Nimona by Noelle Stevenson Pages : 272 Genre : Graphic Novel, Comics Stand Alone My Rating : 4.5/5 About the Book  : Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the...

The Rose Society by Marie Lu Narrated by Carla Corvo & Lannon Killea Pages/Time : 395/11h07 Genre : YA, fantasy Series : The Young Elites, book 2 My Rating : 4/5 About the Book  : Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she flees Kenettra with her sister to find other Young Elites in the hopes of...

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas Pages : 418 Genre : YA, Fantasy Series : Throne of Glass, book 2 My Rating : 4/5 About the Book  : From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil. Keeping up...

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Pages : 404 Genre : YA, Fantasy Series : Throne of Glass, book 1 My Rating : 3.5/5 About the Book  : After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her...

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga Pages : 359 Genre : YA, Thriller Series : Jasper Dent, book 1 My Rating : 4/5 About the Book  : Jasper “Jazz” Dent is a likable teenager. A charmer, one might say. But he’s also the son of the world’s most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, Take Your Son to Work Day was year-round. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could—from the...

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey Pages : 457 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : The 5th Wave, book 1 My Rating : 4/5 About the Book  : After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings...

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan Pages : 528 Genre : YA, Fantasy Series : Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, book 1 My Rating : 3/5 About the Book  : Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother’s mysterious death, he’s lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he’s tracked down by a man he’s never met—a man...

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Pages : 378 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : Starbound, book 1 My Rating : 4.5/5 About the Book  : Luxury spaceliner Icarus suddenly plummets from hyperspace into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive – alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a cynical war hero. Both journey across the eerie...