Category Archive: Young Adult

Yours Affectionately YA Review: Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry

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May 19, 2013

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Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Pushing the Limits

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Pushing the LimitsPushing the Limits by Katie McGarry Genre: YA Contemporary Romance Series: #1 Pushing the Limits So many people told me ‘You just have to read this one’, ‘its awesome’, etc and I did the ‘ya-ya, I will.  I’ve got it in my TBR pile’.  Well hel-lo, they were all right.  Truthfully, deep down I knew that it would be good and would grab my emotions, but that’s exactly why I shied away from this book.  And yes, I had to pull out my tissue a few times.  In the right …

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Yours Affectionately YA Review: The Human Side by Heaven Liegh Eldeen (Giveaway)

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April 14, 2013

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The Human Side by Heaven Liegh Eldeen

The Human Side by Heaven Liegh Eldeen Genre: YA Paranormal Romance Series: #2 The Demon Side I was so very eager to read this sequel after that exciting first book that left things in a sad place for Etta and Ra.  As follow up stories go, this one took me on an exciting suspenseful ride before it finished with quite a few surprise reveals. This one absolutely needs to be read in order behind, The Demon Side, so that the world-building and story arc make sense.  It picks up about a year from where the other one left off. Rahovart’s arch status …

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YA Review: Shadows by Jennifer Armentrout

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March 17, 2013

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Shadows

Shadows by Jennifer Armentrout Genre: YA Science Fiction Romance Series: #.5 Lux Series First of all, please do not read my review if you have not read Obsidian because otherwise this review will come as a spoiler to you.  This leads me to say that I do recommend reading Obsidian first though chronologically this one happens first. I have put off reading this book for the longest time because I am such a coward.  Yep, went there!  In our family we call it ‘Old Yeller’ cowardice as in ‘great movie, heroic dog, heroic dog dies cue the tears’ type of emotional cowardice.  …

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YA Review: Ashfall by Mike Mullin

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February 16, 2013

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Ashfall

Ashfall by Mike Mullin Genre: YA Apocalyptic Series:  #1 Ashfall The quote on the front cover references the fact that the scariest apocalyptic stories are the ones that could become true.  Once I got a few pages in this story sucked me in and wouldn’t let me go because, yeah, this stuff has a remote (very remote so don’t start freaking) chance of actually happening.  And what would I be talking about?  This story is an apocalyptic adventure that assumes that the supervolcano under Yellowstone erupts and then the story goes on to show what the fallout for the average person …

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YA Review: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

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February 9, 2013

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Lola

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins Genre: YA Contemporary Romance This is going to seem like an odd way to start a review.  Usually, I begin with why I chose the book, but at the moment I am struck by all the reasons I would not normally have chosen this book though I obviously did choose it, read it and not only that I liked it. I do want to quickly point out that, though this book is not part of a series, it does have crossover characters from ‘Anna and the French Kiss’ in which there are …

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YA Review: Partials by Dan Wells

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February 2, 2013

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Partials

Partials by Dan Wells Genre: YA Dystopian Series:  #1 Partials This story literally swept me up and took me to a whole new world- it was a bleak and dangerous world to be sure.  In the midst of this apocalyptic place,  there was also room for hope and determination for a brighter future.  It was one thrilling ride to the end in one of those ‘race for the cure while fighting the corrupt system oh and toss in a little past government project cover up’ just to really keep it all interesting.  And it was that- interesting- because I couldn’t put …

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YA Review: Pie and Prejudice by Heather Vogel Frederick

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January 26, 2013

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PiesAndPrejudice

Pie and Prejudice by Heather Vogel Frederick Genre: MG-YA Contemporary Romance Series: #4 The Mother-Daughter Book Club “It is a truth universally acknowledged…” is the start of one of the most beloved literary classics of all time.  It is also one of the main explanations of why Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is still popular and going strong 200 years later (Jan 28th 2013 is the book’s birthday to be exact).  That is to say that she wrote universal truths to which we can relate even in our day. This is true for a set of girlfriends and their mothers who …

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