Book Review: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

This review will contain spoilers from the previous five books in the series. I recommend skipping this review if you are intending on reading the Vampire Academy series. Title: Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy #6) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: December 2010 Pages: 594 …

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Book Review: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Title: Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) Author: Morgan Rhodes (aka. Michelle Rowen) Genre: high fantasy, magic, romance Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: 11 December 2012 Pages: 412 pages Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power–brutally transforming …

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Book Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Title: Anna and the French Kiss Author: Stephanie Perkins Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Paris Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: December 2010 Pages: 384 pages Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming …

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Book Review: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

Title: Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy #3) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: November 2008 Pages: 443 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): It’s springtime at St. Vladimir’s Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since making her first Strigoi kills, Rose hasn’t been …

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Book Review: Speechless by Hannah Harrington

Title: Speechless Author: Hannah Harrington Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: August 2012  Pages: 384 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can’t keep a secret… Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast — and nearly got someone killed. Now Chelsea has taken …

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Book Review: A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty

Title: A Corner of White (The Colours of Madeline #1) Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Genre: Fantasy, Magic, Adventure Publisher: Macmillian Australia Publication Date: October 2012 Pages: 432 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Madeleine Tully lives in Cambridge, England, the World – a city of spires, Isaac Newton and Auntie’s Tea Shop. Elliot Baranski lives in …

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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Every now and then I come across a novel that takes me forever to read. Not because I’m not enjoying it but rather the opposite – it’s because I’m having so much fun that I try to draw the story out as long as I possibly can. This book took me two weeks to read… …

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Book Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Title: Delirium (Delirium #1)  Author: Lauren Oliver Genre: Dystopia, sci-fi, romance, young adult Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (an imprint of Hachette), HarperCollins Publication Date: 2011 Pages: 393 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): What if love were a disease? There was a time when love was the most important thing in the world. People would go to …

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Book Review: Dark Frost by Jennifer Estep

Title: Dark Frost (Mythos Academy #3)  Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Mythology Publisher: KTeen (an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.) Publication Date: May 2012 Pages: 352 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I’ve seen so many freaky things since I started attending Mythos Academy last fall. I know I’m supposed to be a fearless warrior, …

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Book Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Title: Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: Sci-Fi, Fairy Tale, Dystopia  Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (an imprint of Macmillian) Publication Date: January 2012 Pages: 387 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, the ruthless lunar people watch, …

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