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Delirium – Lauren Oliver
Summary: Lena lives in a future USA in which the government has decided that all the problems of the world were caused by love – amor delirium nervosa – and has figured out a way to remove the ability to … Continue reading
Posted in Dystopian, Fiction, Young Adult
Tagged Delirium, dystopia, fiction, Lauren Oliver, Sarah Drew, YA, young adult
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Two Dorks, One Book: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Michelle says: BLARGH. I hate when a series I love goes beyond the expected mid-series slump into boring and even begins to disappoint… I love love loved The Lost Hero, the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. It made me go … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Dorks 1 Book, Children's, Fiction, Young Adult
Tagged 2 Dorks 1 Book, children's books, fantasy, heroes of olympus, Mark of Athena, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, YA, young adult
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Wonder by RJ Palacio
This one makes me sad …like majorly, epically, soul-crushingly sad. And not in the way you might think. After all, it’s the story of a boy who has major facial deformities, how his family tries to protect him, and how mean … Continue reading
Princess of the Midnight Ball – Jessica Day George
Wellllllll, this one was a fail for me. I mean, fairy tale retellings, yay I love those! But this was a fairy tale that I’m not very familiar with – The Twelve Dancing Princesses. And then there was the problem … Continue reading
Wither – Lauren DeStefano
Awww, man. This is a review that I really don’t want to write. Not because I feel bad about writing a bad review – some people like books, some people don’t, oh well. It’s because I feel like there’s something … Continue reading
Posted in Dystopian, Fiction, Uncategorized, Young Adult
Tagged Chemical Garden, dystopian, Lauren DeStefano, Wither, YA, young adult
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The Alchemy of Forever – Avery Williams
Seraphina has been alive since the 1300’s, made immortal when the boy she was beginning to love back then, Cyrus, saved her from death with a strange liquid – a method of alchemy that lets them swap bodies with any … Continue reading
Posted in Paranormal, Young Adult
Tagged alchemy of forever, avery williams, paranormal, YA, YA paranormal, young adult
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The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Sigh…so we’re back to this: a book I’ve anticipated reading for quite a long time, even one I turned to as a welcome escape from the forced feeling of the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, has turned out to be a disappointment. I … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Dorks 1 Book, Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal, Young Adult
Tagged 2 Dorks 1 Book, fantasy, maggie stiefvater, scorpio races, YA, young adult
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Sisterhood Everlasting, by Ann Brashares
Sisterhood Everlasting Ann Brashares Released: 2011 My Opinion: Meh. Goodreads From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Brashares comes the welcome return of the characters whose friendship became a touchstone for a generation. Now Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget … Continue reading
Posted in Contemporary, Fiction, Young Adult
Tagged ann brashares, contemporary, sisterhood of thre traveling pants, YA, young adult
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Shatter Me – Tahereh Mafi
Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Sci-Fi, Young Adult
Tagged dystopian, paranormal, Shatter Me, Tahereh Mafi, YA, young adult
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Hmm, another picture novel. How do I keep ending up with these? After just one chapter, though, I was entranced. (Goodbye, Son of Neptune.) Almost instantly, I had questions: Why does the boy live in the train station and where is … Continue reading
Posted in Children's, Fiction, Pictures, Young Adult
Tagged books with pictures, Brian Selznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, YA
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