Mini Reviews #21

Any fans here of SPELLBOUND by Cara Lynn Shultz? If you haven't read its sequel you should definitely get to it now. THE VESPERTINE by Saundra Mitchell could be a book for readers who enjoy historical YA. And the third mini review is for Anna Sheehan's A LONG, LONG SLEEP, a Sleeping Beauty re-telling of the cheerless kind.

Spellcaster by Cara Lynn Shultz

Emma and Brendan finally broke the old curse that burdened their love, but a new enemy is coming for them, intending to use their powers for her own evil plans. SPELLCASTER is the second and last book in the SPELLBOUND series.

Emma and Brendan's romance intensifies a bit, but not as much as one could've hoped for in a sequel. They might have lost some of their original magic in consequence of too much secret-keeping and not trusting the other to be strong enough to handle any upcoming difficulties. It was still good to see them again, spending more time together, as Brendan and Emma have a natural charm as a couple that is just meant to be together.
SPELLCASTER has one last trial to test their love for each other, a mean witch. The antagonist wasn't as scary and unpredictable as the enemy Emma and Brendan had to face in SPELLBOUND. Great is that we learn more about Emma's ancient powers to cast spells. She's practicing a lot and we can be front row spectators of her magical achievements.

4/5 **** SPELLCASTER – An encore to Brendan and Emma's cute and hip New York love story, upping the paranormal power use and all that's at risk.

If you loved SPELLBOUND you definitely want to read this sequel about the last trial to test Emma and Brendan's love for each other. In the extra section of SPELLCASTER fans are supplied with playlists of songs on Emma and Brendan's iPods, very good bonus!

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Publishing Date: March 27^th 2012
Length: 371 pages
Keywords: YA, contemporary, romance, evil witch, magic, New York

Source: Netgalley

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The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell

In the Baltimore summer of 1889 Amelia van den Broek is plagued by visions. People are asking for her advice and prophecies, but then terrible things start happening. Can Amelia find a way out of it all and trick fate?
THE VESPERTINE is told by young and adventure-seeking Amelia who is new to Baltimore and soaks up every tiny detail about the city and the people she meets, making this a very descriptive read.
Like other 19th century tales Amelia's story is very much about her relationship to her family, which has been problematic thanks to the visions she's been having. Amelia is haunted by them and fears that they turn out to be true. Those visions bring a high mystery and paranormal factor to her story.

Amelia is also supposed to find a well-respected suitor. So when she falls for Nathaniel, someone she shouldn't be seeing at all, it's clear that theirs is no easy love. Nothing in Amelia's story struck me as overly outstanding, but all in all following her new start in Baltimore made for a pleasant read. 

3/5 *** THE VESPERTINE - This historical YA read right out of the Victorian era convinces with its paranormal elements and a heroine like no other.

For those of you who enjoyed THE VESPERTINE, Saundra Mitchell wrote two  historical YA companion novels, following Amelia's cousin Zora and Kate Witherspoon. You don't come across companion novels in this genre too often, so give this series a go and get three novels to fall in love with.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers

Publishing Date: March 7^th 2011
Length: 293 pages
Keywords: YA, romance, historical fiction, visions, Baltimore, 19th century

Source: Netgalley

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A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan

It was only supposed to be a short nap in her stasis tube, but it will take sixty-two years for Rose to open her eyes again. Her parents are dead, the boy who kissed her awake is a stranger and the world she wakes up to is one that couldn't be more foreign.
The story of Sleeping Beauty has always been among my favourite fairy tales, so I gave A LONG, LONG SLEEP a go. Sadly, it wasn't at all as I'd imagined it. The futuristic world A LONG, LONG SLEEP is set in feels inconsistent and was completely unfulfilling just as its plot. I pitied Rose most of the time, none of her relationships to other characters did catch my attention and her love story (or better non-romance) with the mystery boy who kissed her awake is terribly dull.
Maybe Rose's story could've been stronger if it had been planned for two or three books instead of a standalone.

2/5 ** A LONG, LONG SLEEP - A Sleeping Beauty re-telling lacking the entrancement of its original inspiration.

This almost felt alien since it couldn't be further away from the original tale than the story that Anna Sheehan wrote. I guess she attempted a brave approach, but at no point did A LONG, LONG SLEEP feel like a story I'd want to read again.

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Publishing Date: August 11^th 2011
Length: 342 pages
Keywords: YA, romance, fairy tale, re-telling, Sleeping Beauty, futuristic world

Source: Netgalley

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Mini Reviews #20

Today I dug out three of my oldest review titles from 2011 and 2012, GIRL WONDER by Alexa Martin, WHERE IT BEGAN by Ann Redisch Stampler and THE SUMMER OF FIRSTS AND LASTS by Terra Elan McVoy.

Girl Wonder by Alexa Martin

It's senior year and since her parents decided to move, Charlotte has to attend a new school and with that make new friends, too. From the beginning Charlotte's story is all about her school life.

She has a learning disability and isn't very good with numbers. GIRL WONDER shows that you can't be good at everything and even if you have flaws and weaknesses you should still be respected and not treated any differently for it.

So GIRL WONDER has all the main issues occupying a teen's mind. School days, family dinner conversations, new friends, and two boys, Neal and Milton, warring for Charlotte's heart. GIRL WONDER is about learning to grow up, to trust the right people and leave those behind who don't trust in you. How does Charlotte decide who is right for her?

My favourite thing about Alexa Martin's debut novel was its setting, the rural landscape, pine trees, snowy mountains that brought on an extra winter charm and fun activities like skiing.

3/5 *** GIRL WONDER – An average YA contemporary read for a younger audience about a girl finding her way in life .

Somehow the cover of GIRL WONDER made me assume I'd picked up a book with paranormal background, only to discover a plain and common YA contemporary story. I couldn't relate to the characters very well, but the story kept me entertained to some extend.

Publisher: Disney Hyperion

Publishing Date: May 3^rd 2011
Length: 304 pages
Keywords: YA, contemporary, new girl, romance, learning disability

Source: Netgalley

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Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler

Gabby wakes up in a hospital, suffering from memory loss. She has no idea what led to the car accident that brought her here. Suddenly her boyfriend, popular Billy Nash, is distancing himself from her and it's Gabby's turn to find out what happened that night.
Gabby is a main character with a bunch of problems in tow, a person that is hard to figure out. There is a big difference between the person she truly is and the person other people want her to be, especially her boyfriend Billy and her mother Vivian. Ann Redisch Stampler did a good job building up the inevitable conflict between her characters. Her fine writing supports the incoherent and hesitant thoughts and feelings that are inside our protagonist very well.
There are only a few characters that I did like in WHERE IT BEGAN. The entire time I didn’t know what to think of Billy Nash, Gabby’s boyfriend (not a good sign). I was engaged in their romance, even though I constantly had a nagging feeling that something about it wasn’t quite right.

Gabby’s task to find out what happened the night of her accident is in the main focus of the story and it's definitely one mystery that you want to see solved.

3/5 *** WHERE IT BEGAN – A YA contemporary debut with an initially interesting clue hunt and questions about trust, true love and loyalty.

The strong pull I felt towards Gabby's story at first slowly started to ebb away with every new cryptic chapter that followed. I was eager to find out what happened to Gabby that night, I highly felt for her, and wanted her so badly to regain her memory. But when I started to figure out what happened that night before she did, I just couldn't stand to see her be so blind to every person around her treating her in a way that wasn't acceptable anymore.

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Publishing Date: March 6^th 2012
Length: 369 pages
Keywords: YA, contemporary, romance, memory loss, car accident

Source: Simon & Schuster Galley Grab

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The Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Terra Elan McVoy 

The three sisters Calla, Violet and Daisy are attending summer camp together. Calla has a huge crush on her best friend Duncan, Violet is into James, a boy she isn't supposed to fall for and Daisy is finding out what it means to be Joel's girlfriend. 

There's much going on in the lives of the three teenage girls and them being sisters doesn't make it easier. They are often petulant and don't always want to listen to the wise words of an older sister. Violet, Daisy and Calla have known each other their entire lives, and listening to them and seeing the three sisters interact was exhausting sometimes. They have these stupid nicknames for each other and all three girls are named after a flower. Minor details, but enough to tick me off more than once.

Violet, Daisy and Calla all get their own chapters to tell their camp stories. Of course boys play a role, too. But sometimes friendship and family are more important and come before anything else. The three girls discover what matters to them most in different ways.

3/5 *** THE SUMMER OF FIRSTS AND LASTS – Frisky and youthful, this is a light summer read with fun setting and an often irritating  sister trio.

THE SUMMER OF FIRSTS AND LASTS is about everything that could equal summer for three teenage girls. It's as much about sisterhood and family, growing together as growing apart as learning to stand on your own two feet and make your own decisions.

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Publishing Date: May 3^rd 2011
Length: 423 pages
Keywords: YA, contemporary, romance, summer camp, three sisters, friendship

Source: Simon & Schuster Galley Grab

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Mini Reviews #19

The first Mini Reviews post in 2014 introduces you to three YA contemporary stories that I read or started in 2013. So much high praise for THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE by Leila Sales and I couldn't resist to pick up a copy. I had high expectations for NOBODY BUT US by Kristin Halbrook and SUCH A RUSH by Jennifer Echols, too, unfortunately they weren't met in the end.

This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

Elise is friendless, she is lonely and an outsider in every possible social scenario. And when life couldn't look any less dead-end, she discovers the magic of music at a warehouse party. The opportunity to DJ there opens up a chance to experience life in a whole new way. Maybe Elise isn't lost yet...

Elise is only sixteen and she's already part of the DJ and nightclub scene. I didn't think her too young to go out to the warehouse parties she's attending, playing music, meeting new people. Scoring a DJ job was functioning like a therapy and as much as you hurt with Elise for everything that's happened to her so far, you also see that there's a bright future ahead if she just keeps doing what she loves.
Having no friends in school, no one to turn to, never feeling accepted or even being bullied are very relevant for Elise's story. Everyone of us can in some way relate to this young girl and her thoughts about life, friendship and love. She's searching for meaning, unconsciously wanting help and waiting for that one moment that finally points her in the right direction.

Music is of high importance for Elise's story, too. It has soothing and healing qualities, is her best friend in the worst moments of her life. As much as the music and the fascinating new DJ job are drawing you into the story, Elise's love story with the local DJ, Char, does the same. But unless the strong music parts, the romance lost me somewhere on its way. So I suggest you start THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE with the desire to fall in love with Elise's music rather than her love interest.

4/5 **** THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE – Leila Sales' third book is equipped with the perfect tune to touch many readers' hearts with its musical magic.

THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE is about Elise's favourite bands and songs and the music that influences her life. I'm not very into the music that she listens to. Reading about the power of the songs she plays, I know I have a lot of music education to make up for, starting with Elise's playlist now.

 

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 

Publishing Date: September 17^th 2013
Length: 288 pages
Keywords: YA, fiction, music, DJ'ing, friendship, romance

Source: Bought for Kindle

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Nobody But Us by Kristin Halbrook

Zoe and Will are young and in love. They both haven't grown up in the most stable environment and without a big family who showed them kindness and understanding. Their problems make them want to run away so badly. And then they do... 

It's a lot of fuss about nothing. Yes, Will and Zoe didn't have the easiest childhood, far from it, and they are dissatisfied with their current situation. Originally I thought about them running away as an exciting adventure to find themselves and solve their problems. Only along the way offences kept accumulating and things got more out of hand and complicated the longer they ran. But did they do anything to solve their problems and think up a way to make things better? Not at all. They just ran without thinking about the consequences and act without thinking what it could do to others.

A dual point of view is implemented to show how troubled both of them are and that they are a perfect match. Their romance was one of the most immature and unfulfilling I've read about in a while, Will and Zoe are not a couple I could make myself sympathize with.

2/5 ** NOBODY BUT US - This is the story of rash and immature Zoe and Will who were not the thrill-seeking, brave and clever couple I was looking foward to meet.

 Very poor Bonnie and Clyde retelling, without the glamour and brains of their role models. When I first heard about NOBODY BUS US I expected a very intense love story (which it is) but it stressed me out more than it grew on me, ending in a complete disappointment. 

Publisher: Harper Teen

Publishing Date: January 29^th 2013
Length: 272 pages
Keywords: YA, fiction, romance, runaways, troubled teens

Source: Bought

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Such A Rush by Jennifer Echols

Leah spent her life on the move, from one trailer park to the next. Being stuck with her uncaring mother and a hopeless future, Leah decides to become a pilot and get away from all of it. She starts flying with Mr. Hall, training to fly planes and there she meets his two sons who are going to play a big role in her life, too.  

Grayson and Alec are getting to know Leah better only now. Grayson and Leah's love story could've been romantic, but not with the lies and deceit that Grayson unnecessarily brings into our story. And it annoyed me beyond belief that he wanted his brother Alec to seduce Leah while truly Grayson wanted her for himself. It's an unfair, oppressive and stupid game the teens are playing.

The majority of dialogues is unsatisfactory and very often infuriating in their naivety and impertinence. And the characters didn't feel well-rounded and too imbalanced in all their extreme behaviours. The only thing that kept me reading were Jennifer's well-written love scenes, which I devoured in no time.

Airplanes and flying are the main theme of SUCH A RUSH. Leah is working at a small airport and is dreaming about becoming a pilot herself one day. The flying gives her space and opens up a whole new world of possibilities, freedom and happiness. It was cool to learn more about the different types of planes and how they are functioning.

3,5/5 ***/* SUCH A RUSH - A pilot girl fighting for her future and sexy scenes on the one hand, upsetting romantic confusions and redundant dialogues on the other.

SUCH A RUSH appeared to be pretty unpolished, with many rough edges I didn't like. Why did the characters have to be so obnoxiously stubborn and inconsiderate of other people's feelings all the time? I'd like to read this story again, the nice version please. 

Publisher: MTV Books

Publishing Date: July 10^th 2012
Length: 325 pages
Keywords: YA, contemporary, romance, flying, love triangle, brothers

Source: Bought

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Book Review: Wild Cards (Wild Cards #1) by Simone Elkeles

Title: Wild Cards (Wild Cards #1)
Author: Simone Elkeles
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publishing Date: October 1st 2013
Length: 342 pages
Keywords: YA, fiction, contemporary, romance, football, patchwork family
Source: Netgalley

After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Derek’s counting the days before he can be on his own, and the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone else’s family drama.

Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain--people you care about leave without a backward glance. A football scholarship would finally give her the chance to leave. So she pours everything into winning a state championship, until her boyfriend and star quarterback betrays them all by joining their rival team. Ashtyn needs a new game plan, but it requires trusting Derek—someone she barely knows, someone born to break the rules. Is she willing to put her heart on the line to try and win it all?

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Derek and Ashtyn are yet another of Simone Elkeles' impulsive pairings who have to go a long way to finally disclose their feelings for each other. They are both quite hot tempered and very stubborn in their own ways. As always it was a pleasure to witness one of Simone Elkeles' turbulent romances evolve.

Derek might be introduced as the bad boy who breaks every girl's heart, but his true side is much more vulnerable and relaxed than anyone outside of his family would ever see. He and Ashtyn both have moving pasts that are constantly coming back to them and majorly affect their present and future together.  

Their living situation, Ashtyn and Derek in the same house, leads to a delicious attraction and constant electricity between the two of them. Them getting together would be so much more complicated for the whole family. There's also a thrilling and sneaky side to it that makes it so much more of a fun game both of them can't resist to play.

You'll also love the scenes circling around their patchwork family life. There's always something going on at their house that should keep you entertained in between very fulfilling make-out sessions and the rivalry with another football team.

