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Well, we are one week into the read-a-thon already, and this week went okay, but I need to hustle a little bit if I want to get all my badges! Badges Earned This week, I earned my Earth Badge with The Program by Suzanne Young. I really enjoyed this one, and it only took me about 2 days to finish, which is really good for me. My review for it went live yesterday,… Read More
Title: The Program by Suzanne Young Pages: 405 Genres: YA, Science Fiction/Dystopian, Romance Published by: Simon Pulse (April 30th, 2013) Summary In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program. Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one… Read More
Title: Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher Pages: 159 Genres: Romance, YA, Mystery, Contemporary, NA Published by: Hoover Ink (January 7th, 2015) Summary Best friends since they could walk. In love since the age of fourteen. Complete strangers since this morning. He’ll do anything to remember. She’ll do anything to forget. – Goodreads What I Thought Going into this book, I didn’t know much about it. However, it was free, and everyone on Bookstagram/the… Read More
Title: The Kill Order by James Dashner Pages: 327 Genres: YA, Sci-fi/Dystopian, Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Action Published by: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (August 14th, 2012) Summary The prequel to the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series. Before WICKED was formed, before the Glade was built, before Thomas entered the Maze, sun flares hit the earth and mankind fell to disease. Mark and Trina were there when it happened, and they survived. But surviving the sun flares… Read More
I’m only doing a top 5, and I may be a day late, but I’m doing it anyway! Today is Yesterday was Top Ten Tuesday – A weekly bookish list created by The Broke and the Bookish! This week’s topic is: Most Anticipated Releases for the 2nd half of 2016 * Tales of the Peculiar I’m a huge fan of the Peculiar Children series, so when I found out about Tales of the Peculiar, I… Read More
Title: Passenger by Alexandra Bracken Pages: 486 Genres: YA, Fantasy, Science Fiction/Time Travel, Romance Published by: Disney-Hyperion Summary: Passage, n. i. A brief section of music composed of a series of notes and flourishes. ii. A journey by water; a voyage. iii. The transition from one place to another, across space and time. In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with… Read More
Today is Top Ten Tuesday – A weekly bookish list created by The Broke and the Bookish! This week’s topic is: Books I Picked Up On A Whim The Summer of Cotton Candy This entire series is so fun! There are 4 books in the series – one for each season – and it chronicles 17 year old Candace’s life, starting with the summer before her senior year of high… Read More
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature started by Breaking the Spine that puts the spotlight on upcoming releases! Today’s pick is: The Square Root of Summer Releasing May 3rd, 2016! Synopsis: This is what it means to love someone. This is what it means to grieve someone. It’s a little bit like a black hole. It’s a little bit like infinity. Gottie H. Oppenheimer is losing time. Literally. When the fabric of… Read More
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