It Started With Goodbye By: Christina June   Published: May 9, 2017 by Blink 272 pages Source: ebook, Netgalley ARC from publisher   ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Sixteen-year-old Tatum Elsea is bracing for the worst summer of her life. After being falsely accused of a crime, she’s stuck under stepmother-imposed house arrest and her BFF’s gone ghost. Tatum fills her newfound free time with community service by day and working at her covert graphic design business at night (which includes trading emails with a cute cello-playing client). When Tatum discovers she’s not the only one in the house keeping secrets, she finds she has the chance to make amends with her family and friends. Equipped with a new perspective, and assisted by her feisty step-abuela-slash-fairy-godmother, Tatum is ready to start fresh and maybe even get her happy ending along the way. A modern play on the Cinderella story arc, Christina June’s IT STARTED WITH GOODBYE shows us that some...

Troll By: Ashely C. Harris Published: October 6, 2015 by Kindle Press 299 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon  $1.00) Summary: At the age of sixteen, Abby is undergoing major household changes. Her mom is getting ready to remarry and her new step-brother is driving her insane. She is just trying to keep herself busy with school and her part-time job when a most deliciously handsome stranger moves to her little seaside town and won't leave her alone. New arrival Wilhelm is unlike any other student at Abby’s school. His emerald eyes and tattooed body don’t truly reveal what he really is: a creature emerged from thousands of miles underground, seeking revenge, treasure, and a key that once belonged to an old enemy – a key Abby wears suspended from a chain around her neck. Why she has it is a mystery that Wilhelm will need to solve, and fast, in order to defeat a powerful mortal adversary. As an attraction between Abby and Wilhelm develops, mo...

The Dragon's Price (Transference #1) By: Bethany Wiggins Published: February 21, 2017 by Crown Books for Young Readers 304 pages Source: ebook, Netgalley ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Fans of Julie Kagawa’s  Talon  and Renee Ahdieh’s  The Wrath and the Dawn  will devour this action-packed fantasy adventure about a girl who chooses to surrender herself to a deadly dragon rather than marry an enemy prince. When two warring kingdoms unified against a deadly menace laying waste to both their lands, they had to make a choice: vow to marry their heirs to one another, or forfeit their lives to the dragon. Centuries later, everyone expects the sheltered princess Sorrowlynn to choose the barbarian prince over the fire-breathing beast—everyone, that is, except Sorrow, who is determined to control her own destiny or die trying. As she is lowered into the dragon’s chamber, she assumes her life is over until Golmarr, the young prince ...

Wait For Me By: Caroline Leech Published: January 31, 2017 by HarperTeen 384 pages Source: Edelweiss ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Set on a Scottish farm in the spring of 1945, Wait for Me begins as Paul, a severely burned German prisoner-of-war, is sent to the farm to work. Lorna, the farmer’s teenage daughter, soon discovers that in wartime, your family and your allies might not actually be your friends, and your enemy might turn out to be the love of your life. Lorna’s friendship with Paul, and their developing love for each other, is challenged by Lorna’s own prejudices and by the intolerance of her soldier brother and her friends in the village. Ultimately, the events which bring peace to Europe will tear Lorna and Paul apart. What will Lorna have to give up in order to find Paul again? MY REVIEW: I wasn't sure how I would enjoy historical fiction as I've not read a whole lot in this genre...but since it was YA, and it was also rom...

Shadow Fall #1 By: Audrey Grey Published: November 22, 2016 by Blaze Publishing 302 pages Source: Netgalley ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: The asteroid hurtling toward the earth will kill billions.  The Emperor and his Gold Court will be safe in their space station, watching from the stars. The Silvers will be protected underground. But the Bronzes must fight it out at the Shadow Trials for the few remaining spots left on the space station.  When an enigmatic benefactor hands Maia Graystone a spot in the Trials, she won’t just get a chance at salvation for her and her baby brother, Max: She gets to confront the mother who abandoned her in prison, the mad Emperor who murdered her father, and the Gold prince who once loved her. But it’s the dark bastard prince she’s partnered with that will make her question everything, including her own heart. With the asteroid racing closer every day, Maia must trust someone to survive.  The qu...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post previously hosted by Breaking the Spine . A meme I thoroughly enjoy, so I'm continuing with it in 2017. Each week bloggers participate to share a book they can't wait to get their hands on. This week I'm waiting on: State of Allegiance (Collapse #9) by Summer Lane Expected Publication: February 24, 2017 Preorder Buy Link: Amazon Be brave. Be vigilant. But above all, be loyal.  In the wake of a dangerous but successful mission to Yukon City in Alaska, Cassidy Hart now finds herself back in California, at the naval air station in San Diego. Together, she and Chris now face their most terrifying threat yet: nuclear destruction.  Surviving in a world gone nuclear is easier said than done. Faced with the prospect of being wiped off the face of the earth by Omega's nuclear arsenal, Cassidy, Chris and their fellow rebel friends stage an incredible, daring journey into the Pacific Rim with the hope that they wil...

The Angel Knights - Prequel (The Angel Knights #0.5) By: Mary Ting Published: March 4, 2016 59 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Michael and Claudia’s decision to move back to Crossroads was to keep their children safe, but they can’t escape who they are. Their children, Zachary and Lucia, were destined to be demon hunters—Venators. From the age they were able to hold a sword, they were trained to become the best and to ensure they would become leaders one day.  All is peaceful throughout the land until the Fallen and demons’ presences were felt in the between and on Earth. As the Venators investigate these locations, they will quickly learn how dangerous their lives are. Hearts will be broken. Teammates will lose their lives. And they will face obstacles which will test their faith.  As danger grows, the fear of fallen angels and demons regrouping has the Divine Elders on pins and needles. Now, Zachary and Lucia, along...

Ivory and Bone #1 By: Julie Eshbaugh Published: June 14, 2016 by HarperTeen 384 pages Source: Edelweiss ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: The only life seventeen-year-old Kol knows is hunting at the foot of the Great Ice with his brothers. But food is becoming scarce, and without another clan to align with, Kol, his family, and their entire group are facing an uncertain future. Traveling from the south, Mya and her family arrive at Kol’s camp with a trail of hurt and loss behind them, and hope for a new beginning. When Kol meets Mya, her strength, independence, and beauty instantly captivate him, igniting a desire for much more than survival. Then on a hunt, Kol makes a grave mistake that jeopardizes the relationship that he and Mya have only just started to build. Mya was guarded to begin with—and for good reason—but no apology or gesture is enough for her to forgive him. Soon after, another clan arrives on their shores. And when Mya spots Lo, a dau...

Cage of Deceit (Reign of Secrets #1) By: Jennifer Anne Davis Published: August 25, 2015 by Clean Teen Publishing 294 pages Source: Netgalley ARC from publisher ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Jennifer Anne Davis's best-selling True Reign series captivated readers from the very first page. Now, get ready to become entangled in the follow-up series, Reign of Secrets. In this new series, follow Allyssa, the daughter of the beloved Emperor Darmik and Empress Rema— and find out what happens after happily ever after.  Seventeen-year-old Allyssa appears to be the ideal princess of Emperion—she's beautiful, elegant, and refined. She spends her days locked in a suffocating cage, otherwise known as royal court. But at night, Allyssa uses her secret persona—that of a vigilante—to hunt down criminals and help her people firsthand. Unfortunately, her nightly escapades will have to wait because the citizens of Emperion may need saving from something much bigger than com...

State of Alliance (Collapse #5) By: Summer Lane Published: January 27, 2015 by WB Publishing 302 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: There is no such thing as safe.  For Commander Cassidy Hart, staying alive is only one of her day-to-day problems. As a newly minted Senator of the State of California, she must travel to Monterey Bay with the hope of bringing an agreement between the militia forces and the Pacific Northwest Alliance as the United States desperately battles against the shadow invasion forces of Omega.  But Monterey is not what it seems. The threat of another Omega attack is imminent, and Commander Chris Young - the love of Cassidy's life - is not the only important person who is keeping secrets. Assassinations, betrayal and startling revelations lie ahead.  The war is now. Fight or die.  Choose your side.  The fifth installment in the international bestselling YA/NA Post-Apocalyptic Series. ...