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”

Funky Cover Friday

Welcome to Funky Cover Friday! Each week I choose a cover or series of covers that I love and have influenced my decision to read (or in some cases, not to read) a book and/or series. This week I’d like to showcase Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I recently finished reading Dreams ofContinue reading “Funky Cover Friday”

Review: Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future

*I received my copy of Glory O’Brien on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. * Title: Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future Author: A. S. King Publisher: Little, Brown Books Date Published: October 2014 ISBN: 9780316222723 Synopsis from Goodreads: Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities–but not for Glory, who has no planContinue reading “Review: Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future”

Review: The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

Title: The Bone Clocks Author: David Mitchell Publisher: Knopf Canada, a division of Random House Canada Publication Date: September 2014 ISBN: 9781400065677 Synopsis from Goodreads: Following a scalding row with her mother, fifteen-year-old Holly Sykes slams the door on her old life. But Holly is no typical teenage runaway: a sensitive child once contacted by voicesContinue reading “Review: The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell”