Bloodmark was a little difficult for me to rate because I thought it started out really promising, then it lost me for a bit in the middle, and then picked up again at the end. The story centers around Ashling, a werewolf princess who is struggling to escape the suffocating traditions of her immortal (and therefore, very old-fashioned) father. Still, even a life with a man she doesn’t love might be preferable to being hunted […]
Title: Secret Series: Elemental #4 Author: Brigid Kemmerer Release Date: January 28, 2014 Pages: 352, Paperback Goodreads Rating: 4.23 stars My Rating: 4.5/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16 (Sexual content, homosexuality, abuse) Summary from Goodreads: Nowhere is safe. Not even home… Nick Merrick is stretched to the breaking point. Keep his grades sky-high or he’ll never escape his hometown. Keep his brother’s business going or the Merricks will be out on the street. Keep the secret of where he’s going in the evenings from […]
Title: Spirit Series: Elemental #3 Author: Brigid Kemmerer Release Date: May 28, 2013 Pages: 301, Paperback Goodreads Rating: 4.11 stars My Rating: 5/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16 (Some violence and sexual content) Summary from Goodreads: With power comes enemies. Lots of them. Hunter Garrity just wants to be left alone. He’s learned the hard way that his unusual abilities come at a price. And he can’t seem to afford any allies. He’s up to his neck in hostiles. His grandfather, spoiling for a […]
Title: Pawn Series: The Blackcoat Rebellion #1 Author: Aimee Carter Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: November 26, 2013 Pages: 296, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 3.87 stars My Rating: 4.5/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16 (Nothing more than kissing-though references are made to sex trafficking, some violence) Summary from Goodreads: For Kitty Doe, it seems like an easy choice. She can either spend her life as a III in misery, looked down upon by the higher ranks and forced to leave the people she loves, or […]
Title: Endless Knight Series: The Arcana Chronicles #2 Author: Kresley Cole Release Date: October 1, 2013 Pages: 336, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.47 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16 (Some violence and sexual content) Summary from Goodreads: In this seductive follow-up to Poison Princess, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole takes us deeper into the dark world of the Arcana Chronicles. Shocking Secrets Evie has fully come into her powers as the Tarot Empress, and Jack was there to see […]
Title: My Life Next Door Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick Release Date: 2012 Pages: 394, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.07 stars My Rating: 5/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16 (Sexual content, but it’s handled tastefully and is not at all graphic) Summary from Goodreads: “One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts. All the time.” The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, messy, affectionate. And every day from her rooftop perch, Samantha Reed […]
Title: Prodigal Author: Rektok Ross Release Date: January 13, 2013 Pages: 329, Paperback Goodreads Rating: 4.36 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars My Content Rating: PG (No more than kissing) Summary from Goodreads: It was supposed to be Lexy Quinn’s year. The hard-working wallflower has finally landed the coveted spot as Editor of her school’s newspaper. Then the rug is ripped out from under her when she finds out her mom is sick, and the family is moving half-way across the country to Preston […]
Title: Cruel Beauty Author: Rosamund Hodge Release Date: January 28, 2014 Publisher: Balzer & Bray Pages: 352, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.05 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars My Content Rating: Adult or Mature YA (Lots of references to sex, though it is not directly shown) Summary from Goodreads: Graceling meets Beauty and the Beast in this sweeping fantasy about one girl’s journey to fulfill her destiny and the monster who gets in her way-by stealing her heart. Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty […]
Title: North Pole Reform School Author: Jaimie Admans Release Date: November 6, 2013 Pages: 232, ebook Goodreads Rating: 4.00 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16?? (Nothing more than kissing, but some violence and bad language) Summary from Goodreads: Mistletoe Bell hates Christmas. So would you if you had a name like hers. Her Christmas-mad parents make the festive season last all year, and with another Christmas looming, Mis doesn’t think she can take any more. After her carelessness causes […]
Title: Replica Series: Replica #1 Author: Jenna Black Release Date: July 16, 2013 Pages: 368, Paperback Goodreads Rating: 3.53 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16? (References to sex-though it’s not shown, some violence) Summary from Goodreads: Sixteen-year-old Nadia Lake comes from a high-class Executive family in the Corporate States. Her marriage has been arranged with the most powerful family in her state, which means she lives a life of privilege but also of public scrutiny, followed everywhere by photographers, every detail […]