Memoirs Of A Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin

Memoirs Of A Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin

Rating: PG

Genre: YA Fiction, Contemporary

Score: 4 1/2 stars

Page Count: 271

Stand Alone Novel

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giruox (BYR)

Published: August 21, 2007

 

If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn’t have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn’t have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn’t have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her “Chief.” She’d know about her mom’s new family. She’d know about her dad’s fiancée. She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss her. She wouldn’t have wanted to kiss him back. But Naomi picked heads. After her remarkable debut, Gabrielle Zevin has crafted an imaginative second novel all about love and second chances.

 

Review:

PROS:

1. I've heard so much about this book but regretfully didn't pick it up sooner. I really enjoyed this novel for so many reasons but I'll tell you my main reasons for loving this book. Let's get started shall we?

 

2. One thing I really loved about this book was the characters, particularly Naomi. I really felt like her character was very relatable in more than one way. I liked because of her amnesia, Naomi had to rediscover herself and redefine herself as a person and pretty much got a second chance to live her life and undo some mistakes she made in the past. She was a teen trying to find out who she is again and find her true friends as well as trying to find out where she fits in and who exactly she wants to be.

 

3. I really loved the writing in this book. Gabrielle Zevin in my opinion is a wonderful writer and I really loved how she worded things to make the story non-depressing but also not too lighthearted, it was somewhere in between, hopeful. It was beautifully written from beginning to end and I am really excited to check out more books from this author!

 

4. Overall, I really loved this book needless to say. It was romantic, heartbreaking, sad, uplifting, even funny at times. It was a beautiful blend of different emotions that made you want to cry and laugh at the same time. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a quick read but also doesn't mind a story about rediscovering yourself and looking forward instead of letting the past define you.

 

Age Recommendation: 13+

 

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The Edge Of Falling by Rebecca Serle

The Edge Of Falling by Rebecca Serle

Rating: PG-13

Genre: YA Contemporary

Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Page Count: 289

Stand Alone Novel

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Published: March 18, 2014

 

Growing up in privileged, Manhattan social circles, Caggie’s life should be perfect, and it almost was until the day that her younger sister drowned when Caggie was supposed to be watching her. Stricken by grief, Caggie pulls away from her friends and family, only to have everyone misinterpret a crucial moment when she supposedly saves a fellow classmate from suicide. Now she’s famous for something she didn’t do and everyone lauds her as a hero. But inside she still blames herself for the death of her sister and continues to pull away from everything in her life, best friend and perfect boyfriend included. Then Caggie meets Astor, the new boy at school, about whom rumours are swirling and known facts are few. In Astor she finds someone who just might understand her pain, because he has an inner pain of his own. But the more Caggie pulls away from her former life to be with Astor, the more she realises that his pain might be darker, and deeper, than anything she’s ever felt. His pain might be enough to end his life…and Caggie’s as well.

 

Review:

PROS:

1. I had my eye on this book for a few months after seeing it in a bookstore one day but kept putting off finally buying it and reading it. I have to say that I regret doing so and really wished I would've picked up this book a lot sooner! I didn't expect a lot from this book and I was happily surprised to have gotten a lot more from it. Let's get the review started!

 

2. I really liked Caggie's character for a few different reasons. I really liked how she didn't see herself as a hero of any sort, especially considering the fact that she "saved" someone's life. I liked how she was a bit of a loner and that she didn't really have any friends because of that. I also liked how she was dealing with a lot of issues in her life and was just looking for someone to understand what she was going through and trying to find where she fit in and what her life held for her. She was very real and relatable and I really love seeing that in a character.

 

3. The whole story had an air of mystery to it from the first page until the last. I couldn't help but wonder exactly how Caggie's sister died until it was finally revealed a good part of the way in the book and I also couldn't understand why Caggie feels like she isn't a hero, until yet again the truth is exposed towards the end of the book and was completely mind blowing to say the least. It was very mysterious in many parts of the story and also had twists and turns.

 

4. The ending was beautiful and I felt that the book wrapped up really well in a way that gave a little closure. Of course, the ending of the story doesn't exactly say where the characters end up, if they all have happy endings, what happens to other characters, but I felt like the ending was also realistic. You never know where life will take you and the ending was a beautifully written one that said just that.

