Category Archives: Young Adult

Review: Vial Things by Leah Clifford

16 December, 2016 9:45 am , 2 Comments ,

Vial Things
(Resurrectionist #1)
By: Leah Clifford
Publisher: Self-published
Published: Aug. 9, 2016
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Rating:

goodreadsbutton Amazon-Button

When the resurrectionists of Fissure’s Whipp begin disappearing, eighteen-year-old Allie knows someone is after their blood—or, more accurately, the genetic mutation that allows their blood to heal wounds, save lives and even bring back the recently deceased.

Raised by her aunt after her parents’ deaths, Allie knows staying vigilant means staying alive. She’s trained her whole life to protect herself by any means necessary, from self defense classes to extensive weapons training in knives. Now, she’s gone so far as to befriend a homeless boy named Ploy who unknowingly trades a few nights a week on her couch in exchange for being a human tripwire to those hunting her.

But as Allie and Ploy’s feelings for each other grow, Allie realizes this time, she’ll need more than fighting skills and a sharp blade to beat a villain literally out for blood.

Protecting a girl he shouldn’t love, from a threat he understands too well, Ploy must face his past to save his future in Allie’s world—a world where bringing back the dead can cost you your life.

 

 

Read More →

Posted in: YA Fantasy , Tagged:

Excerpt: The French Impressionist by Rebecca Bischoff [Giveaway]

12 December, 2016 1:14 am , 3 Comments ,

The French Impressionist
By: Rebecca Bischoff
Publisher: Amberkjack Publishing
Publication Date: Dec. 6, 2016
Genre: Young Adult

Rosemary is fifteen and gloriously free, on her own for the very first time. Part of an exchange program for aspiring artists, she arrives in sunny southern France with a single goal: she doesn’t plan to leave, ever. She wants a new life, a new family, and a new identity. But her situation, crafted from lies big and small, is precarious.

Desperate to escape haunting images from her past and a stage one helicopter parent, Rosemary struggles to hide her lack of artistic talent and a communication disorder that has tormented her all her life. She believes her dream of a new start will come true, until she unwittingly finds herself enveloped in a decades-old mystery that threatens to ruin her only chance for success. Determined to stay, Rosemary must choose whether or not she’ll tell the biggest lie of all, even if it means destroying the life of someone she cares about.

Dramatic, heartwarming, and full of teenage angst, The French Impressionist perfectly captures the struggle of those who feel they have no voice, and also shows the courage it takes to speak up and show the world who we really are.

 

 

Read More →

Posted in: Excerpt, YA Contemporary, Young Adult , Tagged: ,

Excerpt: Unforgiving by Alisic Adnan [Giveaway]

7 December, 2016 8:33 am , 3 Comments ,

unforginv UNFORGIVING
By: Alisic Adnan
Publisher: Self-Published
Publication Date: January 2017
Genre: Young Adult

goodreadsbutton Amazon-Button

12 years after surviving horrific massacre, 15-year- old Meho commits ruthless murders and sets in motion the event which could change the world order.

The murders are followed by the trial of the century, where media vilifies Meho as a psychopath, mass murderer, and a monster — all under the influence of FBI, who are trying to conceal the identity of the victims and protect the National Security.

The only person who believes that Meho is innocent is his 10-year-old brother Bucky, who will turn heavens and earth to free Meho. After learning the truth, Bucky is devastated, but not all things are as they seem, and the truth will be revealed at the very end.

 

Read More →

Posted in: Excerpt, YA Contemporary, Young Adult , Tagged:

Excerpt: Shattered Pack by Aileen Erin [Giveaway]

28 November, 2016 2:48 am , 2 Comments ,

shattered-pack Shattered Pack
(Alpha Girl #6)
By: Aileen Erin
Publisher: Ink Monster Publishing
Publication Date: March 28, 2017
Genre: Paranormal Young Adult

goodreadsbutton BN Amazon-Button

Meredith Molloney never thought she’d find a mate, let alone someone like Donovan Murry—one of the most powerful Alphas alive. Now that she’s no longer cursed and the evil Luciana Alvarez has been taken care of, she thinks life will finally settle down. Boy, has she never been so wrong.

