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With Malice
With Malice
Eileen Cook | 2016 | Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult (YA)
10
9.5 (2 Ratings)
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With Malice by Eileen Cook is a Young Adult (YA) thriller that is enjoyable to read. The story is about an 18-year old named Jill, who wakes up in the hospital but the twist is that she has no memory of the previous six weeks of her life. She is told that she spent part of that time in Italy with her best friend but was involved in a fatal car accident. Two Jill the car accident does seem to be so accidental based on what she is being told.

The main character is unreliable yet it add a level of suspense and creativity, which kept me interested in the story. Jill's narration was spot on yet it allowed me to form my own ideas and theories regarding the mystery.
There are different points of view and clues from investigators to reporters to followers. Overall, I enjoyed the story very much. I found it interesting and a good breathe of fresh wait to the YA genre.

I received this book from the published via NetGalley for an honest review.
  
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ClareR (5906 KP) rated Light Years in Books

Nov 13, 2018  
Light Years
Light Years
Kass Morgan | 2018 | LGBTQ+, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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A new YA Science Fiction series
This is a new YA Science Fiction series, following 4 students at the Quatra Fleet Academy - an academy that has only just allowed students from planets other than the main Tridian planet. This book centres around themes of friendship, prejudice and subterfuge.
Students are split in to teams, where they man their own practice craft, and there is someone from pretty much each of the planets in their system: Cormack is from Deva, and has taken his dead brothers place, unbeknownst to the academy; Vesper is the daughter of a Tridian Commander and teacher at the academy. She is finding it difficult to live up to her mothers expectations; Arran is from Chetire, and is very intelligent, something that caused him untold trouble at home; and Orelia, who says she's from Loos, but hides a greater secret.
This is a great start to a new series, lots of diversity, excitement, and a fast read. It sets up the next book really well, with a very interesting ending - what a cliffhanger!!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for my copy of this book to read and honestly review.
  
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Karla Dee (6 KP) rated Kiss & Tell in Books

Apr 5, 2022  
Kiss &amp; Tell
Kiss & Tell
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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I grew up in the 90s with Backstreet Boys, 98 degrees and Nsync. Justin Timberlake would have been my pick but I am def a girl fan of all the 90s chicks and love Jessica Simpson too. This book is boys band but LGBTQ and I am here for it!

The cover is super fun and I love the colors and the energy of the singers on stage. I don't read a lot of famous teen band books that are famous so this was a different YA read that had teens on a strict schedule making them present themselves as model citizens to the public. I love that the love situation in the book is a boy from the opening band and it makes you wonder where are the parents but whatevs teens will be teens.

The book taking place in Canada was also a fun aspect of the story since I have never been and love reading stories of places I haven't visited before. Def recommend this YA read 10 out of ten! The boys are all rock stars for sure<3<3<3
  
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The Young World (The Young World, #1)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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[The Young World} by [Chris Weitz] is a well written post apocalyptic story with a twist. All adults are die in a plague leaving the young to survive for themselves it becomes very much like [Lord of the Flies]. Also as the young people become a certain age they contract the plague that killed the adults. When they find that this plague was man made they fight to find the cure and save their friends and themselves.

This book was enjoyable and a quick read. It fits very well in a very popular YA genre.
  
Long Night Moon (Seasons of the Moon #3)
Long Night Moon (Seasons of the Moon #3)
S.M. Reine | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Long Night Moon (Seasons of the Moon #3) by S.M. Reine
This series just keeps getting better and better. SM Reine certainly knows how to keep the tension going throughout the story. In this book, more characters are introduced and interact with our main characters. The suspense builds and is there until the last page. There are not many YA books that make me well up but this one did (I shan't say why!)

Absolutely brilliant. On to book 4 now!

* Verified Purchase ~ January 2013 *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
  
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tonidavis (353 KP) rated Frostblood in Books

Jul 7, 2017  
Frostblood
Frostblood
Elly Blake | 2017 | Children
8
8.7 (6 Ratings)
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Ruby (2 more)
Well Written
Arcus
The Premise has been done a lot (0 more)
Fire and Ice
I really enjoyed this book to be fair there is a lot of similar stories in the ya genre about at the moment that being said I love the dynamic of Ruby and Arcus. As leads they where so dimensional and so believable the fact there may be similar story around take nothing away from this one. It was well written and a great read the just the opposition of fire and ice is also well done