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Category Archives: Adventure
IN THE AFTER – DEMITRIA LUNETTA
Title: In The After Author: Demitria Lunetta Genre: Dystopian, apocalyptic, sci-fi, adventure Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: June 25, 2013 Review Five stars for In The After by Demitria Lunetta. Seldom are debut novels this good, but this post-apocalyptic story was impressive! A handful of survivors are barely making it day to day. Among these survivors are Amy and Baby. Amy lost everyone when They came – family, friends & neighbors. Out of necessity, Amy starts venturing outside her home. It is intensely dangerous with Them lurking around every corner. Plus, They are attracted to light and noise, so Amy has … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Genres/Types, HarperTeen, Kerri, Middle Grade, Publisher, Review, Science Fiction, The Readiacs, Tragedy
Tagged Book Review, Coming of Age, Dystopian, HarperTeen, Kerri, Review, Sci-Fi, The Readiacs, YA Contemporary
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City Of A Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster
Title: City of a Thousand Dolls Author: Miriam Forster Genres: Dystopian, Mystery, Supernatural, Adventure, Teen Release Date: February 3, 2013 Review In this 5 star tale, Nisha is a young girl looking for happiness in a world where happiness doesn’t come easily; especially for girls. In the “City of a Thousand Dolls,” girls are trained according to their strengths and raised up to be pleasing for a man or employer. Since she is casteless, she is hoping to be claimed at the Redeeming Ceremony. The Redeeming Ceremony is a place where girls who do not belong anywhere can have the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Angst, Authors, Blogger, Coming of Age, Dystopian, Fantasy, Genres/Types, HarperTeen, Kerri, Miriam Forster, Publisher, Review, Supernatural, Suspense, The Readiacs
Tagged book preview, Book Review, Coming of Age, Dystopian, Fantasy, HarperTeen, Kerri, Review, Supernatural, Suspense, The Readiacs
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Arcadia Awakens by Kai Meyer
Title: Arcadia Awakens Rating: Genre: YA / Dystopia Release Date: February 14th 2012 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Review: Kai Meyer creates a unique world right under our noses, a world in which Italian mobs control everything, and even your family can’t be trusted. The story is full of myth and intrigue and kept me focused all the way through. Why I loved this book: Arcadia Awakens is unlike anything I’ve read before. Being in a foreign place added to the mystery of the myth as a whole and gave me a new place to learn about. Rosa isn’t a shy, … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Arcadia, Balzer + Bray, Drama, Fallon, Family, Kai Meyer, Mythology, Paranormal, Review, Romance, Supernatural, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Arcadia Awakens, Balzer & Bray, Fallon, Italian Mob, Kai Meyer, Mafia, Review, Romance, Star-Crossed, Supernatural, The Readiacs, YA
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Unravel Me by @TaherehMafi
Title: Unravel Me Rating: Genre: YA / Dystopia Release Date: February 5, 2013 Publisher: HarperCollins Review: After reading Shatter Me, I couldn’t wait for book two. Now that I’ve read it, I can’t say that I was disappointed. Unravel Me held all of the romance as the first book, but Juliette retained her personality. As infuriating as it sometimes was to have her second guess herself over and over again, it fits with her character and the crossed out passages within the story. Without those elements, this series wouldn’t be nearly as good. I think of Omega Point the same … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Fallon, Harper Collins, Romance, Shatter Me, Supernatural, Tahereh Mafi, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Book Review, Dystopian, Fallon, Harper, Supernatural, Superpowers, The Readiacs, YA
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Carlousia by E.G. Carter
Title: Carlousia: The Passing of the Guard Rating: Genre: Middle Grade / Fantasy / Adventure Publisher: iUniverse Release Date: November 17, 2011 Review: E.G. Carter creates a beautiful and adventure-filled land in Carlousia. Though I normally avoid middle grade fiction, I picked up Carlousia because of the cover alone. Reminiscent of M.C Escher’s mythical and physically impossible land, E.G. Carter creates his own mystifying world. Why I liked this book: Eddie seemed like a normal pre-teen boy. He was adventurous and had a go-get-’em attitude that I really liked. Though he was upset by his grandfather’s death, he understood that something … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Coming of Age, E.G. Carter, Fallon, Fantasy, iUniverse, Middle Grade, Review, The Readiacs, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Action, Adventure, Carlousia, E.G. Carter, Fallon, Fantasy, fiction, iUniverse, middle grade, Review, Self-published, The Readiacs, YA Fiction
