Prism Cloud
by Jeff Wheeler ★★★★☆ The beginning of the end It’s hard to judge the penultimate book in a series, but what I feel the strongest about with Prism Cloud is that it’s darker, even more complex, and certain aspects and … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Teen & Young Adult
The Fever King (Feverwake)
by Victoria Lee ★☆☆☆☆ Unlikable characters, not teen/YA as stated The characters are unlikable for the most part. Well, Noam was well-developed and likable, but his crush is just a pretty, drunken, foul-mouthed sot that slops around drunk from bar … Continue reading →
The Darkest Star
by Jennifer L. Armentrout ★★★★★ You had me at tacos! Talk about a fun, frenetic read! I finished the story wanting to dive into the next book. While being a typical girl-meets-possible-alien sort of YA story, it’s not that at … Continue reading →
Ogre Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine ★★★★★ How to be an ogre without eating anyone Lucinda is up to her usual fairy tricks, but Evie is a bit more strongly willed than Wormy was expecting. Rather than accept his marriage proposal, Evie … Continue reading →
Muse of Nightmares
by Laini Taylor ★★★★★ Deeper, darker, twistier Wow! Just WOW! Muse of Nightmares is even better than Strange the Dreamer: deeper, darker, twistier… did I mention “deeper”? I’m just completely floored yet again by Laini Taylor’s imagination and lyrical prose. … Continue reading →
Dragon’s Code
by Gigi McCaffrey ★★★★★ Can Piemur prevent a war that pits dragonrider against dragonrider? What an awesome addition to the world of Pern! Gigi McCaffrey has done her mother proud! Menolly, Piemur, and Jaxom have been my favorite characters in … Continue reading →
The Curious Crime
by Julia Golding ★★★★★ Can Ree save her Da and discover the murderer? Ree is a stonemason at the Museum; the only problem is that she is breaking the law dressing like a boy and working with her Da. It … Continue reading →
Warts and All Melissa McShane
by Melissa McShane ★★★★★ Not your mother’s fairytales… I am a sucker for fairytales and anything Melissa McShane, so Warts and All: A Fairy Tale Collection is two of my favorite things put together. McShane is a skilled twisty-story sort of … Continue reading →
Fawkes
by Nadine Brandes ★★★★★ Who will he betray? His father? His king? Wow! Loved, loved, loved this mesmerizing reimagining of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Have you ever loved a book so much, you could wait to talk to your … Continue reading →
The Orphan’s Wish
by Melanie Dickerson ★★★★★ Sweet fairytale romance… can an orphan Saracen win a Lady’s heart? Aladdin is transplanted from his homeland to a European orphanage, where he becomes friends with the daughter of one of the orphanage’s patrons. Through their … Continue reading →
Have Sword, Will Travel
by Garth Nix and Sean Williams ★★★★★ Have sword, has attitude … Loved the story and characters so much! Eleanor has wanted to be a knight her entire life, while Odo… well, Odo knows he doesn’t want to be a … Continue reading →
LIFELIK3 (Lifelike)
by Jay Kristoff ★★★★☆ Who is truly human? LifeLike feels like a mashup of Mad Max, Terminator, Total Recall, and various mythologies. It’s really written for the younger generations with its constant use of slang and incomplete sentences, using repetition … Continue reading →
The Rose Legacy
by Jessica Day George ★★★★★ What if everything you knew was a lie? Anthea has been passed from home to home since her parents’ death. She wants only to be a proper young lady that a family would want, to … Continue reading →
Midnight Strikes
by Tom Reynolds ★★★★★ Can Midnight find what was lost? This novella is a great peek into the psyche of Midnight, letting us understand more about the legendary man who lived, worked, and fought with and against metahumans. Midnight is … Continue reading →
Traitor Born
by Amy A. Bartol ★★★☆☆ What happens when you mash-up Hunger Games, Divergent, Twilight, and Cinder? I wanted to like this book. Despite a few days of pondering and trying to come up with a more positive review, for me … Continue reading →
Jericho Jaxon: Alien Hunter
by Karen M. Bryson ★★★☆☆ Short fast read, cliffhanger I didn’t realize before I started this book, that it’s more of an installment. While it’s got some interesting concepts and decent character-building so far, it ends on a cliffhanger. Overall, … Continue reading →
Hero at the Fall
by Alwyn Hamilton ★★★★★ What a ride! Be careful what you wish for… a Djinni may grant it. What an epic conclusion! Alwyn Hamilton is an incredible writer who weaves intense action with personal peril, overarching themes of what it … Continue reading →
Joan the Made
by Kristen Pham ★★★★★ Joan was made, can she make a difference? Joan Fasces has been raised as an Evolved (natural) human. On her 18th birthday, her Status meeting blood test reveals that she’s actually a Throwback, a clone of … Continue reading →
Staff and Crown
by W.R. Gingell ★★★★★ Being the queen heir isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, but neither is finishing school… Accompanied by some old friends and a crafty new friend, Annabel faces one of the hardest challenges of her life: … Continue reading →
Tess of the Road
by Rachel Hartman ★★★★★ Almost DNF’d, but I read on to discover what can happen when a girl takes to the Road!! This is a hard book to review, and I almost DNF’d more than once as the beginning is … Continue reading →
The Glass Mountain
by Alethea Kontis ★★★★★ Can you survive in a mountain of glass? The Glass Mountain instantly became my favorite Alethea Kontis story. It’s a fast read, but written so well that you are instantly transported into this seemingly effortless fairytale. … Continue reading →
Rewired
by S.R. Johannes ★★★★★ Ada’s the Dark Angel, hacktivist, and life just went offline. Can she get wired and hack the real killers? Rewired is a fast-paced YA thriller that will appeal to a large audience. There’s enough hacking, espionage, … Continue reading →