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Category Archives: Drama
Blog Tour: Pretty Little Lies by Jennifer Miller
About The Book A little lie can change the course of everything. . . Like every other eighteen-year-old in love, Olivia has dreams of spending forever with the love of her life. Luke is all she’s ever wanted – until she overhears something she was never meant to. In a matter of seconds, Olivia’s heart is shattered. Olivia handles it the only way she knows how – she runs- leaving behind her family, friends and the boy she loves. Seeking comfort and an escape, Olivia finds it in resident bad boy Deacon. He’s everything Luke isn’t – and that’s fine … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Contemp, Drama, Review, Romance, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Adult, Blog Tour, Book Review, Book Tour, Contemp, Review, Romance, The Readiacs, YA, YA Contemporary
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REVIEW Juilliard or Else by Nichele Reese
Blurb This is a twisting story of young love torn in two. Abigail McCall has been accepted into Juilliard for Ballet. Being nineteen, she’s ready to move out of her tight shell at her parent’s house and in with her new roommates. Abigail finds herself distracted with things she never saw herself doing. ‘Hey, I’m Tucker. That’s all it took. His own name rolling off his tongue.’ With no job and coming from a broken home with a mother who doesn’t care what happens to him, could you blame Tucker for being so secretive? The dark and mysterious Tucker has … Continue reading
Posted in Contemp, Drama, Review, Romance, The Readiacs
Tagged Adult, Book Review, Contemp, Drama, Review, Romance, The Readiacs, YA, YA Contemporary
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Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: Call of the Raven by Shawn Reilly
Title: Call of the Raven (The Union Series Book #1) Author: Shawn Reilly Genre: Paranormal Drama Publication Date: January 22, 2013 Rating: ★★★★ Summary: Love is something everyone longs for at the deepest level—but for some, love is a curse. This is most certainly true for Asher Lake, the Keeper of an unknown group of people called ani-shifts. Ani-shifts, those with the ability to shift into animal forms, compose a secretive body of individuals known simply as the Union. A wolf in shifter form, Asher lives with a curse placed upon him and his predecessors by the elusive Raven—a dark … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Drama, Fantasy, Jaymes, Review, Shawn Reilly, The Readiacs, The Readiacs, Union Series
Tagged Blog Tour, Book Review, Call of the Raven, Drama, Fantasy, Jaymes, Shawn Reilly, Union Series
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Passion and Pain by Kathy Petrakis
Title: Passion and Pain Rating: Genre: YA / Contemp Release Date: September 17, 2012 Publisher: Antartis Publishers Review: While reading I also thought about Bring It On: All or Nothing and Step Up 2. At times I was screaming at and wanted to throw my iPad because of what was happening in the story. I cannot wait for the next book to be released. If you enjoy reading about teenagers and their drama then you will love this book. As soon as I started reading I didn’t want to put it down. I felt so sorry for what some of … Continue reading
Posted in Antartis Publishers, Contemp, Drama, Fallon, Hayley, Kathy Petrakis, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Contemporary, dancing, Kathy Petrakis, Passion and Pain, ya contemp, Young Adult
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The Elite by @KieraCass
Title: The Elite Rating: Genre: YA / Dystopia Release Date: April 23, 2013 Publisher: HarperTeen Review: After reading The Selection, I waited for the longest year ever for the second book and The Elite delivered all I wanted and more. But now I’m torn. Because I don’t know if I love Maxon or Aspen more. America is strong and quirky in the first book and that doesn’t change in The Elite. Rather, Kiera had the awesome ability of making her better and even more relatable than she was the first time around. I loved America in the first book, but … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Dystopian, Fallon, HarperTeen, Kiera Cass, The Readiacs, The Selection, YA
Tagged Aspen, caste system, Dystopia, HarperTeen, Kiera Cass, kingdom, Maxon, Romance, society, The Elite, The Selection, YA
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Arcadia Burns by Kai Meyer
Title: Arcadia Burns Rating: Genre: YA / Supernatural Release Date: February 12, 2013 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Review: The the second book of the Arcadia trilogy, I was happy to see that Rosa grew up a little bit. As head of her clan, a job she never wanted, she learns to be independent and protect her own – even if that includes a Carnevare. Alessandro is just as frustratingly chivalrous as he was in the first book, but this time both Rosa and Alessandro get to keep secrets. Rosa’s plight into her own memory – the memory of that night – … Continue reading
Posted in Arcadia, Balzer + Bray, Drama, Fallon, Family, Kai Meyer, Mythology, Paranormal, Romance, Supernatural, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Arcadia Burns, Balzer & Bray, fiction, Kai Meyer, Mafia, Mythology, paranormal, Supernatural, The Arcadia Trilogy, Young Adult
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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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Night School
Title: Night School Author: C. J. Daughtery Genre: Mystery, Romance, YA, Coming of age Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release Date: May 21, 2013 Review: FIVE stars for Night School. Allie has a difficult time staying out of trouble. When she gets arrested with her friends, her parents are at the end of their rope; they send her to boarding school. Cimmeria isn’t just any old boarding school. There are no computers, cell phones, ipods, etc . . . Students are expected to find constructive and creative ways to occupy their time. This is quite an extreme change from Allie’s reality. … Continue reading
Posted in Angst, Blogger, Coming of Age, Contemp, Drama, Gothic, Kerri, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, The Readiacs, Thriller, YA
Tagged Angst, Book Review, Coming of Age, Contemp, Drama, Kerri, Mystery, Review, Suspense, The Readiacs, Thriller, YA
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Three book giveaway to celebrate the release of THE LAST DANCE!
