the coolest parts of the dayContinue reading “Author Interview: Amanda Reilly”

Review: Famous in Love

*I received this title on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Famous in Love Author: Rebecca Serle Publisher: Little, Brown Books Publication Date: October 21, 2014 ISBN: 9780316366328 Synopsis from Goodreads: When Paige Townsen, a young unknown, gets cast in the movie adaptation of a blockbuster book series, her life changes practically overnight. WithinContinue reading “Review: Famous in Love”

Review: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater

Title: Sinner Author: Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication Date: July 2014 ISBN: 9780545654586 Synopsis from Goodreads: Sinner follows Cole St. Clair, a pivotal character from the #1 New York Times bestselling Shiver Trilogy. Everybody thinks they know Cole’s story. Stardom. Addiction. Downfall. Disappearance. But only a few people know Cole’s darkest secret — hisContinue reading “Review: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater”

Review: The Missing Place

*I received a digital copy on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Missing Place Author: Sophie Littlefield Publisher: Gallery Books Publication Date: October 2014 ISBN: 9781476757827 Synopsis from Goodreads: Twenty-year-old Taylor Jarvis and Paul Carroll go missing in Weir, North Dakota, where they have been working on rigs owned by Oasis Energy. TheContinue reading “Review: The Missing Place”

Review: Dreams of Gods and Monsters

Title: Dreams of Gods and Monsters Author: Laini Taylor Publisher: Little, Brown Books Publication Date: April 2014 ISBN: 9780316134071 Synopsis from Goodreads: By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera rebellion and is intent on steering its course away from dead-end vengeance. The future rests on her, if there can evenContinue reading “Review: Dreams of Gods and Monsters”