Book Reviews

Books are listed alphabetically by title:

~#~

12 Things to Do Before You Crash & Burn by James Proimos ~ 2 stars
13 to Life by Shannon Delany ~ 5 stars

~A~

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens ~ 4 stars
A Temptation of Angels by Michelle Zink ~ 3.5 stars
Accused (Ganzfield, #4) by Kate Kaynak ~ 4 stars
Across the Universe by Beth Revis ~ 5 stars
Ada Legend of a Healer by R.A. McDonald ~ 3.5 stars
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson ~ 5 stars
Adversary (Ganzfield, #2) by Kate Kaynak ~ 4 stars
After Obsession by Carrie Jones & Steven E. Wedel ~ 4 stars
A House Afire by Emma Kinna ~ 2.5 stars
Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington ~ 5 stars
Alice In Verse: The Lost Rhymes of Wonderland by J.T. Holden ~ 4 stars
Amaretto Flame by Sammie Spencer ~ 3.5 stars
The Ancillary's Mark by Daniel A. Cohen ~ 4.5 stars
And Then Things Fall Apart by Arlaina Tibensky ~ 5 stars
Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton ~ 5 stars
Angelina's Secret by Lisa Rogers ~ 2 stars
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins ~ 5 stars
Arson by Estevan Vega ~ 5 stars
A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford ~ 4.5 stars

~B~

Bandits by LM Preston ~ 3 stars
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl ~ 5 stars
Beautiful Darkness (Caster Chronicles, #2) by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl ~ 5 stars
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray ~ 4 stars
Before I Die by Jenny Downham ~ 5 stars
The Betrayal of Maggie Blair by Elizabeth Laird ~ 4 stars
Between The Lines by Tammara Webber ~ 4 stars
Between the Sea and the Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore ~ 3.5 stars
Between Two Ends by David Ward ~ 4 stars
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting ~ 3.5 stars
The Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards ~ 4 stars
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne ~ 5 stars
Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse by Kaleb Nation ~ 5 stars
The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison ~ 2.5 stars

~C~

Captivate (Need, #2) by Carrie Jones ~ 4 stars
Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins ~ 5 stars
The Cellar by A.J. Whitten ~ 1.5 stars
The Chaos (Num8ers, #2) by Rachel Ward ~ 5 stars
Chime by Franny Billingsley ~ 5 stars
Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony & Rodrigo Corral ~ 4 stars
The Chosen by Sheenah Freitas ~ 3 stars
The Chronicles of Narnia, #1: The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis ~ 5 stars
The Chronicles of Narnia, #2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia, #3: The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis ~ 3 stars
The Chronicles of Narnia, #4: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis ~ 4 stars
The Chronicles of Narnia, #5: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis ~ 5 stars
Cinder by Marissa Meyer ~ 4.5 stars
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare ~ 5 stars
City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare ~ 5 stars
City of Glass (Mortal Instruments, #3) by Cassandra Clare ~ 5 stars
Clarity by Kim Harrington ~ 5 stars
Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices, #1) by Cassandra Clare ~ 3 stars
Crave  by Laura J. Burns & Melinda Metz ~ 3 stars
Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann ~ 4 stars
Cut by Patricia McCormick ~ 4 stars

~D~

Daimon (Covenant, #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout ~ 4 stars
The Dark City (Relic Master, #1) by Catherine Fisher ~ 4 stars
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain ~ 4.5 stars
Dark Parties by Sara Grant ~ 3.5 stars
Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton ~ 4.5 stars
The Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor ~ 5 stars
Deadly Little Secret (Touch series, #1) by Laurie Faria Stolarz ~ 4 stars
Deadly Little Lies (Touch series, #2) by Laurie Faria Stolarz ~ 4 stars
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood ~ 5 stars
Delirium by Lauren Oliver ~ 5 stars
Demon Glass (Hex Hall, #2) by Rachel Hawkins ~ 4 stars
Desires of the Dead (The Body Finder, #2) by Kimberly Derting ~ 4.5 stars
The Devouring (Devouring, #1) by Simon Holt ~ 4.5 stars
Divergent by Veronica Roth ~ 5 stars
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger ~ 5 stars

~E~

Earth Blend (Blend series, #2) by Lori Pescatore ~ 3 stars
Eden by Michelle Haley ~ 2.5 stars
Embrace by Jessica Shirvington ~ 5 stars
Entice (Need, #3) by Carrie Jones ~ 3 stars
The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller ~ 4 stars
Exposed by Kimberly Marcus ~ 4.5 stars
Exposure by Therese Fowler ~ 5 stars

~F~

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ~ 5 stars
Fall For Anything by Courtney Summers ~ 5 stars
Falling Under by Gwen Hayes ~ 3.5 stars
Family by Micol Ostow ~ 3.5 stars
Fat Vampire by Adam Rex ~ 3 stars
Favorite by Karen McQuestion ~ 4 stars
Fearscape (The Devouring, #3) by Simon Holt ~ 4 stars
Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler ~ 5 stars 
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma ~ 4 stars
The Forest of Hands and Teeth  by Carrie Ryan ~ 5 stars
Forget You by Jennifer Echols ~ 4.5 stars
Forgotten by Cat Patrick ~ 4.5 stars 

Freefall by Mindi Scott ~ 4.5 stars
Freshman Year & Other Unnatural Disasters by Meredith Zeitlin ~ 4.5 stars

Frozen Fire by Tim Bowler ~ 4.5 stars
The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler ~ 3 stars

~G~

The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going ~ 5 stars
The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong ~ 4 stars
Generation Dead (Generation Dead, #1) by Daniel Waters ~ 3.5 stars
The Goddess Test by Aimée Carter ~ 3.5 stars
Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols ~ 5 stars
Gossip Girl (#1) by Cecily von Ziegesar ~ 3.5 stars
Gossip Girl (#2): You Know You Love Me by Cecily von Ziegesar ~ 4 stars
Gossip Girl (#3): All I Want is Everything  by Cecily von Ziegesar ~ 3 stars
Gossip Girl (#4): Because You Love Me by Cecily von Ziegesar ~ 4 stars
Grace by Elizabeth Scott ~ 4 stars
The Graveyard Book  by Neil Gaiman ~ 5 stars
Griffin Rising by Darby Karchut ~ 4 stars
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey ~ 3 stars

~H~

Half-Blood (Covenant, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout ~ 5 stars
Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne ~ 5 stars
Heart With Joy  by Steve Cushman ~ 4 stars
Her and Me and You by Lauren Strasnick ~ 3 stars
Here Lies Bridget by Paige Harbison ~ 3 stars
Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) by Rachel Hawkins ~ 4.5 stars
How To Steal a Car by Pete Hautman ~ 3.5 stars
Human Blend  by Lori Pescatore ~ 4.5 stars
Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler ~ 4.5 stars
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins ~ 5 stars
Hushed by Kelley York ~ 5 stars
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick ~ 4 stars

~I~ 

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore ~ 4 stars
The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge ~ 4.5 stars
 

~J~

Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey ~ 3.5 stars

~K~

Karma by Cathy Ostlere ~ 5 stars
Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis ~ 5 stars
Kiss of Life (Generation Dead, #2) by Daniel Waters ~ 4 stars

~L~

The Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson ~ 5 stars
Legacy (Ganzfield, #3) by Kate Kaynak ~ 5 stars
The Liar Society by Lisa & Laura Roecker ~ 5 stars
The Line by Teri Hall ~ 4.5 stars
The Lipstick Laws by Amy Holder ~ 3 stars
Living Dead Girl  by Elizabeth Scott ~ 5 stars
Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins ~ 5 stars
Looking for Alaska by John Green ~ 5 stars
Losing Faith by Denise Jaden ~ 4.5 stars
Loss (Riders of the Apocalypse, #3) by Jackie Morse Kessler ~ 5 stars
The Lost Saint by Bree Desapin ~ 5 stars
Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott ~ 4 stars
The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan ~ 5 stars

~M~

The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith ~ 5 stars
The Mark by Jen Nadol ~ 5 stars
The Marked Son by Shea Berkley ~ 4 stars
Marly's Ghost by David Levithan ~ 3 stars
Matched by Ally Condie ~ 3 stars
The Maze Runner by James Dashner ~ 4.5 stars
Mercy by Rebecca Lim ~ 3 stars
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka ~ 5 stars
The Midnight Gate by Helen Stringer ~ 4 stars
Minder by Kate Kaynak ~ 4.5 stars
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs ~ 4.5 stars
The Mockingbirds  by Daisy Whitney ~ 5 stars
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins ~ 5 stars
Moonglass by Jessi Kirby ~ 4 stars
Mostly Good Girls  by Leila Sales  ~ 4.5 stars

~N~

The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab ~ 5 stars
Need (Need, #1) by Carrie Jones ~ 4.5 stars
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro ~ 5 stars
Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King by William Joyce & Laura Geringer ~ 4 stars
Nightshade  by Andrea Cremer  ~ 5 stars
Num8ers by Rachel Ward ~ 4.5 stars

~O~

Open Wounds by Joseph Lunievicz ~ 4 stars
Operative (Ganzfield, #5) by Kate Kaynak ~ 4.5/5 stars
Other Words for Love by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal ~ 5 stars
The Owl Keeper by Christine Brodien-Jones ~ 4.5 stars

