Be Room Cliffing TAG

So, this Tag has been making its rounds in the Booktube community, and because I haven't seen it circling the Blogosphere yet, I thought I'd be transferring it into it. So, here is... the Be Room Cliffing Tag, created by polandbananasBOOKS. Now, you might have guessed it already, but yes — this Tag originates from the Marry, Kiss, Cliff Tag which I have also done, it's just a little different. First, it's with girls instead of boys, and the three things you have to choose from are: 1) You can be that person, 2) you can room with them or 3) you can cliff/kill them. Easy, right? Well, I have decided to play this on Extra Hard mode, because I only chose girls that I really do like...

For the special occasion, I have once again pulled out my little circular box:

October Wrap-Up / November TBR

Another month has passed again, and I am very pleased with my results, since it has been a splendid reading month! Of course, I had lots of time since I was in bed with the flu over the whole holidays and basically spent the whole day reading. But well, let's see what I have achieved.

Review: Something Strange And Deadly by Susan Dennard

Something Strange & Deadly

Author: Susan Dennard

Release: July 24th 2012

Genre: Steampunk, Zombies, YA

Sequels: A Darkness Strange & Lovely (#2), Strange & Ever After (#3)

Plot:

The year is 1876, and there’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia…

Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. But this is nothing compared to what she’s just read in the newspaper—

The Dead are rising in Philadelphia.

And then, in a frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor…from her brother.

Whoever is controlling the Dead army has taken her brother as well. If Eleanor is going to find him, she’ll have to venture into the lab of the notorious Spirit-Hunters, who protect the city from supernatural forces. But as Eleanor spends more time with the Spirit-Hunters, including their maddeningly stubborn yet handsome inventor, Daniel, the situation becomes dire. And now, not only is her reputation on the line, but her very life may hang in the balance.

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Review: Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz & Michael Johnston

Frozen

Authors: Melissa de la Cruz & Michael Johnston

Release: September 17th 2013

#1 in the Heart of Dread trilogy

Sequels: Stolen (#2), Golden (#3)

Plot:

Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature—freezing. But some things never change. The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its shadows.

At the heart of this city is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like many, she's heard of a mythical land simply called “the Blue.” They say it’s a paradise, where the sun still shines and the waters are turquoise. More importantly, it’s a place where Nat won’t be persecuted, even if her darkest secret comes to light.

But passage to the Blue is treacherous, if not impossible, and her only shot is to bet on a ragtag crew of mercenaries led by a cocky runner named Ryan Wesson to take her there. Danger and deceit await on every corner, even as Nat and Wes find themselves inexorably drawn to each other. But can true love survive the lies? Fiery hearts collide in this fantastic tale of the evil men do and the awesome power within us all.

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Review: Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken

Never Fade

Author: Alexandra Bracken

Release: October 15th 2013

Genre: Dystopia, Paranormal, YA

#2 in the Darkest Minds trilogy

Series: The Darkest Minds (#1), In The Afterlight (#3)

Plot:

Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. Now she must call upon them on a daily basis, leading dangerous missions to bring down a corrupt government and breaking into the minds of her enemies. Other kids in the Children’s League call Ruby “Leader”, but she knows what she really is: a monster. 

When Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret, she must embark on her most dangerous mission yet: leaving the Children’s League behind. Crucial information about the disease that killed most of America’s children—and turned Ruby and the others who lived into feared and hated outcasts—has survived every attempt to destroy it. But the truth is only saved in one place: a flashdrive in the hands of Liam Stewart, the boy Ruby once believed was her future—and who now wouldn’t recognize her. 

As Ruby sets out across a desperate, lawless country to find Liam—and answers about the catastrophe that has ripped both her life and America apart—she is torn between old friends and the promise she made to serve the League. Ruby will do anything to protect the people she loves. But what if winning the war means losing herself?

