The book trailer for The Diviners, the first novel in a brand new series by Libba Bray, was unveiled a few days ago on EW's Shelf Life! The Diviners is a mix of historical fiction along with mystery, the supernatural, and so much more. I'm really excited for its release this Fall, and the book trailer offers a creepy taste of what can...

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Title: Team Human Author: Justine Larbalestier & Sarah Rees Brennan Release Date: July 3, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 352 Source: Bought Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: Just because Mel lives in New Whitby, a city founded by vampires, doesn't mean she knows any of the blood-drinking undead personally. They stay in their part of town; she stays in hers. Until the day a...

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Title: A Witch in Winter (Winter Trilogy #1) Author: Ruth Warburton Release Date: January 5, 2012 (paperback) Publisher: Hodder Children's Books Pages: 368 Source: Copy provided by publisher Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Anna Winterson doesn’t know she’s a witch and would probably mock you for believing in magic, but after moving to the small town of Winter with her father, she learns more...

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Title: Soulbound (Legacy of Tril #1) Author: Heather Brewer Release Date: June 19, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Dial Pages: 304 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: A brand-new fantasy with a kick-butt heroine from the author of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Tril is a world where Barrons and Healers are Bound to each other: Barrons fight and Healers cure their...

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Title: Of Poseidon (Of Poseidon #1) Author: Anna Banks Release Date:  May 22, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Pages: 336 Source: ARC received from publisher Overall: 3 Stars Summary: Galen is the prince of the Syrena, sent to land to find a girl he's heard can communicate with fish. Emma is on vacation at the beach. When she runs into Galen -...

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Title: Such A Rush Author: Jennifer Echols Release Date: July 10, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: MTV Books Pages: 336 Source: Bought Overall: 5 Stars Summary:   A sexy and poignant romantic tale of a young daredevil pilot caught between two brothers.  When I was fourteen, I made a decision. If I was doomed to live in a trailer park next to an airport, I...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: October 1, 2012 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Add to Goodreads Summary (from Goodreads):  Parker Shelton pretty much has the perfect life. She’s on her way to becoming valedictorian at Hundred Oaks High, she’s made the all-star softball team, and she has plenty of...

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Title: Endlessly (Paranormalcy #3) Author: Kiersten White Release Date: July 24, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 400 Source: Bought Overall: 5 Stars Summary: Evie's paranormal past keeps coming back to haunt her. A new director at the International Paranormal Containment Agency wants to drag her back to headquarters. The Dark Faerie Queen is torturing humans in her poisonous realm. And supernatural creatures keep...

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Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by fellow Canadian blogger Tynga at Tynga's Reviews where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week.  It's been awhile since I last had a chance to write a Stacking the Shelves post, so these are the books I've added to my shelves the past four weeks! Won:...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: January 15, 2013Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersAdd to Goodreads Summary (from Goodreads): Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia Ward has been trapped in Level 2, a stark white afterlife located between our world and the...

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The book trailer for the highly anticipated prequel to the Maze Runner series, The Kill Order, by James Dashner was revealed yesterday on EW's Shelf Life! Are you all excited to see what happened before WICKED was formed, when the world began to fall apart and no one could stop it? I sure am! In just a few more weeks, we'll all get...

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Title: Wild Ink: Success Secrets to Writing and Publishing in the Young Adult Market Author: Victoria Hanley Release Date: May 1, 2012 Publisher: Prufrock Press Inc. Pages: 350 Source: Copy provided by publisher Overall: 4 Stars Summary: What do you need to know to break in to the flourishing young adult (YA) market? With humor and a solid grounding in reality, author Victoria...

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Ann Redisch Stampler revealed the book cover for her sophomore YA novel, Afterparty, late Saturday night on her blog! Release Date: May 7, 2013 Publisher: Simon Pulse Add to Goodreads There isn't an official plot summary available yet, but if you click on the link above to Ann Redisch Stampler's blog post for the cover reveal, she briefly talks about the characters in...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: February 19, 2013 Publisher: HarperTeen Add to Goodreads Summary (from Goodreads):  Fia was born with flawless instincts. Her first impulse, her gut feeling, is always exactly right. Her sister, Annie, is blind to the world around her—except when her mind is gripped...

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In what must have been one of the coolest cover reveals I've ever seen, the book cover for Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Princess, the third and final novel in the bestselling The Infernal Devices trilogy, was revealed yesterday afternoon on ShadowHunters.com! By using the hashtag #ClockworkPrincess on Twitter, TMI and TID fans helped to unveil the cover, leading to a #1 worldwide trending topic...

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Today is my second year blog anniversary! When I first started blogging, I had no idea who would actually read what I wrote, but I'd always been a very active member of the Chapters/Indigo Community and loved talking about YA books with everyone. Fast-forward two years later and I still absolutely love the book community! There may have been some ups and downs...

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HarperTeen posted the book trailer for Rachel Carter's debut novel, So Close To You, on their Facebook page the other day... I haven't heard too much about this book yet, but I was scrolling down its page on Goodreads and the reviews seem to be pretty positive so far! With a mix of time-traveling, romance and a mystery to be unraveled, So Close...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Release Date: October 9, 2012 Publisher: HarperTeen Add to Goodreads Summary (from Goodreads): Nothing ever happens in Norway. But at least Ellie knows what to expect when she visits her grandmother: a tranquil fishing village and long, slow summer days. And maybe she’ll finally...

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Harlequin Teen unveiled the book trailer for Katie McGarry's debut YA novel, Pushing the Limits, earlier today on their Facebook page! My interest only continues to grow for this edgy contemporary novel that promises both romance and an emotional storyline. It's a good thing the release date is approaching in a few weeks... Release Date: July 31, 2012 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Add to...

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It's July, friends! It's officially summer and I have no school to worry about until September... YAY! There doesn't seem to be as many YA books released this month, but there a few that I've been especially excited to read like Jennifer Echols's Such A Rush and Kiersten White's Endlessly. It's been such a long wait for them to be finally released! Here...

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