The Scorpion Rules

November 20, 2015May 4, 2018 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

The Scorpion Rules (Prisoners of Peace #1) by Erin Bow (2015)

YA Fiction | Sci-Fi

Blurb:

“The world is at peace, said the Utterances. And really, if the odd princess has a hard day, is that too much to ask?

Greta is a duchess and crown princess—and a hostage to peace. This is how the game is played: if you want to rule, you must give one of your children as a hostage. Go to war and your hostage dies.

Greta will be free if she can survive until her eighteenth birthday. Until then she lives in the Precepture school with the daughters and sons of the world’s leaders. Like them, she is taught to obey the machines that control their lives. Like them, she is prepared to die with dignity, if she must. But everything changes when a new hostage arrives. Elián is a boy who refuses to play by the rules, a boy who defies everything Greta has ever been taught. And he opens Greta’s eyes to the brutality of the system they live under—and to her own power. Continue reading →

These Vicious Masks

November 15, 2015July 23, 2019 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

These Vicious Masks (These Vicious Masks #1) by Tarun Shanker & Kelly Zekas (2016)
-eARC Review-

these vicious masks

YA Fiction | Historical Paranormal RomanceBlurb:

“Jane Austen meets X-Men in this gripping and adventure-filled paranormal romance set in Victorian London.

England, 1882. Evelyn is bored with society and its expectations. So when her beloved sister, Rose, mysteriously vanishes, she ignores her parents and travels to London to find her, accompanied by the dashing Mr. Kent. But they’re not the only ones looking for Rose. The reclusive, young gentleman Sebastian Braddock is also searching for her, claiming that both sisters have special healing powers. Evelyn is convinced that Sebastian must be mad, until she discovers that his strange tales of extraordinary people are true—and that her sister is in graver danger than she feared. ”
–Goodreads

These Vicious Masks expected Publication Date: February 9, 2016. Continue reading →

The Rose Society

November 6, 2015May 4, 2018 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

The Rose Society (Young Elites #2) by Marie Lu (2015)

Rose Society

YA Fiction | Historical Fantasy | Villain’s Story
Blurb:

“Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.

Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her.

But Adelina is no heroine. Continue reading →

Meuric

November 4, 2015December 1, 2018 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

MEURIC: Beginnings: Part One (A Protectorate Series Novel #1) by Maurice Jennings (2015)
-NetGalley Review-

Meuric

Fiction | High FantasyBlurb:

“In the world of Terit’re, where the gods and magic exist, a secretive band of warriors known only as Knight Protectors, are tasked with defending the people of the world against the evil of the dark gods.

A new evil arises; the rules have changed. One by one, the warriors are assassinated. Faeder, ruler of the New Gods, learns of a future where they are all wiped from existence by this new dark force – and so his race for Terit’re and all of their futures begins.

Forbidden to influence events directly, he reaches out to two warriors to fight his cause. But can they be trusted? One is a former Knight Protector who now hates the organisation that created him. The other is a soldier who fights for this new evil.”
-Goodreads Continue reading →

Story Time

October 31, 2015May 4, 2018 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

Story Time by Edward Bloor (2005)

Story Time

Middle Grade Fiction | Horror-ThrillerBlurb:

“George and Kate are promised the finest education when they transfer to the Whittaker Magnet School. It boasts the highest test scores in the nation. But at what price? Their school’s curriculum is focused on beating standardized tests; classes are held in dreary, windowless rooms; and students are force-fed noxious protein shakes to improve their test performance. Worst of all, there seems to be a demon loose in the building, one whose murderous work has only just begun.

A bitterly funny satire about the state of modern education from the author of Tangerine and Crusader.”
–Goodreads Continue reading →

The Young Elites

October 30, 2015May 4, 2018 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

The Young Elites (Young Elites #1) by Marie Lu (2014)

The Young Elites

YA Fiction | Historical Fantasy | Villain’s StoryBlurb:

“I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside.

Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina’s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family’s good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever’s survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars—they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites. Continue reading →

Firewalker

October 29, 2015May 4, 2018 ~ Angela ~ Leave a comment

Firewalker (Worldwalker #2) by Josephine Angelini (2015)

Firewalker

YA Fiction | Paranormal FantasyBlurb:

“Worlds divide, magic slays, and love lies in the second book of Josephine Angelini’s The Worldwalker Trilogy.

“You think I’m a monster, but my choices, as ruthless as they seem, are justified.”

Lily is back in her own universe, and she’s ready to start a new life with Rowan by her side. True, she almost died in the Pyre that fueled their escape from New Salem, and must hide her magic for the safety of everyone she cares about, but compared to fighting the Woven, the monstrous creatures inhabiting the alternate Salem, life is looking pretty good. Continue reading →

Six of Crows

October 27, 2015May 4, 2018 ~ Angela ~ 9 Comments

Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) by Leigh Bardugo (2015)

Six of Crows

YA Fiction | Dark FantasyBlurb:

“Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone… Continue reading →