This Dark Endeavor

This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Victor Frankenstein stumbles upon "The Dark Library" hidden in his family's estate. Although he is forbidden to enter the library again, he does so in order to save his twin brother from death. Victor goes to extraordinary lengths and blurs the line between life and death.



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Matched

Matched by Ally Condie

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the correct choices for her and her family, for the good of everyone. The Society chooses her best friend Xander as her life-long match and Cassia is thrilled. When she gets home and reads the data pod provided to her at the Match Banquet there is another person listed as her match - Ky. Is this a mistake? Is the Society capable of making mistakes? Is the Society acting in the best interest of its citizens?



I am hooked and can't wait for the sequel - "Crossed" to come out.



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A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I can't believe how AMAZING this book is!! Everyone must read this. If you like to listen to your books, check out the Playaway. It is FANTASTIC!!



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Thirteen Reasons Why

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Clay has a crush on Hanna but for reasons he doesn't understand she commits suicide. A couple of weeks later he receives a package containing cassette tapes that Hanna recorded before she killed herself and she gives 13 reasons why she did it. Clay is worried that he did something but can't think what it was - but he had to have done something or he wouldn't have been mentioned on the tapes. Heartbreaking and eye-opening.



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The Alchemyst

The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Josh works for Nick Flemming in a old bookstore and his twin Sophie works across the street from him at a tea shop. The twins were going about their day when a limo shows up and their world as they know it is turned upside down. It turns out that Nick Flemming is THE Nicholas Flamel - the alchemyst that supposedly died in the 1400s. This is a fun fantasy and I can't wait to read book two - "The Magician"



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I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This story had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. I was expecting the standard teenage romance book, but this was so much more! Sam, and his brother Riddle, were kidnapped by their father and have been living on the run for as along as Sam can remember. His father is a criminal and when the cops start moving in, they all have to move to a different city. This life is normal to Sam - until he meets Emily and her family and discovers how different things could be. This is a "one sitting" read. You will remember Sam, Emily and Riddle for a very long time.



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Everlost by Neal Shusterman

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Nick and Allie are killed in a car crash and they end up in Everlost - a place for the lost souls of children. Nick and Allie struggle to come to terms with their death and their new "life" Allie is determined to get back "home" and stumbles upon a special power that may help her get there. One thing is for sure, things are NOT as they seem in Everlost. This is the first book in the Skinjackers trilogy



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