Hey folks! As it’s officially the beginning of summer and we’re halfway through the year, we decided that it was time to start keeping score – of our favorite books of the year, that is. Without further ado, we…
Book Reviews
Title: Shades of Gray (US)/ Shades of Night (UK) Author:Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge Genre: Fantasy (Superheroes) When Jet and Iridium – best friends turned enemies – came together to bring down a supervillain, they inadvertently destroyed the secret…
Title: Crossing Over Author: Anna Kendall Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Gollancz YA Publication Date: June 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages Whether it’s a curse or a blessing the fact remains: whenever Roger is in enough pain he can cross…
Title:A Blue So Dark Author: Holly Schindler Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: Flux Publication Date: May 1, 2010 Paperback: 288 pages Fifteen-year-old Aura Ambrose has been hiding a secret. Her mother, a talented artist and art teacher, is slowly being…
Title: The Line Author: Teri Hall Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Dial Publication Date: March 2010 Hardcover: 224 Pages An invisible, uncrossable physical barrier encloses the Unified States. The Line is the part of the border that…
Title: The Rise of Renegade X Author: Chelsea M. Campbell Genre: YA/ UF (Superheroes) Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: May 11 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages Stand alone or series: As far as I know, stand alone but please, please…
Title: Naamah’s Curse Author: Jacqueline Carey Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: June 2010 Hardcover: 576 Pages Far from the land of her birth, Moirin sets out across Tatar territory to find Bao, the proud and virile…
BEA Appreciation Week – Joint Review: Go, Mutants! by Larry Doyle
Title: Go, Mutants! Author: Larry Doyle Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Comedy, Young Adult Publisher: Ecco Publication Date: June 2010 Hardcover: 368 Pages The author of I Love You, Beth Cooper returns with an ingenious contemporary satire set in an…
Title: Friend is not a Verb Author: Daniel Ehrenhaft Genre: Contemporary YA Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: May 4 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand Alone You know things are bad when your dreams come with a…
BEA Appreciation Week – Book Review: The Enemy by Charlie Higson
Title: The Enemy Author: Charlie Higson Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Hyperion (US) / Puffin (UK) Publication Date: May 2010 (US) / September 2009 (UK) Hardcover: 448 Pages (US) In the wake of a devastating disease, everyone…