When Being Nice Becomes Mean

This year has opened up to some major drama and fallout which is mostly linked to the YA blogging world. It’s no secret this week’s huge blowout, concerning The Story Siren’s issue of plagiarism, has been a real doozy in epic proportions. The Smart Bitches, The Book Lantern, and The Book Binge offer a great [...]

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Review – Storm by Brigid Kemmerer

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Publisher: Kensington Publish Date: Out now How I got this book: From the publisher Ever since her ex-boyfriend spread lies about her, Becca Chandler is suddenly getting all the guys—the ones she doesn’t want. Then she saves Chris Merrick from a beating in the school parking lot. Chris is different. Way different: he can control [...]

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Review: The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab

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    Where did you get the book: E-arc from Netgalley Publisher: Disney Hyperion Release Date: Out now   The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.  If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. There are no strangers in [...]

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Review – Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep

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Publisher: Kensington Publish Date: Out now How I got this book: From the publisher Logan Quinn was trying to kill me. My Spartan classmate relentlessly pursued me, swinging his sword at me over and over again, the shining silver blade inching closer to my throat every time. A smile tugged up his lips, and his [...]

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Review: Across the Universe by Beth Revis

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Publisher: Razorbill Where did you get the book: Bought Release date: Out now Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty [...]

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Review: Lola and The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

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Publisher: Dutton Where did you get the book: Bought Release date: Out now. UK Release date: 11th October Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn’t believe in fashion . . . she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit—more sparkly, more fun, more wild—the better. But even though Lola’s style is outrageous, she’s a devoted daughter [...]

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REVIEW: Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce

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A long while back, E, Has and myself did a post on the books we loved written by Tamora Pierce. My personal favourite is the Immortals series that is set in the Tortall Universe. I’ve been meaning for a while to do an overall review, and this past week, I’ve done a major re-read of [...]

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REVIEW: The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

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Publisher: Harlequin Teen Where did you get book: Purchased Release date: Out now Every girl who has taken the test has failed. Now it’s Kate’s turn. It’s always been just Kate and her mom–and now her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate’s going to start at [...]

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Joint Review: Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury

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Publisher: Atheneum Books How we got this book: e-ARC from publisher Release date: Out now Blurb taken from goodreads: “Agnes Wilkins is standing in front of an Egyptian mummy, about to make the first cut into the wrappings, about to unlock ancient (and not-so-ancient) history. Maybe you think this girl is wearing a pith helmet [...]

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Review: Blood Red Road by Moira Young

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What publisher: Simon and Schuster Where did you get book.: S&S galleygrab Publication date: Out now Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That’s fine by her, as long [...]

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Joint Review – Divergent by Veronica Roth

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Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks Where did you get the book: Purchased Release date: Out now Blurb taken from author’s official website: “One choice can transform you. Pass initiation. Do not fail… Thrilling urban dystopian fiction debut from exciting young author. In sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior’s world, society is divided into five factions – Abnegation (the selfless), Candor (the [...]

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