The Raft by S.A. Bodeen Pages : 231 Genre : Contemporary Fiction, Survival Stand alone My Rating : 2,5/5 From the back of the book : Robie is an experienced traveler. She’s taken the flight from Honolulu to the Midway Atoll, a group of Pacific islands where her parents live, many times. When she has to get to Midway in a hurry after a visit with her aunt in Hawaii, she gets on the next cargo flight at the last minute. She knows the...

Eve by Anna Carey Pages : 318 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction, Dystopia Series : Eve, book 1 My Rating : 2,5/5 What it’s about : Years ago, a virus cleared out most of the Earth’s population. This is the dangerous, deadly world Eve grew up in. She didn’t get to know the world outside the all-girls school she grew up in, and until the day before graduation, she thought she could hope for a better life. When Eve learns...

Indigo Awakening by Jordan Dane Pages : 304 Genre : YA, Fantasy, Supernatural Series : The Hunted, book 1 My Rating : 2,5/5 What it’s about : After their parents died, Lucas and Rayne were left in the care of their older sister Mia. But Mia is also a follower of a fanatical church that wants to keep Lucas from the world – at all costs. When Lucas successfully escapes from the Believers’ care, Raynes wants nothing...

I’ve never read Sex and the City. I’ve watched most of the episodes – some of them even twice (I blame insomnia). Yet I have never read the book that inspired the series. Listening to the audiobooks of  Carrie’s younger years was then a strange experience, as the only Carrie I knew was from the TV show. While there were definite differences, I enjoyed it enough to listen to both audiobooks. The Carrie Diaries by...

Once again, there are some books I don’t have much to say about. This time, here are two books that would do perfect summer reading * * * The Summer my Life Began  by Shannon Greenland Pages : 250 Genre : YA, Contemporary Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : From Goodreads : Em has always known what her life would contain: an internship at her father’s firm, a degree from Harvard, and a career as a lawyer. The only problem is,...

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,...

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...

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,...