The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu YA Contemporary E book, 208 pages June 3, 2014 Roaring Brook Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “There are some things [...] that are easy to forgive. And there are some things that are just unforgivable.” The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu reminded me a little of Jay Asher’s 13 Reasons Why in the layout. Five students-the vindictive princess, the clueless jock, the outcast brain, the unintentional slut, and the scared social Continue Reading
Joint Review: Killer Frost by Jennifer Estep
Killer Frost (Mythos Academy, #6) by Jennifer Estep YA/Urban Fantasy Trade Book-Arc February 25, 2014 Kensington Joint Reviewed by May and Tori I’ve battled the Reapers of Chaos before–and survived. But this time I have a Bad, Bad Feeling it’s going to be a fight to the death … most likely mine. Yeah, I’ve got my psychometry magic, my talking sword, Vic–and even the most dangerous Spartan on campus at my side, in Logan freaking Quinn, but I’m no match for Loki, the evil Norse god of Continue Reading
Review: Crash Into You by Katie McGarry
Crash Into You (Pushing The Limits, #3) by Katie McGarry YA/Romance E book, 489 pages November 26, 2013 Harlequin Teen Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “I don’t want to be without you. I like who I am with you, and I don’t want to go back to who I was before.” Trapped in foster care, Isaiah Walker and his best friend Noah have finally gotten a place of their own only to find out that it’s hard to support yourself while still in school. If money problems and trying to stay off his social Continue Reading
Review: The Sweetest Scent by Susan Laine
The Sweetest Scent by Susan Laine (Senses and Sensations #4) M/M Young Adult September 23, 2013 Dreamspinner Press From Goodreads: Bro Sumner loves his girlfriend, Lacey Adair, who underneath her pretty dress is in fact a boy, and she loves him right back. They are an exclusive item in high school, but they face some dangerous opposition, including a bullying fellow jock on Bro’s football team and Lacey’s violent alcoholic father. Lacey gets some martial arts training from an ally, Continue Reading
Review: The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa
The Iron Traitor (The Iron Fey: Call Of The Forgotten #2) by Julie Kagawa Paranormal Romance-YA October 29, 2013 Harlequin Teen Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You can’t save everyone. Sometimes, you have to make the decision to let them go.” Ethan Chase once again finds himself up to his neck in the machinations of the Fey when he is forced to go back into Nevernever to help find his nephew, Keirran, the Iron prince. Keirran is determined to help all the Forgotten fey from fading, Continue Reading
Review: Sex & Violence by Carrie Mesrobian
Sex & Violence by Carrie Mesrobian Mature YA Contemporary/Fiction E book, 304 pages October 1, 2013 Carolrhoda LAB Reviewed by Tori Seventeen year old Evan Carter has never considered the consequences of having random sex. From the age of fifteen, Evan has used sex as a way to connect and combat the loneliness of having a father who's never there and being forced to continuously move. He purposely selects girls who are “not normal.” Girls who will let you sleep with them on the Continue Reading
Review: Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins
Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins Mature YA/Contemporary Romance October 1, 2013 Harlequin TEEN Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Chaos is good.” “Good? There are people humping in the closet. Before cake.” Cami Broussard has her senior year all mapped out. She will continue to work in her father’s restaurant and become an apprentice chef once she graduates; allowing her to continue working along side her boyfriend, Luke. When Cami’s step mother, Estella, announces her nephew, Julian, Continue Reading
Review: Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
Smoke (Burned #2) by Eileen Hopkins YA Romance Contemporary Released: September 10, 2013 Margaret K. McElderry Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “We are nothing if we cannot tell each other our secrets.” Pattyn Von Stratten’s father is dead, and Pattyn is on the run. After far too many years of abuse at the hands of her father, and after the tragic loss of her beloved Ethan and their unborn child, Pattyn is desperate for peace. Only her sister Jackie knows what happened Continue Reading
Review: Spartan Frost (Mythos Academy #4.5) & Midnight Frost (Mythos Academy #5) by Jennifer Estep
Spartan Frost (Mythos Academy #4.5) Youth Adult/Urban Fantasy June 25, 2013 E book, 60 pages Kensington Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “Tell her I’m sorry. Again.” Spartan Frost is a light novella that falls between Crimson Frost and Midnight Frost and addresses the events from the hero’s POV, Logan Quinn. In Crimson Frost, Logan was possessed by Loki and tried to kill his girlfriend, Gwen Frost. Guilt over his behavior and fear that Loki may once again possess him has sent Logan Continue Reading
Review: This is W.A.R. by Lisa Roecker and Laura Roecker
This Is W.A.R. by Lisa Roecker and Laura Roecker Mature YA/Mystery July 2, 2012 Soho Teen Reviewed by Tori I have always been fascinated by the Kennedys. America's very own version of the royal family; this family’s legacy has beena study in sorrow and tragedy. This Is W.A.R. reminded me of the Kennedy’s. The Gregory's are an uber rich family whose money and fame rules a tiny exclusive lakeside community with an iron fist and can magically buy away any of their indiscretions. The premise Continue Reading