Articles tagged with: Young Adult
Review: The Rules by Stacey Kade
Author: Stacey Kade
Title: The Rules
Release: April 2013
Series: Project Paper Doll #1
Reviewer: Mona Leigh
Source: Publisher/NetGalley
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1. Never trust anyone.
2. Remember they are always searching.
3. Don’t get involved.
4. Keep your head down.
5. Don’t fall …
Review: Intuition by Amy Bartol
Author: Amy Bartol
Title: Intuition
Release: December 2011
Series: The Premonition #2
Reviewer: Eowyn
Source: Publisher
Purchase: Amazon
I don’t open my eyes so I can’t see him, but I can smell him. He thickens the air I breathe, choking me with …
Review: Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland
Author: Leila Howland
Title: Nantucket Blue
Release: May 7, 2013
Reviewer: Mona Leigh
Source: Publisher/NetGalley
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For Cricket Thompson, a summer like this one will change everything. A summer spent on Nantucket with her best friend, Jules …
ARC Review: The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
Author: Julie Kagawa
Title: The Eternity Cure
Release: April 30, 2013
Series: Blood of Eden #2
Reviewer: Mona Leigh
Source: Publisher/NetGalley
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Allison Sekemoto has vowed to rescue her creator, Kanin, who is being held hostage and tortured …
Review: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
Author: Julie Kagawa
Title: The Immortal Rules
Release: March 26, 2013
Series: Blood of Eden #1
Reviewer: Mona Leigh
Source: Publisher/NetGalley
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To survive in a ruined world, she must embrace the darkness
Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, …
ARC Review: Renegade by Amy Carol Reeves
Author: Amy Carol Reeves
Title: Renegade
Release: April 8, 2013
Reviewer: Teresa
Series: Ripper #2
Source: Publisher
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Brimming with romance and danger, the suspenseful Ripper series continues
The Conclave—a secret group with twisted ideals and freakish practices—has been …
Review: The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett
Author: Mindee Arnett
Title: The Nightmare Affair
Release: March 5, 2013
Reviewer: Mona Leigh
Source: Publisher/NetGalley
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Sixteen-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare.
Literally.
Being the …
Review: Son by Lois Lowry
Author: Lois Lowry
Title: Son
Release: October 2012
Reviewer: Chrissy
Series: The Giver #4
Source: Personal library
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They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a …
Review: Messenger by Lois Lowry
Author: Lois Lowry
Title: Messenger
Release: August 2006
Reviewer: Chrissy
Series: The Giver #3
Source: Personal library
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Lois Lowry’s Messenger continues the quartet beginning with the quintessential dystopian novel, The Giver, and Gathering Blue, followed by Son.
For …
Review: Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Author: Lois Lowry
Title: Gathering Blue
Release: May 2000
Reviewer: Chrissy
Series: The Giver #2
Source: Personal library
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In her strongest work to date, Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is …
Review: Double Crossed, a novella by Ally Carter
Author: Ally Carter
Title: Double Crossed
Release: January 22, 2013
Series: Heist Society #2.5
Reviewer: Mona Leigh
Source: Hyperion/NetGalley
Purchase: Amazon
Macey McHenry—Glamorous society girl or spy-in-training?
W.W. Hale V—Heir to an American dynasty or master thief?
There are two sides to every coin. …
Review: Inescapable by Amy Bartol
Author: Amy Bartol
Title: Inescapable
Release: January 2011
Series: The Premonition #1
Reviewer: Eowyn
Source: Publisher
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My name is Evie Claremont and this was to be the making of me–my freshman year of college. I had been …
Review: Speechless by Hannah Harrington
Author: Hannah Harrington
Title: Speechless
Release: August, 2012
Reviewer: Mona Leigh
Source: Publisher/Edelweiss
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Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can’t keep a secret
Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast—and nearly …
Review: Taking Chances by Molly McAdams
Author: Molly McAdams
Title: Taking Chances
Release: October 16, 2012
Series: Taking chances #1
Reviewer: Mona Leigh
Source: Publisher/Edelweiss
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Eighteen year old Harper has grown up under her career Marine of a father’s thumb. Ready to live …
Review: Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter
Author: Erin Hunter
Title: Fire and Ice
Release: June 2004
Reviewer: Chrissy
Series: Warriors #2
Source: Personal library
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Fireheart could hear a roaring around him, like wind in tall trees. The acrid stench of the Thunderpath stung …
Review: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
Author: Erin Hunter
Title: Into the Wild
Release: January 2004
Reviewer: Chrissy
Source: Library
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For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their warrior ancestors. But …
Doll Mona Leigh shares her favorite young adult author picks
I love to read young adult books. Yes, I realize it’s been longer than I care to remember since I was a young adult, however, somewhere deep inside, we’re all still teenagers. For that reason, …
Review: Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
Author: Laini Taylor
Title: Days of Blood and Starlight
Release: November 6, 2012
Series: Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2
Reviewer: Eowyn
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Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to …
Review: Iced by Karen Marie Moning
Author: Karen Marie Moning
Title: Iced
Release: October 30, 2012
Series: Dani O’malley #1
Reviewer: Mona Leigh
Source: Personal collection
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The year is 1 AWC—After the Wall Crash. The Fae are free and hunting us. It’s a …
Review: The Hands of Tarot by S.M. Blooding
Author: S.M. Blooding
Title: The Hands of Tarot
Release: July, 2012
Reviewer: Believer
Source: Publisher
Purchase: Amazon
She killed his father.
She imprisoned and beat him.
And now she thinks he’s her trophy.
Synn El’Asim will do almost anything to prove her wrong. But …
