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Title- Reap Author- Christina Channelle Genre - YA Paranormal Romance Publication Date - October 11, 2013 Synopsis: Foreign, or rather unfamiliar, would be the word I would use to describe how I felt. Faintly, I could hear the glimmer of voices surrounding me in this dark haze, caressing my ears like skin against silk. I felt like I was in a cocoon of sorts, protectively enveloped, quietly drifting in some far-off place. I wanted to stay that way forever. But we all know that what you want never really seems to happen in the real world. Something’s not right in Mia’s head. The first thing is that her name isn’t Mia. In fact, she has no clue what her name is—who she is. All that she knows is that she’s not like the ones who found her: Dante with his kind blue eyes, Amy with her child-like demeanor, James with his questioning gaze. And Briggs. The one she cannot decipher no matter how hard she tries. As Mia tries to fit in with these people, a strange occurrence is amidst outside. And a...

The Puppet Spell by E.L. Adams Source:  Received a copy from author in exchange for an honest review, no compensation. Release date:  January 2nd, 2013 Edition:  Ebook & Paperback Genre:  Young Adult/Fiction/Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Synopsis via Goodreads: Unlike her rebellious sister Lucinda, fifteen-year-old Lexa prefers to spend her free time playing video games, fighting the forces of evil with her partner-in-crime Marlon. But when Lucinda steals an invisibility potion from their uncle’s storeroom, she unleashes chaos into their lives. Lexa and Marlon find themselves catapulted into a world far more dangerous than any video game, full of misleading illusions, sinister Conjurors and deadly Fey, and threatened by a man with a grudge known as the Puppeteer. Accompanied only by Lexa’s uncle’s unreliable (and rather dangerous) Chimera, Lexa and Marlon must navigate this world to find Lucinda- before they too fall under the spell of the puppet master.... Review: *Discla...

Source:  Netgalley * I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Publisher:  Rhemalda Publishing Release date:  November 4th, 2011 Series:  The Sea Monster Memoirs #1 Edition:  Ebook, 314 pgs Genre:  Young Adult/ Fantasy Rating:  4/5 Purchase : Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Book Depository Yara Jones doesn’t believe in sea monsters—until she becomes one. When a hurricane hits her island home and she wakes up with fins, Yara finds herself tangled up in an underwater world of mysterious merfolk and secretive selkies. Both sides believe Yara can save them by fulfilling a broken promise and opening the sealed gateway to their realm, but they are battling over how it should be done. The selkies want to take her life. The merfolk want something far more precious. Treygan, the stormy-eyed merman who turned Yara mer, will stop at nothing and sacrifice everything to protect his people—until he falls fo...

Title: Moirai (Aberrant #2) Author: Ruth Silver Published: September 26, 2013 Publisher: LazyDay Publishing (eBook) & Patchwork Press (print) Genre: YA, Dystopian, Sci-Fi Rating: 5 out 5 STARS!!!!! Synopsis: Olivia has been on the run from the government of Cabal since the marriage ceremony. Finally settling in and finding herself a place to call home in Shadow, Olivia and Joshua prepare for the uprising that they and the rebel alliance have been planning for months. With new abilities and special talents from Mindonsiphan, Olivia learns she can do more than most ordinary eighteen year olds. Learning both to hide and perfect her skills will be one of the biggest challenges she’ll be forced to face. A constant rollercoaster of emotion and adventure await Olivia and Joshua as they embark on a journey to the rebel city of Torv, and what was once home, Genesis. Available for purchase on: Kindle / Nook / Amazon / Barnes & Noble REVIEW: Moirai is a second book that is not to be mi...

Steel Lily by Megan Curd Source:  Received a copy from author in exchange for an honest review, no compensation. Release date:  August 12th, 2013 Edition:  Ebook Genre:  Young Adult/Fiction/Dystopia Rating:  Brittany: 5/5               Michelle: 4.5/5 Synopsis via Goodreads:  AVERY PIKE is a commodity. No, more than a commodity. Her existence is guarded at all costs. She’s a water Elementalist, the strongest of her dwindling kind. She creates steam to provide energy to fuel Dome Four: the only thing standing between humanity and an earth ravaged by World War III. No steam, no Dome. No Dome, no life. Or so she thinks. That is, until a mysterious man offers her a way out of having to donate steam. A way to escape the corrupt government of Dome Four. While the offer seems too good to be true, Avery is intrigued. But when she arrives to her new home, she realizes the grass isn’t any less dead on this side of the fence. ...

