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TRAFFICK by Ellen Hopkins

TRAFFICK
by Ellen Hopkins
released November 3, 2015 by Simon & Schuster
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Five teens victimized by sex trafficking try to find their way to a new life in this riveting companion to the New York Times bestselling Tricks from Ellen Hopkins, author of Crank.
In her bestselling novel, Tricks, E…

THE SECRETS OF LAKE ROAD by Karen Katchur

THE SECRETS OF LAKE ROAD
by Karen Katchur
published August 4, 2015 by Thomas Dunne Books (St. Martin's Press)
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A haunting story about the destructive power of secrets, this accomplished and gripping suspenseful women's fiction debut is perfect for fans of Lisa Scottoline and Heather Gudenk…

LOVE LIES BENEATH by Ellen Hopkins

LOVE LIES BENEATH
by Ellen Hopkins
published July 21, 2015 by Atria (Simon & Schuster)
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Collateral comes a gripping novel about a woman caught in a love affair that could be her salvation...or her undoing.
Tara is gorgeous, affluent, and fort…

THE 5th WAVE by Rick Yancey

THE 5th WAVE (THE 5th WAVE, #1)
by Rick Yancey
published by Putnam

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After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a …

ALL THE RAGE by Courtney Summers

ALL THE RAGE
by Courtney Summers
published in April 2014 by St. Martin's Press
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The sheriff’s son, Kellan Turner, is not the golden boy everyone thinks he is, and Romy Grey knows that for a fact. Because no one wants to believe a girl from the wrong side of town, the truth about him has cost…

THE DEATH CURE by James Dashner

THE DEATH CURE (THE MAZE RUNNER, #3)
by James Dashner
published by Ember

THE SCORCH TRIALS by James Dashner

THE SCORCH TRIALS (THE MAZE RUNNER, #2)
by James Dashner
published by Ember

THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dashner

THE MAZE RUNNER
(THE MAZE RUNNER, #1)
by James Dashner
published by Ember

hey!

hey, all!

I'm going to start incorporating some changes to the blog.

1) first of all, if you've noticed, I've changed the header and the background! I really like the new images--I feel like they're more sophisticated, which my blog will become with the integration of more adult fict…

THOSE GIRLS by Chevy Stevens

THOSE GIRLS
by Chevy Stevens
to be released July 7, 2015 from St. Martin's Press
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Chevy Stevens is back with her most powerful, emotional thriller yet— a story of survival…and revenge. 
Life has never been easy for the three Campbell sisters. Jess, Courtney, and Dani live on a remote ranch i…

OBLIVION by Kelly Creagh

OBLIVION (NEVERMORE, #3)
by Kelly Creagh
to be published July 28, 2015 by Simon & Schuster / Atheneum


Thanks to Simon & Schuster for the advanced copy!
"But . . . ," Isobel murmured, her voice quavering, suddenly weak, "you wouldn't. I know you wouldn't. I know you."

THE WALLS AROUND US by Nova Ren Suma

THE WALLS AROUND US
by Nova Ren Suma
to be published March 24, 2015 by Algonquin Young Readers


The Walls Around Us is a ghostly story of suspense told in two voices—one still living and one long dead. On the outside, there’s Violet, an eighteen-year-old dancer days away from the life of her dreams w…

THE RUBY CIRCLE (Bloodlines, #6) by Richelle Mead

THE RUBY CIRCLE
by Richelle Mead
published February 10, 2015 by Razorbill
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The epic conclusion to Richelle Mead's New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series is finally here...
Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds o…

ALWAYS WATCHING by Chevy Stevens

ALWAYS WATCHING
by Chevy Stevens

published by St. Martin's Griffin

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She helps people put their demons to rest.But she has a few of her own…In the lockdown ward of a psychiatric hospital, Dr. Nadine Lavoie is in her element. She has the tools to help people, and she has th…

NEVER KNOWING by Chevy Stevens

NEVER KNOWING by Chevy Stevens
published by St. Martin's Griffin
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The second novel by Chevy Stevens, author of bestseller Still Missing.

At thirty-three Sara Gallagher is finally happy. Her antique furniture restoration business is taking off and she’s engaged to a wonderful man. But there’…

TUNNEL VISION by Susan Adrian

TUNNEL VISION
by Susan Adrian

published in 2015 by St. Martin's Griffin

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Jake Lukin just turned 18. He's decent at tennis and Halo, and waiting to hear on his app to Stanford. But he's also being followed by a creep with a gun, and there's a DARPA agent waiting in his bedroo…

INVINCIBLE by Amy Reed

INVINCIBLE (INVINCIBLE, #1)

by Amy Reed

to be published by HarperTeen / Katherine Tegen Books

5 owls

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Invincible tells the story of Evie, a girl who is trapped in her own mind and struggling to find her identity after a miraculous recovery. She is stuck in a place between what others think of her and…

ELEGY by Amanda Hocking

ELEGY (WATERSONG, #4)

by Amanda Hocking

published by St. Martin's Griffin


4 owls
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This review contains spoilers for the first three novels in the Watersong series! Read with caution!

You know, the length of this book kind of took me by surprise.

542 pages. For Hocking, this is abnormal; her Switche…

STILL MISSING by Chevy Stevens

STILL MISSING

by Chevy Stevens

published by St. Martin's Griffin

read via Kindle store



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3.5 owls
First off, let's get this out of the way: my Kindle ruined, or at least severely tampered with, my reading experience with Still Missing. (Yet another reason why these blasted things should be read…