Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases people are excited for. Title: BitterblueAuthor: Kristin CashorePublisher: DialRelease Date: May 1 Summary: Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. […]
Under The Never Sky by Veronica RossiPublisher: HarperCollinsAge Group: YA, 14+My Copy: ARCSource: PublisherFormat: Hardcover, 384 pgs.Release Date: 1/3/12—Review by: Alicia— Summary: EXILED from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland–known as The Death Shop–are slim. If the cannibals don’t get her, the violent, electrified […]
Pandemonium by Lauren OliverPublisher: HarperCollinsAge Group: YA, 14+My Copy: ARCSource: PublisherFormat: Hardcover, 384 pagesRelease Date: 2/28/12—Tomorrow!—Review by: Alicia—*Contains Delirium spoilers*Summary: I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare,pushing aside thoughts of Alex,pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school,push,push,push,like Raven taught me to do.The old life is dead.But the old Lena is dead too.I […]
Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne Review by: Lauren Copy from publisher, but all opinions are my own Official Summary: When sixteen-year-old Faye arrives at Holbrook Academy, she doesn’t expect to find herself exactly where she needs to be. After years of strange waking visions and nightmares, her only comfort the bones of dead animals, Faye […]
Ugly to Start With by John Michael Cummings Review by Lauren Copy from the Author, All Opinions are My Own Official Summary: Jason Stevens is growing up in picturesque, historic Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in the 1970s. Back when the roads are smaller, the cars slower, the people more colorful, and Washington, D.C. is way […]
Over at Bridge the Gap, I held some auctions to raise more money for my LGBT/Straight Ally scholarship called Let’s Get Beyond Tolerance. I want to thank everyone for bidding and donating. However, we still have some items up for grabs so I wanted to post those here and do a First Come, First Serve […]
Girl Meets Boy: Because There are Two Sides to Every Story Edited by Kelly Milner Halls Blog Tour, Copy from Publisher, All Opinions are My Own Review by: Lauren Official Summary: What do guys and girls really think? Twelve of the most dynamic and engaging YA authors writing today team up for this one-of-a-kind collection […]
Interview with author Mary Pauline Lowry, author of The Earthquake Machine By: Lauren Buy the book now 1. Your first novel, The Gods of Fire, may become a movie. If you could cast it yourself, who would you pick? Feel free to talk about directors, etc. too! Yes, my first novel THE GODS OF FIRE—based on […]
Destiny by Laura DeLuca Guest Review by Kari Copy from author, all opinions are our own This author is the blogger behind New Age Mama Review: Destiny by Laura DeLuca was a great supernatural read. It’s about a teen named Gabriella, who is a witch, but can’t remember that she is one. The beginning of the book […]
I don’t normally do a lot of these blog games or whatnot, but then again, I’m not normally tagged. However, I was today and I figured I’d go ahead and play along. By the way, this is Lauren! 🙂 Tagged by Courtney from The Everything Soap Blog. The Rules Post these rules Post 11 random […]