Category Archives: Young Adult

Days of Blood and Starlight, by Laini Taylor

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Thistle

I love these books so much!! I’m so glad I finally read Daughter of Smoke and Bone this summer. I really wasn’t sure if I would like it. It was such a strange premise, and it sounded like it could … Continue reading →

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Protected: Carnival of Souls, by Melissa Marr

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Thistle

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Unspoken, by Sarah Rees Brennan

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Thistle

Kami Glass is normal in most ways – lives in a small British town, runs the school newspaper, has a great best friend, loves her family – but she’s got one peculiarity that sets her apart: she never grew out … Continue reading →

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Readathon: Emma (vol 1), by Kaoru Mori

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Thistle

Historical fiction, London. Emma is a maid for a retired governess. She is beautiful, but either unconscious of that beauty, or unwilling to flaunt it, despite multiple suitors. She does, however, begin to fall for William Jones, a rich young … Continue reading →

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Every Day, by David Levithan

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Thistle

Despite the fact that Levithan is generally very heavy-handed in his writing, I still tend to love every book I read by him. This one is no different. I agree with his views on the issues he gets heavy-handed about … Continue reading →

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone, by Laini Taylor (audio)

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Thistle

I downloaded this book from the SYNC audio YA program this summer, mostly on a whim, as this is unlike most of what I read. At first, I wasn’t sure I would listen to much of it, and probably wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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The Vision, by Jen Nadol

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Thistle

I really enjoyed the first book of this series (The Mark), up until it suddenly switched from philosophical to paranormal in the last few chapters. I didn’t plan to read the sequels, but somehow I forgot that by the time … Continue reading →

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Wonder Show, by Hannah Barnaby

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Thistle

Portia’s aunt leaves her at McGreavey’s Home for Wayward Girls, run by Mister, who puts the girls to work and uses them to raise a profit for himself. Portia escapes, joining up with a carnival sideshow, where she lives as … Continue reading →

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Second Chance Summer, by Morgan Matson

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Thistle

Taylor has a history of running away when things get tough, but she can’t run away from the terrible news her father just received: stage 4 cancer, too late to treat, less than four months to live. Her parents decide … Continue reading →

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Thumped, by Megan McCafferty

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Thistle

Last year, when I read Bumped, I really, really enjoyed it. A commercially-based dystopia – something completely unique! I was really looking forward to Thumped, but the book didn’t work quite as well for me as Bumped did. There wasn’t … Continue reading →

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