 

CONS:

1. The only thing I didn't enjoy about this book is that it did get a bit slow at times. Which is the case with at least half the books you'll read in a lifetime so don't take this one personal Rebecca Serle. You know you're amazing!

 

Age Recommendation: 14+

 

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Three Rivers Rising by Jame Richards

Three Rivers Rising by Jame Richards

 

Rating: PG

Genre: YA Historical, Romance

Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Page Count: 280

Stand Alone Novel

Publisher: Knopf Books and Young Readers

Published: April 13, 2010

 

Sixteen-Year-Old Celstia spends every summer with her family at the elite resort at Lake Conemaugh, a shimmering Allegheny Mountain reservoir held in place by an earthen dam. Tired of the society crowd, Celestia prefers to swim and fish with Peter, the hotel’s hired boy. It’s a friendship she must keep secret, and when companionship turns to romance, it’s a love that could get Celestia disowned. These affairs of the heart become all the more wrenching on a single, tragic day in May, 1889. After days of heavy rain, the dam fails, unleashing 20 million tons of water onto Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the valley below. The town where Peter lives with his father. The town where Celestia has just arrived to join him. This searing novel in poems explores a cross-class romance—and a tragic event in U. S. history.

 

Review:

PROS:

1. When I first found this book, I thought it was unique in more than one way. It wasn't a book that I would normally read but I was still excited to finally read this book. Here's the review!

 

2. I really liked the characters in this book. Celestia isn't the typical rich girl who does whatever her parents ask her to do. I really liked how she had a mind of her own and wanted to choose her own life and not the one her parents had for her already. She was very independent and I felt that was very relatable to a lot of young girls. I also loved Peter, who was adorable and sweet in many ways.

 

3. I really loved how this book was written in verse like a poem. It was very unique and I loved it from the first page to the last. I also liked how it was written in different points of view because it came from multiple characters that were later intertwined with each other.

 

4. Overall, I don't regret picking this book up and checking out a historical fiction novel since I rarely read those. It was beautifully written and I enjoyed this novel very much. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves history or books based on a true event. It was interesting and I had a lot of fun reading it.

 

CONS:

1. The only thing I didn't like about this book was that it was a little too slow for my taste. Seeing as I'm used to fast-paced books or faster-paced books than this one, this one was a bit slow compared to the books I'm used too.

 

Age Recommendation: 12+

 

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Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin

Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Mystery

Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Page Count: 245

Book #1 of the Low Red Moon series

Publisher: Bloombury USA Childrens

Published: August 2, 2010

The only thing Avery Hood can remember about the night her parents died is that she saw silver—deadly silver, moving inhumanly fast. As much as she wants to remember who killed them, she can't, and there's nothing left to do but try to piece her life back together. Then Avery meets the new boy in school — Ben, mysterious and beautiful, with whom she feels a connection like nothing she's ever experienced. When Ben reveals he's a werewolf, Avery still trusts him — at first. Then she sees that sometimes his eyes flash inhuman silver. And she learns that she's not the only one who can't remember the night her parents died.

Review:
PROS:
1. I'm not going to lie and say I was super excited to read this book at first. I've had a really bad past with werewolf books and never liked any of them. I wasn't too happy about reading this one but for the sake of crossing it off my TBR, I read it and well . . . ended up really liking this one! Talk about a pleasant surprise!

2. I loved all the characters in this book but my favorite was our main character, Avery. I really loved how she wasn't the typical character most werewolf novels tend to portray; Avery was an average girl who had gone through something horrifically tragic and pretty much shut the world out and just wanted to try and move on with her life and didn't really interact with people on a regular basis. I really loved how she wasn't portrayed as a beautiful and breathtaking girl who wanted to fall in love with some guy so badly that she made horrible and unrealistic decisions. She was very relatable and put her family first before any feelings she had towards Ben which I really liked.

3. I also really loved the storyline of the book. I loved how it started out dark and somewhat menacing and carried that theme throughout the book. It was very mysterious and I loved how there were so many missing puzzle pieces when it came to Avery's parent's murder and I really liked how when one problem seemed to be close to being solved, something else would pop up and was somehow in relationship to all the other pieces of the puzzle.

4. I really enjoyed Ivy Devlin's writing for this book. It was not only beautiful but also realistic and easy to read and follow along with. I really liked how the story played out with a series of events all leading up to an amazing climax and realization and even the ending was really good. The story was fleshed out beautifully and no questions were left unanswered.

