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Reviews

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Exile for Dreamers
by Kathleen Baldwin
"A wonderful addition to the Stranje House series"
Posted August 21, 2016

Tess Aubreyson has visions at night of what might happen in the future. While the dreams are often helpful for her and her fellow students at the Stranje House, they usually lead to death and despair, and she fears she will go mad like her mother before her. When her Read more...


Never Missing, Never Found
by Amanda Panitch
"Gasp-inducing suspense where nothing is predictable"
Posted August 20, 2016

Scarlett was kidnapped and taken away from her family at a young age, though she was eventually able to escape. Now, she's a teenager working at an amusement park for the summer. It's her chance to have a normal life filled with fun, friends, and flirting, but on Read more...


The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You
by Lily Anderson
"Wit, laughter, romance, and originality rolled into one"
Posted August 20, 2016

Trixie Watson has her senior year goals set: save up money to spend at her favorite comic store and, most importantly, take third ranking in her class from Ben West. Since they were kids, Ben and Trixie have been at war. When their best friends start dating, the two are Read more...


A World Without You
by Beth Revis
"Engrossing exploration of mental health and family"
Posted June 30, 2016

Bo lives most of his week at Berkshire Academy, a school for youth who are troubled in some way. Bo, however, believes the school is for people like him who have superpowers. For Bo, this means his power to travel through time, and he fears it is his Read more...


Beware That Girl
by Teresa Toten
"A psychological thriller where no one can be trusted"
Posted June 29, 2016

Kate O'Brien is used to being the scholarship kid after she's moved around so many times. With her expert lying skills, she finds wealthy student Olivia at her newest school and plans to use Olivia for status, money, social rank, and maybe a little friendship on the side Read more...


The Safest Lies
by Megan Miranda
"On the edge of your seat YA thriller"
Posted June 29, 2016

Kelsey's mother hasn't left their house in 17 years. She was kidnapped at Kelsey's age and is fearfully worried that the tragedy will repeat itself. Kelsey tries to keep under the radar, but a car accident that puts her and her mother's name in the newspaper Read more...


Hanging Mary
by Susan Higginbotham
"Fascinating take on the life of Mary Surratt"
Posted June 29, 2016

Most know the story of how Abraham Lincoln was killed, but few know about Mary Surratt. Mary Surratt was the mother of Johnny, a man with close relations to John Wilkes Booth. Mrs. Surratt is a supporter of the Confederacy, but a mostly passive one as she prefers to keep Read more...


The Darkest Lie
by Pintip Dunn
"Emotional mystery with grief, romance, and thrills"
Posted June 25, 2016

Cecilia "CeCe" Brooks thought she had a close relationship with her mother. When her mother commits suicide and rumors of a sex scandal with a student erupt, CeCe is full of uncertainty and pain. It doesn't help that her classmates bully her about it and her father can't Read more...


Ghost Gifts
by Laura Spinella
"Layered mystery with a paranormal twist"
Posted June 25, 2016

Aubrey Ellis leads a normal life on the outside: a newspaper job, an impending divorce, and a loving grandmother. She keeps her paranormal gift of being able to communicate with the dead as under the radar as she possibly can. When the skeletal remains of a body no one thought Read more...


Wandmaker
by Ed Masessa
"Fun adventure story perfect for reluctant readers"
Posted June 25, 2016

Henry Leach the Eighth is rich in magical family lineage, something he is just starting to discover as he tries to get his wand to work. When he seeks help about his wand, he becomes thrust in an entanglement of magic, mysterious books, a father who is more than a Read more...


Map of Fates
by Maggie Hall
"Political intrigue and character development soar in this sequel"
Posted June 25, 2016

Avery West is on a mission to get her mother back. After only a few weeks of meeting her newfound family and being thrust into the mysterious and dangerous Circle society, all she wants is to save the one parent who raised her. However, in order to do so, she Read more...


The Pages of the Mind
by Jeffe Kennedy
"A magical journey full of romance and politics"
Posted June 21, 2016

Dafne Mailloux is the trusted librarian of the High Queen. She loves learning and researching, and her years doing so have made her good with languages. When the High Queen asks her to journey to a foreign land to gather information, Dafne reluctantly accepts. While journeying, she meets a foreign Read more...


The Gallery of Lost Species
by Nina Berkhout
"A layered examination of a family through the years"
Posted June 21, 2016

Edith has always been a little neglected by her family. Her older sister, Vivienne, and their mother fight like crazy, and their father spends most of his time working to afford his wife's expensive spending. As the years pass, tensions between Edith and Viv grow as Viv rebels. When Read more...


Heir to the Sky
by Amanda Sun
"Beautiful descriptions and heart-pounding adventure"
Posted April 26, 2016

Kali may love the kingdom she is to inherit, a kingdom on floating continents high above a monster-ridden earth, but she despises the restrictions her role brings. She must do as her father says, marry for political alliance and not love, and burn herself out in service for her Read more...


Once Was A Time
by Leila Sales
"Exciting Tale of Friendship and Time Travel"
Posted April 10, 2016

In 1940, Charlotte and her best friend, Kitty, listen as Charlotte's father tells them his research on time travel. When Charlotte and Kitty are put in danger because of the secrets the German government believes Charlotte's father has, Charlotte makes a snap decision that separates her from everyone Read more...


Reader, I Married Him
by Tracy Chevalier, Francine Prose, Audrey Niffenegger, Lionel Shriver
"Delightful smorgasbord of stories inspired by Jane Eyre"
Posted April 10, 2016

READER, I MARRIED HIM is a short story collection inspired by the famous Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. This collection offers stories from several popular authors, including Emma Donoghue and Helen Dunmore. The stories range from ones featuring exact characters from Jane Eyre, such as Jane herself and Grace Poole Read more...


The Darkest Corners
by Kara Thomas
"Thrilling, Edge of Your Seat Suspense"
Posted April 5, 2016

Tessa isn't looking forward to returning to her hometown where the ghosts of her past are everywhere. Her father is dying in a jail cell, and her friend, Callie, only sees her as a reminder of their testimonies against Wyatt Stokes, the man they believed killed Callie's cousin Read more...


The First Time She Drowned
by Kerry Kletter
"Moving story of family relationships, mental illness, and the power of healing"
Posted March 24, 2016

After being forced into a mental institution by her mother for over two years, Cassie O'Malley couldn't be more ready to start over at college. However, restarting her life is more difficult than she imagined, and her mother's sudden change of heart makes it even more complicated Read more...


Titans
by Victoria Scott
"Empowering novel of family, friendship, and racing"
Posted March 10, 2016

Astrid Sullivan has always been in love with the Titans- mechanical horses that race in her neighborhood. Since she was a young teen, she would go to races and watch them, not daring to wish that someday she could be a part of it. Her family, and many families around Read more...


Saving Wonder
by Mary Knight
"Atmospheric story about the relationships between people and land"
Posted March 10, 2016

Curley loves his home with his Papaw. They live in the Appalachian Mountains, and Curley could spend all day enjoying the beauty of nature with his friend, Jules. On top of that, Papaw has been giving Curley a word once a week to help him learn how to express himself Read more...


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1 comment posted.

Re: A Sword for His Lady (11:03am July 8, 2015):

Isabel seems like she will win! I love their banter, and
this is such a great cover!

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