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Altered (Tainted Earth #2) by Susanne Valenti (2018)
-eARC Review-

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YA Fiction | Dystopian Sci-Fi
4 StarsBlurb:

“The world is twisting into something new. Kaitlyn’s focus must be on survival but the chances of that are getting slimmer at every turn. With everything evolving into a stronger version of its past self, she needs to find a way to do the same.  Continue reading

Blood for Blood

Blood for Blood (Wolf by Wolf #2) by Ryan Graudin (2016)

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YA Fiction | Historical (WWII) | Sci-Fi
4 StarsBlurb:

There would be blood. Blood for blood. Blood to pay. An entire world of it.

For the resistance in the Third Reich, the war may be over, but the fight has just begun. Death camp survivor Yael, who has the power to skinshift, is on the run: the world has just seen her shoot and kill Hitler. But the truth of what happened is far more complicated, and its consequences are deadly. Yael and her unlikely comrades dive into enemy territory to try to turn the tide against Hitler’s army, and there is no alternative but to see their mission through to the end, whatever the cost.  Continue reading

Sky in the Deep

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young (2018)
-eARC Review-

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YA Fiction | Fantasy
4.5 starsBlurb:

OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE.

Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day she sees the impossible on the battlefield—her brother, fighting with the enemy—the brother she watched die five years ago.  Continue reading

The Immortal Rules

The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa (2012)

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YA Fiction | Paranormal | Dystopia
5 starsBlurb:

To survive in a ruined world, she must embrace the darkness…

Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a walled-in city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten. Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them—the vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself dies and becomes one of the monsters.  Continue reading

Lost Crow Conspiracy

Lost Crow Conspiracy (Blood Rose Rebellion #2) by Rosalyn Eves (2018)
-ARC Review-

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YA Fiction | Historical Fantasy
4.5 starsBlurb:

“Sixteen-year old Anna Arden was once just the magically barren girl from an elite Luminate family. Now she has broken the Binding—and Praetheria, the creatures held captive by the spell, wreak havoc across Europe. Lower-class citizens have access to magic for the first time, while other Luminates lose theirs forever. Austria and Hungary are at odds once more.

Anna Arden did not know breaking the Binding would break the world.  Continue reading

The Cruel Prince

The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1) by Holly Black (2018)

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YA Fiction | Fantasy
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.  Continue reading

These Vengeful Souls | Blog Tour

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I am very excited to finally share with you my review of THESE VENGEFUL SOULS, book three in the brilliant YA Historical Paranormal series by Tarun Shanker & Kelly Zekas. I have been a fan ever since I received an ARC of the very first book and I cannot wait to share with you my thoughts at last!  Continue reading

Bone Gap

Bone Gap by Laura Ruby (2015)

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YA Fiction | Magical Realism | Mystery
4 StarsBlurb:

“Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps—gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren’t surprised. After all, it wasn’t the first time that someone had slipped away and left Finn and Sean O’Sullivan on their own. Just a few years before, their mother had high-tailed it to Oregon for a brand new guy, a brand new life. That’s just how things go, the people said. Who are you going to blame? Continue reading

Player’s Game

Player’s Game by Desirae Clark (2018)
-NetGalley Review-

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Teen Fiction | Contemporary | Romance
3 StarsBlurb:

“Samantha Valentine’s life turns upside down when she finds out her family is returning to her old town, Scottsdale. It took her a while to make the city her home, and now all of that is for naught, as she has to learn to settle in a quiet town again.  Continue reading

Ready Player One

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (2011)

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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Dystopia
2.5 Stars
Blurb:

“It’s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place.

Like most of humanity, Wade Watts escapes his grim surroundings by spending his waking hours jacked into the OASIS, a sprawling virtual utopia that lets you be anything you want to be, a place where you can live and play and fall in love on any of ten thousand planets.  Continue reading