Reviews
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Soulless by Gail Carriger
Publisher: Orbit (October 1, 2009)Paperback: 384 pagesPrice: $7.99 from AmazonSummary: from [goodreads]Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she’s a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from [...]
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Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark (August 11, 2009)Paperback: 320 pagesPrice: $10.19 from AmazonSummary: A married man in posession of a dark fortune must be in want of an eternal wife… Rating: Review: Who’s dark, aloof, and handsome with a pair of fangs? You guess it: Mr. Darcy. The heartthrob everyone knows from Pride and Prejudice returns in a [...]
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Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
here // $9.99 from {amazon} Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin; 1 edition (January 5, 2010)Paperback: 256 pagesSummary: from {goodreads}Climbing to the top of the social ladder is hard–falling from it is even harder. Regina Afton used to be a member of the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique both feared and revered by the students at Hallowell [...]
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Ivy’s Ever After by Dawn Lairamore
Dawn Lairamore’s website [n/a] // $11.53 from {amazon} Publisher: Holiday House (May 15, 2010)Hardcover: 320 pagesSummary: from {goodreads} Once upon a time in the kingdom of Ardendale there lived a spirited princess named Ivy, who had no interest in being rescued by Prince Charming, and an undersized dragon named Elridge, who was better at solving word puzzles [...]
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Double-Trouble Monday: Episode 1
From now on, I’m going to be doing “Double-Trouble Monday” posts, which are basically going to be two short reviews and what I’m currently reading. I don’t always fully review what I’m reading, so I’ll probably be putting these up from time to time. Watch out! Skinned by Robin Wasserman Price: $9.99 (paperback) from AmazonSummary: Lia [...]
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The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (October 6, 2009) Hardcover: 384 pagesPrice: $9.93 from {amazon}Summary: from {goodreads}When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. He has no recollection of his parents, his home, or how he got where he is. His memory is black. But he’s [...]
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Discussion Questions: Intertwined by Gena Showalter
here. 1. Do you feel the ending was cut short and needed more to be resolved before the book ended? Yes. Definitely. I finished the book, and I had to look around to see if it was the last page! There is a conclusion at the end, but Intertwined pretty much ends right after the climax. [...]
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Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Publisher: Scholastic Press (August 1, 2009)Harcover: 400 PagesPrice: $11.46 from AmazonSummary: For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf–her wolf–is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the [...]
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A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker
here // $9.99 from {amazon}Publisher: Razorbill (February 4, 2010) Paperback: 288 pagesSummary: from {goodreads}When the principal announces that every senior must participate in a mandatory year-long Marriage Education program, Fiona Sheehan believes that her life can’t get any worse. Then she marries her “husband”: Jerky jock Todd, whose cheerleader girlfriend, Amanda, has had it in [...]
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Intertwined by Gena Showalter
Publisher: Harlequin (September 1, 2009)Harcover: 448 pagesPrice: $10.87 from AmazonSummary: Most sixteen-year-olds have friends. Aden Stone has four human souls living inside him:One can time-travel.One can raise the dead.One can tell the future.And one can possess another human.With no other family and a life spent in and out of institutions, Aden and the souls have [...]