5. Overall, I'm definitely keeping this book on my shelf and I can't wait to continue on with this series! I fully enjoyed reading this story and loved almost everything from how beautiful the book looked on the outside to the story on the inside. It wasn't my favorite book this year so far but it was still a lot of fun to read.

Age Recommendation: 13+

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Heist Society by Ally Carter

Heist Society by Ally Carter

Rating: PG

Genre: Realistic/Fiction Mystery

Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Page Count: 287

Book #1 of the Heist Society series

Publisher: Disney Hyperion

Published: February 9, 2010

 

When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre…to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria…to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own—scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. Unfortunately, leaving “the life” for a normal life proves harder than she’d expected. Soon, Kat's friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring Kat back into the world she tried so hard to escape. But he has a good reason: a powerful mobster has been robbed of his priceless art collection and wants to retrieve it. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat's father isn't just on the suspect list, he is the list. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat’s dad needs her help. For Kat, there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. So what if it's a spectacularly impossible job? She's got two weeks, a teenage crew, and hopefully just enough talent to pull off the biggest heist in her family's history--and, with any luck, steal her life back along the way.

 

Review:

PROS:

1. Being a big fan of the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter, I was super excited to finally start on this series! Not only have the rights been bought to bring this book to the big screen, but it has pretty good reviews on both Goodreads and the interwebs. So without further delay, let's get this review started!

2. Even though they weren't my favorite batch, I still really enjoyed the characters in this book. I really liked the main character, Kat, because I thought she was both smart and sneaky and I really loved how driven she was, how she didn't give up easily and also welcomed a challenge with open arms. The other characters I thought were all either funny, smart, loveable or all of the above.

3. I also really liked the storyline of this book. I really liked how it started out a little simplistic but only escalated further as the story progressed. It was easy to follow along with while still being interesting and even at times keeping you on the edge of your seat. It's not as action packed as the Gallagher Girls series but still was a lot of fun.

4. The book continued to stay two steps ahead of the reader which was something I really liked. It had so many twists and turns and that made the story so much more exciting. It didn't get confusing but still had the air of mystery and problem solving to keep the book unpredictable.

5. Overall, this book was a lot of fun to read and I'm excited to pick up the next two books in the series. It had action, mystery, an inkling of romance and even art for the art lovers out there (me)! It was a fun book to pick up because of everything I just mention and more. From climbing tall buildings to smuggling planes out of countries, it definitely wasn't dull.

CONS:
1. Even though I really did love the book, it did get a tad bit slow in some parts of the story. I would've loved to se more action scenes or a little more problem solving to keep my mind tuned in.

Age Recommendation: 12+

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Love Of The Undefined by Amelia Louise Carter

Love Of The Undefined by Amelia Louise Carter

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Rating: PG

Genre: YA Fiction

Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Page Count: 90

Stand Alone Novel

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: January 10, 2015

 

Louise is an average 16 year old girl. Well, almost. She eats a lot, sleeps a lot and has sarcasm listed as her second language. She is also a lover of chicken kievs, but that's beside the point. There's just one thing that set's her apart from others. Issues. Lots and lots of issues. Oh, and a stalker who claims he's going to teach her how to love herself. Sweet sixteen, huh? Where did that phrase ever come from.

 

Review:

PROS:

1. If you're looking for a funny, romantic and just all around feel good novel that still deals with real life issues, you've come to the right spot! This book was so lovely to read that I had a hard time finding just one thing I didn't like about it. Let's get on with this review shall we?

 

2. I seriously loved the characters in this book! I really loved how the main character, Louise, was just an average girl who was dealing with a lot of insecurities that young girls today (including myself) deal with on a daily basis. I felt she was incredibly relatable and I loved how she dealt with things in a way that seemed real, like a real person going through something and dealing with it the best they can. I also loved Finn, cute funny and sweet as well as the other characters such as Louise's friends, Fran and Chelsea.

 

3. I also loved how simple the book was without being cheesy. I loved reading it because not only was it relatable but it was also easy to understand seeing as everyone understands what it's like to be insecure about themselves for whatever reason they find. It was short but at the same time satisfying and I seriously wanted more of the story!

 

4. I really loved how this book made me laugh many, many times throughout the book even though it was a more serious story. It was very inspiring but also had so many comedic moments that I really enjoyed reading!

