Allegiant

Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth (2013)

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YA Fiction | Dystopian2 StarsBlurb:

“The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered – fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.  Continue reading

Afterworlds

Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld (2014)

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YA Fiction | Contemporary | Paranormal

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“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 with a crowd of other seasoned and fledgling writers who take her under their wings…  Continue reading

The Calling

The Calling (Endgame #1) by James Frey (2014)

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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Twelve thousand years ago, they came. They descended from the sky amid smoke and fire, and created humanity and gave us rules to live by. They needed gold and they built our earliest civilizations to mine it for them. When they had what they needed, they left. But before they left, they told us someday they would come back, and when they did, a game would be played. A game that would determine our future.

This is Endgame.  Continue reading

Drought

Drought by Pam Bachorz (2011)

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YA Fiction | Horror-Thriller3.5 StarsBlurb:

“A young girl thirsts for love and freedom, but at what cost?

Ruby dreams of escaping the Congregation. Escape from slaver Darwin West and his cruel Overseers. Escape from the backbreaking work of gathering Water. Escape from living as if it is still 1812, the year they were all enslaved. 
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Ignite Me

Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3) by Tahereh Mafi (2014)

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YA Fiction | Paranormal Romance5-starsBlurb:

“The heart-stopping conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, which Ransom Riggs, bestselling author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, called “a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love.”

With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn’t know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won’t keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all. Continue reading

Shatter Me

Shatter Me (Shatter Me #1) by Tahereh Mafi (2011)

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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Romance5-starsBlurb:

I have a curse
I have a gift

I am a monster
I’m more than human

My touch is lethal
My touch is power

I am their weapon
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Into the Still Blue

Into the Still Blue (Under the Never Sky #3) by Veronica Rossi (2014)

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YA Fiction | Dystopian3.5 StarsBlurb:

“The race to the Still Blue has reached a stalemate. Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do—and they are just as determined to stay together.  Continue reading

Chaos Walking: Short Stories

I don’t normally bother reading those short stories/series accompaniments/extra stuff that authors put out. I don’t want them to have to rely on needing anything extra to round out their series. I like to be perfectly happy with the books themselves. Then if they really feel the need to kill time or the desire to give their readers a bit more then cool bananas (: Anyway, Ness’ Chaos Walking short stories were different.

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