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A - Z Survey

I'm not quite sure, where this sort-of Tag came from to be quite honest, but I have seen it making the rounds for quite a long time now, both in the Blogosphere as well as Booktube, and I decided I'd like to do it as well now. Why not? Sooo, here goes. :)

Review: Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano

Perfect Ruin

Author: Lauren DeStefano

Release: October 1st 2013

Genre: Utopia, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, YA

#1 in the Internment Chronicles trilogy

Sequels: Burning Kingdoms (#2), Broken Crowns (#3)

Plot:

On Internment, the floating island in the clouds where 16-year-old Morgan Stockhour lives, getting too close to the edge can lead to madness. Even though Morgan's older brother, Lex, was a Jumper, Morgan vows never to end up like him. She tries her best not to mind that her life is orderly and boring, and if she ever wonders about the ground, and why it is forbidden, she takes solace in best friend Pen and her betrothed, Basil.

Then a murder, the first in a generation, rocks the city. With whispers swirling and fear on the wind, Morgan can no longer stop herself from investigating, especially when she meets Judas. He is the boy being blamed for the murder — betrothed to the victim — but Morgan is convinced of his innocence. Secrets lay at the heart of Internment, but nothing can prepare Morgan for what she will find — or who she will lose.

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Review: Phoenix by Elizabeth Richards

Phoenix

Author: Elizabeth Richards

Release: June 4th 2013

Genre: Dystopian, Paranormal, YA

#2 in the Black City trilogy

Series: Black City (#1), Wings (#3)

Plot:

Ash and Natalie are just starting to build a life together when things in the United Sentry States go from bad to worse. Ash and Natalie find themselves at the center of turmoil when dictator Purian Rose threatens Natalie’s life unless Ash votes in favor of Rose’s Law—a law that will send Darklings and other dissenters to a deadly concentration camp known as the Tenth.

When Ash can’t bring himself to trade Natalie’s life for those of millions of Darklings, her fate is sealed. Enter Elijah Theroux, the handsome Bastet boy Natalie once saved from her mother’s labs, where he’d been experimented on and tortured. It was his venom the Sentry used to create the lethal Golden Haze, the heart of the government conspiracy that led to Black City’s uprising and Ash’s rebirth as the Phoenix, the face of the rebellion. Elijah is back and Ash doesn’t like him; it’s clear he’s taken with Natalie, and Ash fears she may have feelings for him as well.

But Elijah also may have the answer to taking down Purian Rose for good—a powerful weapon called the Ora. Ash, Natalie and Elijah just have to escape Black City undetected to find it. But fleeing the city and finding this weapon (if it even exists) are easier said than done, and the quest could tear Ash and Natalie apart, even pushing them into the arms of others.

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Review: Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz

Spellbound

Author: Cara Lynn Shultz

Release: June 21st 2011

Genre: Magic, Paranormal, YA

#1 in the Spellbound duology

Sequel: Spellcaster (#2)

Plot:

What's a girl to do when meeting The One means she's cursed to die a horrible death?

Life hasn't been easy on sixteen-year-old Emma Connor, so a new start in New York may be just the change she needs. But the posh Upper East Side prep school she has to attend? Not so much. Friendly faces are few and far between, except for one that she's irresistibly drawn to— Brendan Salinger, the guy with the rock-star good looks and the richest kid in school, who might just be her very own white knight.

But even when Brendan inexplicably turns cold, Emma can't stop staring. Ever since she laid eyes on him, strange things have been happening. Streetlamps go out wherever she walks, and Emma's been having the oddest dreams: visions of herself in past lives— visions that warn her to stay away from Brendan. Or else.

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Review: The Goddess Test by Aimée Carter

The Goddess Test

Author: Aimée Carter

Release: April 19th 2011

Genre: Mythology, Romance, YA

#1 in the Goddess Test trilogy

Sequels: Goddess Interrupted (#2), The Goddess Inheritance (#3)

Plot:

Every girl who had taken the test has died.

Now it's Kate's turn.

It's always been just Kate and her mom - and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear that her mother won't live past the fall.

Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld - and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.

Kate is sure he's crazy - until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride and a goddess.

If she fails...

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