In the middle of the night, Donovan gets a call telling him that his pack has gone to pieces. The news that his second in command has been found brutally murdered has Donovan packing his bags for Ireland, but the last thing Meredith wants to do is leave Texas. She’s heard about how the Celtic Pack are with outsiders. And Donovan has more than a few exes in the pack that will be less than friendly.

Meredith’s never let a few angry wolves stop her, and she’s not about to start now. She’s faced down much worse the past few months. But when she gets there, she finds that it’s not just a few exes who stand in the way between her and her Full Moon Ceremony with Donovan.

Meredith is thrust in to a deadly game of pack politics, one the fey have happily joined in on. When the dust settles, she knows she’ll either have everything that she wants or lose it all.

 

 

Read More →

Posted in: YA Fantasy , Tagged:

Excerpt: Shadow Fall by Audrey Grey [Giveaway]

23 November, 2016 2:45 am , 1 Comment ,

shadowfallShadow Fall
(Shadow Fall #1)
by: Audrey Grey
Publisher: Blaze Publishing
Publication Date: Nov. 22, 2016
Genre: Scifi Young Adult

goodreadsbutton BN Amazon-Button

The asteroid hurtling toward the earth will kill billions.

The Emperor and his Gold Court will be safe in their space station, watching from the stars. The Silvers will be protected underground. But the Bronzes must fight it out at the Shadow Trials for the few remaining spots left on the space station.

When an enigmatic benefactor hands Maia Graystone a spot in the Trials, she won’t just get a chance at salvation for her and her baby brother, Max: She gets to confront the mother who abandoned her in prison, the mad Emperor who murdered her father, and the Gold prince who once loved her. But it’s the dark bastard prince she’s partnered with that will make her question everything, including her own heart. With the asteroid racing closer every day, Maia must trust someone to survive.

The question is who?

 

Read More →

Posted in: YA Sci-fi , Tagged: ,

Review: The Bad Boy Bargain by Kendra C. Highley [Giveaway]

21 November, 2016 2:04 am , 5 Comments ,

badboybargainThe Bad Boy Bargain
By: Kendra C. Highley
Publisher: Entangled Crush
Publication Date: Nov. 14, 2016
Genre: Young Adult
Rating:

goodreadsbutton BN Amazon-Button

Baseball player Kyle Sawyer has many labels: bad boy, delinquent, ladies’ man, fearless outfielder… Only one of them is actually true. But then sweet ballet dancer Faith Gladwell asks him to help wreck her reputation, and everything goes sideways.

Faith knows a thing or two about love, and what she had with her cheating jerk of an ex wasn’t it. When he starts spreading rumors about her being an Ice Queen, Faith decides it’s time to let a little bad into her life.

Lucky for her, Kyle Sawyer—dark, dangerous, totally swoonworthy Kyle Sawyer—is landscaping her backyard over Spring Break. Shirtless. And if she can convince him to play along, “dating” Kyle will silence the rumors.

But Faith’s plan threatens to expose Sawyer’s biggest secret of all…and that’s a risk he’s not willing to take.

 

Read More →

Posted in: YA Contemporary , Tagged: ,

Excerpt: The Homecoming by Stacie Ramey [Giveaway]

16 November, 2016 2:44 am , 4 Comments ,

thehomecoming The Homecoming
By: Stacie Ramey
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Publication Date: Nov. 1, 2016
Genre: Young Adult

goodreadsbutton BN Amazon-Button

Forced to return to his estranged family, John discovers how hard it is to truly go home.

It’s been a year since John lost his girlfriend, Leah, to suicide. Living with his uncle keeps his mind from the tragedy and his screwed up family-until he gets into trouble and a judge sends him back home. With a neglectful mother and abusive brother, John’s homecoming is far from happy.

