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YA Weekend: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Posted on March 7, 2015 16 Comments

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Series: The Reckoners #1 Publisher: Delacorte (September 2013) Author Info: brandonsanderson.com Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars When Calamity struck, several people were transformed into superhuman beings–Epics. No one knows the science behind Calamity itself, or how all of these superpowers work, but it is clear […]

YA Weekend: Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton

Posted on February 21, 2015 16 Comments

Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton Genre: Young Adult, SFF Series: Book 1 of Seeker Publisher: February 10, 2015 (Delacorte Books for Young Readers) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 1 of 5 stars When I requested this book from NetGalley, this was in the description: “For readers of A Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games comes an epic new series.” I […]

YA Weekend: Half the World by Joe Abercrombie

Posted on February 7, 2015 33 Comments

Half the World by Joe Abercrombie Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of The Shattered Sea Publisher: Del Rey (February 17, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars You gotta hand it to Joe Abercrombie. Knocking it out of the park on his first venture into Young Adult territory could be seen as a fluke, but […]

YA Weekend: Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on January 24, 2015 14 Comments

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Magic Series: The Raven Cycle #3 Publisher: Scholastic (October 2014) Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars “Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.” I really don’t care of Blue, Gansy, Adam, Noah, and Ronan ever find their […]

YA Weekend: Shutter by Courtney Alameda

Posted on January 10, 2015 14 Comments

Shutter by Courtney Alameda Genre: Young Adult, Horror Series: Book 1 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (February 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Horror in Young Adult fiction is tricky territory, so whenever I see a novel getting some buzz, I can’t help but take notice. Shutter ended up surprising me. While it probably wasn’t […]

YA Weekend: The Young Elites by Marie Lu

Posted on December 27, 2014 17 Comments

The Young Elites by Marie Lu Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Young Elites Publisher: Putnam Books for Young Readers (October 7, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars This is the rating I usually give to Young Adult novels that are pretty much your run-of-the-mill fare, but for all their conventionality and […]

YA Weekend: Talon by Julie Kagawa

Posted on December 6, 2014 16 Comments

Talon by Julie Kagawa Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Talon Publisher: Harlequin Teen (October 28, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I was a bit taken aback by the tepid to cool reviews I’ve been seeing for this one. Not that my own review is all that glowing, I realize, but while […]

YA Weekend: Mortal Gods by Kendare Blake

Posted on November 15, 2014 13 Comments

Mortal Gods by Kendare Blake Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 2 of Goddess War Publisher: Tor Teen (October 14, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m a mythology buff, so naturally I became drawn to Kendare Blake’s Goddess War series. The first book introduced us to the concept that the Old Gods of Greek […]

YA Weekend: Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on October 18, 2014 10 Comments

Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 4 of The Wolves of Mercy Falls Publisher: Scholastic (July 1, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 2 of 5 stars I’m disappointed to say the least. Stiefvater’s Wolves of Mercy Falls was a trilogy I read a few years ago, and while it might not rank up there as […]

YA Weekend: Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Posted on October 4, 2014 11 Comments

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor Genre: Young Adult, Supernatural, Romance, Urban Fantasy Series: Daughter of Smoke & Bone #1 Publisher: Little Brown Books (September 2011) Author Info: http://www.lainitaylor.com Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Karou is a nice, blue-haired enigma living in Prague and attending art school where her friends love to see her […]