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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...

Series: The Legend of Eden #1 Re-Release date : October 22nd 2013 Publisher : Anchor Group Publishing Average Rating : 4.30 My Rating: 4 out of 5 STARS! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13405762-garden-of-eden BOOK DESCRIPTION : It has been four years. Four years since the day the Catchers found her family. Four years since she escaped capture. And four years since the day her mother locked her and Will, a boy she hardly knew, in an attic, 'for their own protection'. Now, Eden White is fifteen, and sick of being a prisoner of parents who all but abandoned her. It was as simple as one walk down a beautiful, foggy beach, but it ended with Eden and Will face to face with Catchers - and this time, there is no escape. When Eden wakes, she finds herself on an island, surrounded by hundreds of stolen children. Enrolled in the island school, Jordan Hall, Eden quickly learns that the island is not what it seems. And, in the woods surrounding the school, she discovers a wild, beautif...

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. ...

Release date: October 10th 2013 Publisher: Random House https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17287261-tomorrow Rating: 4 STARS!!!!!! BOOK DESCRIPTION: The sci-fi adventure that began with Yesterday continues with a thriller that can also be read as a standalone. 2063, United North America: climate change has rendered great swathes of the country uninhabitable, the rise of robot workers has created mass unemployment, eco-terrorism is a constant threat and a 2059 nuclear exchange between Pakistan and India has torn large holes in the world's ozone layer and pushed humanity's existence towards a cliff. Garren and Freya have managed to escape that nightmare world and lose themselves in 1986 Vancouver. But the future's reach is long, and they're no longer safe there. No one is. Shadowy forces are intent on influencing the past's path. And when Freya is taken, it's up to Garren to save both her, and the future. Review:  Tomorrow is a fast paced and thrilling read with ...

Source:  Edelwiess and Netgalley * We were given a copy of this book in exchange for an Honest review, all thoughts and opinions are our own.* Publisher: Simon Pulse Release date:  October 1st, 2013 Series:  Companian to the Hollow Trilogy * You do NOT need to read The Hollow Trilogy before reading this one, but there is a small spoiler if you haven't* Edition:  Ebook, 320 pages Genre:  Young Adult/ Paranormal/ Fantasy Rating: Brittany: 5/5              Michelle: 4.5/5 Cyn’s blackouts have deadly consequences in this sexy, suspenseful spinoff to the New York Times bestselling Hollow series.Cyn and Avian are far from a perfect match. She’s a witch who casts spells on men so she can steal their cars. He spends his time being judge, jury, and executioner to the truly evil in the supernatural realm. When the blackouts Cyn’s been having ever since her time in Sleepy Hollow start escalating, she finds herself unable to remember where...

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:  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. Instead, the lies are just hidden better. …Which means digging deeper. When...

Mermother by Elizabeth Jane Wolfe Source:  Received a copy from author in exchange for an honest review, no compensation. Release date:  March 27th, 2013 Edition:  Ebook Genre:  Young Adult/Fiction Rating:  4/5 Synopsis via Goodreads:  A young woman explores the ancient mysteries of the sea in an unforgettable adventure of friendship and family. Escaping from an abusive past, she finds solace in an underwater world full of beauty, wealth, and power. Discover how her life is transformed as she struggles to find true love in a world that forbids it. This novel has been published as a fundraiser for the International Ocean Institute! Mermother is a fast paced and unpredictable novel.  The synopsis does not do a real good job of telling you the best parts about the book.  The book is much more exciting than how the synopsis reads.   It is a first person account of Briony, a 25 year old woman who wakes up in a tide pool, next to a "girl" named Sy...

Render by Stephanie Fleshman Source:  Received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review, no compensation. Release date:  August 2013 Edition:  Ebook Genre:  Young Adult/Thriller Rating:  4/5 Synopsis via Goodreads:  Koldan Holdt knows what he wants. The problem is his future was decided the day he was born—a future void of everything he has ever known. Days before summer vacation, Koldan’s grandfather suddenly dies, leaving the consequences that have followed him since he fled his country to fall to Koldan. As Koldan learns about his new fate, he must accept the terms to which he is bound and live without the one person he wants, or remain true to who he is and risk both their lives repeating the choices his grandfather made. Seventeen-year-old Raya Whitney thought she knew Koldan…until a sudden turn of events threatens both their lives. While she is not willing to give up without a fight, she knows it is a deadly game to stay together. This ...

Claire de Lune  By Christine Johnson  Source:  Bought from a Book Sale! :) Published by:  Published May 18th 2010 by Simon Pulse Edition:  Paperback Genre:  Paranormal YA Thriller/Mystery Purchase:  Amazon / Barnes & Noble **We receive a small kickback from Amazon purchases, all of which will go towards giveaways! Rating:  4/5   Synopsis  via Goodreads:  Torn between two destinies… Claire is having the perfect sixteenth birthday. Her pool party is a big success, and gorgeous Matthew keeps chatting and flirting with her as if she’s the only girl there. But that night, she discovers something that takes away all sense of normalcy: she’s a werewolf. As Claire is initiated into the pack of female werewolves, she must deal not only with her changing identity, but also with a rogue werewolf who is putting everyone she knows in danger. Claire’s new life threatens her blossoming romance with Matthew, whose father is leading the werewo...

Aberrant by Ruth Silver Source:  Received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review, no compensation. Publisher:  Self Published Release date:  April 28th, 2013 Series:  Book #1 Edition:  Paperback, Genre:  Young Adult/Dystopian Rating:  5/5 Synopsis via Goodreads:  In the future Dystopian society of Cabal, the government instills equality for all and offers its citizens the perfect system. There is food, shelter and jobs for everyone. The one requirement is to follow the rules without question, including the government's match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen", a lottery that randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means hasn't existed in generations. Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and is eager to start her work assignment and new life when it all comes abruptly to an end as she's arrested and thrown in prison. The on...

Save the Enemy by Arin Greenwood   Source:   Received a copy from Edelweiss and Soho Teen in exchange for an honest review, no compensation. Thank you to Edelweiss and Soho Teen! Published by:   Expected Publication-November 12th 2013 Edition : eARC Purchase:  Barnes and Noble /  Amazon Genre:  YA Contemporary Rating:  3/5 Synopsis via Goodreads: Everything has been downhill since Zoey Trask’s mother was murdered in a random mugging. Her younger brother, Ben, is on the autistic spectrum and needs constant supervision. It’s senior year, and she’s the new girl at a weird private school in Old Town Alexandria, VA, full of kids who seem too nice to be true—including a very cute boy named Pete. Aside from half-forgotten martial arts and survivalist skills that her widowed father insisted on teaching her (because that is excellent for her social life), Zoey has nothing to offer Pete or anyone else.  Then Dad is kidnapped. Zoey suddenly finds herself so...

Heaven  and Hellsbane (Hellsbane #2) Source :Entangled Publishing – I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I received no compensation. Published:   August 27th 2013    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 just unwittingly triggered a whole bunch of nephilim to come into their powers—and this new army has teamed up with Bariel, demon straight from Hell, who’s made it his mission to kill all the magisters on Earth. When they come after Eli, Emma and Officer Dan must work together to save him, but this makes Eli all the more tempted to Fall for Emma. And his fighting his feelings for her means Heaven has taken notice. Now Emma isn’t just fighting off demons, rogue nephilim and Fallen angels, she’s defen...

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,...