Category Archives: Young Adult

Review: The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Add The Ones We’re Meant to Find to the top of my books read in 2021, please! It’s a brilliant novel, one that I cannot recommend enough. Written by Joan He, it promises to be a blend of We Were Liars, Black Mirror, and Studio Ghibli. Continue reading →

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Review: These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

These Witches Don’t Burn is both the debut novel for Isabel Sterling and the first novel in a new series (of the same name). So it had a lot riding on it. But based on the sales and how enjoyable this read was, I’m not worried about the future for this author or series. Continue reading →

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Review: The Burning Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Liz (AKA Cat)

The Burning Shadow is the second novel in the Origin series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. If you’ve never heard of that series, it’s a spin-off of her famous Lux series. And yes, it does include a ton of fan favorites. Continue reading →

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Review: Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Publisher: Jimmy Patterson Author: Natasha Ngan Release: November 6th 2018 Received: ARC given away at BookCon Warnings: Animal death, sexual assault, abuse Rating:  I received a free copy of Girls of Paper and Fire at BookCon. There was no agreement … Continue reading →

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Review: The Darkest Star (Origin #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Publisher: Tor Teen Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Release: October 30th 2018 Received: NetGalley Rating:  I received a copy of The Darkest Star through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. The Darkest Star is the first in Jennifer … Continue reading →

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Review: 806 by Cynthia Weil

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Liz (AKA Cat)

Publisher: Tanglewood Author: Cynthia Weil Release: March 13th 2018 Received: Bookishfirst Rating:  I received a copy of 806 from Bookishfirst in exchange for a fair and honest review. It’s been a while since I read a coming of age story, … Continue reading →

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Wizards Key (the Darkwolf Saga #1) by Mitch Reinhardt

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Liz (AKA Cat)

  Publisher: Mitch Reinhardt Released: December 19th 2016 Received: Review request Rating:  I received a copy of Wizards Key in exchange for a fair and honest review. What first caught my eye about Wizards Key was the beautiful cover – … Continue reading →

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Brave New Girl by Rachel Vincent

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Liz (AKA Cat)

  Publisher: Delacorte Press Released: May 2nd 2017 Received: Own Rating:    Dahlia 16 is one of five thousand girls with the same face, same DNA, or so she thought. Her name identifies her career (hydroponics) and her age. She shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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