King Hall by Scarlett Dawn Source: NetGalley Publisher: Escape Publishing Release date: August 1st 2013 Series: King Hall #1 - No series name yet Edition: Ebook, 280 pgs Genre: New Adult/ Paranormal/contemporary-ish Purchase: Barnes and Noble / Amazon * We receive a small kickback from amazon purchases, all will go towards funding future giveaways! Rating: 4/5 King Hall — where the Mysticals go to learn their craft, get their degrees, and transition into adulthood. And where four new Rulers will rise and meet their destinies. Lily Ruckler is adept at one thing: survival. Born a Mystical hybrid, her mere existence is forbidden, but her nightmare is only about to start. Fluke, happenstance, and a deep personal loss finds Lily deeply entrenched with those who would destroy her simply for existing — The Mystical Kings. Being named future Queen of the Shifters shoves Lily into the spotlight, making her one of the most visible Mysticals in the world. But with risk comes a certain ...

Hellsbane by Paige Cuccaro Source :Entangled Publishing – I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I received no compensation. Published:  December 2011 by Entangled Publishing, LLC Edition:  Ebook Genre:  Urban Fantasy Purchase:  Amazon / Barnes & Noble **We receive a small kickback from Amazon purchases, all of which will go towards giveaways! Brittany's Rating:  4/5 Synopsis via Goodreads: Emma Jane Hellsbane always knew she was different, but she had no idea she wasn’t even human. Well, at least she’s half-human. She’s half-fallen angel, too, and now dear ol’ dad wants her dead. All the Fallen angels want all their troublesome offspring removed from the mortal coil so she’s trying not to take it personally. Besides, she wants him dead just as much. Her father’s death is the only way she’ll be forgiven for his sin, stop those pesky demons from trying to hack off her head, and have any hope at all of getting back to a normal life as a wicked ...

The Summer I Became a Nerd  by Leah Rae Miller Source:  NetGalley Publisher:  Entangled Teen Release date:  May 7th 2013 Series:  Standalone Edition:  Ebook, 267 pgs Genre:  Young Adult/ Contemporary/ Comedy Rating:  5/5 Description from Goodreads: On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she’s a nerd hiding in a popular girl's body isn’t just unknown, it's anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way. Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop’s counter uncovers her secret, she’s busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie’s whisked into Logan’s world of comic conventions, live-action role-playi...

Shadows of Glass by Kassy Tayler If you have not read Book #1 Ashes of Twilight do not read further - Spoilers ahead! Source:  St. Martin's Press * A copy of this book was given to me in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Publisher:  St. Martin's Griffin Release date:  July 23rd 2013 Series:  Ashes Trilogy #2 Edition:  ARC - Paperback, 320 pgs Genre:  Young Adult/ Post Apocalyptic / Dystopia Rating:  3.5/5 Description  from Goodreads: Wren's world has changed. The thing that she fought for, escaping the dome has come to fruition, but it's not the paradise she thought it would be. Most of the shiners have died, and according to James, she is to blame for many of the deaths, a burden which sits heavy on her shoulders. Still some have survived and Wren is determined to keep them safe as they fight to establish a home outside while hiding from the rovers who have weapons that can kill from far away. But as long as s...

Fate's Fables by T. Rae Mitchell Source: We received a copy of this book from the Author in exchange for an honest review, all thoughts and opinions are our own. Published:  February 1st 2013 by Original Mix Media Inc. Edition:  Paperback Series: Fate's Journey #1 Genre:  YA Fantasy Purchase:  Amazon **We receive a small kickback from Amazon purchases, all of which will go towards giveaways! Brittany's Rating: 5/5 Michelle's Rating: 5/5 Synopsis via Goodreads:  Seventeen-year-old Fate Floyd loves adventure –– as long as it’s enjoyed from the comfort of her couch. So it’s probably best she has no idea the future of the universe rests squarely on her shoulders. Summoned by a desperate stranger’s spell in a last ditch effort to fix a colossal screw-up, Fate’s cast into a secret world bound by the ancient Book of Fables to retrieve a magical object powerful enough to set everything right. The only problem is, once she’s inside this savage wonderland,...

Source: Ink Slinger PR and The Author * I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an hoest review, all thoughts and opinions are my own. * Series: The Survivors #1 Published: March 31st 2011 by Chaffie Press Edition: Ebook, 298 pages Genre: YA Fantasy/Paranormal/Historical fiction Purchase: Amazon / Barnes & Noble **We receive a small kickback from Amazon purchases, all of which will go towards giveaways! Rating: 4.5/5 Description from Goodreads:  In 1692, when witch trials gripped the community of Salem, Massachusetts, twenty-six children were accused as witches, exiled, and left for dead. Fourteen of them survived. The Survivors is the first installment of the tantalizing tales of the fourteen ill-fated Survivors and their descendants, who have been content in hiding for over three centuries. Isolated on a Montana mountainside, only Sadie, the rogue daughter, dares to abandon the family’s sacred hiding place. But no matter how far Sadie runs, something always pull...

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Source: Borrowed from Library Publisher: Razorbill Release date: August 16th 2007 Series: Vampire academy #1 Edition: Paperback, 332 pgs Genre: Young Adult/ Fantasy/ Paranormal Purchase:   Amazon / Barnes and Noble * We receive a small kickback from amazon purchases, all funds will go towards future giveaways! St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger... Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever. I really wan...