Happy Tuesday, everyone! You know what Tuesdays mean: a new episode of LOST, and glorious book releases. Along with Michael Grant’s Lies and Jeri Smith-Ready’s Shade, also hitting stores today in the United Kingdom is the third and final…
Young Adult
Title: Lies Author: Michael Grant Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: May 2010 Hardcover: 464 pages It’s been seven months since all the adults disappeared. Gone. It happens in one night. A girl who…
Title: The Prince of Mist Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon Genre: YA/Horror Publisher:Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (US) /Orion Children’s (UK) Publication Date: May 2010 Hardcover: 224 pages/208 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Why did I read…
Title: White Cat Author: Holly Black Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: May 2010 (US) / June 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 320 pages Cassel comes from a family of curse…
Welcome to guest dare! For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone. You can read all previous…
As you may have heard, this past weekend the LA Times Festival of Books took place at my alma mater, UCLA. Over the weekend of April 24th – 25th, thousands of book lovers, authors, book sellers, publishers and other…
Title: Epitaph Road Author: David Patneaude Genre: Young Adult, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: March 2010 Hardcover: 272 pages 2097 is a transformed world. Thirty years earlier, a mysterious plague wiped out 97 percent of the male…
Title:Radiant Shadows Author:Melissa Marr Genre: YA, Fantasy, Romance Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: April 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Book 4 in the Wicked Lovely series Hunger for nourishment. Hunger for touch. Hunger to belong. Half-human…
On April 20th, Runaway, the dramatic conclusion to the bestselling Airhead novels by Meg Cabot, hits stores. Here’s the skinny: High fashion with a touch of sci-fi. In Runaway, the dramatic conclusion to the bestselling and acclaimed Airhead novels…
Joint Review: Year of the Horse by Justin Allen
Title: Year of the Horse Author: Justin Allen Genre: Young Adult, Western, Adventure, Fantasy Publisher: The Overlook Press Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 352 pages A thrill-ride adventure novel capturing the adventure, mystery, legend, and lore of America Year…