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STILL MISSING by Chevy Stevens
STILL MISSINGby 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…
IN A HANDFUL OF DUST by Mindy McGinnis
In a Handful of Dust___
by Mindy McGinnis
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to be published on September 23, 2014
by Katherine Tegen Books
The only thing bigger than the world is fear.
Lucy’s life by the pond has always been full. She has water and friends, laughter and the love of her adoptive mother, Lynn, who has made sure th…
Review: Cursed by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Title: CursedAuthor: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Format: ARC (paperback)
Rating: 3.5/5 Owls
Goodreads Summary
Dying sucks--and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand. After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her b…
Review: Wake by Amanda Hocking
Title: WakeAuthor: Amanda Hocking
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 309
Goodreads Summary:
Fall under the spell of Wake—the first book in an achingly beautiful new series by celebrated author Amanda Hocking—and lose yourself to the Watersong.
Gorgeous. Fearless. Dangerous. They're the kin…
Review: City of Lost Souls
Title: City of Lost SoulsAuthor: Cassandra Clare
Publisher: McElderry Books (imprint of Simon & Schuster)
Pages: 534
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Goodreads Summary:
The demon Lilith has been destroyed and Jace has been freed from her captivity. But when the Shadowhunters arrive to rescue him, they fi…
Review: Born at Midnight by CC Hunter
Kylie Galen has had a lot of crap tossed in her lap lately. Her parents are getting a divorce for who the heck knows why. Her boyfriend broke up with her because she wouldn't put out. And her grandmother died because . . . well, older people do that. But now, Kylie's acquired a stalker and …
Review: Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard
Two Truths and a Lie by Sara ShepardGoodreads Summary
Sutton Mercer watches from the afterlife as her long-lost twin, Emma Paxton, takes over her identity to solve her murder. But after ruling out her early leads, Emma still hasn’t found Sutton’s killer. A lot of people wanted her dead—but one name k…
Silence review -- Becca Fitzpatrick
The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past...bridged two irreconcilable worlds...faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with not…
ELIXIR Review -- Hilary Duff
Elixir by Hilary DuffMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
3.5 stars
Oh, please. Not ANOTHER high-profile celebrity capitalizing off the success of the YA genre. I may barf.
Don't worry, though. It's not nearly bad as people are making it out to be. It's actually pretty good, once you get rolling. It…
VANISH Review -- Sophie Jordan
Vanish: A Firelight Novel by Sophie JordanMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Plot: 3 stars
Vanish had a very unorganized and at first uneventful plot. After it got rolling, though, there was no stopping until the finish line. There was little to no tension in the story, which made for a much less hypnotizing…
GLIMMERGLASS Review -- Jenna Black
Glimmerglass by Jenna BlackMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Actual Rating: 3.5 Stars
I had no reason to like this book. The writing is mediocre at best and the characters lack originality. I liked it a lot more than I thought, though. For one, the plot was a little more complex than I expected, twists throw…
SUPERNATURALLY Review -- Kiersten White
Supernaturally by Kiersten WhiteMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
(Actual Rating: 3.5 stars)
Evie finally has the normal life she’s always longed for. But she’s shocked to discover that being ordinary can be . . . kind of boring. Just when Evie starts to long for her days at the International Paranormal Cont…