As he tries to navigate and repair the relationships he abandoned years ago, Emily, the girl next door, is the only bright spot. She’s sweet and smart and makes him think his heart may finally be healing. But tragedy isn’t far away, and John must soon face an impossible decision: save his family or save himself.

 

Read More →

Posted in: YA Contemporary, Young Adult , Tagged: ,

Review: Game On by Michelle Smith

14 November, 2016 2:03 am , 8 Comments ,

GAMEON Game On
(Lewis Creek #2)
By: Michelle Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Spark
Publication Date: Aug. 16, 2016
Genre: Young Adult
Rating:

goodreadsbutton BN Amazon-Button

As king of baseball in the small town of Lewis Creek, Eric Perry can have any girl he wants and win every game he plays. But when a fight lands him in jail, he’s only got one more strike before his baseball career is over for good. His only chance for redemption? The girl next door, Bri Johnson.

Bri hasn’t talked to Eric in months—for starters, she’s been too busy dealing with her jerk of an ex-boyfriend, not to mention the fact that Eric’s been preoccupied trying to drink every keg in the country dry. But when he needs a way to stay on the team, she proposes a plan: if he helps her out with community service, he can stay on the team. At first it’s a nightmare—Eric and Bri stopped being friends years ago, surely that was for a good reason, right? But as volunteering turns to bonding over old memories of first kisses under the stars, they start to have trouble remembering what pushed them apart.

In a town as small as Lewis Creek, nothing stays secret for long and their friendship and romance might mean bad news. But in this final, tumultuous spring before graduation, Eric and Bri are about to realize that nobody’s perfect alone, but they might just be perfect together.

 

Read More →

Posted in: YA Contemporary, Young Adult , Tagged: ,

Review: On the Fence by Kasie West

7 November, 2016 3:20 am , 8 Comments ,

onthefence On the Fence
by Kasie West
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: July 1, 2014
Genre: Young Adult Romance
Rating:

goodreadsbutton BN Amazon-Button

For sixteen-year-old Charlotte Reynolds, aka Charlie, being raised by a single dad and three older brothers has its perks. She can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows—including her longtime neighbor and honorary fourth brother, Braden. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn’t know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world of makeup, lacy skirts, and BeDazzlers. Even stranger, she’s spending time with a boy who has never seen her tear it up in a pickup game.

To cope with the stress of faking her way through this new reality, Charlie seeks late-night refuge in her backyard, talking out her problems with Braden by the fence that separates them. But their Fence Chats can’t solve Charlie’s biggest problem: she’s falling for Braden. Hard. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.

 

Read More →

Posted in: YA Contemporary, YA Romance , Tagged: ,

Excerpt: Songs of Seraphina by Jude Houghton [Giveaway]

31 October, 2016 2:43 am , 5 Comments ,

songsofseraphina Songs of Seraphina
By: Jude Houghton
Publisher: Tenebris Books, Grimbold Books
Publication Date: June 30, 2015
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

goodreadsbutton BN Amazon-Button

Some battles bleed so much, and for so long, that the earth never truly forgets their dead. Some battles are born of oppression, and some of greed, and some simply because it was written in the stars.

Three sisters—Charlemagne, Cairo and Pendragon Agonistes—are sent from America to England to live with their eccentric grandparents after their mother disappears and their father falls to pieces. But before the girls have time to find their feet, Charlemagne is married off to a dead man, Penny takes a nap and wakes up as a boy, and Cairo is swept into a dangerous romance with a man who wants her for more than her considerable charm. With the girls wrapped up in a conflict they barely understand, they don’t notice that their grandmother is transforming, or that the two demigod assassins who took their mother are now coming for them—if one of them can get over his crisis of conscience.

In this richly painted tale, at whose heart is the unbreakable bond of family and blood, the world of Seraphina collides with our own as three unique girls are dragged into twilight lives past, fighting for vengeance, retribution, and the survival of their exiled people.

 

Read More →

Posted in: Excerpt, YA Fantasy , Tagged:

Never miss a post!

RSS
Follow by Email
FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK