New Adult is officially my new favorite genre of book. Don’t get me wrong I love my YA books but every now and again I just need something more. With New Adult you are getting that same angst, the same heart stopping romance, but it’s rated R instead of PG-13. […]
Author: Sylvia Day (website, twitter) Genre: Contemporary/Romance/Erotica Publication: April 3rd 2012, Berkley Trade Pages: 360 Synopsis from Goodreads [book rating=4/5] Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness—beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I’d never been to anything or anyone in my life. I […]
It’s official! Cassandra Clare is penning an all new series featuring those bad ass shadowhunters. The Dark Artifices will join The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices as part of Cassandra’s ever popular shadowhunter world. Those wondering what will happen to their beloved favorite characters after the last TMI book […]
There are quite a few YA books being released in October, here are three that I know a few bookclub members cannot wait to read! Keep in mind that the last two may contain spoilers if you have not read the prior books. What books are you excited to read […]
Set to be released on March 29th 2013, The Host is a movie based on Stephenie Meyer’s book with the same title. It follows Wanda, a parasitic alien soul that is injected into the body of human host Melanie Stryder. Instead of following through her race’s mission of taking over […]
In the continuing trend of young adult books being optioned for film, Sophie Jordan’s wildly successful book Firelight was just snatched up by Mandalay Pictures. The book, part of a three-book series, tells the tale of Jacinda, a draki and a descendant of dragons, who after breaking a sacred tenet […]
I’ll admit it, I’m not a fan of Beautiful Creatures (ducks to avoid flying tomatoes). However, this Warner Bros. trailer, set to the epic Seven Devils by Florence and the Machine, sucked me in and made me (dare I say) excited for the release of the movie. In addition to […]
Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Boys is the latest in a string of YA Novels that have found their movie rights being optioned. The novel, which won’t be released until September 18, 2012, centers around 16 year old Blue, who comes from a family of psychics, and is told that if […]
Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst Published by Margaret K. McElderry Synopses Goodreads In a desert world of sandstorms and sand-wolves, a teen girl must defy the gods to save her tribe in this mystical, atmospheric tale from the author of Drink, Slay, Love.Liyana has trained her entire life to be the vessel […]
Books On Our Radar focuses on new and noteworthy upcoming releases that have peeked our interest. This weeks selections include a novel that focuses on a boy finding his dead girlfriend alive and well in a parallel universe and another dealing with a girl trying to find out the secrets […]