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The 5th Wave by Richard Yancey

Posted on May 30, 2013 by mendezj

On a day like any other day, the Others arrived. Their mothership lit up the sky and the human race was forever changed. The Others came in waves taking away electricity, bringing upon the world a plague, sending out evil … Continue reading →

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Dualed by Elsie Chapman

Posted on April 13, 2013 by mendezj

In the city of Kesh, everyone is a murderer. The only way to live in relative safety and comfort is to compete in a deadly game where only one survives. The catch? You have to kill your genetic “Alt”, which … Continue reading →

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Break My Heart 1000 Times by Daniel Waters

Posted on April 3, 2013 by mendezj

After the Event, people see the dead. They are as normal to life as breathing now, but Veronica wishes that life would return back to the way it was before. Now, the ghosts are becoming stronger and they want to … Continue reading →

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Dark Companion by Marta Acosta

Posted on February 4, 2013 by mendezj

Orphan Jane Williams has lived her entire life in the foster care system. This has given her a particularly hard outlook on life, but her determination to better her surroundings makes Jane work hard for what she has earned. Jane … Continue reading →

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Crewel by Gennifer Albin

Posted on January 18, 2013 by mendezj

Crewel takes readers on a journey to a world where everything and everyone revolves around a patriarchal society. Women are traditionally seen as homemakers and completely subservient to men who rule the land. The heroine, sixteen-year-old Adelice Lewys, has always secretly … Continue reading →

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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on October 14, 2012 by mendezj

Blue knows that once she kisses her true love, he will die soon afterwards. With a family full of psychics, warnings like this do not go ignored. Blue has always kept a distance from the opposite sex, especially the cocky … Continue reading →

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The Pledge by Kimberly Derting

Posted on September 11, 2012 by mendezj

In this dystopian/alternate world novel, The Pledge by Kimberly Derting, the country of Lundania is on the brink of war. The Queen, whose magical powers pass down through generations, is growing old and does not have a female heir. In … Continue reading →

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Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake

Posted on August 31, 2012 by mendezj

In her second installment in the Anna Dressed in Blood series, Kendare Blake hits the reader’s full force with instant action, gore, and sadly death. Girl of Nightmares begins shortly after the events of Anna Dressed in Blood, with Cas … Continue reading →

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Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Posted on August 23, 2012 by mendezj

Across the Universe, by Beth Revis, tackles two entirely different character perspectives while taking readers on an adventure aboard a space ship traveling to a new Earth. Amy was seventeen when her family decided to board the 300-year flight into … Continue reading →

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Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

Posted on August 18, 2012 by mendezj

In her thrilling second installment in the All Souls Trilogy, Deborah Harkness is back with Shadow of Night. The novel takes place immediately where Discovery of Witches left off, with Diana and Matthew successfully traveling back through time to 1590 … Continue reading →

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