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In which, I write a review…
Life, it is commonly said, is full of possibilities. Let it also be acknowledged: life is also full of impossibilities. Sometimes books find their way into our lives at just the right moments. This series is one of those experiences, and I am delighted they found me! Oliver Cromwell Pitts is a normal 12-year old [...]
Deadly Resolutions!
What do you get when you take a few necromancers, a beast master, and a Queen trying to change a country? A delicious new novel!!!
Salt – Review
It's different when a hunt's starting. We're not the kids who were just bickering at each other; we're not brothers and sisters or orphans or people. We're weapons." ** This review was originally published at http://www.teenreads.com, SEE IT HERE** In her newest book SALT, Hannah Moskowitz throws us into a world where fighting sea monsters [...]
Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix – Review
**This review was originally posted on http://www.teenreads.com - SEE IT HERE** "Every step they took, every hardship they witnessed, stoked the fires of her anger, but over the weeks, it had changed from a sharp, burning outrage into a steady, purposeful wrath." In the stunning follow up to her debut, Julie Dao returns us to [...]
Forest Of A Thousand Lanterns – Review
"She would bloom where she was planted and let her roots close around the throats of her enemies." Xifeng has grown up knowing two things. That she is beautiful. And that she is destined for greatness. She is meant to be Empress, that's what the cards her aunt reads tells her. But, there is no [...]
Otherearth – Spotlight + GIVEAWAY
Happy Friday!!! Today, I'm so excited to be part of another fantastic tour with Rockstar Book Tours! Be sure to check out their tour line ups, and don't forget to enter for a chance to win a finished copy of this GORGEOUS BOOK!!! I am DYING over this cover!!! Ever since I read Otherworld last [...]
Let’s get Wicked!!! Reads, that is…
Welcome, welcome, witches and ghouls! Are you ready to play a game? Of course you are!!! Grab your broomsticks and spell books, because it's time for some Wicked Reads! Even though Halloween was last night, I think it's appropriate to celebrate all week. And, Penguin Teen agrees! A few weeks ago I received an email, [...]
Beneath The Citadel – Review
** This review was originally published on http://www.teenreads.com, see it HERE ** "Rebellion was in Cassa's blood. She'd been born a rebel, rocked in a cradle while her parents whispered treasonous plans by firelight." Full of dark magic, treachery and a diverse cast of characters with plenty of sass, BENEATH THE CITADEL is a fantasy [...]
The Rule Of One – Review
"The people can fight solely with their raised voices, and I've only ever heard them silenced. The ones with the guns always win." America as we know it, doesn't exist. They have walls surrounding them to the North and the South. They have technology in place to keep them safe. And they have a one [...]