What Lies Around The Bend...

" Once upon a time, two best friends created a princess together. Libby drew the pictures, May wrote the tales, and their heroine, Princess X, slayed all the dragons and scaled all the mountains their imaginations could conjure.   Once upon a few years later, Libby was in the car with her mom, driving across the Ballard Bridge on a rainy night. When the car went over the side, Libby passed away, and Princess X died with her. Once upon a now: May is sixteen and lonely, wandering the streets of Seattle, when she sees a sticker slapped in a corner window. Princess X?  When May looks around, she sees the Princess everywhere: Stickers. Patches. Graffiti. There's an entire underground culture, focused around a webcomic at IAmPrincessX.com. The more May explores the webcomic, the more she sees disturbing similarities between Libby's story and Princess X online. And that means that only one person could have started this phenomenon---her best friend, Libby, who lives." R...

"Jane is ready for a fantastic summer. In fact, she's pretty sure the universe owes her one.  This pasted winter, Jane was held at knifepoint during an armed robbery, and the Spector of that night still haunts her. A summer romance with one of the town bad boys - sexy Handel Davies, who takes her breath away and makes her feel like a bolder version of herself - seems like the universe's way of paying her back. But bad boys always have secrets - and Handel's secret just might shatter Jane completely." Review: WTF KIND OF ENDING IS THAT. I was totally enamored with this story and then when it blew up, predictably so, I might add, it was shattered into a million pieces WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF PAGES. W.T.F. THERE WASN'T EVEN AN EPILOGUE. There better be a damn sequel. This book is an emotional hazard, I'm wreck right now. How do I write a review after that shit? Go read it and tell me you're just as upset as me because DAMN. 

"A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends - the Liars - whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret, Lies upon lies. True love. The truth." Review: This was an unbelievable book; definitely in top five favorites now. This girl has wonderful memories of being on her grandfather's island and the mischievous fun she had with the Liars. Next thing you know she wakes up with Post Traumatic Amnesia and skull splitting migraines. she only remembers summer fifteen in fragments and nothing concrete. And everyone's lying. No one will tell her what happened. It's the best suspense novel I've ever read, and the ending had me in tears. I especially loved the vivid imagery. There's a part in the beginning where she talks about being shot by her dad and how her heart fell out of her chest and rolled into the bed of peonies in ...

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS FAR IN THE MARA DYER TRILOGY, STOP NOW. DO NOT READ. THIS IS BOOK 3. FOR THE REVIEW ON BOOK 1, CHECK OUT THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER . FOR THE REVIEW ON BOOK 2, CHECK OUT THE EVOLUTION OF MARA DYER . Mara Dyer wants to believe there's more to the lies she’s been told. There is. She doesn’t stop to think about where her quest for the truth might lead. She should. She never had to imagine how far she would go for vengeance. She will now. Loyalties are betrayed, guilt and innocence tangle, and fate and chance collide in this shocking conclusion to Mara Dyer’s story. Retribution has arrived. Review: I enjoyed this last installment. It wasn't all about Noah and Mara, like the previous books, but that had its drawbacks as well as advantages. We got to see these characters in new lights and with new surprises. Everything comes full circle and we see how everything came to be. It was a good conclusion an...

"'Ruby, where's your mother?' With that question from the social worker, Ruby knows the game is up. She's been living alone in the old yellow house, waiting out the months until she turns eighteen and can finally be on her own legally. It certainly wasn't in her plan to be reunited with Cora, the sister who left ten years before, and brought to live with Cora and her wealthy entrepreneur husband.  Suddenly, life is transformed: a luxurious house, private school, new clothes, and even the chance of a future Ruby couldn't have dreamed of. So why is she wary, unable to be grateful, incapable of letting anyone close? Her old life behind, but where does she fit in this new life? Only Nate, the genial, popular boy next door, seems to understand, perhaps because he's hiding some secrets of his own." Review: This book really disappointed me. It had a good premise and was looking promising in the beginning. Ruby's assimilation from a ...

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS FAR IN THE THRONE OF GLASS SERIES, STOP NOW. DO NOT READ. THIS IS BOOK 3. FOR THE REVIEW ON BOOK 1, CHECK OUT THRONE OF GLASS AND FOR BOOK 2, CHECK OUT CROWN OF MIDNIGHT ! "Celaena Sardothien has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak - but at an unspeakable cost. Now she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth... a truth about her heritage that could change her life - and her future - forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. To defeat them, Celaena must find the strength not only to fight her inner demons but to battle the evil that is about to be unleashed." Review: This is a home run. I absolutely loved this book! Through many trials and tribulations our beloved Celaena is so much more than she was two books ago. She is every bit as venomous and lovely, and sharp-witted as ever, but she has grown as a person and...