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Book Review: SHADOW STATE By Elyse Brayden

After a disorienting depression, Brynn finds herself in a Shadow State. Brynn was a model student. She had straight As, was on the fast track to a bright future. But after her break-up with the toxic Jacob, her mental health plummeted. She lost interest and motivation in school. Things became a blur, really. In fact, […]

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Video Review: WAR STORM by Victoria Aveyard

It has been over a month since the fourth and final book in Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen series was released and if you’re anything like me, you had to read it right away. Lucky for us after the second cliffhanger in a row, War Storm picks up just an hour after the end of King’s Cage as Mare continues […]

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Blog Tour Book Review: THE FALL OF INNOCENCE By Jenny Torres Sanchez

THE FALL OF INNOCENCE takes the reader on Emilia’s journey of finding out what it means to be “okay” again. TRIGGER WARNING: The Fall of Innocence mentions physical and sexual assault. At the fragile age of eight, Emilia was abducted and abused. She made it out, but was left with bumps, bruises, a severely injured […]

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Book Review: NEANDERTHAL OPENS THE DOOR TO THE UNIVERSE by Preston Norton

It’s not often when I give a book a very bad review. In fact, I think I’ve only been truly displeased with the outcome of a story/series just once. And the same somewhat goes for a book I get really hooked on within the first few pages. Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston […]

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Video Review: CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE by Tomi Adeyemi

Back in November, I was lucky enough to get my hands on an ARC of Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi. This was a highly anticipated debut fantasy that follows people blessed by the Nigerian gods. In the story, Zelie is still mourning the loss of her mother over a decade before, killed along […]

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Book Review: NOT IF I SAVE YOU FIRST by Ally Carter

Ally Carter delivers a mashup of cute romance and survival tale for two teens stuck defending themselves from a killer in Alaska. Not If I Save You First completely took me by surprise by how much I enjoyed the characters and plot when I expected nothing much besides gooey teenage love. Maddie, the daughter of […]

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Book Review: THE SUMMER OF BROKEN THINGS by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix makes her comeback into the world of YA contemporary with The Summer of Broken Things, but there are only two words to describe her newest release: mediocre and pointless. Avery Armisted is fourteen, rich, pretty, athletic and just a little bit spoiled. When her parents tell her that she is […]

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Book Review: LOSING LEAH By Tiffany King

In Tiffany King’s latest novel, Mia could never have imagined the complexity of Losing Leah. It appears that Mia has it all. She’s surrounded by friends. Her boyfriend cares for her. Schoolwork is pretty much a breeze. But Mia has gotten migraines ever since her twin sister, Leah, was kidnapped. There is a loneliness that […]

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Review and Giveaway of DISRUPTOR by Arwen Elys Dayton

DISRUPTOR, the final book of the Seeker Series by Arwen Elys Dayton, gives a satisfying conclusion to a complex and multi-connective fantasy adventure. Arwen Elys Dayton doesn’t mess around. You’ve got to know what you’re getting into before you start, or else you may just be trying to hang out to understand what is going […]

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Book Review: WIRES AND NERVE By Marissa Meyer Is A New Format Of Fun

THE LUNAR CHRONICLES graphic novel offers up a new fantastical adventure with old favorites! We’ll start this review with an admission: We haven’t read a graphic novel since the Dark Ages. It’s not that we never enjoyed the medium– in fact, we’ve relished in graphic novels, comics, and their storylines plenty– but as we got […]