I like sci-fi novels, but they aren’t my favorite thing so the standards for me even reading them are pretty high. It takes both a good cover and a great premise for me to pick one up. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi had both.  I have a weird obsession with old ships. It’s part of…

The cover is what grabbed my attention; the title is what kept it. Gamer Girl is centered around Maddy, a 16 year old girl whose world has crashed down on her. Her parents are newly divorced, her mother moved her and her sister to a new town to live with her unicorn-obsessed grandmother, and (the…

Here’s our second and rather effusive (read: long) review of Clockwork Angel. Really at this point it’s our third and a half. And I would just like to apologize in advance for the similarity of our names. Having a Katie and a Kate…well, hopefully color-coding helps! Katie:  Now, you all might not be aware of…

Today we celebrate Tuesday’s release of Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. All four of us are enthusiastic fans of Cassandra Clare’s work and, as some of us read it in July, we are so excited that we can talk about it with everyone now. We will be posting two reviews so that all four of…

It’s the first of the month! As one of our new features, on the first of every month, we’re going to post a list of young adult, and some middle grade, books that are celebrating their release dates this month. We’ve also put in little blurbs with the whichever book we are most excited to…

Getting my hands on Brenna Yovanoff’s The Replacement was one of the more gleeful moments I’ve had in the past few months. I’ve been eyeing this book ever since I saw the cover and read the blurb. I think this cover is one of the best I’ve seen in a while – it perfectly captures…

One night, from cities across Europe, five children vanish, only to appear again at an exclusive party five years later in Manhattan, accompanied by their mysterious governess. These children have been accepted into the city’s most prestigious school, where they quickly raise to great heights with the help of their benefactor’s extraordinary “gifts.” As they…

I really like starting entries announcing winners. I mostly just like getting to do it because using the randomizer is fun! And because I know you guys want me to quit blathering and just tell you already, the winner of the entire Gallagher Girls set is…Jessi! I hope you (and your niece) want to cuddle…

Before we get to the review, we have another contest winner to announce! Mrs. Heise, you win a copy of Matched by Ally Condie. Congrats. I love being able to force, er….enable people to read this book. I wish we could give one to everyone. On with the review! Reading this book brought a special…

Hello, all! Happy Friday! First up, the winner of The Eternal Ones by Kiersten White is…Lisa B. Â Congratulations! Please contact us with your mailing information so we can send you your snazzy new ARC and bonus swag! And now for something completely different! This is the first of a series we’re going to post…