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The Black Key by
Amy Ewing Series: The Lone City #3 Publisher: HarperTeen (2016)
Audiobook {8 hours and 9 minutes} (295 pages)
Rating: Also by this author: The Jewel,
The White Rose Also in this series: The Jewel,
The White Rose Reading Challenges: Read 2016 Synopsis
For too long, Violet and the people of the outer circles of the Lone City have lived in service to the royalty of the Jewel. But now the secret society known as the Black Key is preparing to seize power.
And while Violet knows she is at the center of this rebellion, she has a more personal stake in it—her sister, Hazel, has been taken by the Duchess of the Lake. Now, after fighting so hard to escape the Jewel, Violet must do everything in her power to return to save not only Hazel, but the future of the Lone City.
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Tagged as 3 star, Read 2016
Posted November 28, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Three Dark Crowns by
Kendare Blake Series: Three Dark Crowns #1 Publisher: HarperTeen (2016)
Hardcover (398 pages)
Rating: Reading Challenges: 2016 Royal Challenge,
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When kingdom come, there will be one.
In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born—three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions.
But becoming the Queen Crowned isn’t solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister has to fight for it. And it’s not just a game of win or lose…it’s life or death. The night the sisters turn sixteen, the battle begins.
The last queen standing gets the crown.
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Tagged as 5 star, Read 2016
Posted August 20, 2016 in Reading, Review / 4 Comments
Ruined by
Amy Tintera Series: Ruined #1 Publisher: HarperTeen (2016)
Hardcover (368 pages)
Rating: Reading Challenges: 2016 Royal Challenge,
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A revenge that will consume her. A love that will ruin her.
Emelina Flores has nothing. Her home in Ruina has been ravaged by war. She lacks the powers of her fellow Ruined. Worst of all, she witnessed her parents’ brutal murders and watched helplessly as her sister, Olivia, was kidnapped.
But because Em has nothing, she has nothing to lose. Driven by a blind desire for revenge, Em sets off on a dangerous journey to the enemy kingdom of Lera. Somewhere within Lera’s borders, Em hopes to find Olivia. But in order to find her, Em must infiltrate the royal family.
In a brilliant, elaborate plan of deception and murder, Em marries Prince Casimir, next in line to take Lera’s throne. If anyone in Lera discovers Em is not Casimir’s true betrothed, Em will be executed on the spot. But it’s the only way to salvage Em’s kingdom and what is left of her family.
Em is determined to succeed, but the closer she gets to the prince, the more she questions her mission. Em’s rage-filled heart begins to soften. But with her life—and her family—on the line, love could be Em’s deadliest mistake.
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Tagged as 5 star, Read 2016
Posted July 23, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Delirium by
Lauren Oliver Series: Delirium #1 Publisher: HarperTeen (2011)
Hardcover (441 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
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Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing.
They didn’t understand that once love -- the deliria -- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy.
But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love.
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Tagged as 3 star, Read 2016
Posted June 25, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Ten Thousand Skies Above You by
Claudia Gray Series: Firebird #2 Publisher: Harper Audio (2015)
Audiobook {10 hours and 52 minutes} (426 pages)
Rating: Also by this author: A Thousand Pieces of You Also in this series: A Thousand Pieces of You Reading Challenges: Read 2016 Synopsis
Ten thousand worlds. Ten thousand enemies. One love.
Marguerite Caine has done the impossible, traveling to alternate dimensions with the Firebird—the brilliant invention of her parents, her boyfriend, Paul, and their friend Theo. But she has also caught the attention of enemies willing to kidnap, blackmail, and even kill to use the Firebird for themselves.
When Paul’s soul is splintered into four pieces—pieces that are trapped within Pauls in other dimensions—Marguerite will do anything, and travel anywhere, to save him. But the price of his safe return is steep. If she doesn’t sabotage her parents in multiple universes, Paul will be lost forever.
Unwilling to sacrifice her family, Marguerite enlists the brilliant Theo to help. The two forge a plan to save Paul and the Firebird, but succeeding means outsmarting a genius and risking not only their lives but also the lives of their counterparts in every other dimension.
Their mission takes them to the most dangerous universes yet: a war-torn San Francisco, the criminal underworld of New York City, and a glittering Paris where another Marguerite hides a shocking secret. Each leap brings Marguerite closer to saving Paul—but her journey reveals dark truths that lead her to doubt the one constant she’s found between worlds: their love for each other.
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Tagged as 4 star, Read 2016
