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Caraval

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Caraval (Caraval #1) by Stephanie Garber (2017)

Caraval

YA Fiction | Fantasy
2.5 StarsBlurb:

“Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over.

But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.  Continue reading →

The Girl with the Red Balloon

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The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke (2017)
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the girl with the red balloon

YA Fiction | Historical Fantasy
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

“When sixteen-year-old Ellie Baum accidentally time-travels via red balloon to 1988 East Berlin, she’s caught up in a conspiracy of history and magic. She meets members of an underground guild in East Berlin who use balloons and magic to help people escape over the Wall—but even to the balloon makers, Ellie’s time travel is a mystery. When it becomes clear that someone is using dark magic to change history, Ellie must risk everything—including her only way home—to stop the process.”
–Goodreads

Expected Publication Date: September 01, 2017  Continue reading →

The Winner’s Curse

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The Winner’s Curse (The Winner’s Trilogy #1) by Marie Rutkoski (2014)

the winner's curse

YA Fiction | Fantasy
4 Stars
Blurb:

“Winning what you want may cost you everything you love…

As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions.  Continue reading →

The Ghosts of Nagasaki

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The Ghosts of Nagasaki by Daniel Clausen (2012)
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the ghosts of nagasaki

Fiction | Magical Realism
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

“One night a foreign business analyst in Tokyo sits down in his spacious high rise apartment and begins typing something. The words pour out and exhaust him. He soon realizes that the words appearing on his laptop are memories of his first days in Nagasaki four years ago.

Nagasaki was a place full of spirits, a garrulous Welsh roommate, and a lingering mystery. Continue reading →

Blood Red Road

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Blood Red Road (Dust Lands #1) by Moira Young (2011)

blood red road

YA Fiction | Post-Apocalypse | Western
4 Stars
Blurb:

“Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That’s fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when four cloaked horsemen capture Lugh, Saba’s world is shattered, and she embarks on a quest to get him back.  Continue reading →

Anonymous Bookaholics Tag

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Hello. My name is Angela and I’m a bookaholic.

I was excited to find that I’d been tagged by Elou Carroll for this fun book tag! (The lovely banner I’m using in my post comes from Cristina @ Tiny Obsessions). Thank you so much for tagging me, Elou! I tend to only post reviews so it’s rather nice to post something different every once in a while 🙂 And don’t forget to check out Elou’s lovely blog!

Okay, down to business…  Continue reading →

The 100

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The 100 (The 100, book #1) by Kass Morgan (2013)

the 100

YA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Post-Apocalypse
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

“No one has set foot on Earth in centuries — until now.

Ever since a devastating nuclear war, humanity has lived on spaceships far above Earth’s radioactive surface. Now, one hundred juvenile delinquents — considered expendable by society — are being sent on a dangerous mission: to recolonize the planet. It could be their second chance at life…or it could be a suicide mission.  Continue reading →

Disinheritance

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Disinheritance by John Sibley Williams (2016)
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Disinheritance

Fiction | Poetry
4 Stars
Blurb:

“A lyrical, philosophical, and tender exploration of the various voices of grief, including those of the broken, the healing, the son-become-father, and the dead, Disinheritance acknowledges loss while celebrating the uncertainty of a world in constant revision. From the concrete consequences of each human gesture to soulful interrogations into “this amalgam of real / and fabled light,” these poems inhabit an unsteady betweenness, where ghosts can be more real than the flesh and blood of one’s own hands.”
–Goodreads 
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A Torch Against the Night

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A Torch Against the Night (Ember in the Ashes #2) by Sabaa Tahir (2016)

a torch against the night

YA Fiction | Dark Fantasy
4 Stars
Blurb:

“Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire.

Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars’ survival. And Elias is determined to help Laia succeed, even if it means giving up his last chance at freedom.  Continue reading →

Wolf by Wolf

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Wolf by Wolf (Wolf by Wolf #1) by Ryan Graudin (2015)

Wolf by Wolf

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

“Her story begins on a train.

The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, Hitler and Emperor Hirohito host the Axis Tour: an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents. The victor is awarded an audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor’s Ball in Tokyo.

Yael, a former death camp prisoner, has witnessed too much suffering, and the five wolves tattooed on her arm are a constant reminder of the loved ones she lost. The resistance has given Yael one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. Continue reading →