"Labels come with assumptions. They assume the bad kids are always monsters, and the good ones never are." If one quote can summarize a book so poetically while also holding back so much, it's this one. Read it, and then read it again, and then assume that you're going to make assumptions while reading only [...]
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There’s An Insurrection Coming To New America
"Hope was a curious thing—both the remedy to misfortune and the cause of complacency." Set in an isolated Manhattan after a deadly plague ravaged the earth, the city changes its name to New America. The citizens are told no one survived outside the walls and the Bureau instilled an organized system of society to ensure [...]
Would You Be Chosen?
"From America to Australia and beyond. The sea change is coming for everyone, rich and poor alike." Take one serious helping of climate change, stir in a heaping blend of international conspiracy, and top it off with a high stakes competition. This is the frightening future of The Final Six. When we meet Naomi and [...]
I’m Not Dying With You Tonight – Review
"I like a touch of drama every now and again, but this is over the top. I never wanted to star in an action thriller." I'm Not Dying With You Tonight is a spectacular new YA book that is breathtaking in every way! I devoured this book in one night. One night! Once I started, [...]
A Crash Of Fate – Review + GIVEAWAY
Do I have a blog post that is out of this world today, or what?! No really! This review is coming straight outta Batuu, which, if you don't already know, is way on the galaxy's edge. The intergalactic rebels from Rockstar Book Tours added me to their crew, and you should check their ship out! [...]
The Dysasters
Review, Book Trailer, GIVEAWAY AND MORE!!!
Courting Darkness – Review + GIVEAWAY
When is the last time you read a book that had you strapping on your knives and checking your poison stores? If it's been awhile, you need to pick up Courting Darkness. Actually, even if it hasn't been awhile, get this book. You need it! I DOUBLE STAB DARE YOU!!! As you can probably tell, [...]
The Brilliant Death – Review
** This review was originally posted at http://www.teenreads.com - see it HERE** "Get a man talking, and he will hand you a weapon. Keep him talking, and he will show you where to point it." Amy Rose Capetta weaves a captivating tale, full of hidden magic and political intrigue in her newest novel, THE BRILLIANT [...]
#makeoutmarrymurdermonday
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the stabbiest one of all? I've always loved the darker side to fairy tales. There's something about taking the things I loved as a child and making them dark and devious that makes me so happy. Knowing that the original tales were pretty damn dark to begin with [...]
Tuesdays with Jena: Meet Milana!
Oh glorious Tuesday! We all survived stabby Monday, which is fantastic news, but this is the first Tuesday in October, a month that demands all things spooky and creepy and full of gory fabulousness! And the account I'm featuring today is full of fall vibes ALL YEAR LONG!!! You seriously have to love that! And [...]