Football's a huge part of Ashytn's life as it's her only hope to finally get away from her hometown and her dad. It's her great passion and Derek isn't a stranger to the sport either. I grew to like the sport very much in Miranda Keneally's CATCHING JORDAN and was happy to see football and especially the reality of female players with serious talent getting some more attention in Simone Elkeles newest YA book, too. 

WILD CARDS had very much the same feel to it like Simone's previous three Fuentes books, without the Spanish cultural background, yet not missing the hot tempered relationships. 

Simone Elkeles supplies us with a male and female perspective on the story. It's one of Simone's best writing traits, considering the need of so many readers to be in both of her characters' heads. And I definitely needed to be in Derek's head at some points during the story or I might not have cared about him as much as I did in the end (very much!).

4,5/5 ****/* WILD CARDS – An absorbing and energizing new YA game.

I expected no less than a very unpredictable love story, a couple with fiery tempers. A road trip, an unforgettable first meeting and an alluring story line should be argument enough to convince not only the football fans to pick up WILD CARDS. Very pleased to see there's already a second book in this series in work.

""You want to join me, Sugar Pie?"

I look down at my football jersey. "I'm not dressed for a party, and you didn't answer my question."

"I answered it. You comin' or not?"

He walks out of the room when I don't join him, leaving me alone with his grandmother. "Well, that was...entertaining, to say the least," she says" ― p. 270

WILD CARDS you might also enjoy CATCHING JORDAN by Miranda Kenneally and SHUT OUT by Kody Keplinger with two strong heroines who are caught in different kinds of football rivalries. Or maybe you like HOOKED by Liz Fichera about a girl on the school's golf team being not very welcome. 

  

* Haven't you read Simone's PERFECT CHEMISTRY series, yet? Get started now!

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* For more information about Simone and her books visit www.simoneelkeles.com.


 

Books Read in 2013

In the beginning of 2013 I challenged myself to read 108 books (one more than the year before). In November I realized I wouldn't make that goal and set the goal to 100 instead. I didn't make that goal either, but I'm still very happy with all the titles I chose to read last year. In the end I read 93 books. 

I reviewed 70 books of the 93 I read (with one re-read). My resolution for 2014 will be to write the missing reviews and review every old Netgalley title I read in the past years, leave more comments on my favourite blogs, discover many new authors and read at leat ten debut novels.

January

Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty  5/5 stars - Review JANUARY FAVOURITE
Paper Valentine by Branna Yovanoff 3,5/5 stars - Review 
One Perfect Summer by Paige Toon 4,5/5 stars - Review
Shades of Earth by Beth Revis 5/5 stars - Review JANUARY FAVOURITE
Crave by Melissa Darnell 3/5 stars - Review

February 

Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick 4/5 stars - Review
Pivot Point by Kasie West 5/5 stars - Review FEBRUARY FAVOURITE
Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick 3/5 stars - Review
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi 4,5/5 stars - Review

March

This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith 4/5 stars - Review
Requiem by Lauren Oliver 4,5/5 stars - Review
Ordinary Beauty by Laure Wiess 4,5/5 stars - Review
Things I Can't Forget by Miranda Kenneally 5/5 stars - Review MARCH FAVOURITE
She's So Dead To Us by Kieran Scott 3/5 stars - Review
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare 5/5 stars - Review MARCH FAVOURITE
He's So Not Worth It by Kieran Scott 3/5 stars - Review

April

This Is So Not Happening by Kieran Scott 3/5 stars - Review
Reboot by Amy Tintera 3,5/5 stars - Review
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson 5/5 stars - Review APRIL FAVOURITE
Wherever You Go by Heather Davis 4/5 stars - Review
The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson 4,5/5 stars - Review APRIL FAVOURITE
Boundless by Cynthia Hand 4/5 stars - Review
Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma 2/5 stars - Review

