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Title: Glass Sword (Red Queen #2) Author: Victoria Aveyard  Pages : 448 Genre: Fantasy/ Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: February 9, 2016  Summary (Goodreads) The thrilling second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen trilogy follows Mare Barrow on her mission to defeat the traitorous Maven. Mare Barrow’s blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind. Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors. But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat. Will she shatt...

Cage of Deceit by Jennifer Anne Davis Reign of Secrets #1 Young Adult, Fantasy Expected Publication: August 25th, 2015 Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing Jennifer Anne Davis's best-selling True Reign series captivated readers from the very first page. Now, get ready to become entangled in the follow-up series, Reign of Secrets. In this new series, follow Allyssa, the daughter of the beloved Emperor Darmik and Empress Rema— and find out what happens after happily ever after. Seventeen-year-old Allyssa appears to be the ideal princess of Emperion—she’s beautiful, elegant, and refined. She spends her days locked in a suffocating cage, otherwise known as royal court. But at night, Allyssa uses her secret persona—that of a vigilante—to hunt down criminals and help her people firsthand. Unfortunately, her nightly escapades will have to wait because the citizens of Emperion may need saving from something much bigger than common criminals. War is encroaching on t...

Title: Passenger (Passenger #1)  Author: Alexandra Bracken  Pages: 464 Publisher: Disney Hyperion  Release Date: January 5, 2016  Summary (Goodreads)  Violin prodigy Etta Spencer had big plans for her future, but a tragedy has put her once-bright career at risk. Closely tied to her musical skill, however, is a mysterious power she doesn't even know she has. When her two talents collide during a stressful performance, Etta is drawn back hundreds of years  through time .  Etta wakes, confused and terrified, in 1776, in the midst a fierce sea battle. Nicholas Carter, the handsome young prize master of a privateering ship, has been hired to retrieve Etta and deliver her unharmed to the Ironwoods, a powerful family in the Colonies--the very same one that orchestrated her jump back, and one Nicholas himself has ties to. But discovering she can time travel is nothing compared to the shock of discovering the true reason the Ironwoods ha...

Tonight while I was talking to everyone on Twitter I came across a post about reviews spoiling a book that hasn't released yet (AKA Queen of Shadows). This is a major issue that has come up among many bloggers who have voiced their opinions on this subject. So I asked the question: What are your views on people spoiling books for you? Here are some of the responses I got! 😡😡😡😡😤😤😤😤🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪 https://t.co/gJrLGUNzKh — Jaime Arnold (@arnoldjaime13) August 15, 2015 My view: 😠😡😤 not a happy one https://t.co/WkwCXAZgZO — Crys (Bookiemoji) ⚯͛ (@crys_leach) August 15, 2015 @apedulla #justsayno 😡 #unlessiaskforthem 😉 — Heather Self (@heatherself) August 15, 2015 @apedulla I go out of my way to avoid spoilers, especially for books I'm super excited about! — Alexa S. (@alexalovesbooks) August 15, 2015 As you can see people don't like reading spoilers. It can ruin the experience for many other readers to not read one of their most an...

Title: The Great Hunt Author: Wendy Higgins Pages: 416 Publisher: HarperTeen/HarperCollins Canada Release Date: March 8, 2016 Summary (Goodreads) Kill the beast. Win the girl. A strange beast stirs fear in the kingdom of Lochlanach, terrorizing towns with its brutality and hunger. In an act of desperation, a proclamation is sent to all of Eurona—kill the creature and win the ultimate prize: the daughter of King Lochson’s hand in marriage. Princess Aerity understands her duty to the kingdom though it pains her to imagine marrying a stranger. It would be foolish to set her sights on any particular man in the great hunt, but when a brooding local hunter, Paxton Seabolt, catches her attention, there’s no denying the unspoken lure between them…or his mysterious resentment. Paxton is not keen on marriage. Nor does he care much for spoiled royals and their arcane laws. He’s determined to keep his focus on the task at hand—ridding the kingdom of the beast and protecting ...

Title: The Boy Most Likely To Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick Pages:  416  Genre:  Contemporary Publisher:  Dial Books/Penguin Canada Release Date:  August 18, 2015 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | B&N | Kobo *Recieved for review by Dial Books/Penguin Teen* Summary  ( Goodreads ) A surprising, utterly romantic companion to  My Life Next Door —great for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han  Tim Mason was The Boy Most Likely To find the liquor cabinet blindfolded, need a liver transplant, and drive his car into a house Alice Garrett was The Girl Most Likely To . . . well, not date her little brother’s baggage-burdened best friend, for starters. For Tim, it wouldn’t be smart to fall for Alice. For Alice, nothing could be scarier than falling for Tim. But Tim has never been known for making the smart choice, and Alice is starting to wonder if the “smart” choice is always the right one. When the...

Title: For the Record Author: Charlotte Huang  Pages: 320  Genre: YA Contemporary  Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers/Random House Canada Release Date: November 10, 2015  Summary (Goodreads)  If  Almost Famous  were a YA novel . . . a raw, honest debut celebrating music, friendship, romance, and life on the road. Chelsea thought she knew what being a rock star was like . . . until she became one. After losing a TV talent show, she slid back into small-town anonymity. But one phone call changed everything    Now she’s the lead singer of the band Melbourne, performing in sold-out clubs every night and living on a bus with three gorgeous and talented guys. The bummer is that the band barely tolerates her. And when teen hearthrob Lucas Rivers take an interest in her, Chelsea is suddenly famous, bringing Melbourne to the next level—not that they’re happy about that. Her feelings for Beckett, Melbourne’s bassist,...