Cruel to be kind

Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge The Skinny: Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny. Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her…

The Kiss of Deception

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearsons The Skinny: In this timeless new trilogy about love and sacrifice, a princess must find her place in a reborn world. In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia’s life follows a preordained course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the revered gift of sight—but she…

The Girl Who Never Was

The Girl Who Never Was by Skylar Dorset The Skinny: Selkie Stewart is under the impression that she's a normal teenager, never mind that she lives with her two spinster aunts, her father is in an insane asylum, and her mother left her on a doorstep. Selkie goes searching for the mother she never knew…

Yowzer!

Ignite Me by Taherah Mafi So I'm gonna do something different with this review as I'm a) really lazy right now and b) have no desire to put any of my thoughts of this book into words. The Skinny: With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn’t know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive.…

In fair Vegas, where we lay our scene

The Chapel Wars by Lindsey Leavitt The Skinny: Sixteen-year-old Holly wants to remember her Grandpa forever, but she’d rather forget what he left her in his will: his wedding chapel on the Las Vegas strip. Whatever happened to gold watches, savings bonds, or some normal inheritance? And then there's Grandpa's letter. Not only is she running…