My “Summer” Reading: 5 YA Novels

Summer reading kicks off at my library today! Working at the library is so much fun during the summer because we have a ton more programs and kids have more time to read so I get to do a lot more of my favorite aspect of my job: reader’s advisory. To celebrate I thought I’d… Continue reading My “Summer” Reading: 5 YA Novels

The Political Becomes Personal: Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers

Dark Triumph by Robin Lafevers  Published: April 2nd 2013 by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Source: ARC from publisher Synopsis (Goodreads): Sybella arrives at the convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price. Naturally skilled in both the arts of death and… Continue reading The Political Becomes Personal: Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers

Sequels Done Right: Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi Published: January 8th 2013 by HarperCollins Source: ARC from publisher Synopsis: It’s been months since Aria last saw Perry. Months since Perry was named Blood Lord of the Tides, and Aria was charged with an impossible mission. Now, finally, they are about to be reunited. But their reunion… Continue reading Sequels Done Right: Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

Dystopian Love Done Right: Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi Published: January 3rd 2012 by HarperCollins Source: local library Synopsis (Goodreads): Since she’d been on the outside, she’d survived an Aether storm, she’d had a knife held to her throat, and she’d seen men murdered. This was worse. Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria… Continue reading Dystopian Love Done Right: Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

The Limits of Gods: Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst

Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst Published: September 11th 2012 by Margaret K. McElderry/Simon & Schuster Source: local library Synopsis: Liyana has trained her entire life to be the vessel of a goddess. She will dance and summon her tribe’s deity, who will inhabit Liyana’s body and use magic to bring rain to the desert. But when the… Continue reading The Limits of Gods: Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst