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Young Adult

Review: Every Last Breath (The Dark Elements, #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

February 7, 2016February 15, 2026 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon | Paperback Review Every Last Breath is the final book in The Dark Elements series by JLA. It is so hard to wrap up a series following two strong books and I felt JLA did […]

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Review: Stone Cold Touch (The Dark Elements, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

February 5, 2016February 15, 2026 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon | Paperback Review 5 stars! Stone Cold Touch is the second book in The Dark Elements Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout and what a great book it is. I was really worried going into […]

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Review: White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

February 3, 2016February 15, 2026 Mel Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 5 stars! White Hot Kiss is the first full length novel in The Dark Elements series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. There are Wardens – a type of gargoyle, and Demons walking […]

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Review: Bitter Sweet Love (The Dark Elements, #0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

February 2, 2016February 15, 2026 Mel Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Amazon Review A novella that introduces us to JLA’s world of gargoyles and demons, this is a short read, and it completely sucked me in, leaving me wanting more. Jasmine is a Warden – a […]

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The Fifth Wave

Review: The Fifth Wave (The Fifth Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey

January 18, 2016May 8, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL, I LOVED IT!!! 5 huge stars This book has been on my tbr forever, but I had never gotten around to it. I saw the trailer for the […]

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Review: Art & Soul by Brittainy C. Cherry

January 11, 2016March 30, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “Sometimes the most beautiful pieces of art were created from the darkest of souls.” 4 stars This is an intense and emotional story of two teenagers who are facing life-altering […]

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Review: Melt With You (A Totally ’80s Romance, #1) by Addison Moore

December 25, 2015May 7, 2017 Mel Young Adult

Buy:  Kindle Ebook   |   Paperback Review 5 “totally bitchin’!” stars! This book was like wicked awesome! I like loved it! Melt With You is such a fun read. Set in 1984, we see all the […]

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Review: Until Friday Night (Field Party, #1) by Abbi Glines

October 10, 2015March 8, 2017 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio  Review 4 stars I love Abbi Glines, and this book feels like Abbi Glines – if you’ve read her books before then you’ll know what I mean, if you haven’t, […]

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Review: Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss, #3) by Stephanie Perkins

August 31, 2015May 8, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars lovestruck stars OMG, I love this book!! It marks the end to one of my favourite YA romantic series, and it met all of my expectations with two […]

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Review: Take Me On (Pushing the Limits, #4) by Katie McGarry

July 20, 2015October 23, 2024 AJ Romance

Buy:  Amazon   |  Paperback [yasr_overall_rating size=”large”] Review “You’re worth fighting for.” 4.5 stars. This is book 4 in the Pushing the Limits series, and OMG, I love this series! Pushing the Limits is an all-time […]

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Review: Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road, #1) by Katie McGarry

May 8, 2015January 13, 2017 AJ Bikers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 5 stars – I love this book! I’m a massive fan of Katie McGarry. She writes wonderful YA romantic drama, and when I heard that she was starting a new […]

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Review: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

January 11, 2015March 31, 2016 AJ Drama

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “It’s not what you take, it’s what you leave.” 5 emotionally stunning stars This book took me on an emotional rollercoaster and left me speechless. Totally and utterly speechless. It’s […]

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Review: Breaking the Rules (Pushing the Limits, #1.5) by Katie McGarry

December 9, 2014December 16, 2016 AJ Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 ‘Noah and Echo Forever’ stars Pushing the Limits absolutely rocked my world when I read it, and it remains one of my all-time favourite books. I was nervous when […]

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ARC Review: Remember When (Remember When, #1) by T. Torrest

September 26, 2014October 1, 2023 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio  Review This is one of those books that reminds me of why I love to read YA. It’s sweet and funny, with lots of hilarious teenage insights as […]

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Review: Only One (The Reed Brothers, #5.5) by Tammy Falkner

September 8, 2014March 8, 2017 AJ Novella

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  | Paperback Review He knows the value of life. She’s still learning. What would you do if you had one last moment?  This is a beautiful little story very loosely linking with […]

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Review: Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2) by Stephanie Perkins

August 26, 2014May 8, 2017 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4 ‘Here I go, crushing on a teenager again’ stars This is a fantastic follow up to one of my fave YA books, Anna and the French Kiss, and Stephanie […]

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Review: Opposition (Lux, #5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

August 6, 2014January 29, 2017 AJ Action

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL! 5 kickass stars JLA has pulled out all of the stops to give us a heart-pounding, action-packed ending to the Lux series, and she totally nailed it! This book […]

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Review: Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #3) by Leigh Bardugo

August 4, 2014October 5, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review Whoa, what a finish! Pretty much anything I say here is going to be a spoiler for the trilogy, but let me just say that this book […]

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Review: Siege and Storm (Shadow and Bone Trilogy #2) by Leigh Bardugo

July 25, 2014October 7, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review This is the follow up to the hauntingly magical Shadow and Bone. As the middle book of the trilogy it brings some big twists and turns to […]

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Review: Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1) by Leigh Bardugo

July 11, 2014October 5, 2019 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Audio Review I really enjoyed this book! It’s a somewhat dark YA fantasy story featuring magic, mystery, action and adventure, and even a bit of romance. The story is […]

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Review: The Forever Song (Blood of Eden, #3) by Julie Kagawa

April 19, 2014December 18, 2016 AJ Dystopia

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review Whoa, what an ending! I love this series! A fantastic blend of YA PNR, dystopia, action, horror, humour and romance, it has it all, and the trilogy has ended in sensational […]

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Review: Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #3) by Laini Taylor

April 12, 2014December 18, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audible Review “Once upon a time, an angel and a devil pressed their hands to their hearts and started the apocalypse.” Laini Taylor has, at last, delivered the finale to her epic story […]

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Review: Night of Cake & Puppets (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2.5) by Laini Taylor

March 15, 2014December 18, 2016 AJ Novella

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Audible Review “Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. […]

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Review: Crash Into You (Pushing the Limits, #3) by Katie McGarry

December 5, 2013October 23, 2024 AJ Drama

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review After Pushing the Limits completely rocked my world last year, I promised myself that I would read everything that Katie McGarry publishes, and three books later, I’m not regretting my […]

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Review: Sentinel (Covenant, #5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

December 1, 2013December 18, 2016 AJ Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Buy: Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review HOLY GODS, WHAT AN EPIC, EPIC FINISH TO AN AMAZING SERIES! When you read the final book in a series, it is always with a great sense of expectation, and […]

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