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Trouganda – Silver Tears Book 1 by Daniel J. Strait
Title: Trouganda – Silver Tears Book 1 Rating: Author: Daniel J. Strait Genre: Adult/Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Adventure Publisher: Outskirts Press Release Date: September 26, 2012 Review: I was really looking forward to reading this book. The premise sounded intriguing: a science fiction adventure that follows the life of a young girl with a prophetic birthmark through her training in the deadly arts and her ability to become invisible until she must pass her final test among the dangers and wonders of Trouganda. Now, granted, I don’t read a lot of science fiction as a rule, but the idea of a tough female warrior-type … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Fantasy, Lelina, Review, Science Fiction
Tagged Adult, Book Review, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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The Star Child by Stephanie Keyes
Title: The Star Child Rating: ★★★ Genre: YA / Supernatural / Mythology Publisher: Inkspell Release Date: September 21, 2012 Review: Because of the mix of Irish and Welsh mythology, I was really interested in The Star Child. I loved the basic plotline, but, overall, it was an okay read for me. Kellan, while precocious (graduating Yale at the age of 17), was sweet and kind, lovable in all aspects. The tense relationship between Kellan and his father and brother was believable and my heart went out to him for trying so hard only to be shut down time and time … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Inkspell Publishing, Mythology, Review, Stephanie Keyes, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Adventure, Book Review, Fallon, Inkspell, Mythology, Review, YA
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Book Tour Launch: Uncontrollable by S.R. Johannes
Uncontrollable is the second book in “The Nature of Grace” series by S.R. Johannes. Untraceable, the first book in the series, has won and been nominated for several awards including Winner of the 2012 IndieReader Discovery Award (YA), 2012 Georgia Author of the Year (YA Nominee), and a finalist in The Kindle Book Review’s “Best Indie Book of 2012 (YA)”. Kirkus reviewed Untraceable as “A thrilling story is a dramatic entanglement of mystery, deception and teen romance. The action flows like a brisk mountain stream interspersed with rapids, holding suspense to last page.” If you like a page turner, you … Continue reading
After Ever by Jillian Eaton
After Ever starts as a fresh and feisty novel that caught my attention from the get-go. Winnie, the protagonist, has a sharp tongue and an even sharper inner monologue that sets her apart from the other, somewhat generic female leads and this is what made this story interesting. Her dislike for her dad’s girlfriend brought some humour to what, essentially, were pretty dire circumstances. Girlfriend #3 is a bad excuse for a step mother and it’s Winnie that plays guardian to her little brother, Brian. When her dad takes the family off for a winter holiday, Winnie can think of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Amazon, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Jillian Eaton, Review, YA, Yvette
Tagged After Ever, Come of Age, Drama, Jillian Eaton, paranormal, Review, YA, Yvette, Zombie
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The Emerald Isle by @kate_hinderer
In a genre that is wildly saturated with vampires, werewolves, zombies and dystopian hierarchies that make armys out of their offspring and/or send them to fight for survival; I am always on the lookout for something different to keep my imagination entertained. And so I was relieved to find that Emerald Isle by Kate Hinderer is about a different race of mythological creatures. Welcome to the world of the Mermaids. Or, Mermen to be precise. Two of them. And they are both vying for the attention of our protagonist, Audyn. Audyn is working on Fascination Island – a high brow … Continue reading
Posted in A Fascination Island Book, Adventure, Amazon, Drama, Fantasy, Kate Hinderer, Mythology, Review, Romance, YA, Yvette
Tagged Adventure, Book Tour, Fantasy, Fascination Island, Kate Hinderer, Mythology, Review, The Emerald Isle, YA, Yvette
