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”
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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”
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: 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: Ghosting by Edith Pattou
*I received this ePUB from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Ghosting Author: Edith Pattou Publisher: Skyscape, an imprint of AmazonPublishing Date Published: August 19, 2014 ISBN: 9781477847749 Synopsis from Goodreads: On a hot summer night in a Midwestern town, a high school teenage prank goes horrifically awry. Alcohol, guns, and a dare. WithinContinue reading “Review: Ghosting by Edith Pattou”
Review: Every Day by David Levithan
Title: Every Day Author: David Levithan Publisher: Knopf Date Published: 2012 ISBN: 9780307931887 Synopsis from Goodreads: There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere. It’s allContinue reading “Review: Every Day by David Levithan”
Review: The Revealed by Jessica Hickam
Title: The Revealed Author: Jessica Hickam Publisher: SparkPress Publication Date: June 17, 2014 ISBN: 9781940716008 Synopsis from Goodreads: Lily Atwood lives in what used to be called Washington, D.C. Her father is one of the most powerful men in the world, having been a vital part of rebuilding and reuniting humanity after the war that killedContinue reading “Review: The Revealed by Jessica Hickam”
Worn Pages and Ink 