Monthly Archives: March 2012

REVIEW: Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Merin

Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) by R.L. LaFevers Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012 [Goodreads] Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf? Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You by Ally Carter

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Merin

I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls #1) by Ally Carter Disney-Hyperion, 2006 [Goodreads] Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girls school-that is, … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Story Proof by Kendall Haven

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Merin

Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story by Kendall Haven Libraries Unlimited, 2007 [Goodreads] Like Stephen Krashen’s important work in “The Power of Reading,” “Story Proof” collects and analyzes the research that validates the importance of story, … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Merin

Goddess, Interrupted (Goddess Test #2) by Aimee Carter Harlequin Teen, 2012 [Goodreads] Previous installments: The Goddess Test | The Goddess Hunt Kate Winters has won immortality. But if she wants a life with Henry in the Underworld, she’ll have to … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Sisters of Glass by Stephanie Hemphill

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Merin

Sisters of Glass by Stephanie Hemphill Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2012 [Goodreads] Maria is the younger daughter of an esteemed family on the island of Murano, the traditional home for Venetian glassmakers. Though she longs to be a glassblower … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Slide by Jill Hathaway

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Merin

Slide by Jill Hathaway Balzer + Bray, 2012 [Goodreads] Vee Bell is certain of one irrefutable truth–her sister’s friend Sophie didn’t kill herself. She was murdered. Vee knows this because she was there. Everyone believes Vee is narcoleptic, but she … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Merin

Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011 [Goodreads] Agnes Wilkins is standing in front of an Egyptian mummy, about to make the first cut into the wrappings, about to unlock ancient (and not-so-ancient) history. Maybe you think … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The Goddess Hunt by Aimee Carter

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Merin

The Goddess Hunt (Goddess Test #1.5) by Aimee Carter Harlequin Teen, 2012 [Goodreads] A vacation in Greece sounds like the perfect way for Kate Winters to spend her first sabbatical away from the Underworld…until she gets caught up in an … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Merin

My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers #1) by Rachel Vincent Harlequin Teen, 2009 [Goodreads] She doesn’t see dead people. She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Pretty Crooked by Elisa Ludwig

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Merin

Pretty Crooked by Elisa Ludwig Katherine Tegen Books, 2012 [Goodreads] Willa’s secret plan seems all too simple: take from the rich kids at Valley Prep and give to the poor ones. Yet Willa’s turn as Robin Hood at her ultra-exclusive … Continue reading →

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