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March 10, 2015

REVIEW: Death Marked by Leah Cypess

JiaB- Reviewsassassins / Fantasy / Harper-Teen / mages / Young-Adult4 Comments

Dear Ms. Cypess, Last year, I read your novel, Death Sworn, which took some well-known fantasy tropes — assassins, mages, secret alliances, and a protagonist on a suicide mission — and put an interesting, young adult spin on them. The ending left me wanting more, particularly since it set up ... more >

September 23, 2014

REVIEW: In a Handful of Dust by Mindy McGinnis

JiaB ReviewsHarper-Teen / post-apocalyptic / survival / Young-Adult2 Comments

Dear Ms. McGinnis, Despite my weariness with the dystopian and post-apocalyptic genre, I liked your previous novel, Not a Drop to Drink. Even more refreshing was the fact that it appeared to be a standalone. It turns out I was wrong — In a Handful of Dust is the companion ... more >

September 12, 2014

REVIEW: Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White

JiaB+ Reviews / Recommended Readscolonialism / Fantasy / Harper-Teen / Magic / Young-Adult4 Comments

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Dear Ms. White, Your latest novel, Illusions of Fate, is a departure from Mind Games and Perfect Lies, a duology about a pair of sisters gifted with special powers that make them ideal for espionage. Instead, we go to an alternate world reminscent of Victorian England. Except filled with magic. ... more >

June 13, 2014

REVIEW: The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings

JiaD ReviewsAssassin / dystopian / Florida / futuristic / Harper-Teen / post-apocalyptic / Young-Adult4 Comments

Dear Ms. Cummings, I think we’ve reached that stage where post-apocalyptic and dystopian novels are being labelled something else to circumvent disenchantment. I obviously have thoughts about this because given the flood of such books over the past few years, readers can spot them no matter what you call them. ... more >

May 13, 2014

REVIEW: Don’t Call Me Baby by Gwendolyn Heasley

JiaC Reviewsblogging / Contemporary / family relationships / Harper-Teen / mothers and daughters / Young-Adult1 Comments

Dear Ms. Heasley, The premise of your novel intrigued me. What does happen when the subject of a mommy blog grows up? If it’s embarrassing when your mother whips out your baby pictures to show your friends, how much more so when those pictures are plastered all over the internet ... more >

April 25, 2014

REVIEW: Dear Killer by Katherine Ewell

JiaD ReviewsHarper-Teen / London / Scotland Yard / Serial-Killer / Young-Adult2 Comments

Dear Ms. Ewell, Between Dexter and Barry Lyga’s I Hunt Killers, I think readers have begun growing accustomed to the idea of serial killer protagonists. It’s a tricky prospect — balancing a compelling protagonist that keeps you reading and reconciling that with the fact that they kill people. In many ... more >

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