Category Archives: Reviews

Review: Losing It by Cora Carmack

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Brianna

Losing It by Cora Carmack. Self-published ebook, 2012. Currently available. Age Level & Genre: New Adult contemporary realistic fiction Face Value: Well, there’s no question about it: this book is going to talk about sex. The cover leaves nothing to … Continue reading →

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Review: To Be Perfectly Honest by Sonya Sones

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Sarah

To Be Perfectly Honest: A Novel Based on an Untrue Story by Sonya Sones. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013. Genre: Novel in Verse, Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: Eh. It’s a big face of a pretty white … Continue reading →

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Review: Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spalding

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Brianna

Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spalding. Entangled Teen, 2013. Available December 3. Age Level & Genre: YA realistic fiction. Face Value: I haven’t seen the published cover yet, but the cover image available online is pretty good (despite … Continue reading →

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Review: The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Sarah

The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason. Chronicle Books, 2013. Currently Available Genre: Historical Fiction / Steampunk / Alternative Fiction / Time Travel Face Value: Oh HEY Twilight hands! It’s not that it isn’t a good concept – I’ve gone on … Continue reading →

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Review: When We Wake by Karen Healey

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Sarah

When We Wake by Karen Healey. Little, Brown and Company, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Science Fiction / Dystopia Face Value: Oh. Another giant girl’s face looking creepily and vacantly out at the readers. Sure. I mean, the protagonis was cryogenically … Continue reading →

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Review: This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Sarah

This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: This is a super cool cover and I love it a lot. Elise looks 100% like Glendale’s Hottest … Continue reading →

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Review: Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Sarah

Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick Press, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: How to describe the genre? It’s not quite fantasy, but it definitely isn’t realism. It has illustration, but it isn’t fully a graphic novel. It’s a story about … Continue reading →

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Review: The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Sarah

The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand. Simon & Schuster, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Ghost Story / Fantasy Face Value: This is an excellent middle grade cover – exactly the kind of cover I would have been drawn to when … Continue reading →

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Review: Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Brianna

Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard. Delacorte Press, 2012. Currently available. Age Range & Genre: YA Realistic Fiction Face Value: This cover is ok. I’m not enthralled with the dreamy blowing-flowers-into-the-air situation, but at least we see a real girl’s face. The … Continue reading →

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Review: The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Sarah

The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman. Knopf, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Horror / Dystopia Face Value: While this isn’t exactly a cover that I tried to read in public so that people would be intrigued by it, it’s a perfectly … Continue reading →

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