Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Hardcover, 435 pages Release Date: November 22, 2016 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: December 10-16, 2016  Arc of a Scythe, #1 Source: Library For fans of: Dystopian, Dark & Stabby, YA      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….

The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid

ARC, 344 pages Release Date: November 1, 2016 Published by: Delacorte Press Read from: December 8, 2016 Stand-alone Source: BEA 2016 For fans of: Sci-Fi, YA Sparkly Covers, Action, YA       Nemesis is a Diabolic. Created to protect a galactic Senator’s daughter, Sidonia. The girl who has grown up by her side and who is as much 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…

Winter by Marissa Meyer

Hardcover, 824 pages Release Date: November 10, 2015 Published by: Feiwel & Friends  The Lunar Chronicles, #4 Source: Own (Pre-Ordered) For fans of: Sci-Fi, Dystopia, Retellings, Romance, Action, Sparkly Covers, Series Enders, YA      Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her…

The Heir by Kiera Cass

Hardcover, 368 pages Release Date: May 5, 2015 Published by: Harper Teen  The Selection, #4 Source: Own For fans of: The Bachelor, Romance, Dystopia, Sparkly Covers, Chick-lit, Royalty, YA, Companion/Series      Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon’s heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a…

Insurgent Movie Review

PG-13, 119 minutes Release Date: March 20, 2015      Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others on her side. (From IMDb) *MY THOUGHTS*      I have to admit… I forgot all about this…

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

ARC, 386 pages Release Date: February 10, 2015 Published by: HarperTeen Red Queen Trilogy, #1 Source: Borrowed For fans of: Dystopia, Fantasy, Magic, Sparkly Covers, YA      Graceling meets The Selection in debut novelist Victoria Aveyard’s sweeping tale of seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose once-latent magical power draws her into the dangerous intrigue of…

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