High & Dry by Sarah Skilton Genre: Young adult contemporary Publisher: Amulet Books Release date: April 15 2014 Source: eARC from publisher via NetGalley Pages: 272 The nitty-gritty: A tantalizing mystery, an unreliable narrator, high school hijinks, and one of the worst fictional high schools I’ve ever run across. When you find yourself tied up […]
Maze by J.M. McDermott Genre: Adult science fiction/fantasy Publisher: Apex Publications Release date: January 2014 Source: Finished paperback from publisher Pages: 205 The nitty-gritty: A mind-bending journey through a terrifying landscape, a violent survival story, filled with monsters both hideous and wonderful. There are deer here, and they’re very tasty. They all have horns along […]
Stolen Songbird (The Malediction Trilogy #1) by Danielle L. Jensen Genre: Young adult fantasy Publisher: Strange Chemistry Release date: April 1 2014 Source: ARC from Publisher Pages: 436 The nitty-gritty: A perfectly paced and thoroughly engaging fantasy, two main characters who may just be my all-time favorites, and a magical underground world that I want […]
Panic by Lauren Oliver Genre: Young adult thriller Publisher: HarperCollins Release date: March 4 2014 Source: e-ARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 416 The nitty-gritty: An odd mix of an exciting thriller and a sobering “issue” story, an intriguing page-turner of a plot, which ultimately made me feel too old for this book. He grabbed […]
The Ophelia Prophecy by Sharon Lynn Fisher Genre: Adult Science Fiction Romance Publisher: Tor Books Release date: April 1 2014 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 336 The nitty-gritty: An imaginative future, a sizzling romance, and a complex plot full of constantly shifting alliances. A buzzing cry ripped through the air just above her, and something […]
The Weirdness: A Novel by Jeremy Bushnell Genre: Adult Fantasy Publisher: Melville House Release Date: March 4 2014 Source: e-ARC from publisher via Edelweiss Pages: 288 The nitty-gritty: An unexpectedly hilarious story about making a deal with the Devil, full of quirky characters and situations. He’d return to having sex in the back seat of […]
Under Nameless Stars (Zenn Scarlett #2) by Christian Schoon Genre: Young adult science fiction Publisher: Strange Chemistry Release date: April 1 2014 Source: e-ARC from publisher via NetGalley Pages: 368 The nitty-gritty: An exciting and worthy follow-up to Zenn Scarlett, with an assortment of loveable new characters, and lots of scientific facts that make this […]
The Book of the Crowman (Black Dawn #2) by Joseph D’Lacey Genre: Adult Fantasy Publisher: Angry Robot Release date: February 25 2014 Source: eARC from publisher via NetGalley Pages: 468 […]
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman Genre: Adult Historical Fiction Publisher: Scribner Release date: February 18 2014 Source: e-ARC via Edelweiss Pages: 384 The nitty-gritty: A magical history of Brooklyn, filled with mysteries and monsters, written in Alice Hoffman’s incomparable style. It was hard to believe that the teeming streets of lower Manhattan […]
Red Rising (Red Rising Trilogy #1) by Pierce Brown Genre: Adult science fiction Publisher: Del Rey Books Release date: January 28 2014 Source: ARC from San Diego Comic Con & e-ARC via NetGalley Pages: 382 The nitty-gritty: This book has it all: kick-ass action, mind-blowing world building, characters with depth, tear-inducing emotional moments, oh god […]