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Key to My Heart

January 30, 2017 by Classic 2 Comments

What can I really say. I loved this book to pieces. It’s been a while since I can say that a book was picture perfect from beginning to end, but I really did find this book worked great. I had no issues with the writing, dialogue, plot, setting or pacing. I went and borrowed a ton of other Sarah Dessen books from the library as soon as I finished “Lock and Key.” I read this for the “Key to My Heart” square for Romance Book […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: contemporary, Lock and Key, romance, Sarah Dessen, Young Adult

Classic's CBR9 Review No:17 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: contemporary, Lock and Key, romance, Sarah Dessen, Young Adult ·
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Spontaneously Combusting Seniors – it could happen!

January 30, 2017 by lgesin Leave a Comment

Do you ever have a run of days where you just can’t get in to any books in your TBR pile? That happened to me last week. I finished both The Sun is Also a Star by Nicole Soon and Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer and just couldn’t find another book to make an awesome YA trifecta. Why you ask? The premise of Spontaneous is simple: high school seniors spontaneously combust in the oddest places like pre-calc and an SUV. What could possibly follow THAT? To read the rest of my review, […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: aaron starmer, Young Adult

lgesin's CBR9 Review No:2 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: aaron starmer, Young Adult ·
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Memories of Ash

Run far, run fast, keep the wind in your hair

January 28, 2017 by J 7 Comments

Memories of Ash picks up about a year after the conclusion of Intisar Khanani’s Sunbolt. Hitomi, now using the name Hikaru, has been under the tutelage of Brigit Stormwind, learning to perform healing magic and attempting to regain her lost memories. This interlude comes to an end with the visit from representatives of the High Council of Mages. Stormwind has been called to the council to answer charges of treason. Hitomi must emerge from hiding to confront her enemy Arch Mage Blackflame in order to save her […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Intisar Khanani, YA, Young Adult

J's CBR9 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Intisar Khanani, YA, Young Adult ·
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The problem with my life was that it was someone else’s idea.

January 22, 2017 by Malin 2 Comments

4.5 stars Aristotle “Ari” is a conflicted teenager growing up in El Paso in the late 1980s. He’s sixteen and a loner, but doesn’t really mind his lack of friends. He’s very close to his mother, whose a high school teacher (not at Ari’s school), but wishes he could talk to his dad, a Vietnam vet about, well, anything really. The youngest of his family, Ari’s twin sisters are much older than him and his brother is in prison, never spoken about by anyone in […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: 1980's, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, benjamin alire saenz, cbr9, historical fiction, JCoppercorn, LGBTQ, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Malin, Young Adult

Malin's CBR9 Review No:3 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: 1980's, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, benjamin alire saenz, cbr9, historical fiction, JCoppercorn, LGBTQ, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Malin, Young Adult ·
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The Princess Bride with Shapeshifters

January 19, 2017 by Classic 6 Comments

This is such a weird book and I loved it. There were some plot holes here and there which is the only reason why I am giving this 4 stars. This is an alternate story to Lady Jane and here is some information for you people out there who don’t know who Lady Jane Grey is. Lady Jane Grey (1536/1537 – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley or the Nine-Day Queen, was an English noblewoman and de facto monarch of England and Ireland from 10 […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, My Lady Jane, romance, Young Adult

Classic's CBR9 Review No:11 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, My Lady Jane, romance, Young Adult ·
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Everything is terrible: Why I need to stop reading YA romance

January 17, 2017 by Lindzgrl 6 Comments

I was yelling at this audiobook while I was driving, which was great because it distracted me from my usual road rage but bad because it made me look and feel crazy. Of course, today it’s a crazy world so strap in everybody. Let’s go for a hate ride.   First, the synopsis: This (young adult) book is (supposedly) a play on the classic Arabian Nights. It features Khalid, an 18-year-old Caliph (i.e. king) in the kingdom of Khorasan who marries a new bride every […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Renee Ahdieh, Series, strong female protagonist, Young Adult

Lindzgrl's CBR9 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Renee Ahdieh, Series, strong female protagonist, Young Adult ·
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