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When dreams come (mostly) true…
Contemporary / Young Adult

When dreams come (mostly) true…

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Candice • 6 Comments

How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer The Skinny: A summer internship at Fairyland Kingdom, a fairy tale theme park, sounds like a dream summer for Zoe and her cousin Jess, spending the days with hot Prince Charmings and elaborate costumes. Not to mention being in the running for a $25,000 prize. … Continue reading »

Darling it’s better down where it’s wetter
Contemporary / Young Adult

Darling it’s better down where it’s wetter

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Candice • 5 Comments

Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay The Skinny: Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her—her identity, her spirit, her will to live—pay. Josh Bennett’s story is no secret: every person he loves has … Continue reading »

Where exactly do all these cities exist and can I visit them?
Angels / Young Adult

Where exactly do all these cities exist and can I visit them?

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Candice • 3 Comments

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare The Skinny: This one is way too complicated to summarize, so here is my bullet-point summary: Jace and Sebastian are bonded together – if one dies, the other dies Clary and the Gang want to find Jace, but have to go behind the Clave’s back to do so … Continue reading »

If I could turn back tiiimmme…
Paranormal / Young Adult

If I could turn back tiiimmme…

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Candice • 2 Comments

Timepiece by Myra Mcentire The Skinny: When a mysterious stranger suddenly appears with a warning after Jack Landers attacks a party, Kaleb and the other Hourglass members are given an ultimatum: stop Jack and recover the research he’s stolen or time will be altered. But things are only getting worse. Others, including Kaleb, are beginning … Continue reading »

Once upon a time, there was a girl who talked to the moon
Contemporary / Young Adult

Once upon a time, there was a girl who talked to the moon

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Candice • 9 Comments

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins The Skinny: Lola is a little more than upset when the Bells move back in next door – she’s angry. Calliope and Cricket, the Bell twins, have hurt her in more ways than one in the past and Lola hasn’t forgiven, or forgotten, just what they … Continue reading »

It’s pandemonium!
Dystopian / Young Adult

It’s pandemonium!

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Candice • 6 Comments

Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver The Skinny: Lena has escaped from her old life, left Alex behind, and is struggling to push forward. As she enters the Wilds she meets a band of individuals that help her to leave behind her old life and embrace her new one. As Lena learns about her new life out … Continue reading »

These boots are made for knocking, and knocking’s what they’ll do!
Mythology / Young Adult

These boots are made for knocking, and knocking’s what they’ll do!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Candice • 6 Comments

Goddess Interrupted by Aimée Carter The Skinny: Six months after Kate passes The Goddess Test she returns back to Eden Manor to her new husband and her new role as queen of the Underworld. When she enters the Underworld she is hit with one of her new powers – the power to see other places … Continue reading »

Got no time to for spreadin’ roots. The time has come to be gone.
Contemporary / Young Adult

Got no time to for spreadin’ roots. The time has come to be gone.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Candice • 6 Comments

Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard The Skinny: After a major bad breakup and giving up her life’s passion, art, Bria Sandoval signs up with Global Vagabonds for the “trip of a lifetime” to Central America. Only when she arrives she quickly finds out that her “trip of a lifetime” is packed with tightly wound tour guides … Continue reading »

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