Parallel by Lauren Miller
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Twerp by Mark Goldblatt
Sometimes when you brace yourself for a storm, you get a gentle breeze. The storm only comes when you’re braced for nothing whatsoever I don’t usually review children’s books, but when I read the premise of Twerp I decided to break the rules. The story is told from the perspective of Julian Twerski, a twelve-year-old
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Parallel by Lauren Miller
Parallel lives/universes seem to be an “it” thing in 2013 with at least 3 YA releases coming to mind and I for one am not the least bit disappointed because I LOVE the concept of alternative realities and fringe sciences. Parallel definitely didn’t disappoint either I absolutely loved it and read it over a weekend, it
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The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa
You will always be a monster – there is no turning back from it. But what kind of monster you become is entirely up to you. I loved The Immortal Rules and am excited to say that The Eternity Cure is a fantastic, solid sequel. You pick up from where book 1 leaves off with
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Review: Boundless by Cynthia Hand
“How did you do that?” I shrug. “I click my heels three times and say, ‘There’s no place like home.’” “Uh-huh. So … you think this is your home? My barn? His tone is playful, but the look he’s giving me is dead serious. A question. “Haven’t you guessed by now?” I say, my heart
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Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
“You’re crazy,” said her best friend, Angela, as the bell rang to signal five minutes before the first class on the first day back at school. “They said that about all the great visionaries.”. “You know who else they said it about?” Angela demanded. “All the actual crazy people.” Every now and then you come
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The Glimpse by Claire Merle
This is the story of Ana who lives in the not to distant future where scientists and governments test for mental illnesses from birth and then segragates society into the “pures” who live in idyllic gated communities and the “crazies” everyone else who has predictors for mental illness, ranging from mild illnesses to the big
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Cinder by Marissa Meyer
“Was it all in my head? A Lunar trick?” Her stomach twisted. “No.” She shook her head, fervently. How to explain that she hadn’t had the gift before? That she couldn’t have used it against him? “I would never lie—” The words faded. She had lied. Everything he knew about her had been a lie.
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Embrace by Jessica Shirvington
This was a guest review I wrote for Angelya from The Oaken Bookcase. It is part of the Discover Australian Fantasy feature, running all July on The Oaken Bookcase. Please visit the Aussie Fantasy page to see the other reviews and articles and also to enter the giveaway – you could win a copy of Embrace! Did you ever
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Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
Our purpose on this earth is not one single event, an accomplishment we can check off a list. There is no test. No passing or failing. There’s only us, each moment shaping who we are, into what we will become. Sigh, what a beautiful novel. Hallowed is the 2nd installment of the Unearthly series by
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