Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has been transformed. The nascent rebellion that was under way in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight. Of Pandemonium, ALA Booklist noted that “like all successful second volumes, this expands the world and ups the [...]
Early last week the Breaking Dawn Part 2 trailer was released! After watching it a million times, I can safely say that it is AMAZING! Have you guys watched it yet? I have included it below for those of you who haven’t. Take a look at it and let me know what you guys think [...]
New picture from Breaking Dawn Part 2 have been released! Take a look below and let me know what you think!
You should never judge a book by its cover. Sure…but they never said we couldn’t admire them. Cover of the Week pays homage to the beautiful and eye catching graphics that grace the covers of our young adult titles. This week’s cover of the week goes to Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor Release [...]
Everyone is going crazy waiting for the casting news for Catching Fire. Two of the major roles that everyone is waiting to be cast are of Finnick Odair and Johanna Mason. While the casting of Finnick Odair is still a mystery there seems to be an actress being majorly looked at for the role of [...]
What happens when happily ever after…isn’t? Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah. [...]
What if you knew exactly when you would die? In the not-too-distant future, genetic engineering has turned every newborn into a ticking time bomb — males only live to age 25 and females only live to age 20. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped and forced into polygamous marriages to keep the population [...]
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Biting Cold by Chloe Neill Published by New American Library To be released on August 7, 2012 Turned into a vampire against her will, twenty-eight-year-old Merit found her way [...]
I LOVE IT! I love the colors. I love Sydney and Adrian. But……..who’s that guy behind Sydney? Is it Eddie? It’s surely not supposed to be Dimitri. It is someone completely new? Is it that one guy from The Golden Lily whose name I cannot remember? WHO is he?! I cannot wait until this comes [...]
While browsing The Huffington Post, I ran across an article that made me stop and pause. The title read: “What We Can Learn From Teen Readers: A Conversation With 16-Year-Old Book Critic Robby Auld.” This article got me to thinking. What is it like for a teenage blogger? I know many of you bloggers are [...]
You may have had the chance to read my first post on graphic novels, Introducing Graphic Novels (1). For those of you who are new to this, let me explain. For one of my final projects in school, I worked with graphic novels and tried to figure out how they could be incorporated into a [...]
In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren, inspired by Alea and explores the contents of our mailbox on a weekly basis Welcome back! Another great week of books and swag. Let’s take a look at what is in store for us this week. For Review Vampire Academy: The Ultimate Guide by Michelle Rowen and [...]
Fans of Richelle Mead have been devouring The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2), which released on June 12th. You can find my review of The Golden Lily here. Even more exciting is that Richelle Mead released the name of the third Bloodlines novel as well as the first paragraph. So, what is the name of the [...]
You should never judge a book by its cover. Sure…but they never said we couldn’t admire them. Cover of the Week pays homage to the beautiful and eye catching graphics that grace the covers of our young adult titles. This week’s cover of the week goes to Dragonfly by Julia Golding. Release Date: October 2012
Is that not a gorgeous cover? Fans of Kelley Armstrong will definitely be excited to see this brand new cover of The Rising by Kelley Armstrong. I have been a fan of Kelley for as long as I can remember. I am in LOVE with her adult series, Women of the Otherworld, and her other [...]
Welcome back! A couple weeks ago I introduced my first post about adult novels. It was well received, so I decided to continue with the posts! This post is all about my opinion on adult books that I have read recently or in the past. Enjoy! The Cassie Palmer books are probably some of [...]
Fans have been dying to hear even the tiniest of news regarding The Mortal Instruments casting news. So far, we have learned that Lilly Collins will be playing Clary Fray and Jamie Campbell Bower will be playing Jace Lightwood. This has been one of the most tight lipped casting that I have ever seen. We [...]
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten) by Julie Kagawa Published by Harlequin Teen To be released on October 23, 2012 Set several years after the events [...]
Shelena Shorts is the author of The Pace series and Syndicate. Not only is she an author, but she is also a teacher. Shorts has taught American Literature in classrooms for over six years! I love having the chance to promote authors who are also teachers, as teaching is a great passion of mine. Shelena [...]
For centuries, the Petrescu family has been protecting society from a danger that moves among the population undetected. Eighteen-year-old Vasi Petrescu has never had a problem carrying out his duty, but, when ordered to eliminate an eighteen-year-old girl, he is immediately taken out of his comfort zone. The Syndicate has never targeted a female before, [...]
Ever since the draug—mysterious creatures that prey on vampires—took over Morganville, the lives of student Claire Danvers and her friends have been thrown into turmoil. Most of the town’s residents have evacuated, but Claire, Shane, Eve and Michael have chosen to stay and fight. Using the city’s water system to spread, the draug have rapidly [...]
The second thrilling installment in Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy spinoff series Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding school in the sunny, glamorous world of Palm Springs, California. The students–children of the wealthy and powerful–carry on with their lives in blissful ignorance, while Sydney, [...]
Has Chelsea Hobbs audtioned for the role of Isabelle Lightwood, sister of Alec and Jace Lightwood? That’s a question all of us would like to know. Thanks to tmisource.com, I found some tweets between The Mortal Institute and Chesea Hobbs via twitter. Take a look at them below: Chelsea Hobbs has starred in Make it [...]
In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren, inspired by Alea and explores the contents of our mailbox on a weekly basis Welcome back! It’s been quite awhile since my last IMM post. Since then, I’ve bought, borrowed and received many books. I’ve also received a ton of swag that will be sent out [...]
Michelle Davidson Argyle is the author of The Breakaway. You can find more information about her at her website and her blog. Let’s start with some icebreakers: Favorite television show while growing up? The cartoon Batman series Biggest pet peeve? Snoring and the sound of people eating when they are loud eaters (shudder). [...]
