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Nirvana

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Nirvana (Nirvana Series #1) by J.R. Stewart (2015)
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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi2.5 StarsBlurb:

“When the real world is emptied of all that you love, how can you keep yourself from dependence on the virtual?

Larissa Kenders lives in a world where the real and the virtual intermingle daily. After the supposed death of her soulmate, Andrew, Larissa is able to find solace by escaping to Nirvana, a virtual world where anything is possible – even visits with Andrew. Although Larissa is told that these meetings are not real, she cannot shake her suspicion that Andrew is indeed alive. When she begins an investigation of Hexagon, Continue reading →

The Giver

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The Giver (The Giver Quartet #1) by Lois Lowry (1994)

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Middle Grade Fiction | Dystopian5-starsBlurb:

“Jonas’s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.”
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Flashpoint

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Flashpoint (The Sonora Blair Mysteries #1) by Lynn Hightower (1996; 2015)
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Fiction | Crime & Mystery3 StarsBlurb:

“A New York Times Notable Book: Cincinnati homicide detective Sonora Blair hunts a serial killer who’s playing with fire in Shamus Award–winning author Lynn Hightower’s chilling thriller

A single mother of two children and a police specialist with the Cincinnati Homicide Division, Sonora Blair is still awake in the middle of the night when the call comes in. Mark Daniels has been found in Mount Airy Forest handcuffed to the steering wheel of his car, doused with accelerant, and set on fire. As the hideously burned college student lies dying in the ER, he describes his killer: blond, female, and a total stranger.  Continue reading →

Sleeping Giants

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Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) by Sylvain Neuvel (2016)
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Fiction | Sci-Fi3 StarsBlurb:

“17 years ago: A girl in South Dakota falls through the earth, then wakes up dozens of feet below ground on the palm of what seems to be a giant metal hand. Today: She is a top-level physicist leading a team of people to understand exactly what that hand is, where it came from, and what it portends for humanity. A swift and spellbinding tale told almost exclusively through transcriptions of interviews conducted by a mysterious and unnamed character, this is a unique debut that describes a hunt for truth, power, and giant body parts.”
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Expected Publication Date: April 26, 2016  Continue reading →

Time Stops for No Mouse

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Times Stops for No Mouse (The Hermux Tantamoq Adventures #1) by Michael Hoeye (2003)

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Middle Grade Fiction | Crime & Mystery5-starsBlurb:

“Hermux Tantamoq is an ordinary, hard-working mouse, living in an ordinary metropolis. But when adventuress and aviatrix Linka Perlfinger walks into his watchmaker’s shop, his life becomes anything but ordinary.”
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The Bar Code Tattoo

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The Bar Code Tattoo (Bar Code #1) by Suzanne Weyn (2004)

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YA Fiction | Dystopian4 StarsBlurb:

“Individuality vs. Conformity

Identity vs. Access

Freedom vs. Control

The bar code tattoo. Everybody’s getting it. It will make your life easier, they say. It will hook you in. It will become your identity. Continue reading →

Beastly

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Beastly by Alex Flinn (2007)

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Teen Fiction | Paranormal Romance4 StarsBlurb:

“I am a beast.

A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright—a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster.

You think I’m talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It’s no deformity, no disease. And I’ll stay this way forever—ruined—unless I can break the spell. Continue reading →

City of Bones

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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare (2007)

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YA Fiction | Paranormal | Urban Fantasy4 StarsBlurb:

“When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It’s hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing―not even a smear of blood―to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?  Continue reading →

The Knife of Never Letting Go

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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking #1) by Patrick Ness (2008)

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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi Western5-starsBlurb:

“Prentisstown isn’t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd and his dog, Manchee — whose thoughts Todd can hear too, whether he wants to or not — stumble upon an area of complete silence. They find that in a town where privacy is impossible, something terrible has been hidden — a secret so awful that Todd and Manchee must run for their lives.

But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought?”
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Breaking Dawn

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Breaking Dawn (Twilight #4) by Stephenie Meyer (2008)

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YA Fiction | Paranormal Romance

Blurb:

“To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.  Continue reading →