Category Archives: Young Adult

Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Thistle

Ethan is having dreams about a girl he cannot see, a girl sinking into mud, that he can’t rescue. He doesn’t understand, and he doesn’t expect anything to change in his backwoods small-town Gatlin, South Carolina. But then Lena arrives, … Continue reading →

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Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Thistle

Minor spoilers. In complete contrast to what I normally think about second books in a series, I not only enjoyed Scarlet as much as Cinder, but I think it improved Cinder in my mind. Scarlet is a retelling of Little … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Madness Underneath, by Maureen Johnson

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Thistle

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Girl of Nightmares, by Kendare Blake

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Thistle

This is the follow-up to Anna Dressed in Blood, which I enjoyed immensely last week. The second book was good, but I have to admit, not as good as the first. Some of the plot was very flimsy, as well … Continue reading →

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Anna Dressed in Blood, by Kendare Blake

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Thistle

I went into this book expecting it to be nothing more than a fun, silly teen horror/thriller novel. That’s exactly what it ended up being, and I read it all in a single afternoon. The plotting was perfect, and the narrator … Continue reading →

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Level 2, by Lenore Appelhans

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Thistle

Necessary disclaimer: Lenore and I have met and hung out at several book functions, and know each other on Twitter, Facebook, through blogging, etc. Now that that’s out of the way, let me explain why knowing Lenore doesn’t at all … Continue reading →

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The Silence of Murder, by Dandi Daley Mackall (audio)

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Thistle

Hope’s older brother – a selective mute with several mental handicaps – has been accused of murder. Hope knows he couldn’t have done it, but has no proof. This story is both about Hope’s struggle to uncover the truth of … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Thistle

I read the first of these books (The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer) last year, and was very conflicted about it. The writing drove me crazy and the plot seemed to go in a million different directions, but I loved the … Continue reading →

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Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Thistle

From Goodreads: Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the … Continue reading →

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Reached, by Ally Condie

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Thistle

This is the third book in the Matched trilogy, a series I have a long and complicated history with, that those of you who knew me over the last few years already know, and which I don’t care to recap … Continue reading →

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