Plague by Michael Grant Pages : 352 Genre : YA, Speculative Fiction Sêries : Gone, Book 4 My Rating :  From the back of the book : They’ve survived hunger. They’ve survived lies. But the stakes keep rising, and the dystopian horror keeps building. Yet despite the simmering unrest left behind by so many battles, power struggles, and angry divides, there is a momentary calm in Perdido Beach. But enemies in the FAYZ don’t...

Some good reads I don’t have much to say about 😉 * * * Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden Pages : 234 Genre : YA, Fiction, GLBT Stand Alone My Rating : From Goodreads : First published in 1982, this is the story of two teenage girls whose friendship blossoms into love and who, despite pressures from family and school that threaten their relationship, promise to be true to each other and their feelings. My Thoughts : Prior to reading...

Wither by Lauren DeStefano Pages : 358 Genre : Ya, Post-Apocalyptic, “Dystopia” Series : The Chemical Garden, Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : Rhine grew up knowing her days were counted : in her world, males die at 25 and females at 20, and young girls are viewed as prized possessions, their only worth being their capacity for making babies. Rhine is 16 when she gets kidnapped and married, along with two other girls,...

Two short reviews today, of two books I enjoyed 🙂 * * * Two Moon Princess by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban Pages : 323 Genre : YA, Fantasy My Rating : What it’s about :  As a princess, Andrea grew up in a castle with her sisters. Even though she has always dreamed of being a warrior, her family has more “ladylike” plans for her. When she steps through a portal and accidentally lands in modern California, her life is forever...

Bright Young Things and Beautiful Days by Anna Godbersen Genre : YA, Historical Fiction Series : Bright Young Things, Book 1 and 2 My Rating : What it’s about : The year is 1929. Letty, Cordelia and Astrid all dream of a better life, a life filled with the glamour and lights only New York can bring. Whether they dream of the stage, a good marriage or finding their family, they will risk anything to reach their goals. My Thoughts...

Think of a Number by John Verson Pages : 497 Genre : Mystery Series : Dave Gurney, Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : Think of any number… picture it… now see how well I know your secrets. These simple letters seem to have the power to see their reader’s mind, and predict the exact number they’ll think of. And then, the murders being. As a former cop who personally knew the first victim, Dave Gurney is...

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Pages : 418 Genre : YA, Fantasy Series : Daughter of Smoke and Bone, book 1 My Rating :  From the book :  Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to...

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,...