You should never judge a book by its cover. Sure…but they never said we couldn’t admire them. Cover of the Week pays homage to the beautiful and eye catching graphics that grace the covers of our young adult titles. This week’s cover of the week goes to Reached by Ally Condie. Release Date: November 2012
Thea Galehouse has always known how to take care of herself. With a flighty club-owner mom and a standoffish, recovering-alcoholic dad, Thea has made her own way in her hometown of New York, attending the prestigious and competitive Stuyvesant High School. But one chat with Will, a handsome and witty senior, and she’s a goner—completely [...]
That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, you heard correctly. New posters for Breaking Dawn Part II have been released! Take a look at them below: These posters are so cool! I think that, by far, these are the best posters I have seen for any twilight movie. Why must the movie be so far away?! [...]
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Splintered by A.G. Howard Published by Amulet Books To be released in January, 2013 For sixteen years, Alyssa Gardner has lived with the stigma of being descended from Alice Liddell [...]
This month we will be hosting a giveaway of The Glimpse by Claire Merle. You can find my review of the Glimpse here. Once you’ve seen into the future, can you change your destiny? In a near future, society is segregated according to whether people are genetically disposed to mental illness. 17-year-old Ana has [...]
Ladies and Gentlemen we have some breaking news! According to many many MANY sites today, Philip Seymour Hoffman has been offered the role of Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire. If you’re like me, then you read Catching Fire over a year ago. I only have vague memories about the second book, [...]
In April, of this year, The Selection, by Kiera Cass, hit bookstores. Immediately there was talk about how this book could be the next Hunger Games. Personally, I had already thought that The Selection was going to be made into a movie. However, I was wrong. The Selection is already underway to become a television [...]
When Naomi Jensen is kidnapped, it takes her parents two days to realize she’s missing. Escape isn’t high on her list of priorities when all she has to return to is an abusive boyfriend and parents who never paid much attention to her. For the first time in her life she’s part of a family—even [...]
Frankie Rose is the author of The Hope series. You can find more about Frankie Rose at her website. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Review by Frankie Rose Errand requiring immediate attention. Come. Karou is a seventeen-year-old art student living in Prague, but she’s not from around those parts. She’s [...]
Frankie Rose is the author of The Hope series. The first book in The Hope series, Soverign Hope, is set to release on July 1, 2012 (two days before me birthday…eek!!!) Frankie was kind enough to do an interview with me for yareads.com. You can find more about Frankie Rose at her website. If you [...]
You should never judge a book by its cover. Sure…but they never said we couldn’t admire them. Cover of the Week pays homage to the beautiful and eye catching graphics that grace the covers of our young adult titles. This week’s cover of the week goes to Iced by Karen Marie Moning. Release Date: October [...]
While I adore young adult books, I also read a lot of adult books. I mainly read adult paranormal/urban fantasy titles. In fact, some of my favorite all time books are considered to be adult books. Lately, I’ve been reading a lot more adult titles than usual. So, I thought to myself, “why not share [...]
The winner of Darkness Falls by Jessica Sorensen isssss….. Abbey T! Congratulations! You will soon receive a copy of Darkness Falls in the mail Darkness Falls is available in all major bookstores.
When the vampire tribes convene for the rare Blood Moon ceremonies, Solange’s fight with her feral nature, a mysterious stranger, family secrets and forbidden magic put all of the Drakes in danger. In Blood Moon, we return to Lucy’s, Solange’s, and Nicholas’s points of view. While I love all the Drakes and their various love [...]
With the first book in the Mortal Instruments series, City of Bones, coming to theaters on August 23, 2013, casting is well underway. So far, Lily Collins has been cast as Clary Fray and Jamie Campbell Bower has been cast as Jace Lightwood. Also, a lot of auditions have been going on for the role [...]
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Linked by Imogen Howsen Published by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing To be released in 2013 Elissa discovers her nightmarish visions and inexplicable bruises are caused by a telepathic link [...]
Now that casting for The Mortal Instruments is heating up, I feel that it is high time to start announcing some of my own casting requests for the movie. While I am still undecided on many of the characters, I am firmly decided on one: Isabelle Lightwood. After watching The Secret Circle, a show on [...]
A threat from the past could destroy the future. And the clock is ticking… Kaleb Ballard’s relentless flirting is interrupted when Jack Landers, the man who tried to murder his father, timeslips in and attacks before disappearing just as quickly. But Kaleb has never before been able to see time travelers, unlike many of his [...]
Once you’ve seen into the future, can you change your destiny? In a near future, society is segregated according to whether people are genetically disposed to mental illness. 17-year-old Ana has been living the privileged life of a Pure due to an error in her DNA test. When the authorities find out, she faces banishment [...]
When Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemies, she’s certain her days are numbered. But then the Searchers make her an offer, one that gives her the chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack and the man she left behind. Is Ren worth the price of [...]
It’s Ivy’s birthday today! Without her, this site wouldn’t be possible. You also wouldn’t have nearly as many giveaways since she has to post them for me[; Let’s all take a moment and wish Ivy the best birthday of all time. Let her know how much you love her and the site in the comments [...]
You should never judge a book by its cover. Sure…but they never said we couldn’t admire them. Cover of the Week pays homage to the beautiful and eye catching graphics that grace the covers of our young adult titles. This week’s cover of the week goes to Gravity by Melissa West. Release Date: October 2012
Four girls. One magical, and possibly dangerous Italian summer. Family mysteries, ancient castles, long hot nights of dancing under the stars . . . and, of course, plenty of gorgeous Italian boys! Violet is a British teen living a relatively normal life until the day she sees the mirror image of herself in a museum. [...]
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