Two people couldn’t be more opposite… Kellen Peterson, the gorgeous star quarterback of the Griffin High football team, seems to have it all. Until the night of the Homecoming game, when Kellen gets tackled and suffers a traumatic brain injury – an injury that changes his life – including his ability to walk, talk and throw a football. Ivy Ly is a senior and counting down the days until she can escape to college. Though her parents have big plans for her to be a doctor, Ivy is afraid to tell them she’d rather pursue music as a career. Ivy’s … Continue reading
Posted in Coming of Age, Drama, Giveaways, Julie, Kiki Hamilton, Romance, The Faerie Ring, YA
Tagged Coming of Age, Drama, Giveaway, Julie, Romance, YA
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Scorch by @GinaDamico
Title: Scorch Rating: Genre: YA / Supernatural Publisher: Graphia Release Date: September 25th 2012 Review: It’s hard to say what I love most about this series, but Gina’s ability to pin down wry humor and match it with teenage drama seems to be the thing I always come back to. The very first line of the book made me laugh and set the stage for how I read the rest of the story. Even though Lex wasn’t as my-cheeks-are-going-to-fall-off-they-hurt-so-much funny in Scorch as she was in Croak, she was developing into a strong heroine. Uncle Mort is crazy as ever … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Drama, Fallon, Gina Damico, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Review, Supernatural, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Croak, death, Gina Damico, Graphia, grim reaper, Humor, Scorch, Supernatural, YA, Young Adult
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Find You In The Dark by A. Meredith Walters
Title: Find You In The Dark Author: A. Meredith Walters Published: Out Now Summary: Maggie Young had the market on normal. Normal friends, normal parents, normal grades…normal life. Until him. Clayton Reed was running from his past and an army of personal demons that threatened to take him down. He never thought he had a chance at happiness. Until her. Maggie thought their love could overcome anything. Clay thought she was all he needed to fix his messy life. That together, they could face the world. But the darkness is always waiting. Sometimes the greatest obstacle to true love … Continue reading
Posted in A. Meredith Walters, Amazon, Angst, Blog Tour, Drama, Mature, New Adult, Review, Yvette
Tagged A. Meredith Walters, Angst, Book Tour, Drama, Find You In The Dark, new adult, Review, Romance, Yvette
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Hollywood Holiday by Sasha Summers
Title: Hollywood Holiday Rating: Genre: Romance Publisher: Inkspell Publishing Release Date: December 7, 2012 Review: I’m not usually into romance, but it seems I’ve been tapping into my inner girly-girl recently. I was intrigued from the get-go – I don’t think I’ve ever known anyone who was terrified of flying. But then Jen meets seriously hot guy, Gunner Foster. What I liked: As a contemp, the story flowed really well. Sasha created a world without dry spots and stuck to realism, for the most part. Jen, as a protagonist, was easy to get along with. Jen was the kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Contemp, Drama, Fallon, Family, Hollywood Holiday, Inkspell Publishing, Red Carpet, Review, Romance, Sasha Summers, The Readiacs
Tagged Book Review, Contemp, Drama, Fallon, Family, Hollywood Holiday, Inkspell Publishing, Red Carpet, Romance, Sasha Summers
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Valley of Dust
Title: Valley of Dust Author: Karoleen Vry Brucks Genre: Supernatural, Romance, Drama Publisher: Xlibris Corporation Release Date: August 7, 2012 Review: Valley of Dust receives 1 star. This is not an easy review for me. I had very high hopes for this book, but I wasn’t too far in when I knew that this book was going nowhere. I’ve read so many books in my lifetime. Some are great, some may have a great storyline while not particularly well written and some are just bad. Valley of Dust unfortunately falls into the last category and for a multitude of reasons. … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Genres/Types, Kerri, Paranormal, Review, Romance, The Readiacs, The Readiacs
Tagged Book Review, Drama, Fantasy, Kerri, paranormal, Romance, Supernatural, The Readiacs, vampires
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Review: The Lurking Man (Book 2 in Thanatology Series by @Keithrommel )
