It is a well-established fact that we intend to take over the world. We have given ample warnings in outros to most of our posts. If you are the sort of reader who skips the outros - good job, you are now unprepared and defenseless. Fear not, however. There is ample time to join our team as we assemble the good, the …

From the moment Laura Rivers steps foot into Englewood High, she notices the stares—and they aren’t the typical once-overs every pretty new girl endures. The students seem confused and… spooked. Whispers echoing through the halls confirm that something is seriously off. “That new girl looks just like her,” they sa…

Earlier this month, we compiled a list of our favorite hooks  - the concepts most likely to draw us to a book, and ones most likely to ensure our continual enjoyment of said book. There was beautiful writing. There was witty banter. But the one universally agreed-upon hook  was The Plot Twist.  Oh, The Plot Twist.…

Lola Nolan is a budding costume designer, and for her, the more outrageous, sparkly, and fun the outfit, the better. And everything is pretty perfect in her life (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighborhood. When Cricket, a gifted inventor, steps…

The road to power... is paved with blood and magic. Cleo   is now a prisoner in her own palace, forced to be an ambassador for Mytica as the evil King Gaius lies to her people. Magnus   stands to eventually inherit the new kingdom but is still obsessed with his feelings for his adopted sister, Lucia. Lucia   is …

She’s hiding something big. He’s hiding someone small. Scarlet Crowley’s life was torn apart the day father was arrested for unspeakable crimes. Now the shock has worn off, but not the horror.  It’s a safe bet that Scarlet is the only first year at Harkness College who had to sneak past TV news trucks parked on …

In the three kingdoms of Mytica, magic has long been forgotten. And while hard-won peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest now simmers below the surface. As the rulers of each kingdom grapple for power, the lives of their subjects are brutally transformed... and four key players, royals and rebels alik…

Last month, I signed up for receive a monthly book box subscription. It's the thing at the moment, they seem to have started up out of nowhere, and now they're competing against each other. I think they're an amazing idea.  As I live in the UK, the shipping for the US boxes always put me out of pocket, as…

Some of the reasons we buy books: beloved authors, parts of beloved series, recommendations we deeply trust. Slightly more shallow reasons we buy books: the hype surrounding them, intriguing synopses, book trailers. Still more shallow reasons we buy books:  beautiful covers, they're on sale, and/or we get them …

This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, until she finds herself working in the…

You know the theory of social roles? In the simplest of terms, it stipulates that you aren't the same person when you are with your friends as you are among family. And you don't act the same in class as you do at pep rallies. (Are these still a thing? We're out of the loop on teen movies so we don't …

It's that time again . The time when I can't control myself and I buy books online. I mean, I've been working hard... I deserve more books... and darn it, why not? I was quite surprised at how speedy the delivery was to get these, though. I ordered them two days ago, and got them delivered today. On…

"She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one." - Heir of Fire Fan art is a study in contrasts. The series that inspire us enough to create are the series we hopelessly adore. And the series we hopelessly adore are the series we feel no one person and no one visual medium can ever d…