 

5. Lastly, I freaking loved the plot twist of this story! It was so mind-blowing and I really didn't see it coming at all. It was surprising as well as heartbreaking and it was just so good. The ending of this story wrapped up so well and was also a hopeful ending and might I say, left some room for maybe a sequel? *hint hint*

 

Age Recommendation: 13+

 

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Evermore by Alyson Noël

Evermore by Alyson Noël

Rating: PG

Genre: Fantasy, Romance

Score: ⭐⭐⭐

Page Count: 301

Book #1 of The Immortals Series

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: February 2009

 

After a horrible accident claims the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever Bloom can see people's auras, hear their thoughts, and know someone's entire life story by touching them. Going out of her way to avoid human contact to suppress her abilities, she has been branded a freak at her new high school — but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste
Damen is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy. He's the only one who can silence the noise and random energy in her head - wielding a magic so intense, it's as though he can peer straight into her soul. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with more questions than answers. And she has no idea just who he really is - or what he is. The only thing she knows to be true is that she's falling deeply and helplessly in love with him.

 

Review:

PROS:

1. This book was honestly the worst book I've read this year so far but there was just a couple of things I did like about this story. Just as a side note, I will not be comparing this book with Twilight since I've never read the books or seen the movies and all the reviews I found were comparing the two books together. Let's get on with the review!

 

2. The first thing I liked about the book was actually the main character, Ever. Now, yes I'm aware she has an incredibly cheesy name, but let's just ignore that for now. I really liked that she used to be the typical beautiful blonde girl who was popular and every guy liked her but changed into a girl that just wanted to be left alone and didn't want to go back to her Malibu Barbie doll image. Even though her life was really not believable, I still liked her character and related in a couple of ways.

 

3. The next thing I really liked about this book is the simplicity of the storyline. It was easy to understand and not overly detailed or descriptive. It was really easy to catch onto and had an air of mystery throughout the entire the book.

 

CONS:

1. The main thing I didn't enjoy about the book was the characters. Even though I liked the main character, the characters including Ever were really non-relatable in most ways. I felt like they were too bland and didn't have enough personality for me to love them. I would have loved to see more development with them in the book.

 

2. I also didn't like how the book focused on just the romance between Ever and Damen. I felt it was a little annoying to just be reading romance when I had so many questions that I really wanted answers too. There was just too much mystery going on to have the romance be the main point of the story.

 

3. Lastly, I couldn't get hooked into the story. For most of the book, (a good 200 pages) nothing happens in the book. I felt like it needed a lot more than drinking, ditching school, and sneaking around to hook me. There were plenty of opportunities to make a really elevated and thrilling scene but the chance wasn't taken. It didn't really have a climax and even the fast-paced and epic scenes just didn't amaze me.

 

Age Recommendation: +13

 

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Bang by Lisa McMann

Bang by Lisa McMann

Rating: PG

Genre: YA Action, Romance

Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book #2 of the Visions trilogy
Page Count: 242

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Published: October 8, 2013

 

Jules should be happy. She saved a lot of people’s lives and she’s finally with Sawyer, pretty much the guy of her dreams. But the nightmare’s not over, because she somehow managed to pass the psycho vision stuff to Sawyer. Excellent. Feeling responsible for what he’s going through and knowing that people’s lives are at stake, Jules is determined to help him figure it all out. But Sawyer’s vision is so awful he can barely describe it, much less make sense of it. All he can tell her is there’s a gun, and eleven ear-splitting shots. Bang. Jules and Sawyer have to work out the details fast, because the visions are getting worse and that means only one thing: time is running out. But every clue they see takes them down the wrong path. If they can’t prevent the vision from happening, lives will be lost. And they may be among the casualties…

 

Review:

PROS:

1. After reading the first book in the trilogy, Crash, I fell so in love with the story and really wanted to hurry up and pick up the second book. I wasn't able to do so, however, seeing as tracking down this sequel took literally months! When I finally got my hands on it, I was so excited to get started on it and only just recently picked it up. After starting and finishing it in just a few hours, it's needless to say that I desperately need to find the third book!

 

2. The characters were just as amazing in the second book as in the first. I really loved Jules in Crash and thought she was a very good main character and I really loved how she was strong, driven and didn't give up easily and pretty much welcomed danger. I really loved seeing all the characters develop even more in this second book. I'm so in love with the other characters and really enjoyed getting to know them a little better.

