Daughter of The Burning City by Amanda Foody | Book Review

Title: Daughter of the Burning CityAuthor: Amanda FoodySeries: N/A?Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Young AdultPublisher: Harlequin TeenPublication date: July 25th, 2017Pages: 384My rating: Sixteen-year-old Sorina has spent most of her life within the smoldering borders of the Gomorrah Festival. Yet even among the many unusual members of the traveling circus-city, Sorina stands apart as the only illusion-worker…

The Rules For Disappearing by Ashley Elston | Book Review

Title: The Rules for Disappearing Author: Ashley Elston Series: The Rules for Disappearing #1 Genre: Young Adult, Mystery/Thrillers, Romance Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication date: May 14th, 2013 Pages: 320 My rating:  She’s been six different people in six different places: Madeline in Ohio, Isabelle in Missouri, Olivia in Kentucky . . . But now that she’s…

Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn| Book Review

Title: Charm & Strange Author: Stephanie Kuehn Series: N/A Genre: Young Adult, Mystery/Thriller Publisher: St. Martin Griffin Publication date: June 11th, 2013 Pages: 216 My rating:  Andrew Winston Winters is at war with himself.  He’s part Win, the lonely teenager exiled to a remote Vermont boarding school in the wake of a family tragedy. The guy…

The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli| ARC Review

Title: The Last Namsara Author: Kristen Ciccarelli Series: Iskari #1 Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Publication date: October 3rd, 2017 Publisher: Harper Teen Pages: 432 My ranting:  In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went. But where there is light, there must…

The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler | Book Review

Title: The Summer of Chasing Mermaids Author: Sarah Ockler  Series: N/A Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult Publication date: June 2nd, 2015 Pages: 399 My ranting:  The youngest of six talented sisters, Elyse d'Abreau was destined for stardom - until a boating accident took everything from her. Now, the most beautiful singer in Tobago can't sing. She can't…

Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios | Book Review

Title: Bad Romance Author: Heather Demetrios Series: N/A Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publication date: June 13th, 2017 Pages: 368 My ranting:  Grace wants out. Out of her house, where her stepfather wields fear like a weapon and her mother makes her scrub imaginary dirt off the floors. Out of her California town, too small to…

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo | Book Review

Title: Shadow and Bone Author: Leigh Bardugo Series: The Grisha #1 Genre: High Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance Publication date: June 5th, 2012 Pages: 358 My ranting:  Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on…

Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas | Book Review

Title: Dangerous Boys Author: Abigail Haas Series: N/A Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Young Adult, Romance Publication date: August 14th, 2014 Pages: 328 My ranting:  Three teens venture into the abandoned Monroe estate one night; hours later, only two emerge from the burning wreckage. Chloe drags one Reznick brother to safety, unconscious and bleeding; the other is…

Now I Rise by Kiersten White | ARC Review

Title: Now I Rise Author: Kiersten White Series: The Conqueror's Saga #2 Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical Fiction Publication date: June 28th, 2017 Pages: 496 My ranting:   Lada Dracul has no allies. No throne. All she has is what she’s always had: herself. After failing to secure the Wallachian throne, Lada is out to…

And I Darken by Kiersten White | Book Review

Title: And I Darken Author: Kiersten White Series: The Conqueror's Saga #1 Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical Fiction Publication date: June 28th, 2016 Pages: 475 My ranting:   No one expects a princess to be brutal. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from…