Tag «Young Adult»

Series Review: Scarlet by A.C Gaughen

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen | Scarlet Series   Series: Scarlet Trilogy Author: A.C. Gaughen # of Books: 3 (Scarlet, Lady Thief, Lion Heart) Complete?: Yes Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Action, Retelling, …

Series Review: Mystic City by Theo Lawrence

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Mystic City by Theo Lawrence | Mystic City Series SERIESous’ Top Book Series: Favourite read of 2012 (Mystic City) Series: Mystic City Author: Theo Lawrence # of Books: 3 (Mystic City, Toxic Heart, …

Series Review: The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater

Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls Trilogy; The Shiver Quartet Author: Maggie Stiefvater # of Books: 3 (Shiver, Linger Forever) There is a companion novel that takes places after Forever called Sinner. It is Cole and Isabel’s story. Complete?: Yes Genre: Teen, Young Adult, Werewolves, Romance, Supernatural, Shapeshifters, Urban Fantasy Heat Rating: lukewarm Thoughts: This was …

Single Sundays: The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekes

Synopsis (from Goodreads.com): Meet Rochelle Evans: pretty, popular–and never been kissed. Meet Noah Flynn: badass, volatile–and a total player. And also Elle’s best friend’s older brother… When Elle decides to run a kissing booth for the school’s Spring Carnival, she locks lips with Noah and her life is turned upside down. Her head says to …

Series Review: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Synopsis for Throne of Glass (from Goodreads): After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before …

Series Review: Unearthly Trilogy by Cynthia Hand

Series: Unearthly Trilogy Author: Cynthia Hand # of Books: 3 (Unearthly, Hallowed, Boundless) There is a also a novella that takes place between books 2 & 3 called Radiant Complete?: Yes Genre: Young Adult, Angels, Romance Heat Rating: cold Thoughts: When I started reading Unearthly, it seemed that the trend for Young Adult books was …

Single Sundays: Measuring Up by Nyrae Dawn

Synopsis (from Goodreads.com): Seventeen-year-old Annabel Conway is tired of the Hillcrest High School elite making her life miserable because she’s not a size two. This summer, she’s hiring a personal trainer to help her lose weight. Annabel doesn’t expect her trainer to be a gorgeous guy around her age. Boys like Tegan are jerks. They …

Movie Monday: Stardust

Movie Monday: Stardust

Movie Mondays: On Mondays, I will review a book series or novel that has been made into a movie. I will then answer the question that everyone asks: which is better, the movie or the book? Here is this week’s offering: Book: Stardust by Neil Gaiman | Movie: Stardust (2007) Which did I read/see first? …

Book Review: Circle Nine by Anne Heltzel

Synopsis (from Goodreads.com): Who was Abby then? Who is Abby now? An unsettling psychological thriller, seen through a lost girl’s eyes. She knows only Sam, a mysterious teenage boy. He is her sole companion; her whole life. She was born, already a teenager, lying outside a burning building in soot-stained clothes, remembering nothing, not even …