 

3. I fully enjoyed the storyline in this book! It was very interesting and had an air of mystery throughout the entire story. It kept me on the edge of my seat for a good half of the book when everything seemed to be building up to an epic climax. From the very first page it had me hooked, had me wondering what the heck was going on and what was going to happen next. 

 

4. I felt like this story had a little something for everyone. The romance was just too sweet and perfect, the action was thrilling, the comedy was hilarious and overall, it was just an amazing sequel to an amazing first book. I recommend this trilogy to anyone who's looking for a thrilling read with other elements thrown in or for someone who just wants something exciting and fast-paced. 

 

Age Recommendation: 14+

 

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Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Rating: PG

Genre: YA, Romance. Science Fiction, Dystopian

Score: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Page Count: 452

Book #2 of the Lunar Chronicles Series

Publisher: Macmilllan Publishers

Published: February 5, 2013

 

Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She's trying to break out of prison--even though if she succeeds, she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive. Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her prisoner.

 

Review:

PROS:

1. The second book to Cinder in The Lunar Chronicles Series might just be my favorite so far. I really loved Cinder to the moon and back (pun intended) and I was really excited to pick up Scarlet and continue the story. I was a little nervous about the second book since Cinder was such a great book but I was happy to find that Scarlet is an amazing continuation of the story.

2. We do get a whole new batch of characters in Scarlet which I really ending up loving. I really enjoyed reading about all the characters and getting to know them, where they're from, etc. I felt that Scarlet was an amazing female protagonist seeing as she was strong and not willing to give up on anything she set her mind too. I also really loved how characters from the first book intertwined in the second book and I really loved reading from their point of view every now and then because I really loved them in Cinder.

3. The story line was reminiscent to Little Red Riding Hood but also had it's own twist to the story which I really enjoyed. I really liked how the story had Little Red elements such as the red cape, the big bad wolf, the grandmother and a few other things. But I really loved seeing how even those main factors had their own twist and was made an original element for this amazing retelling. Needless to say, Marissa Meyer knows how to rewrite a classic fairytale without restricting herself to subtle changes.

4. As I mentioned earlier, the book is told in three different POV's, one from Cinder, one from Scarlet and one from Prince Kai. I really liked that the story was told this way because I got to see what was happening in another part of the world while something else was playing out at the same time. I thought it was pretty cool to see what was happening with one character when something else was playing out for another character. I also thought it was a great way to bring back the old characters from the first book and intertwine them.

5. Overall, I fully enjoyed reading this book and recommend this series to any fairytale lover looking for a good retelling of the classic bedtime stories. This book had something for everyone: romance, action, cool lunar powers, suspense and even comedy. I'm excited to pick up the third book in the series, Cress, and continue with the story to see what happens next!

Age Recommendation: 12+

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Most Anticipated 2015 Releases

Hey bookworms! So with a lot of amazing books coming out this year, I decided to make a list for you guys in case some of you are interested in which books I can't wait to get my hands on!

*Warning!*

SPOILERS MAY BE AHEAD!! (The Heir, The Rose Society, The Game Of Lives)

The Darkest Part Of The Forest by Holly Black

Release date: JANUARY 13, 2015

Near the little town of Fairfold, in the darkest part of the forest, lies a glass casket. Inside the casket lies a sleeping faerie prince that none can rouse. He's the most fascinating thing… More Hazel and her brother Ben have ever seen

 

I'm really excited to pick up this book since I've never read anything by Holly Black and since this is the first installment in her new series, I thought I'd start with this book!

 

All Fall Down by Ally Carter

Release Date: FEBRUARY 5, 2015

 

Grace can best be described as a daredevil, an Army brat, and a rebel. She is also the only granddaughter of perhaps the most powerful ambassador in the world and Grace has spent every summer of her childhood running across the roofs of Embassy Row.
Now, at age sixteen, she's come back to stay - in order to solve the mystery of her mother's death. In the process, she uncovers an international conspiracy of unsettling proportions, and must choose her friends and watch her foes carefully if she and the world are to be saved.

 

Being a long time fan of Ally Carter, growing up with The Gallagher Girls series and now collecting the Heist Society series, I'm really excited for this new series by one of my favorite authors!

 

The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand

 

Release Date: FEBRUARY 10, 2015

 

The last time Lex was happy, it was before. When she had a family that was whole. A boyfriend she loved. Friends who didn't look at her like she might break down at any moment.
Now she's just the girl whose brother killed himself. And it feels like that's all she'll ever be.
As Lex starts to put her life back together, she tries to block out what happened the night Tyler died. But there's a secret she hasn't told anyone-a text Tyler sent, that could have changed everything.
Lex's brother is gone. But Lex is about to discover that a ghost doesn't have to be real to keep you from moving on.
From New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand, The Last Time We Say Goodbye is a gorgeous and heart-wrenching story of love, loss, and letting go.  

 

This book sounded really interesting to me as well as a tear jerker so I'm pretty excited for this lovely book to come out!

 

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

 

Release Date: FEBRUARY 11, 2015

 

The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.
To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.
Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of
those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.
But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?

 

This book sounded so intriguing to me when I found it and I have to say it sounds really amazing and I'm excited for this book!

 

The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

Release Date: MARCH 10, 2015

Wilhelmina has a hundred identities.

She is a princess. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned children of nobility were taken to Skyvale, the Indigo Kingdom’s capital. Ten years later, they are the Ospreys, experts at stealth and theft. With them, Wilhelmina means to take back her throne.
She is a spy. Wil and her best friend, Melanie, infiltrate Skyvale Palace to study their foes. They assume the identities of nobles from a wraith-fallen kingdom, but enemies fill the palace, and Melanie’s behavior grows suspicious. With Osprey missions becoming increasingly dangerous and their leader more unstable, Wil can’t trust anyone.
She is a threat. Wraith is the toxic by-product of magic, and for a century using magic has been forbidden. Still the wraith pours across the continent, reshaping the land and animals into fresh horrors. Soon it will reach the Indigo Kingdom. Wilhelmina’s magic might be the key to stopping the wraith, but if the vigilante Black Knife discovers Wil’s magic, she will vanish like all the others
Jodi Meadows introduces a vivid new fantasy full of intrigue, romance, dangerous magic, and one girl’s battle to reclaim her place in the world.  

 

I'm a big fantasy nerd so when I found this book, the world pretty much stopped for me.

 

Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver

 

Release Date: MARCH 10, 2015

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver delivers a gripping story about two sisters inexorably altered by a terrible accident.
Dara and Nick used to be inseparable, but that was before the accident that left Dara's beautiful face scarred and the two sisters totally estranged. When Dara vanishes on her birthday, Nick thinks Dara is just playing around. But another girl, nine-year-old Madeline Snow, has vanished, too, and Nick becomes increasingly convinced that the two disappearances are linked. Now Nick has to find her sister, before it's too late.
In this edgy and compelling novel, Lauren Oliver creates a world of intrigue, loss, and suspicion as two sisters search to find themselves, and each other.

 

I really loved the Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver so when I heard about her newest project, I jus couldn't resist adding this book to my list of anticipated reads!

 

Things We Know By Heart by Jessi Kirby

Release Date: APRIL 21, 2015

When Quinn Sullivan meets the recipient of her boyfriend’s donated heart, the two form an unexpected connection.
After Quinn loses her boyfriend, Trent, in an accident their junior year, she reaches out to the recipients of his donated organs in hopes of picking up the pieces of her now-unrecognizable life. She hears back from some of them, but the person who received Trent’s heart has remained silent. The essence of a person, she has always believed, is in the heart. If she finds Trent’s, then maybe she can have peace once and for all.
Risking everything in order to finally lay her memories to rest, Quinn goes outside the system to track down nineteen-year-old Colton Thomas—a guy whose life has been forever changed by this priceless gift. But what starts as an accidental run-in quickly develops into more, sparking an undeniable attraction. She doesn't want to give in to it—especially since he has no idea how they're connected—but their time together has made Quinn feel alive again. No matter how hard she’s falling for Colton, each beat of his heart reminds her of all she’s lost…and all that remains at stake.

 

This book sounded very interesting and heartbreaking to me and as a huge lover of contemporary novels, this book made this list!

 

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Release Date: APRIL 28, 2015

LAIA is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire’s greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution.
ELIAS is the academy’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias is considering deserting the military, but before he can, he’s ordered to participate in a ruthless contest to choose the next Martial emperor.
When Laia and Elias’s paths cross at the academy, they find that their destinies are more intertwined than either could have imagined and that their choices will change the future of the empire itself.

