Blood Rose Rebellion
SciFi Young Adult Edge of Your Seat Fun
Five Geek-tastic Stars for Ashley Poston’s Geekerella
Geekerella will be my first gushing review of the 2017 year. If you consider yourself part of “geek life,” have a fandom you are particularly attached to, or just fancy yourself a big ol’ nerd that loves Young Adult fiction, this is the book for you. Geekerella is equal parts sugary sweet, endearing, and an out of this world perfect read.
Releasing Today! Young Adult Magical Realism – Son of a Kitchen Witch
New Release! Son of a Kitchen Witch
by Tim Hemlin
Son of a Kitchen Witch is the first YA novel by Tim Hemlin. Set in suburban Houston, it is the story of Bobby, the teenage son of a witch.
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Poison’s Kiss by Breeana Shields
Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten
The Marketing on Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten was the only reason I picked up this book. I'm not usually a reader of YA Mystery, which is usually angsty and shallow. I expected something different when I read it though. I highly enjoyed Gone Girl and Thirteen Reasons Why - but when you stop to think about it - the whole book seems quite obvious now when you add the first line of the synopsis to the title of the book and suddenly the plot twist is quite evident.
read moreSteelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson was one of those middle of the road books that is so hard to review. I enjoyed it but found enough wrong with it that I can’t give it a glowing review. I did find the premise interesting and the characters compelling, but I also found that it was rather immature at times and repetitive. I also found that a lot of the plot was not explained which was a bit of a frustration, because it did have a lot of potential and Sanderson’s writing style is...well epic.
read moreFrostblood by Elly Blake
In a never-ending search for the next fabulous Young Adult fantasy to read I exuberantly accepted Frostblood, debut author, Elly Blake's first in series. The story had the look and feel of exactly what I like. As a huge fan of Sarah Maas's series, and books like Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, Frostblood had a lot to live up to, and while not a contender for best in the genre, it was a good book. I recommend it to fans of the genre. You won't be disappointed.
read moreChildren of Eden by Joey Graceffa & Laura L. Sullivan
If the world needed another Young Adult novel “written” by a celeb, what better YA novel to produce than a dystopian? Make that dystopian with a generic “people suck” reasoning for the end of the world – and you have yourself the next bestseller. Because we need more of these…in our lives! </sarcasm> Let me introduce you to Children of Eden written by...
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