The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan – Mini Spoiler Free Review

Title: The Lightning Thief Author: Rick Riordan Series Name: Percy Jackson and the Olympians Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Publication Date: June 28th, 2005 Pages: 377 (Paperback) Publishers: Disney Hyperion Books Rating: Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school... again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking … Continue reading The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan – Mini Spoiler Free Review

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon – Spoiler Free Review

Title: The Bone Season Author: Samantha Shannon Series Name: The Bone Season Genre: YA Fantasy Sci-Fi Publication Date: August 20th, 2013 Pages: 466 (Hardcover) Publishers: Bloomsbury Rating: The year is 2059. Nineteen-year-old Paige Mahoney is working in the criminal underworld of Scion London, based at Seven Dials, employed by a man named Jaxon Hall. Her job: to scout for information by breaking … Continue reading The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon – Spoiler Free Review

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi – Spoiler Free Review

Title: Furthermore Author: Tahereh Mafi Series Name: Furthermore Genre: Middle-Grade Fantasy Publication Date: August 30th, 2016 Pages: 416 (Hardcover) Publishers: Puffin Books Rating: Alice Alexis Queensmeadow 12 rates three things most important: Mother, who wouldn’t miss her; magic and color, which seem to elude her; and Father, who always loved her. Father disappeared from Ferenwood with only a ruler, almost three years ago. But she will have … Continue reading Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi – Spoiler Free Review

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera – Mini Spoiler Free Audiobook Review

Title: More Happy Than Not Author: Adam Silvera Narrator: Ramon de Ocampo Genre: YA GLBT Contemporary Publication Date: June 2nd, 2015 Pages: 300 (Paperback) Publishers: Soho Teen Rating: Part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, part Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Adam Silvera's extraordinary debut novel offers a unique confrontation of race, class and sexuality during one charged near-future summer … Continue reading More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera – Mini Spoiler Free Audiobook Review

Finding Wonders by Jeannine Atkins – Mini Spoiler Free Review

Title: Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science Author: Jeannine Atkins Genre: Middle Grade Historical Biography (Written in Verse) Publication Date: November 1st, 2016 Pages: 208 (Hardcover Publishers: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Rating: A novel in verse about three girls in three different time periods who grew up to become groundbreaking scientists. Maria Merian was sure that caterpillars were … Continue reading Finding Wonders by Jeannine Atkins – Mini Spoiler Free Review

The Life Siphon by Kathryn Summerlot – Spoiler Free Review

Title: The Life Siphon Author: Kathryn Sommerlot Series Name: The Life Siphon Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: March 10th, 2017 Pages: 504 (iBook) Publishers: Kindle Direct Publishing Rating: The kingdom of Runon has created the impossible: a magical energy source that siphons life from the nearby lands and feeds it back into Runon itself. On the edge of the forest lives a quiet … Continue reading The Life Siphon by Kathryn Summerlot – Spoiler Free Review

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman – Spoiler Free Review

Title: The Ocean at the End of the Lane Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Adult Fantasy Horror Publication Date: June 18th, 2013 Pages: 235 (paperback) Publishers: Headline Publishing Group Rating: Sussex, England. A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end … Continue reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman – Spoiler Free Review

Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody – Spoiler Free Review

Title: Daughter of the Burning City Author: Amanda Foody Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: July 25th, 2017 Pages: 384 (Hardcover) Publishers: Harlequin (Australia) Rating: You can find this book on the Harlequin Australia page HERE and you can preorder from Dymocks or Book Depository! A darkly irresistible new fantasy set in the infamous Gomorrah Festival, a traveling carnival of debauchery that caters … Continue reading Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody – Spoiler Free Review

Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson – Spoiler Free Review

Title: Since You've Been Gone Author: Morgan Matson Genre: YA Contemporary Publication Date: May 6th, 2014 Pages: 449 (paperback) Publishers: Simon and Schuster Children's Rating: It was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list. … Continue reading Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson – Spoiler Free Review

Cinder by Marissa Meyer – Spoiler Free Review

Title: Cinder Author: Marissa Meyer Series Name: The Lunar Chronicles Genre: YA Fantasy Sci-Fi Dystopian Publication Date: Jan 3rd, 2012 Pages: 387 (paperback) Publishers: Puffin Books UK Rating: Sixteen-year-old Cinder is considered a technological mistake by most of society and a burden by her stepmother. Being cyborg does have its benefits, though: Cinder's brain interference has given her an uncanny ability to … Continue reading Cinder by Marissa Meyer – Spoiler Free Review