The Rose & The Dagger by Renee Ahdieh

ARC, 416 pages Release Date: April 26, 2016 Published by: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers The Wrath & the Dawn, #2 Source: Texas Library Association (TLA) For fans of: Magic, Romance, Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retellings, YA The much anticipated sequel to the breathtaking The Wrath and the Dawn, lauded by Publishers Weekly as…

Allegiant: Book to Screen Review

PG-13, 120 minutes Release Date: March 18, 2016    After the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris must escape with Four beyond the wall that encircles Chicago, to finally discover the shocking truth of the world around them.  . (From IMDb) *MY THOUGHTS*      Honestly, it was a lot better than I was expecting. I…

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

Audio, 15 hours -19 minutes  Release Date: March 29, 2009 Published by: Margaret K. McElderry Books The Mortal Instruments, #3 Source: Library For fans of: Action, Adventure, Angels, Fairies, Paranormal, Recomended to me, Shape Shifters, YA      To save her mother’s life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of…

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

Nook e-book, 341 pages Release Date: January 5, 2016 Published by: Tor Teen Truthwitch, #1 Source: Own For fans of: Magic, Fantasy, Action, Pirates, Sparkly Covers, Womance, YA       On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery”, a magical skill that sets them apart from others.     In the…

Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin

Hardcover, 379 pages Release Date: October 20, 2015 Published by: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Wolf by Wolf, #1 Source: Library For fans of: Historical Fiction, Alternate History, Action, Adventure, Series, YA      The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule the world. To commemorate…

Court of Fives by Kate Elliott

ARC, 411 pages Release Date: August 18, 2015 Published by: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Stand-alone Source: Borrowed from Katrina For fans of: Fantasy, Action, Romance, YA On the Fives court, everyone is equal. And everyone is dangerous. Jessamy’s life is a balance between acting like an upper-class Patron and dreaming of the freedom…

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