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Birthmarked by Caragh M. O’Brien
The set-up: Many years in the future, sixteen-year-old Gaia is a midwife to mothers in the sectors outside the Enclave, which is a city of privileged people. The first three babies delivered each month...
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Dear Blog.
Dear Blog, We’ve had a pretty good year. In fact, I think we just passed our one-year anniversary. Quick investigation reveals January 29th as our first blog post together…I didn’t bring you flowers or...
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Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
The set-up: After Rose failed to kill her ex-lover, Dimitri, who turned Strigoi (evil vampire) in a previous book, Dimitri sends her creepy-stalker death threat messages. Meanwhile, Rose graduates from...
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Danger. Have Book. Will Ignore. Everything.
Long, long, long ago, when I was a little munchkin, I loved to read books. Fast forward through the awkward middle school years, the dark teen angsty years, the wow-I-can-sleep-in-every-damn-day...
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NiFtY Author Erin Bow
Erin Bow first grabbed my attention when someone handed me a copy of Plain Kate (click here to read my review). I picked it up and could not stop. Her writing is so beautiful and…. oh, sorry. I just...
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Where She Went by Gayle Forman
The set-up: Adam’s got his rock star career, celebrity girlfriend, a world of fans – everything he ever dreamed of…except Mia. Main character’s goals: Although Adam’s ultimate goal would be to have Mia...
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Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
The set-up: Dash finds a red notebook in the shelves of his favorite used bookstore. Inside Lily (or her brother and his boyfriend) has written a series of challenges intended to weed out unworthy...
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Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
This book is awesome! Sorry to give you the bottom line first, but, well, there it is. The set-up: The year is…a long time ago. 1845 (just cheated on Amazon.com). The place, Brittany, which is still as...
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Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
The set-up: An airplane carrying Miss Teen Dream Beauty Pageant contestants crashes on a deserted island. Main characters’ goals: I think a better question here would be “Who are the main characters?”...
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NiFtY Author Donna Cooner
I met Donna at Katherine Longshore’s book launch, after I’d been stalking following her and her fellow muses via the YA Muses blog. Her debut young adult novel, SKINNY, will be released this coming...
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