Shut Out. Kody Keplinger. Young Adult/Contemporary. 273 pages. 2011. 2 stars.
You can’t control everything. Sometimes you just need to relax and have faith that things will work out. Let go a little and just let life happen.
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Furyborn (Empirium #1)
Furyborn. Claire Legrand. Young Adult/Fantasy. 2018. 512 pages. 4.5 stars.
We all have darkness inside us, Rielle,” he said, his voice rough. “That is what it means to be human.”
I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Sky in the Deep
Sky in the Deep. Adrienne Young. Young Adult/Fantasy. 2018. 352 pages. 3 stars.
“I was the ice on the river. The snow clinging onto the mountainside.”
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Heir of Illaria
Heir of Illaria. Dylan Chick. Young Adult/Fantasy. 2017. 265 pages. 1.5 stars.
“Let’s go reclaim my throne.”
I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD
Black Bird of the Gallows
Black Bird of the Gallows. Meg Kassel. Young Adult/Fantasy. 2017. 309 pages. 3 stars.
I endured two centuries of horrors, and maybe it was all so I could be here with you. If my unnatural existence means nothing else, it means this. I get to be here, now, with you. Continue reading “Black Bird of the Gallows”
Love, Life, and the List
Love, Life, and the List. Kasie West. Young adult/Contemporary. 2017. 384 pages. 3.75 stars.
We’re good for each other, I think. You bring me down to earth and I make you dream big.
A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes #2)
A Torch Against the Night. Sabaa Tahir. Young Adult/Fantasy. 2016. 452 pages. 4 stars.
So long as you fight the darkness, you stand in the light.
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Ink, Iron, and Glass
Ink, Iron, and Glass. Gwendolyn Clare. Young Adult/Fantasy. 2018. 336 pages. 4 stars.
“It won’t bring you comfort, to watch me get back which you cannot.”
“I know.”
“Then why?”
Still without looking at her, he said, “Because no one should lose everything. It isn’t just, and I wad raised to believe in a just world.”
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When It’s Real
When It’s Real. Erin Watt. Young Adult/Contemporary/Romance. 2017. 416 pages. 3.5 stars.
There aren’t any cameras here. This isn’t for show.
This is as real and as awful and as wonderful as it gets. I’d hold her forever if she’d let me.
That Boy
That Boy. Jillian Dodd. Young Adult/Contemporary. 2011. 287 pages. 4 stars.
You know life is weird. There are times I feel so grown up and like I know everything I need to know, but then I think about the future and realize how little I do. Continue reading “That Boy”