 

Not only does this book have one of the most beautiful covers ever but it also sounds like a thrilling and terrifying read!

 

The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West

Release Date: MAY 5, 2015

When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she has to think fast. After all, she'd been telling her friends about him for months now. This was supposed to be the night she proved he existed. So when she sees a cute guy waiting to pick up his sister, she enlists his help. The task is simple: be her fill-in boyfriend— two hours, zero commitment, a few white lies. After that, she can win back the real Bradley.
The problem is that days after prom, it's not the real Bradley she's thinking about, but the stand-in. The one whose name she doesn't even know. But tracking him down doesn't mean they're done faking a relationship. Gia owes him a favor and his sister intends to see that he collects: his ex-girlfriend's graduation party — three hours, zero commitment, a few white lies.
Just when Gia begins to wonder if she could turn her fake boyfriend into a real one, Bradley comes waltzing back into her life, exposing her lie, and threatening to destroy her friendships and her new-found relationship.  

 

Cute, funny, and contemporary, YES PLEASE!

 

Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen

Release Date: MAY 5, 2015

Peyton, Sydney's charismatic older brother, has always been the star of the family, receiving the lion's share of their parents' attention and—lately—concern. When Peyton's increasingly reckless behavior culminates in an accident, a drunk driving conviction, and a jail sentence, Sydney is cast adrift, searching for her place in the family and the world. When everyone else is so worried about Peyton, is she the only one concerned about the victim of the accident?
Enter the Chathams, a warm, chaotic family who run a pizza parlor, play bluegrass on weekends, and pitch in to care for their mother, who has multiple sclerosis. Here Sydney experiences unquestioning acceptance. And here she meets Mac, gentle, watchful, and protective, who makes Sydney feel seen, really seen, for the first time.

I'm a HUGE fan of not only Sarah Dessen but of her books as well so I was pretty much screaming when she announced her new novel!

 

A Court Of Thorns And Roses by Sarah J. Maas

 

Release Date: MAY 5, 2015

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.
As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

I'm super excited about this fairytale retelling of a story as old as time . . . yep, Beauty and The Beast!

 

The Game Of Lives by James Dashner

Release Date: AUGUST 25, 2015

Michael used to live to game, but the games he was playing have become all too real. Only weeks ago, sinking into the Sleep was fun. The VirtNet combined the most cutting-edge technology and the most sophisticated gaming for a full mind-body experience. And it was Michael’s passion. But now every time Michael sinks, he risks his life.
The games are over. The VirtNet has become a world of deadly consequences, and Kaine grows stronger by the day. The Mortality Doctrine—Kaine’s master plan—has nearly been realized, and little by little the line separating the virtual from the real is blurring. If Kaine succeeds, it will mean worldwide cyber domination. And it looks like Michael and his friends are the only ones who can put the monster back in the box—if Michael can figure out who his friends really are.

 

I really loved the first book in this trilogy and though I still haven't read the second one, I'm so excited about this book!

 

The Rose Society by Marie Lu

Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all.
Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers that murdered her love, the Crown Prince Enzo Valenciano.
But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good, when her very existence depends on darkness?

 

Seeing as I am a huge fan of anything by Marie Lu, her being one of my favorite authors and absolutely LOVING The Young Elites, I cannot wait a single moment longer for the sequel!

The Heir by Kiera Cass

Release Date: MAY 5, 2015
Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon’s heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn doesn’t expect her Selection to be anything like her parents’ fairy-tale love story. But as the competition begins, she may discover that finding her own happily ever after isn’t as impossible as she always thought.

Even though I have not read the third book in this series yet, I'm still completely excited about this book! I was spoiled a little for the third book but was actually happy about what I was spoiled about. Anyway, this book is one I need to have on my bookshelf!

Winter by Marissa Meyer

Release Date: NOVEMBER 2015
This book actually has no summary, cover art or even an actual release date yet but I'm still excited about this series finale for the amazing Lunar Chronicles series! With this book coming out sometime in November, it gives me plenty of time to pick up the third book and finish the second! 

So that's it bookworms! What releases are you looking forward to this year? Leave a comment down below and let me know! Read on bookworms! See you in the next chapter!