The Crown’s Fate. Evelyn Skye. Fantasy/Young adult. 2017. 400 pages. 3.5 stars.
“It was too bad he didn’t love [her].
But he couldn’t. For there was only one who could unravel him, and she wasn’t here.”
Warning: minor spoilers
Open Road Summer
Open Road Summer. Emery Lord. Young Adult. 2014. 352 pages. 3 stars. [Source: eBook]
“This past year has been a lesson in letting go and holding on, and I don’t know what to make of it. I guess I do know this: find a best friend, and hang on tight.”
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Twenty Boy Summer
Twenty Boy Summer. Sarah Ockler. Young Adult/Contemporary. 2009. 290 pages. 3 stars. [Source: eBook]
“I’m not sure how I can compete in the Twenty Boy Summer contest when there’s only one boy I ever think about.”
Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles #0.5, 0.6, 1.5, 3.1, 3.6)
Stars Above. Marissa Meyer. Young adult/Sci fi. February 2, 2016. 308 pages. 3 stars. [Source: Bought as paperback from Fullybooked]
“Do you believe in tradition?”
“The only tradition I believe in is saying ‘I do’.”
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Dreams of Gods and Monsters (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #3)
Dreams of Gods and Monsters. Laini Taylor. Urban Fantasy/Paranormal. 613 pages. 3 stars.
“Once upon a time, an angel and a devil pressed their hands to their hearts
and started the apocalypse.”
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1)
Cinder. Marissa Meyer. Young Adult.Sci-fi/Dystopian/Retelling. Published Jan 3,2012 by Feiwell & Friends. 390 pages. [Source: Bought as paperback from Fullybooked]
“Even in the Future the Story Begins with Once Upon a Time.”
The Quality of Silence
The Quality of Silence. Rosamund Lupton. Adult/Thriller/Suspense. February 16, 2016. 384 pages. 3 stars. [Source: Blogging for Books]
“It shocked her to realise that for years she’d felt bland, dull, even to herself. Around her, everyone else’s characters were clearly defined, the borders of their personalities etched sharply, but not hers… Somewhere along the line she’d lost the idea of herself.”
I received this for free through Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. Haruki Murakami. Adult Fiction. 386 pages. 2014. [Source: Purchased from Fully Booked]
“One heart is not connected to another through harmony alone. They are, instead, linked deeply through their wounds. Pain linked to pain, fragility to fragility. There is no silence without a cry of grief, no forgiveness without bloodshed, no acceptance without a passage through acute loss. That is what lies at the root of true harmony.”
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The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #1)
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer. Michelle Hodkin. Psychological thriller. 2011. 456 pages. 3 stars. [Source: eBook]
“I was warned about you, you know.”
And with that half-smile that wrecked me, Noah said, “But you’re here anyway.”
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The Girl at Midnight
The Girl at Midnight. Melissa Grey. Young Adult/Urban Fantasy. April 28, 2015. 357 pages. 3 stars. [Source: Bought]
“The young always think they’re invincible, right until the moment they learn otherwise. Usually, the hard way”
