Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Hardcover,  536 pages Release Date: September 27, 2016 Published by: HMH Books for Young Readers Read from: October 7, 2016 Stand-alone Source: Bought For fans of: Fantasy, Diversity, Romance, Action, Adventure, Sparkly Covers, YA      Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying up…

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…

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