Reminiscent of Gathering Blue and The People of Sparks, both dystopian books in their own respective series, Giften is set in what I interpreted to be the looming future.…
Author Marie Lu is a New York Times Bestselling YA author. Her latest offering matches up a superstar and a spy resulting in about a romance-action/adventure mash-up. The novel did feel a bit like a…
Freewater is a gripping read that will have young and old readers on the edge of their seats. The story is told completely from the perspectives of several young characters in alternating chapters. …
I think we can all agree that most people have a memory or two that they would like to be rid of, whether it’s something embarrassing that’s happened or something sad or harmful. But what if you had t…
Think Cinderella meets Groundhog Day--or maybe more aptly Live, Die, Repeat. This book has an angle that is both interesting and a challenge for the author. Basically, how do you keep the same thing…
Prepare to step into a world of magic and candy-coated chaos! As huge Candy Shop War fans, my household was abuzz with excitement when the final book of the series, The Candy Shop War: Carnival Quest,…
It’s always fun to read a book where the main character loves libraries, but I’m glad I don’t live in a world where books partially constructed of human flesh can turn into monsters when damaged. Unfo…
This contemporary fiction novel is in free verse that alternates between English and Spanish. It is essentially the diary and inner thoughts of Iveliz, a twelve-year-old who is struggling with so muc…
Historical fiction lovers, romance lovers, and the general bibliophile will enjoy this novel. Set in the 1930's in the hills of Kentucky, this story has one antagonist, but two protagonists who share…
If there ever was a book that would grab the interest of a reluctant reader, J. Scott Savage’s Graysen Foxx and the Treasure of Principle Red Beard is it! The story is witty, funny, and full of advent…
The second book of The Avatar Series, Tantras, follows the continuing adventures of four heroes as they make their way through a fantasy tale in which the gods of the world’s pantheon have been exiled…
Natasha Preston has written quite a few YA books in the past several years and The Island is her most recent hot release. Reading the synopsis of this book, I was intrigued--a sneak peek weekend at a …
