Supernaturally by Kiersten White Pages : 336 Genre : YA, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy Series : Paranormalcy, Book 2 Rating : What it’s about : It didn’t take long for Evie to realize that the ordinary life she had wished for was, in fact, mostly boring; so when Raquel offers her to work once more at the International Paranormal Containment Agency, she can hardly say no. But leading a double life – regular teen in the day,...
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Crossed by Ally Condie Pages : 367 Genre : YA, Dystopia, Science-Fiction Series : Matched, Book 2 My Rating : What it’s about : Cassia will do anything to reunite with Ky, the love too soon taken from her life by the Society. Following his trace into the canyons, Cassia meets new allies and new enemies as she focuses on her simple plan : once she finds Ky, they’ll join the Rising and fights against the Society. But before she...
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Beauty Queens by Libba Bray Pages : 406 Genre : YA, Fiction, Humor Stand Alone My Rating : From Goodreads : The fifty contestants in the Miss Teen Dream pageant thought this was going to be a fun trip to the beach, where they could parade in their state-appropriate costumes and compete in front of the cameras. But sadly, their airplane had another idea, crashing on a desert island and leaving the survivors stranded with little food,...
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Hello hello, all! First of all, I missed you. It’s crazy how blogging has become such a part of my life that, when I don’t do it for a while, I feel like there’s a little something missing in my life! So October came and went (that was a while ago, I know!), and despite a huge blogging slump that has made this space a lot quieter, I did complete my R.I.P. challenge before October ended! I read 4 books, as I had planned, 2...
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Today’s mini-reviews have all in common that despite reading reviews that clearly indicated that these books weren’t for me, I went ahead and gave them a try anyway, because Ooooh! The Pretty Covers! I know, I know. I’m such a shallow reader! * * * Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz Pages : 252 Genre : YA, Paranormal Series : Touch, Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : Even though she doesn’t believe...
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Sometimes I don’t feel like talking to an extent about some of the books I’ve read, so I choose to go with the short reviews instead. I’ve done this in the past mainly with books I hadn’t enjoyed, but this time it’s not the case. Instead, here are three books I did enjoy reading but that didn’t leave a strong impression on me. These share some similarities, as all three are the first of their series, and all...
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Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers Pages : 365 Genre : YA, Paranormal Romance Series : Personal Demons, book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : Frannie has been raised to be a good catholic girl, yet events of her past make her want not to believe in the existence of God. When two new guys join her school, Frannie is surprised to have them immediately drawn to her – and to be drawn to them both, too. On one side there is sexy, dark,...
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Sometimes there are books that, without being bad reads, I don’t have much to say about. So mini-reviews are the way to go! * * * Beautiful by Amy Reed Pages : 232 Genre : YA, Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : What it’s about, from the back of the book : When Cassie moves from the tiny town where she has always lived to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind. This is Cassie’s...
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