~P~

Paper Towns by John Green ~ 4.5 stars
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White ~ 5 stars
Passing Strange (Generation Dead, #3) by Daniel Waters ~ 3 stars
Past Perfect by Leila Sales ~ 5 stars
The Pearl by John Steinbeck ~ 4.5 stars
The Pearl Wars (Skyship Academy, #1) by Nick James ~ 5 stars
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Book #1) by Rick Riordan ~ 4.5 stars
The Perks of Being a Wallflower  by Stephen Chbosky ~ 4 stars
The Pledge by Kimberly Derting ~ 3.5 stars
Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz ~ 4.5 stars
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink ~ 4 stars
Prophecy of Days, #1: The Daykeeper's Grimoire by Christy Raedeke ~ 5 stars
Pure by Julianna Baggott ~ 4.5 stars

~Q~

Quest for Merlin's Map (The Jumper Chronicles, #1) by W.C. Peever ~ 4 stars

 

~R~

Rage (The Rider's Quartet, #2) by Jackie Morse Kessler ~ 4.5 stars
Reasons To Be Happy by Katrina Kittle ~ 4.5 stars
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1) by Rick Riordan ~ 4.5 stars
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff ~ 5 stars
Restoring Harmony by Joëlle Anthony ~ 4.5 stars
The Returners by Gemma Malley ~ 5 stars
The Rivals (The Mockingbirds, #2) ~ 4.5 stars

~S~

Sally's Bones by MacKenzie Cadenhead ~ 4 stars
Savannah Grey by Cliff McNish ~ 1.5 stars
The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, #2) by James Dashner ~ 5 stars
The Secret Year by Jennifer R. Hubbard ~ 4.5 stars
The Serpent's Coil (Prophecy of Days, # 2) by Christy Raedeke ~ 5 stars
Seth Baumgartner's Love Manifesto  by Eric Luper ~ 5 stars
Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready ~ 4.5 stars
Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus ~ 3.5 stars
Shattered Soul by Jennifer Snyder ~ 4 stars
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi ~ 5 stars!!
The Shattering by Karen Healey ~ 4 stars
Shift (Shade, #2) by Jeri Smith-Ready ~ 5 stars
Shiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater ~ 3 stars
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer ~ 4.5 stars
Sign Language by Amy Ackley ~ 4 stars
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce ~ 4 stars
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson ~ 5 stars
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut ~ 5 stars
Solstice by P.J. Hoover ~ 3.5 stars
Something, Maybe by Elizabeth Scott ~ 4.5 stars
Spellbinder by Helen Stringer ~ 4.5 stars
Spell Bound (Hex Hall, #3) by Rachel Hawkins
Splintering by Eireann Corrigan ~ 4 stars
Soulstice (Devouring, #2) by Simon Holt ~ 4 stars
The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith ~ 5 stars!!
Stick by Andrew Smith ~ 5 stars
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson ~ 2.5 stars

~T~

Tell Me a Secret by Holly Cupula ~ 3 stars
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (Book #1) by R.L. LaFevers ~ 4.5 stars
Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris (Book #2) by R.L. LaFevers ~ 4 stars
Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus (Book #3) by R.L. LaFevers ~ 4 stars
Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh (Book #4) by R.L. LaFevers ~ 5 stars
Th1rteen R3asons Why  by Jay Asher ~ 5 stars
Those That Wake by Jesse Karp ~ 4 stars
Through Her Eyes by Jennifer Archer ~ 4 stars
Timeless by Alexandra Monir ~ 4 stars
Touch (Novella) by Jennifer Snyder ~ 3 stars
Twelve by Nick McDonell ~ 4 stars
Twenty Boy Summer  by Sarah Ockler ~ 5 stars
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson ~ 5 stars

~U~
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin ~ 5 stars
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand ~ 5 stars

~V~
The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell ~ 5 stars
The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova ~ 3 stars
 

~W~

Ward Against Death by Melanie Card ~ 4 stars
The Warrior Sheep Go West by Christine & Christopher Russell ~ 4 stars
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ~ 5 stars
The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe ~ 5 stars
When We Were Saints by Han Nolan ~ 4 stars
Wildefire by Karsten Knight ~ 5 stars
Will Grayson, Will Grayson  by John Green & David Levithan ~ 5 stars
Wings by Aprilynne Pike ~ 4 stars
Winter Town by Stephen Emond ~ 4 stars
With or Without You by Brian Farrey ~ 5 stars
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough by Ruth Pennebaker ~ 4 stars
Wynter Chelsea: The Legacy by Becca Ritchie ~ 3.5 stars

~X~
XVI by Julia Karr ~ 4.5 stars

~Y~

You  by Charles Benoit ~ 4.5 stars
 

~Z~

Zan-Gah: The Prehistoric Adventure by Allan Richard Shickman ~ 4 stars
Zan-Gah: The Beautiful Country by Allan Richard Shickman ~ 4 stars
Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby ~ 3 stars
Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston ~ 4 stars