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Title: The Diabolic Author : S.J. Kincaid Pages: 416 Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, YA Publisher: Simon Schuster BYR Release Date : November 1, 2016 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo | Kobo Summary ( Goodreads ) A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you’ve been created for. Nothing else. For Nemesis, that person is Sidonia, heir to the galactic Senate. The two grew up side by side, and there’s no one Nemesis wouldn’t kill to keep her safe. But when the power-mad Emperor summons Sidonia to the Imperial Court as a hostage, there is only one way for Nemesis to protect Sidonia. She must become her. Now one of the galaxy’s most dangerous weapons is masquerading in a world of corrupt politicians and two-faced Senators’ children, and Nemesis must find within herself the one thing she’s been told she doesn’t have—humanity. With the Empire beginning to fracture and rebellion looming, that could be the one thing that s...

Title:  Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All The Boys I've Loved Before #3) Author: Jenny Han Pages: 336 Genre: YA Contemporary/Romance Publisher : Simon Schuster for Young Readers/Simon Schuster Canada Release Date: May 2, 2017 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Kobo  *Received a finished copy to review from Simon Schuster Canada Summary ( Goodreads ) Lara Jean’s letter-writing days aren’t over in this surprise follow-up to the New York Times bestselling  To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before  and  P.S. I Still Love You. Lara Jean is having the best senior year a girl could ever hope for. She is head over heels in love with her boyfriend, Peter; her dad’s finally getting remarried to their next door neighbor, Ms. Rothschild; and Margot’s coming home for the summer just in time for the wedding. But change is looming on the horizon. And while Lara Jean is having fun and keeping busy helping plan her father’s wedding, she can’t ignore the big life deci...

Title: The Diabolic  Author: S. J. Kincaid  Pages:  416 Publisher: Simon Schuster for Young Readers/Simon Schuster Canada Release Date: November 1, 2016  Summary (Goodreads)  A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you’ve been created for.  Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator’s daughter, Sidonia. The two have grown up side by side, but are in no way sisters. Nemesis is expected to give her life for Sidonia, and she would do so gladly. She would also take as many lives as necessary to keep Sidonia safe. When the power-mad Emperor learns Sidonia’s father is participating in a rebellion, he summons Sidonia to the Galactic court. She is to serve as a hostage. Now, there is only one way for Nemesis to protect Sidonia. She must become her. Nemesis travels to the court disguised as Sidonia—a killing machine masquerading in ...

Title: The Unexpected Everything Author: Morgan Matson Pages: 496 Genre: YA Contemporary Publisher: Simon & Schuster Release Date: May 3, 2016 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo | Kobo | *ARC was provided by Simon Schuster Canada & Edelweiss for review* Summary ( Goodreads ) Andie had it all planned out.  When you are a politician’s daughter who’s pretty much raised yourself, you learn everything can be planned or spun, or both. Especially your future. Important internship? Check. Amazing friends? Check. Guys? Check (as long as we’re talking no more than three weeks) But that was before the scandal. Before having to be in the same house with her dad. Before walking an insane number of dogs. That was before Clark and those few months that might change her whole life. Because here’s the thing - if everything's planned out, you can never find the unexpected.  And where’s the fun in that? Review:  I loved this book!! Morgan Matson definitely got me hooke...

Title: The Diabolic Author : S.J. Kincaid Publisher: Simon & Schuster  Release Date : November 1, 2016 Summary (Goodreads)  Red Queen  meets  The Hunger Games  in this epic novel about what happens when the galaxy’s most deadly weapon masquerades as a senator’s daughter and a hostage of the galactic court. A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order to protect the person you’ve been created for. Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager created to protect a galactic senator’s daughter, Sidonia. The two have grown up side by side, but are in no way sisters. Nemesis is expected to give her life for Sidonia, and she would do so gladly. She would also take as many lives as necessary to keep Sidonia safe. When the power-mad Emperor learns Sidonia’s father is participating in a rebellion, he summons Sidonia to the Galactic court. She is to serve as a hostage. Now, there is only one way for Nemesis ...

Title: To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1) Author: Jenny Han Pages: 288 Genre: YA Publisher: Simon Schuster for Young Readers/Simon PulseCA Release Date: April 15, 2014 Buy: Amazon | Kobo | Chapters Indigo | B&N Read: May 3-4, 2014 Summary: ( Goodreads ) To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all. Review: Jenny Han never seizes to amaze me with her fantastic writing, romance scenes an...

Title: P.S. I Still Love You (To All The Boys I've Loved Before #2)  Author: Jenny Han  Pages: 288 Genre: YA Contemporary  Publisher: Simon Schuster Young Readers  Release Date: May 26, 2015 Pre-Order: Amazon| Chapters Indigo| Kobo Summary: ( Goodreads )  Lara Jean didn’t expect to  really  fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once? In this charming and heartfelt sequel to the  New York Times  bestseller  To All the Boys I've Loved Before , we see first love through the eyes of the unforgettable Lara Jean. Love is never easy, but maybe that’s part of makes it so amazing. It has a cover (revealed yesterday) !!! Soo excited to read the sequel to one of my favorite authors! I loved the Summer ...

Title: Since You've Been Gone Author: Morgan Matson Pages: 449 Genre: YA Publisher: Simon & Schuster/ Simon Pulse Release Date: May 6, 2014 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Kobo | B&N *received for review by Simon Schuster Canada* Summary: ( Goodreads ) The Pre-Sloane Emily didn't go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn't do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—the one who yanks you out of your shell.But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just... disappears. No note. No calls. No texts. No Sloane. There’s just a random to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-selected-definitely-bizarre-tasks that Emily would never try... unless they could lead back to her best friend. Apple Picking at Night? Ok, easy enough.Dance until Dawn? Sure. Why not? Kiss a Stranger? Wait... what? Getting through Sloane’s list would mean a lot of firsts. But Emily has this whole unexpected summer ahead of...

Title: The Program (The Program #1) Author: Suzanne Young Pages: 416 Publisher: Simon Teen/Pulse Release Date: April 30, 2013 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo| B&N|Kobo|Book Depository   About The Program ( Goodreads ) Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories. Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. B...