ARC, 357 pages Release Date: January 30, 2018 Published by: Flatiron Books Read from: January 22-28, 2018 The Hazelwood, #1 Source: Publisher For fans of: Magical Realism, Fantasy, Horror, YA/Adult Crossover Appeal Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at…
ARC, 370 pages Release Date: January 23, 2018 Published by: Razorbill Read from: January 12-14, 2018 Reign of the Fallen, #1 Source: #booksfortrade For fans of: LGBTQ+, Fantasy, Necromancy, Romance, YA Odessa is one of Karthia’s master necromancers, catering to the kingdom’s ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it’s Odessa’s job to raise them by retrieving…
Hardcover, 279 pages Release Date: September 26, 2017 Published by: Scholastic Press Read from: December 13-16, 2017 Stand-alone Source: Bought/ Suggested for Purchase by my Library System! For fans of: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Holidaze, LOL, Elves, Magic, MG The elves can’t be kept on shelves in this hilarious middle-grade debut about what happens when Santa opens a…
ARC, 478 pages Release Date: November 6, 2017 Published by: Feiwel & Friends Read from: November 6-24, 2017 Renegades, #1 Source: #BooksforTrade For fans of: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Super-heroes, YA Secret Identities. Extraordinary Powers. She wants vengeance. He wants justice. The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled…
e-Audio, 9 hours Release Date: September 12, 2017 Published by: Arthur A. Levine Books Read from: November 4-8, 2017 Shadowshaper, #2 Source: Hoopla Digital For fans of: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, YA Shadowhouse rising Sierra and her friends love their new lives as shadowshapers, making art and creating change with the spirits of Brooklyn. Then Sierra receives a…
ARC, 364 pages Release Date: August 29, 2017 Published by: Random House Books for Young Readers Read from: August 11-17, 2017 DC Icons, #1 Source: TxLA 2017 For fans of: Superheroes, Romance, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Bombshell Ending, Sparkly Covers, Girl Power, Multiple POV’s, POC MC, Series, Series Starters, YA She will become one of the world’s greatest heroes:…
I don’t normally talk about the audio books I listen to because most of them are backlist, but I really want to start! So, I’m starting Listen Up to write short reviews on the books that I listen to! Audio, 6 parts Release Date: June 30, 2015 Published by: Arthur A. Levine Books Read from: June 11-14, 2017…
Hardcover, 510 pages Release Date: June 13, 2017 Published by: Greenwillow Books Read from: July 8-12, 2017 Monsters of Verity, #2 Source: Library For fans of: Action, Paranormal, Fantasy, Dark, Monsters, Series, Series Enders, YA THE WORLD IS BREAKING. AND SO ARE THEY. KATE HARKER isn’t afraid of monsters. She hunts them. And she’s good…
ARC, 392 pages Release Date: May 16, 2017 Published by: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Read from: May 1-May 9, 2017 Flame in the Mist, #1 Source: TLA 2017 For fans of: Fantasy, Romance, Action, Sparkly Covers, Diverse Authors, Diversity, POC The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an…
e-ARC, 298 pages Release Date: March 28, 2017 Published by: Salaam Reads Read from: March 18-28 , 2017 Stand-alone Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.) For fans of: Marginalized Voices, Fantasy, MG, Steampunk A trio of friends from…