May

The Elite by Kiera Cass 3,5/5 stars - Review
Cinder by Marissa Meyer 3,5/5 stars - Review
How My Summer Went Up In Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski 5/5 stars- Review (Re-Read)
The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa 4/5 stars - Review
The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross 3/5 stars - Review 
Slide by Jill Hatahway 3,5/5 stars- Review
Famous Last Words by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski 4/5 stars- Review
Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting 4/5 stars - Review MAY FAVOURITE
Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins 5/5 stars - Review MAY FAVOURITE
Imposter by Jill Hathaway 3,5/5 stars - Review

June

The Impossibility of Tomorrow by Avery Wiliams 5/5 stars - Review JUNE FAVOURITE
The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen 1,5/5 stars - Review
The Longest Holiday by Paige Toon 4/5 stars - Review
Of Triton by Anna Banks 3,5/5 stars - Review
Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne 4/5 stars - Review
Golden by Jessi Kirby 4/5 stars - Review
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 4,5/5 stars - Review JUNE FAVOURITE
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson 3,5/5 stars - Review
Mercy by Rebecca Lim 1,5/5 stars - Review
The Sound by Sarah Alderson 4,5/5 stars - Review

July

Brooklyn Girls by Gemma Burgess 4/5 stars - Review
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill 5/5 stars - Review JULY FAVOURITE
Letters to Nowhere by Julie Cross 2/5 stars 
Timepiece by Myra McEntire 5/5 stars - Review
Infinityglass by Myra McEntire 4,5/5 stars - Review
Allegiance by Cayla Kluver 4/5 stars - Review
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi 4,5/5 stars - Review
The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler 4/5 stars - Review
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead 3/5 stars - Review
Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris 4,5/5 stars
Frostbite by Richelle Mead 5/5 stars - Review

August 

Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead 4,5/5 stars - Review
Blood Promise by Richelle Mead 5/5 stars - Review
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead 4,5/5 stars - Review
Moonglass by Jessi Kirby 4/5 stars - Review
Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead 5/5 stars - Review
Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas 3,5/5 stars - Review
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West 3,5/5 stars - Review
Ten by Gretchen McNeil 3,5/5 stars - Review
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen 4,5/5 stars - Review
Such A Rush by Jennifer Echols 3,5/5 stars
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner 5/5 stars - Review AUGUST FAVOURITE

 September

Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles 4,5/5 stars
From What I Remember  by Stacy Kramer and Valeria Thomas 4/5 stars - Review
Nobody But Us by Kristin Halbrook 2/5 stars
Little White Lies by Katie Dale 4,5/5 stars - Review SEPTEMBER FAVOURITE
The Hundred by Kass Morgan 4/5 stars

October

The Shadow Prince by Bree Despain 4/5 stars
Captive: The Forbidden Side of Nightshade by A.D. Robertson 3,5/5 stars - Review
Racing Savannah by Miranda Kenneally 4/5 stars - Review
The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles 3/5 stars
Allegiant by Veronica Roth 4,5/5 stars - Review OCTOBER FAVOURITE
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor 4/5 stars

 November

Unbreakable by Kami Garcia 4/5 stars - Review
A Gift To Remember by Melissa Hill 3,5/5 stars - Review
Panic by Lauren Oliver 4/5 stars NOVEMBER FAVOURITE
Jessica Darling's It  List #1 by Megan McCafferty 4/5 stars
The Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone 3/5 stars
The Taking by Kimberly Derting 4/5 stars
A Match Made In Highschool by Kristin Walker 3/5 stars
Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle 4,5/5 stars NOVEMBER FAVOURITE
The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver 3/5 stars

December

Teardrop by Lauren Kate 4/5 stars - Review
A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young 3/5 stars
When The Guns Fall Silent by James Riordan 4/5 stars
Split Second by Kasie West 4,5/5 stars
Everbound by Brodi Ashton 5/5 stars - Review DECEMBER FAVOURITE
Wicked Games by Sean Olin 2,5/5 stars
Evertrue by Brodi Ashton 4/5 stars
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning 5/5 stars DECEMBER FAVOURITE