Tag: YA
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Book Report: Wings by Aprilynn Pike
Wings by Aprilynne Pike (Laurel #1) Released: May 2009 Publisher: Harper Teen Add to Goodreads ★★★☆☆ Synopsis: Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things with wide eyes. They were terrifyingly beautiful—too beautiful for words. Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost…
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The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
Let me be honest here. The reason why I picked up this book in the first place is that the book is about Nicholas Flamel, and Nicholas Flamel is mentioned in the first Harry Potter book. Does anyone else pick out books like that? Silly reasons aside, I enjoyed this book! The story is about…
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Lure by Deborah Kerbel
After reading the synopsis for Lure by Deborah Kerbel, I was eager to read this book. I used to read ghost stories often when I was younger, but I haven’t read too many in recent years. Instead, I’ve been hooked on shows like Ghost Hunters or Ghost Adventurers. So, it seemed this book would be…
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Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon
Paranormal romance books are still flooding the market thanks to the Twilight series. It’s not my genre of choice mostly because of clichés and overdone love triangles with the main character always falling for the total creep. But, these are not the things that describe Yvonne Woon’s Dead Beautiful. Of all the paranormal romance books…
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The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson is easily one of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read. Ever. It’s decades in the future in America; doctors have fallen into the habit of playing God, but their medicine has been rendered useless ever since they began pumping people full of antibiotics endorsed by major pharmaceutical…
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The Candidates (Delcroix Academy) by Inara Scott
My experience with books that delve into the realm of the paranormal has rarely been a positive one. I always seem to get my hands on the books that have super lame, female main characters. But, The Candidates showed me strong female lead characters can exist in these types of books. Dancia Lewis was awesooooome! …
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Tweet Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick
Let me just gush about the pages of Tweet Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick for a minute. Each one is formatted and designed to perfection. Each page has a cute background, not unlike Twitter. The blog entries are headed by spiffy blog headers. And before each tweet is a small little picture of the…er, tweeter? Tweet Heart…
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Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry was an interesting twist on zombie lore. It wasn’t the typical hack and slash story I expected. Instead, Maberry humanized the zombies and penned downright deplorable characters, which highlighted the man vs. monster dilemma. I never thought it was possible to feel sympathetic toward a creature that hungers only for…
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By Golly, Ollie! 