Fire by Kristin Cashore

Fire
Kristin Cashore

I was pretty sure I would like this book when Graceling got glowing reviews from the usual suspects (people who have tastes that tend to mesh with mine), which is why I got an ARC copy of Fire at BEA. The next day, when I saw that the author was signing the book, I [...]

Crazy Beautiful by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Crazy Beautiful

The Premise: Well. I really think the blurb for this is better than anything I could say because…hooks for hands people:
“In an explosion of his own making, Lucius blew his arms off. Now he has hooks. He chose hooks because they were cheaper. He chose hooks because he wouldn’t outgrow them so quickly. He [...]

Intertwined by Gena Showalter

 

Intertwined by gena showalter

This is a review for an ARC copy that I got at BEA. Intertwined is another offering from Harlequin’s new line: Harlequin Teen (I reviewed another of their books, Rachel Vincent’s My Soul To Take on this blog in July – LJ | vox | wordpress).
 
The Premise: Aden Stone is a teen who has been in [...]

Geektastic – Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci

Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd

I picked this one up at BEA since I’m a Holly Black fan and she was signing it.
 
Geektastic is an anthology of geek related stories. According to the charming Editors’ note, the idea was formed after Comic Con, where, in line for a burrito, Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci discussed what would [...]

The Eternal Kiss by various authors, edited by Trisha Telep

The Eternal Kiss: 12 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire

 
I actually tend to like anthologies because it gives me a chance to “try out” or find new authors I may not have tried out on my own. Usually there are always hits and misses, but what I liked about The Eternal Kiss was that although [...]

The Season by Sarah MacLean

 

The Season
Sarah MacLean

The Premise: This is a young adult version of adventure/romance in Regency England. Seventeen year old Lady Alexandra Stafford (aka Alex), daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Worthington and her two best friends Lady Vivian Markwell, daughter of the Marquess of Langford and Lady Eleanor Redburn, daughter of the Earl and Countess of [...]

Interesting..

Hush, hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
An interesting YA – I’m drawn to this cover! I found this via Steph Su reads while I was surfing online today. This book comes out in October. The author’s website says:
Falling in love was never so easy . . . or so deadly.
High school sophomore Nora Grey is irritated to find herself partnered in [...]

Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow

Strange Angels
Lili St. Crow

Note: this review is based on an ARC I received from the publisher
 
Premise: Dru Anderson knows all about scary creatures like werewulfen, suckers, gator-spirits, chupacabras, ghosts, and zombies and she’s helped her dad track and kill a few. It’s a rough life but Dru has been doing this since her grandmother died and [...]