Title: The Lurking Man (Book 2 in Thanatology Series) Author: Keith Rommel Genre: Drama, Horror Publisher: Sunbury Press, Inc. Release Date: September 6, 2012 Rating: Review: The Lurking Man is a much different book than what I am used to reading. I have never picked up anything that makes me take the main character, Cailean, and compare her life to my own. I found myself thinking I was here in certain aspects. I’m not an alcoholic or anything of the sort; but it made me look back at my own life and at the choices I’ve made. Ok enough about … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Horror, Inc., Julie, Keith Rommel, Sunberry Press, The Readiacs
Tagged Drama, horror, Julie, Review
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Menthol Kisses Review by Abby Stewart
Title: Menthal Kisses Author: Abby Stewart Genre: Mature/YA/Drama Release Date: July 27, 2012 Rating: Review: **WARNING** when reading this book it contains violence and drug use/reference. Logan grew up in a small, redneck town where segregation was still evident and the town was dry. Logan was told since the day she was born she was meant to be a boy. Her sister Shannon, the girly girl, receives a full scholarship for college and leaves Logan behind. Logan needs to find a way to escape her family and her life. Doing so she finds herself in drugs and parties. She also … Continue reading
Interview with @CheleaFine author of ANEW!
1. How did you come up with the idea of a semi-immortal? I wanted my character, Scarlet, to keep dying and coming back to life, but since she was human (and not half-angel or part-god or anything) I had to make up some new rules. Most semi-immortals are children with one mortal parent and one immortal parent. Not Scarlet. Scarlet is semi-immortal because of a mishap with a hot guy, his immortal blood, and a cursed arrow that pierced her heart five hundred years ago. (Darn those hot, immortal mishaps! They’ll getcha every time.) I wanted Scarlet’s semi-immortal state to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Chelsea Fine, Drama, Interviews, Julie, Romance, YA
Tagged Drama, Interview, Julie, Romance, YA
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Review ANEW by @ChelseaFine
Title: ANEW – The Archers of Avalon Author: Chealsea Fine Genre: YA/Romance/Drama Publisher: Acacia Publishing, Inc. Release Date: December 5, 2011 Rating: Review: A young woman wakes in the forest with no idea who she is or how she got there. She thinks hard on this fact and only comes to realize her name is Scarlet. She takes off in the hunt for her life, to find out who she is and how she lost her memory. Along the way she found her best friend, Heather. Heather is the best friend any girl could want! I want her! Ok back … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Chelsea Fine, Drama, Julie, Romance, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged Blog Tour, Drama, Julie, Romance, YA
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The Serpent’s bite
Title: The Serpent’s Bite Author: Warren Adler Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense Publisher: Stonehouse Press Release Date: September 4, 2012 Review: The Serpent’s Bite earns 3 stars, though it could have been 5. I have very mixed feelings about this book and will explain why later in the review. A family that hasn’t been united in four years is about to get a reunion. You would think that this would be a pleasant event, but it does not turn out that way. They will be repeating a trek in Yellowstone Park that summons happy memories for the whole family, but a … Continue reading
Posted in Blogger, Drama, Kerri, Mystery, Review, The Readiacs, Thriller, William Adler
Tagged Adult, Book Review, Drama, Kerri, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
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Night of the Purple Moon by Scott Cramer (@cramer_scott)
If I had to choose five words to describe this book, they would be intelligent, innocent, mature, poignant and engaging. Night of the Purple Moon tells the story of a group of pre-pubescent kids who are left parentless after a deadly comet passes through Earth. For months everyone has been looking forward to seeing the comet pass through and Abby Leigh and her family are no exception. They’ve talked about it at school and over dinner and so finally, when the night arrives, everyone takes their ringside seats to witness the experience. Little do they know that with such beauty … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Apocalyptic, Coming of Age, Drama, Review, Scott Cramer, Suspense, The Toucan Trilogy, YA, Yvette
Tagged Comet, Coming of Age, Night of the Purple Moon, Review, Scott Cramer, Suspense, Thriller, Virus, YA, Yvette
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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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