This series could easily become an obsession. It has everything I love in a YA paranormal romance – lots of supernatural action, unique paranormal elements (gargoyles, really?), and a bad boy who isn’t a jerk. What I LOVED: Layla. Layla is one of those characters that I just instantly connected with. She has spent her life feeling out of place in the world she’s lived in – while the Wardens took her in as a […]
***While this review is for book #5 in the series, there are no major spoilers for any of the books in this review. Check out my reviews for the other books: Storm, Spark, Spirit, Breathless, Secret*** Sacrifice is the final (maybe?) installment in the Elemental series by Brigid Kemmerer. This is one of my favorite YA series, so the ending is sort of bittersweet for me. While I was really looking forward to seeing how […]
I really loved this book! It did have some flaws, but I was completely sucked into the story and loved the characters. This was one of those books that I just didn’t want to put down – and now I can’t wait for the next installment. What I LOVED: Shades of Gray. Those of you who read my reviews often know how much I love stories that involve not just good and evil, but everything in […]
This book was a total and utter surprise for me. When I picked it up at BEA, I kind of thought, “Well, this one looks a little strange, but it might be fun.” I mean that evil librarian on the cover looked a bit goofy, and I just didn’t have the highest expectations. Well, it turns out I was right – kind of. The book was a little strange, but it was TONS of fun! I […]
Title: My Last Kiss Author: Bethany Neal Release Date: June 10, 2014 Pages: 368 Goodreads Rating: 3.87/5 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: YA (Nothing more than kissing, Some violence) Genre: YA Paranormal Summary from Goodreads: What if your last kiss was with the wrong boy? Cassidy Haines remembers her first kiss vividly. It was on the old covered bridge the summer before her freshman year with her boyfriend of three years, Ethan Keys. But her last kiss–the one she shared with […]
Title: Seeress Series: Runes #3 Author: Ednah Walters Release Date: April 28th, 2014 Genre: YA Paranormal Romance Publisher: Firetrail Publishing Presented by: As You Wish Tours Pages: 296 Goodreads Rating: 4.61 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: YA (Making out and some brief talk of sex) Summary from Goodreads: I love Torin St. James… I need his strength… But someone from his past wants me dead. Raine Cooper is certain of two things: her love for Torin St. James and her destiny to be a […]
There are so many reasons that I loved this book! While historical fiction isn’t always my thing, I’ve always been interested in World War II – not necessarily the battles, but the human stories that played out in that time (in fact, I’m reviewing another WWII book on Friday – I think that these are the only two WWII books I’ve read since Anne Frank when I was in middle school and I’ve managed […]
Title: Origin Series: Lux #4 Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Release Date: August, 2013 Pages: 364 Goodreads Rating: 4.52 Stars My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars My Content Rating: Mature YA (Sex shown) Summary from Goodreads: Daemon will do anything to get Katy back. After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his […]
Tour Schedule Title: The Violet Hour Author: Whitney A. Miller Release Date: March 8, 2014 Pages: 312 Goodreads Rating: 4.11 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: 16+? (Gory violence, Nothing more than kissing) Summary from Goodreads: The voice inside me is breaking free. I can’t stop it. Some call VisionCrest the pinnacle of religious enlightenment. Others call it a powerful cult. For seventeen years, Harlow Wintergreen has called it her life. As the daughter of VisionCrest’s patriarch, Harlow is expected to […]
Waterborn was my February Random Read selection. As you can see, I’m pushing my review right to the very end of the month as usual! I won this book awhile back and was looking forward to reading it – glad it was my RR choice! I’ve been eager to read a mermaid book for a while – and while the waterbreathers aren’t technically mermaids (no tails and they don’t live solely underwater), this book pretty […]