Fangirl Author: Rainbow Rowell Publish Date: 2013 Genre: YA, chic-lit, contemporary, romance Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving. Reading. Rereading. Hanging...
Pivot Point Author: Kasie West Publish date: 2013 Genre: ya, sci-fi, fantasy Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis:Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who...
Throne of Glass Author: Sarah Maas Publish Date: 2012 Genre: YA, paranormal, fantasy, supernatural Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis:After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors...
The Distance Between Us Author: Kasie West Publish Date: 2013 Genre: romance, chic-lit, contemporary, ya Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis:Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and after years of observation she’s pretty sure they’re only good for one thing—spending money on useless stuff, like the porcelain dolls in her mother’s shop.So when Xander Spence walks into the store to pick up a doll for his grandmother, it only takes one glance...
Chosen at Nightfall Author: CC Hunter Publish Date: 2013 Genre: YA, paranormal, fantasy, supernatural Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: Kylie Galen's life hasn't been the same since her world was turned upside-down in Born at Midnight, Shadow Falls #1, and now an epic conclusion to her journey—not to mention a tough choice between two guys!—is brewing in Chosen at Nightfall: When Kylie Galen left Shadow Falls, she thought it was the hardest decision of her life. Heartbroken...
Frigid Author: J Lynn Publish Date: 2013 Genre: NA, contemporary, romance Rating: ★★ Synopsis: For twenty-one-year-old Sydney, being in love with Kyler isn't anything new. They'd been best friends ever since he pushed her down on the playground and she made him eat a mud pie. Somewhere over the years, she fell for him and fell hard. The big problem with that? Kyler puts the 'man' in man-whore. He's never stayed with a girl longer...
Tangled Author: Emma Chase Publish Date: 2013 Genre: NA, contemporary, romance Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Drew Evans is a winner. Handsome and arrogant, he makes multimillion dollar business deals and seduces New York’s most beautiful women with just a smile. He has loyal friends and an indulgent family. So why has he been shuttered in his apartment for seven days, miserable and depressed? He’ll tell you he has the flu. But we all know that’s not...
The Evolution of Mara Dyer Author: Michelle Hodkin Publish Date: 2012 Genre: YA, paranormal, fantasy, supernatural Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past. She can’t. She used to think her problems were all in her head. They aren’t. She couldn’t imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets. She’s wrong. In this gripping sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, the...
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer Author: Michelle Hodkins Publish Date: 2011 Genre: YA, paranormal, fantasy, supernatural Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Mara Dyer doesn’t think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.It can.She believes there must be more to the accident she can’t remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.There is.She doesn’t believe that after everything she’s been through, she can fall...
Bully Author: Penelope Douglas Publish Date: 2013 Genre: NA, romance, contemporary Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis:My name is Tate. He doesn't call me that, though. He would never refer to me so informally, if he referred to me at all.We're neighbors, and once, we were best friends. But then, one summer, he turned on me and has made it his mission to screw up my life at every opportunity. I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all...
The Battle of the Labyrinth Author: Rick Riordan Publish Date: 2013 Genre: YA, paranormal, fantasy, supernatural, mythology Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis: Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse. In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near....
