It was a great relief to finally get my hands on The Eternity Cure, by Julie Kagawa. Kagawa definitely knows how to leave the reader hanging, and after reading The Immortal Rules I was itching to find out where Allie would end up. The second novel in The Blood of Eden Series didn’t have as much world building to hash through, and got down to business immediately.  This grabbed me from the first page, and I was hooked all the way to the “end”.
Allie’s story takes a turn in the …

Icons by Margaret Stohl releases on May 7. We have a playlist created especially for the Lover Icon Child. Check out the playlist and the definition of the Weeper below! Also enter to win a swag pack of Icons items including a t-shirt, mug, and Weeper leather bracelet at the bottom of this post!

Icons Synopsis:
Your heart beats only with their permission.

Everything changed on The Day. The day the windows shattered. The day the power stopped. The day Dol’s family dropped dead. The day Earth lost a war it didn’t know …

The Legend Novel, Prodigy, by Marie Lu, is a wonderful conclusion to June and Day’s fight for freedom.  The dystopian world that Lu created, as well as the fascinating characters, have taken my brain hostage!  Watch my review below, to learn more about my thoughts…

I give Prodigy, by Marie Lu, 4 books on the bookshelf!  Learn more about Marie Lu and her books at http://marielu.org/.
 

Book Synopsis:
June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, …

This week we are bringing you a review of Reached, by Ally Condie, as well as a contest.  This highly anticipated conclusion to The Matched Trilogy does not disappoint!  Cassia, Ky, and Xander reach for the life they never knew they wanted.
You can check out more of what I think of Reached in the video below, and you can also enter to win one of three Matched Trilogy posters!  The contest will be held December 1st through December 5th.

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More About Reached:
After leaving Society and desperately searching for the …

Shadows is the second novel in the Ashes Trilogy, by Ilsa J. Bick. This apocalyptic zombie thriller picks up right where the cliffhanger in Ashes leaves off!  If you can believe it, I thought the second installment was even better than the first.  The story built in complexity and intensity, while the characters fought zombies and, in some cases, senior citizens.
Eyeball eating was bad enough, but in Shadows we get better view of the ‘life’ these zombies lead.  Alex, Tom, and Ellie have all been forced by circumstances to separate, …

Once, by Anna Carey, is the second novel in The Eve Trilogy.  The story picks up a few months after the heart wrenching ending of Eve.  I never reviewed Eve, because I read it before I started writing reviews.  The beginning of this dystopian series left me slightly disturbed and moderately intrigued. Easily a ’3′ books on the bookshelf book!

Once is a novel filled with even more suspenseful detail about a futuristic Las Vegas, and the distorted workings of the acting government.  Eve has found herself more aware of, and …

Book Synopsis from Amazon.com:
It starts with an itch you just can’t shake.  Then comes a fever and a tickle in your throat.  A few days later, you’ll be blabbing your secrets and chatting with strangers like they’re old friends.  Three more, and the paranoid hallucinations kick in.
And then you’re dead.
When sixteen-year-old Kaelyn lets her best friend leave for school without saying goodbye, she never dreams that she might not see him again.  But then a strange virus begins to sweep through her small island community, infecting young and old alike.  …

This weekend is the first evah UtopYA Con, a weekend celebrating YA Paranormal authors, novels, and fans!  Kelly and I were honored to participate as panelists and get to know some new authors and fellow fans.  We also had to opportunity to catch up with some authors we already adore!  The weekend started off with a beautiful, and encouraging opening from Myra McEntire, author of Hourglass and Timepiece.  She wanted everyone to know, “You can do it!” The best part is that she enlisted the help of some other well …

Insurgent, by Veronica Roth, is the second novel in a trilogy that had me rebelling from my traditional reading routine.  I felt inspired by Tris to go with my instincts and took my time to soak up this story.  Divergent, the first book in the series, is a fast paced, peculiar adventure that follows a sixteen year old girl that is warring with her past, present, and future.  Throughout Divergent I felt a constant tug that there was more going on with some of the minor characters, and we get …

The Selection, by Kiera Cass, is a ‘dear’ dystopian novel that has had quite a bit of buzz recently!  It will be released in a few weeks, on April 24, 2012.  The novel had me mesmerized within the first few pages, and I could not put it down.  America Singer, the main character, is a musician that struggles with her mother’s bossiness, her boyfriend’s pride, and the fact that she has to move to the royal palace to compete for the prince’s affection.
Where there have been some comparisons to other …