Title: Passenger (Passenger #1)
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Published: Jan. 05, 2016
Pages: 496
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Favorite Quote:
“What good is honour when greed eats away at it’s foundations?” – Alexandra Bracken, Passenger
passage, n.
i. A brief section of music composed of a series of notes and flourishes.
ii. A journey by water; a voyage.
iii. The transition from one place to another, across space and time. Continue reading
Title: Oblivion (Lux 1.5)
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Genre: YA Fantasy, Science Fiction
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Published: Dec. 1, 2015
Pages: 350
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Favorite Quote:
“Jesus, all this thinking about my feelings and hers was probably going to give me a period.” – Jennifer L. Armentrout, Oblivion
Experience the epic love story of OBSIDIAN as told by its hero, Daemon Black…
I knew the moment Katy Swartz moved in next door, there was going to be trouble. Lots of it.
And trouble’s the last thing I need, since I’m not exactly from around here. My people arrived on Earth from Lux, a planet thirteen billion light years away. Plus, if there’s one thing I know, it’s that humans can’t be trusted. We scare them. We can do things they only dream about, and honestly, we make them look weak as hell. ‘Cuz they are.
But Kat is getting to me in ways no one else has, and I can’t stop myself from wanting her—or wanting to use my powers to protect her. She makes me weak, and I’m the strongest of our kind, tasked with protecting us all. So this one simple girl…she can mean the end for us. Because the Luxen have an even bigger enemy—the Arum, and I need to stay on my game.
Falling for Katy—a human—won’t just place her in danger. It could get us all killed, and that’s one thing I’ll never let happen…
The Lux series is by far one of my favorite. Hot men, witty banter, and tons of action. Getting to read Obsidian from Daemon’s POV was amazing, so much sexiness. So much badassery. So much swoon! If you loved the Lux series, read this. If you love hot aliens, read this. If you’re in need of a great laugh, read this. Just read it. I need more, and I probably always will.
Title: Splintered (Splintered #1)
Author: A.G. Howard
Genre: YA Fantasy, YA Retelling (Alice in Wonderland)
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: Feb. 18, 2014
Pages: 400
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Favorite Quote:
“No one knows what he or she is capable of until things are at their darkest.” – A.G. Howard, Splintered
This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers–precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now. When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.
Oh. My. Goodness. This book was amazing! I can’t get enough, in fact the second book Unhinged should be landing on my doorstep sometime with the next three hours. (Thank you Amazon Prime!) I haven’t read Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, and I don’t think I will after reading Splintered. I LOVE how morbid and dark it is. I love every character and the dimension they add to the story. Alyssa went through so much both emotionally and physically to save her mother and the generations to come. At the beginning and middle of the story I was shipping Alyssa and Jeb, but towards the end I couldn’t get enough of Morpheus. Sure he has his flaws, but damn is he sexy. If you like Fairy-Tale retellings, Alice in Wonderland, or anything gothic pick this up! Highly recommended.
Title: Rogue (Talon #2)
Author: Julie Kagawa
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Pages: 444
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Favorite Quote:
“That’s okay. If we are attacked by zombies I don’t have to run fast. I just have to run faster than you.” -Julie Kagawa, Rogue
Title: Gates of Thread and Stone (Gates of Thread and Stone #1)
Author: Lori M. Lee
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publisher: Skyscape
Release Date: Aug. 05, 2014
Pages: 335
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Favorite Quote:
“Was I seriously ogling his wrist?” -Lori M. Lee, Gates of Thread and Stone
Title: The Storyspinner (The Keepers’ Chronicles #1)
Author: Becky Wallace
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Pages: 432
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Favorite Quote:
“A man who wishes for power is the most likely to misuse it.” – Becky Wallace, The Storyspinner
Title: Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes #1)
Author: Sara Raasch
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Pages: 416
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My Favorite Quote:
“Someday we will be more than words in the dark.” -Sara Raasch, Snow Like Ashes
Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1)
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Genre: YA Fantasy, Fairy-tale Retelling (Beauty and the Beast)
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s
Pages: 416
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My Favorite Quote:
“Don’t feel bad for one moment for doing what brings you joy.” -Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses
Title: Magonia (Magonia #1)
Author: Maria Dahvana Headley
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: April 28th 2015
Publisher: Harper Collins
Pages: 320
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Favorite Quote:
“I read stuff. Books are not my only friends, but we’re close. So there.” -Maria Dahvana Headley, Magonia
Title: Inheritance (Inheritance Cyle #4)
Author: Christopher Paolini
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: Nov. 08, 2011
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 849
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Favorite Quote:
“It’s impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments.” -Christopher Paolini,, Inheritance
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