Publisher: HarperCollins

5 Star Review & Giveaway – Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman

“Debut novelist Blankman’s account of life in Munich prior to Hitler’s 1933 elevation to the chancellorship is completely engrossing….Blankman creates riveting tension for her heroine and pulls readers through with an irresistible subplot featuring forbidden love.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “I’m in awed envy of the daring with which Anne Blankman plunges into her difficult and sensitive subject matter. To read Prisoner of Night and Fog is to be immersed in a breathtaking evocation […]

Posted April 18, 2014 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 0 Comments

Review – You Look Different in Real Life by Jennifer Castle

Title: You Look Different in Real Life Author: Jennifer Castle Release Date: June 4, 2013 Pages: 355 Goodreads Rating: 3.63 Stars My Rating: 4/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-13 (Somewhat mature situations) Summary from Goodreads: For the rest of the world, the movies are entertainment. For Justine, they’re real life. The premise was simple: five kids, just living their lives. There’d be a new movie about them every five years, starting in kindergarten. But no one could have predicted what the cameras […]

Posted January 28, 2014 in Reviews / 0 Comments

Reviews & Giveaway – Anomaly & Luminary by Krista McGee

Title: Anomaly Series: Anomaly #1 Author: Krista McGee Release Date: July 9, 2013 Pages: 312, Paperback Goodreads Rating: 3.84 Stars My Rating: 4/5 stars My Content Rating: PG (No sexual content, murder and death discussed but nothing is graphic) Summary from Goodreads: Thalli has fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds left to live. The toxic gas that will complete her annihilation is invading her bloodstream. But she is not afraid. Thalli is different than others in The State. She feels things. She asks questions. […]

Posted January 9, 2014 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 4 Comments

Review – Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

Title: Not a Drop to Drink Author: Mindy McGinnis Release Date: September 24, 2013 Pages: 320, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 3.89 Stars My Rating: 4/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16 (Nothing more than kissing, though sexual assault is referred to, Violence) Summary from Goodreads: Regret was for people with nothing to defend, people who had no water. Lynn knows every threat to her pond: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, most importantly, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near […]

Posted December 29, 2013 in Reviews / 0 Comments

ARC Review – Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

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 […]

Posted November 7, 2013 in Reviews / 3 Comments

Review – Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth

Title: Allegiant Series: Divergent #3 Author: Veronica Roth Release Date: October 22, 2013 Pages: 526, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.07 stars My Rating: 4.5/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16 (Sex is not directly described, but some intense violence) Summary from Goodreads: One choice will define you. What if your whole world was a lie? What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything? What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected? The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured […]

Posted October 28, 2013 in Reviews / 4 Comments

Review – Insurgent (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth

Title: Insurgent Series: Divergent #2 Author: Veronica Roth Release Date: May, 2012 Pages: 525, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.3 stars My Rating: 4.5/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16 (No more than kissing, but some intense violence) Summary from Goodreads: One choice can transform you, or destroy you. Every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves, and herself, while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics […]

Posted October 23, 2013 in Reviews / 0 Comments

Review – Divergent by Veronica Roth

I finally caught up with the rest of the world and read Divergent!! And I have to say that I completely see what all the hype was about. This book had me hooked from the very beginning and I did not want to put it down! (Luckily, I had book #2 in hand, which I am now reading, so I really didn’t have to). I loved, loved, LOVED this book and can’t wait to read books […]

Posted October 22, 2013 in All-Time Favorites, Reviews / 3 Comments

Review – The Elite (The Selection #2) by Keira Cass

Title: The Elite Series: The Selection #2 Author: Keira Cass Release Date: April 23, 2013 Pages: 323, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 3.94 stars My Rating: 3/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-13 (Nothing more than kissing) Summary from Goodreads: The hotly-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Selection. Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea. America still […]

Posted September 30, 2013 in Reviews / 0 Comments

Review: The Selection by Keira Cass

Title: The Selection Author: Keira Cass Release Date: April 24, 2012 Pages: 327, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.1 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars Content Rating: PG (Some kissing, but that’s about it) Summary from Goodreads: For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince […]

Posted July 4, 2013 in Reviews / 11 Comments