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Innocent Darkness by @SuzanneLazear
Title: Innocent Darkness Rating: Genre: YA / Fantasy / Steampunk Publisher: Flux Release Date: August 8, 2012 Review: The cover of “Innocent Darkness” just plain rocks. When I picked up this book, I was excited. After all, who doesn’t love a great steampunk! Fairly quickly into the novel, I was put off. I was excited about reading the novel in the first place, but all the steampunk-ness that I had been expecting was crammed into the beginning. The majority of the novel actually turned out to be a typical YA faerie tale. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Blog Tour, Fallon, Fantasy, Flux, Review, Steampunk, Suzanne Lazear, The Aether Chronicles, The Readiacs, The Readiacs
Tagged faerie, Fallon, Fantasy, Flux, innocent darkness, Review, steampunk, suzanne lazear, The Otherworld, The Readiacs, YA
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No Good Deed: A Kelly and Umber Novel
Title: No Good Deed Author: Bill Blais Genre: Supernatural, Science Fiction Publisher: Bill Blais, Kindle 1.0 edition Release Date: March 9, 2012 Review: 5 fabulous stars for No Good Deed! Bill Blais scores big for originality, creativity, and a completely relatable heroine. Just when you think all of the original story ideas are taken, you get a pleasant surprise. The storylines are very interesting and the characters are well developed. Kelly McGinnis has a life that could be described as complicated. She has a husband with Multiple Sclerosis and 8 year old twins, and she has just been laid off … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Bill Blais, Blog Tour, Blogger, Fantasy, Kerri, Science Fiction, Supernatural, The Readiacs
Tagged Blog Tour, Book Review, Book Tour, Contemp, Fantasy, Kerri, Sci-Fi, Urban Fantasy
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Wicked Hungry – Review
As an avid reader and literature savant, I don’t often find the time to pick up middle-grade fiction. But with a title like “Wicked Hungry,” I couldn’t resist. Teddy Jacobs’ exciting novel tells the story of a boy caught in the midst of supernatural catastrophe. After a traumatic sports injury, Stanley Hoff thinks he will never be able to run again, let alone play any high-impact sport. But when he and Karen, his best friend, turn to a new and mysterious herbal supplement, strange things start happening. Karen suddenly develops an aversion to sunlight and Stanley? He’s hungry all the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Apocalyptic, Fallon, Fantasy, Review, Science Fiction, Supernatural, Teddy Jacobs, Thriller, YA
Tagged Fallon, fiction, middle grade, paranormal, Review, Supernatural, Teddy Jacobs, wicked hungry, YA
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Until Next Time: The Angel Chronicles Book 1
Title: Until Next Time, The Angel Chronicles Book 1 Author: Amy Lignor Genre: YA, Fantasy, romance Publisher: Tribute Books Release Date: January 24, 2012 Review: I’ve never been a huge fan of “angel stories”, but “Until Next Time” was an exception. We have two separate plots, with two complex angels/people. Emily and Matt are angels in Heaven, but on Earth they are Liz and Daniel. In Heaven they are soul mates, made for each other, and destined to be by each other’s sides for all time. On Earth, they have no knowledge or memory of who they are, and each … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Blog Tour, Fantasy, Kerri, Romance, Supernatural, Until Next Time: The Angel Chronicles, YA
Tagged Blog Tour, Book Review, Book Tour, Fantasy, Kerri, Romance, Supernatural, YA
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Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I (His Fair Assassin Trilogy)
Title: Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I Author: R. L. LaFevers Genre: Adventure/Historical Fantasy Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Release Date: April 3, 2012 Review: After escaping from an abusive father only to be thrust immediately into the arms of a brutal and vicious husband, seventeen year old Ismae is afraid of next to nothing – she can’t be. Except for the dark red scar that runs down the length of her back. She grew up in a superstitious village thinking that the reason she had the scar was because her mother, disgusted by her, tried to abort the fetus of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Fallon, Fantasy, His Fair Assassin, Historical, R. L. LaFevers, Review, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Adventure, Fallon, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Romance, YA
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