Month: April 2013

Review: Poison Princess by Kresley Cole

Title: Poison Princess Author: Kresley Cole Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: October 2, 2012 Pages: 369, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.21 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars Summary from Goodreads: #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole introduces The Arcana Chronicles, post-apocalyptic tales filled with riveting action, the dark mysticism of Tarot cards, and breathtaking romance. She could save the world—or destroy it. Sixteen year old Evangeline “Evie” Greene leads a charmed life, until she begins experiencing horrifying hallucinations. […]

Posted April 29, 2013 in Reviews / 3 Comments

Review: Pivot Point by Kasie West

Title: Pivot Point Author: Kasie West Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: February 12, 2013 Pages: 352, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.12 stars My Rating: 4.5/5 stars Summary from Goodreads: Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . . Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents […]

Posted April 25, 2013 in Reviews / 4 Comments

New books on my TBR list

Okay, I have added a ridiculous number of books to my To-Read list recently. I have no idea how I’m going to get to them all, but I’m sure going to try! Here are some of the books I’m most looking forward to (click on the images to see them on GoodReads)- There’s another book that I thought I added to my TBR list that I now can’t find and it’s driving me crazy! […]

Posted April 23, 2013 in Uncategorized / 2 Comments

Debut Author Challenge – My To-Read List!

Okay, as I mentioned, I’ve decided to join the Debut Author Challenge that’s run by Tara from Hobbitsies. (For this challenge, you have to read and review at least 12 debut YA (or MG) books in 2013. The books have to be released in 2013 and they have to either be the author’s very first book OR their first YA book.) So, I think I’ve come up with a list of books for the challenge – […]

Posted April 19, 2013 in Challenges / 0 Comments

Check It Out – Richelle Mead’s upcoming novel, Gameboard of the Gods

Is anyone else really looking forward to seeing what Richelle Mead has in store for us in her new Adult novel Gameboard of the Gods? I love her YA books, so I’m SO excited to see where this new novel takes us. If you haven’t yet, check out Richelle Mead’s blog where you’ll find character descriptions and two excerpts from the novel! The book is coming out June of this year, so be on the lookout!

Posted April 17, 2013 in Uncategorized / 0 Comments

Debut Author Challenge

I’ve decided to join the Debut Author Challenge that’s run by Tara from Hobbitsies. For this challenge, you have to read and review at least 12 debut YA (or MG) books in 2013. The books have to be released in 2013 and they have to either be the author’s very first book OR their first YA book. This seems like a fun challenge, and I love the idea of discovering some new authors so why not […]

Posted April 16, 2013 in Challenges / 2 Comments

Review: The Secret Circle Trilogy by L.J. Smith

Title: The Secret Circle Trilogy (The Initiation & The Captive Part I/The Captive Part II & The Power) Author: L.J. Smith Publisher: Harper Teen Release Date: 2008/2009 Pages: 396/390, Paperback Goodreads Rating: 4/4.15 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars Summary from Goodreads: THE CIRCLE’S POWER HAS LURED HER HOME… Forced to move from sunny California to gloomy New England, Cassie longs for her old life. Even so, she feels a strange kinship to a terrifying group of teens who seem to rule her school. […]

Posted April 15, 2013 in Random Reads, Reviews / 2 Comments

April Random Reads

I found this fun idea on I’m Loving Books. Sarah came up with the idea of picking one random book out of your Goodreads To-Read list (using Random.org) to read within the month. Check out her site for more details… This sounded like a fun way to pick my next book, so I decided to go for it. Random.org chose book #38 for me, which happened to be The Power by L.J. Smith. The only problem […]

Posted April 8, 2013 in Random Reads / 5 Comments

Review: Splintered (Splintered #1) by A.G. Howard

Title: Splintered (Splintered #1) Author: A.G. Howard Publisher: Amulet Books Release Date: January 1, 2013 Pages: 371, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.02 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars Summary from Goodreads: This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life […]

Posted April 4, 2013 in Reviews / 2 Comments

Review: The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord

Title: The Best of All Possible Worlds Author: Karen Lord Publisher: Del Rey Release Date: February 12th, 2013 Pages: 308, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 3.8 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars Summary from Goodreads: A proud and reserved alien society finds its homeland destroyed in an unprovoked act of aggression, and the survivors have no choice but to reach out to the indigenous humanoids of their adopted world, to whom they are distantly related. They wish to preserve their cherished way of life but come […]

Posted April 3, 2013 in Reviews / 2 Comments