Book Review: The Last Namsara (Iskari #1) by Kristen Ciccarelli

The Last Namsara (Iskari #1) by Kristen Ciccarelli Published October 3rd 2017 by HarperTeen Genre: Young Adult Fantasy GOODREADS SUMMARY: In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went. But where there is light, there must be darkness—and so there was also the Iskari. The…

Book Review: Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare

Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices #2) by Cassandra Clare Published May 2nd 2017 by Bloomsbury Childrens Books Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Goodreads Summary: Would you trade your soul mate for your soul? A Shadowhunter’s life is bound by duty. Constrained by honor. The word of a Shadowhunter is a solemn pledge, and no vow is more…

Book Review: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3) by Sarah J. Maas Published May 2nd 2017 by Bloomsbury Childrens Books Genre: Young Adult Fantasy   Goodreads Summary: Looming war threatens all Feyre holds dear in the third volume of the #1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Feyre…

Book Review: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys Published February 2nd 2016 by Philomel Books Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Goodreads Summary: Winter, 1945. Four teenagers. Four secrets. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies…and war. As thousands of desperate refugees flock to the coast in the midst of a…

Book Review: Scythe by Neal Schusterman

Scythe by Neal Schusterman Published November 22nd 2015 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Genre: Dystopia Goodreads Summary: Thou shalt kill. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they…

Book Review: The Midnight Star by Marie Lu

The Midnight Star by Marie Lu Published October 11th 2016 by Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Genre: Young Adult Fantasy   Goodreads Summary: There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the darkness had a queen. Adelina Amouteru is done suffering. She’s turned her back on those who have betrayed her and…

Book Review: What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler

What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler Published September 22nd 2015 by Harper Teen Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Goodreads Summary: Kate Weston can piece together most of the bash at John Doone’s house: shots with Stacey Stallard, Ben Cody taking her keys and getting her home early—the feeling that maybe he’s becoming more than just the guy…

Book Review: Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas

Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas Published July 16th 2013 by Simon Pulse Genre: Young Adult Thriller Goodreads Summary: It’s Spring Break of senior year. Anna, her boyfriend Tate, her best friend Elise, and a few other close friends are off to a debaucherous trip to Aruba that promises to be the time of their lives. But…

Book Review: Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Published October 18th 2016 by Knopf Books for Young Readers Genre: Young Adult Sci Fi Goodreads Summary: Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed. The sci-fi saga that…

Book Review and Reread: The Rose Society by Marie Lu

The Rose Society by Marie Lu Published October 13th 2015 by Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Genre: Young Adult Fantasy   Goodreads Summary: Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all. Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands…

Book Review: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Published March 10th 2015 by Doubleday Genre: Contemporary Fiction Goodreads Summary: When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they’re broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes…

Book Review and Reread: The Young Elites by Marie Lu

The Young Elites by Marie Lu Published October 7th 2014 by Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Genre: Young Adult Fantasy   Goodreads Summary: I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the…