Title: Pretties Author: Scott Westerfeld Series: Uglies, Book 2 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pulse Paperback: 370 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she’s completely popular. It’s everything she’s… Continue reading Book Review: Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Title: The Grace Year Author: Kim Liggett Publisher: Wednesday Books Hardcover: 416 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository Survive the year. No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden. In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad… Continue reading Book Review: The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. I know I’m woefully late to this, but I saw a copy on the take one leave shelf outside of my library, and I had… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #44: Matched by Ally Condie
Title: Dance of the Red Death Author: Bethany Griffin Series: Masque of the Red Death, Book 2 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Hardcover: 327 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Bethany Griffin continues the journey of Araby Worth in Dance of the Red Death—the sequel to her teen novel Masque of the Red Death. In… Continue reading Book Review: Dance of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
Title: 2BR02B Author: Kurt Vonnegut Ebook: 15 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) 2BR02B is a satiric short story that imagines life & death in a future world where aging has been “cured” & population control is mandated and administered by the government. Buy from the Book Depository! Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 This is a quick short… Continue reading Short Story Review: 2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut
Title: All Our Yesterdays Author: Cristin Terrill Publisher: Disney Hyperion Hardcover: 360 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) What would you change? Imprisoned in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice of the boy in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds taped inside the drain. Only… Continue reading Book Review: All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
Title: Masque of the Red Death Author: Bethany Griffin Series: Masque of the Red Death, Book 1 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Hardcover: 319 pages Source: Chicago OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Everything is in ruins. A devastating plague has decimated the population, and those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles around them.… Continue reading Book Review: Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
Title: Legend Author: Marie Lu Series: Legend, Book 1 Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Hardcover: 305 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest… Continue reading Book Review: Legend by Marie Lu
Title: The Maze Runner Author: James Dashner Series: The Maze Runner, Book 1 Publisher: Delacorte Press Hardcover: 384 pages Source: Chicago Public Library OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human. When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys… Continue reading Book Review: The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Title: Wither Author: Lauren DeStefano Series: The Chemical Garden, Book 1 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Hardcover: 358 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Overdrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern science for this genetic time bomb. A botched effort… Continue reading Book Review: Wither by Lauren DeStefano
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