Review: Pivot Point by Kasie West

Pivot Point

Author: Kasie West

Release: February 12th 2013

Genre: Sci-Fi, Paranormal, Fantasy, YA

Sequels: Split Second (#2)

Plot:

Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . .

Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not.

In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without.

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Review: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Lola and the Boy Next Door

Author: Stephanie Perkins

Release: September 29th 2011

Genre: Contemporary Romance, YA

#2 in the Anna and the French Kiss trilogy

Companion novels: Anna and the French Kiss (#1), Isla and the Happily Ever After (#3)

Plot:

Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn’t believe in fashion...she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit--more sparkly, more fun, more wild--the better. But even though Lola’s style is outrageous, she’s a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighborhood.

When Cricket--a gifted inventor--steps out from his twin sister’s shadow and back into Lola’s life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.

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8 Things TAG

I got tagged by Bloody, yay! ^_^ It's a tag where you get a topic and you have to post 8 things about your preferences and whatnot about that topic. Mine is Music. So, after the cut, here goes. <3

Review: The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

The Summoning

Author: Kelley Armstrong

Release: July 1st 2008

Genre: Supernatural, Urban Fantasy, YA

#1 in the Darkest Powers trilogy

Sequels: The Awakening (#2), The Reckoning (#3)

Plot:

My name is Chloe Saunders and my life will never be the same again.

All I wanted was to make friends, meet boys, and keep on being ordinary. I don't even know what that means anymore. It all started on the day that I saw my first ghost - and the ghost saw me.

Now there are ghosts everywhere and they won't leave me alone. To top it all off, I somehow got myself locked up in Lyle House, a "special home" for troubled teens. Yet the home isn't what it seems. Don't tell anyone, but I think there might be more to my housemates than meets the eye. The question is, whose side are they on? it's up to me to figure out the dangerous secrets behind Lyle House...before its skeletons come back to haunt me.

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Review: Goddess by Josephine Angelini

Goddess

Author: Josephine Angelini

Release: May 28th 2013

Genre: Mythology, Fantasy, Romance, YA

#3 in the Starcrossed trilogy

Series: Starcrossed (#1), Dreamless (#2)

Plot:

After accidentally unleashing the gods from their captivity on Olympus, Helen must find a way to re-imprison them without starting a devastating war. But the gods are angry, and their thirst for blood already has a body count.

To make matters worse, the Oracle reveals that a diabolical Tyrant is lurking among them, which drives a wedge between the once-solid group of friends. As the gods use the Scions against one another, Lucas’s life hangs in the balance. Still unsure whether she loves him or Orion, Helen is forced to make a terrifying decision, for war is coming to her shores.

In Josephine Angelini’s compelling conclusion to the masterfully woven Starcrossed trilogy, a goddess must rise above it all to change a destiny that’s been written in the stars. With worlds built just as fast as they crumble, love and war collide in an all-out battle that will leave no question unanswered and no heart untouched.

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Review: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

The 5th Wave

Author: Rick Yancey

Release: May 7th 2013

Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Aliens, YA

#1 in the 5th Wave trilogy

Sequels: The Infinite Sea (#2), The Last Star (#3)

Plot:

The Passage meets Ender’s Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey.

After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie’s only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.

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July Wrap-Up / August TBR

I've been in a terrible reading slump the last couple of days and I doubt I am going to be able to get out of it and finish anything during the last days of July, so I'm just going to post my stats right now. ^_^

In the month of July, I have read a staggering amount of 25 books. 25! Yes, that's right, I usually took a book, read it and finished it the same day, in case you were wondering how that is accomplished. It's crazy. I  probably won't be able to do half as much in August because school is starting again but I'm very very happy with July. :D

And, here are my reads:

Review: With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent

With All My Soul

Author: Rachel Vincent

Release: March 26th 2013

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, YA

#7 in the Soul Screamers series

Series: My Soul To Take (#1), My Soul To Save (#2), My Soul To Keep (#3), My Soul To Steal (#4), If I Die (#5), Before I Wake (#6)

Plot:

What does it mean when your school is voted the most dangerous in America? It's time to kick some hellion butt...

After not really surviving her junior year (does "undead" count as survival?), Kaylee Cavanaugh has vowed to take back her school from the hellions causing all the trouble. She's going to find a way to turn the incarnations of Avarice, Envy and Vanity against one another in order to protect her friends and finish this war, once and forever.

But then she meets Wrath and understands that she's closer to the edge than she's ever been. And when one more person close to her is taken, Kaylee realizes she can't save everyone she loves without risking everything she has....

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The Book Burger TAG

Because I didn't have enough to say about Shift & Shine, the two sequels to Shade, I didn't do a book review for them. Instead, I present you this nice little tag. This was created by RyanReadsBooks on YouTube and I discovered it via Charley Reads. :)

Review: Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready

Shade

Author: Jeri Smith-Ready

Release: May 4th 2010

Genre: Paranormal, Ghosts, YA

#1 in the Shade trilogy

Sequels: Shift (#2), Shine (#3)

Plot:

Love ties them together. Death can't tear them apart. 

Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan's band playing a critical gig and Aura's plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend's life. She never thought it would be his last.

Logan's sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He's gone.

Well, sort of.

Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura had wanted nothing more than to figure out why the Shift happened so she can undo it. But not with Logan’s violet-hued spirit still hanging around. Because dead Logan is almost as real as ever. Almost.

It doesn't help that Aura’s new friend Zachary is so understanding—and so very alive. His support means more to Aura than she cares to admit.

As Aura's relationships with the dead and the living grow ever complicated, so do her feelings for Logan and Zachary. Each holds a piece of Aura's heart…and clues to the secret of the Shift.

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