Early Review: The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

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May 162013
 
Early Review: The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

Early Review: The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau Book 1 in The Testing Series Release date: June 4, 2013 Book provided by NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Synopsis from Goodreads: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn’t that what they say? But how close is too close when they may be one in the same? The Seven Stages War left much of the planet a charred wasteland. The future belongs to the next generation’s chosen few who must rebuild it. But to enter this elite group, candidates must first pass The Testing—their one chance at a college education and [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on May 16, 2013 at 2:00 pm

New Release Review: Zenn Scarlett by Christian Schoon

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May 082013
 
New Release Review: Zenn Scarlett by Christian Schoon

Zenn Scarlett by Christian Schoon Book #1 in the Zenn Scarlett duology Genre: YA Science Fiction Publication Date: 7 May 2013 Print Galley Provided by Strange Chemistry Synopsis from Goodreads: When you’re studying to be exoveterinarian specializing in exotic, alien life forms, school… is a different kind of animal. Best-selling author Mike Mullin (Ashfall) calls Zenn Scarlett “…delightful, bizarre, and occasionally terrifying.” Melissa West (Gravity) says it’s “Utterly imaginative… sci-fi at its best. Fantastic world-building. Deep characters… I couldn’t put it down!” And Temple Grandin (Animals in Translation) says “All future vets will want to read Zenn Scarlett and her adventures with [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on May 8, 2013 at 9:14 am

Early Review: Reboot by Amy Tintera

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May 042013
 
Early Review: Reboot by Amy Tintera

Early Review: Reboot by Amy Tintera Book 1 in Reboot Series Book provided by Edelweiss and Harper Teen Release Date: May 7, 2013 Synopsis from Goodreads: Five years ago, Wren Connolly was shot three times in the chest. After 178 minutes she came back as a Reboot: stronger, faster, able to heal, and less emotional. The longer Reboots are dead, the less human they are when they return. Wren 178 is the deadliest Reboot in the Republic of Texas. Now seventeen years old, she serves as a soldier for HARC (Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation). Wren’s favorite part of the [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on May 4, 2013 at 8:25 am

Review: Headed for Trouble (Troubleshooters #16.5) by Suzanne Brockmann

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May 032013
 
Review: Headed for Trouble (Troubleshooters #16.5) by Suzanne Brockmann

Headed for Trouble (Troubleshooters #16.5) by Suzanne Brockmann *early review copy of this book received from the publisher and Edelweis* Regina’s Rating: 4 stars/Grade A Book Summary: Tough-as-nails Troubleshooters operative Sam Starrett learns the agony of loving someone in danger–and the hell of waiting on the home front–as his wife and fellow Troubleshooter, Alyssa, hurtles into a foreign hotspot that’s about to boil over. Navy SEAL Frank O’Leary’s ill-fated holiday reunion with his older brother takes a turn for the better-when a chance encounter on a rainy New Orleans street gives him a reason to be thankful after all. In a maze of tunnels [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on May 3, 2013 at 7:00 am

Early Review: Thief of Souls by Neal Shusterman

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Apr 302013
 
Early Review: Thief of Souls by Neal Shusterman

Thief of Souls by Neal Shusterman Series: The Star Shards Chronicles #2 Genre: Young Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy Re-Release Date: May 7, 2013 ARC Provided by Edelweiss and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers A group of monumentally powerful teens must face an ancient, soul-eating foe in this second book of The Star Shards Chronicles. A cataclysmic explosion has given earthly teens astronomical powers—when the star Mentarsus-H went supernova at their conceptions, the teens absorbed the shattered soul of the star and inherited unimaginable abilities. Now the Star Shards have become like gods, drunk on their own power—and ripe for manipulation [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on April 30, 2013 at 2:51 pm

Early Review: Scorpion Shards by Neal Shusterman

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Apr 302013
 
Early Review: Scorpion Shards by Neal Shusterman

Scorpion Shards by Neal Shusterman Series: The Star Shards Chronicles #1 Genre: Young Adult Sci-Fi/Fantasy Re-Release Date: May 7, 2013 ARC Provided by Edelweiss and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Six teens struggle to discover the source of their strange and horrific abilities in this first book of The Star Shards Chronicles. Dillon has the terrifying power to create massive amounts of destruction with the slightest tweak of his will. Deanna is so consumed by fear, it has become like a black hole, drawing to her the very things that terrify her. Then, when the glare of a [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on April 30, 2013 at 7:21 am

Early Review: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu

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Apr 212013
 
Early Review: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu

The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu Book #1 in the Lives of Tao duology Genre: Science Fiction Publication Date: 30 April 2013 ARC Provided by Netgalley and Angry Robot Synopsis from Goodreads: When out-of-shape IT technician Roen woke up and started hearing voices in his head, he naturally assumed he was losing it. He wasn’t. He now has a passenger in his brain – an ancient alien life-form called Tao, whose race crash-landed on Earth before the first fish crawled out of the oceans. Now split into two opposing factions – the peace-loving, but under-represented Prophus, and the savage, powerful [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on April 21, 2013 at 7:00 am

Early Review: Arclight by Josin L. McQuein

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Apr 172013
 
Early Review: Arclight by Josin L. McQuein

Arclight by Josin L. McQuein Book #1 in the Arclight series Genre: YA Dystopia Publication Date: 23 April 2013 ARC Provided by Edelweiss and Greenwillow Books Synopsis from Goodreads: No one crosses the wall of light . . . except for one girl who doesn’t remember who she is, where she came from, or how she survived. A harrowing, powerful debut thriller about finding yourself and protecting your future—no matter how short and uncertain it may be. The Arclight is the last defense. The Fade can’t get in. Outside the Arclight’s border of high-powered beams is the Dark. And between [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on April 17, 2013 at 2:00 pm

Early Review: The Loop by Shandy Lawson

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Apr 092013
 
Early Review: The Loop by Shandy Lawson

The Loop by Shandy Lawson Genre: YA Thriller Publication Date: 30 April 2013 ARC Received from Netgalley and Disney-Hyperion Synopsis from Goodreads: Ben and Maggie have met, fallen in love, and died together countless times. Over the course of two pivotal days—both the best and worst of their lives—they struggle again and again to resist the pull of fate and the force of time itself. With each failure, they return to the beginning of their end, a wild road trip that brings them to the scene of their own murders and into the hands of the man destined to kill them. As [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on April 9, 2013 at 7:00 am

Early Review: The Rules by Stacey Kade

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Mar 262013
 
Early Review: The Rules by Stacey Kade

The Rules by Stacey Kade Book #1 in the Project Paper Doll series Genre: YA Science Fiction Publication Date: 23 April 2013 ARC Provided by Netgalley and Disney-Hyperion Synopsis from Goodreads: 1. Never trust anyone. 2. Remember they are always searching. 3. Don’t get involved. 4. Keep your head down. 5. Don’t fall in love. Five simple rules. Ariane Tucker has followed them since the night she escaped from the genetics lab where she was created, the result of combining human and extraterrestrial DNA. Ariane’s survival—and that of her adoptive father—depends on her ability to blend in among the full-blooded [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on March 26, 2013 at 7:00 am

Early Review: MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza

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Mar 072013
 
Early Review: MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza

Early Review: MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza Book 1 in MILA 2.0 series Release date: March 12, 2013 Book provided by Edelweiss and Harper Collins Children Synopsis from Goodreads: Mila 2.0 is the first book in an electrifying sci-fi thriller series about a teenage girl who discovers that she is an experiment in artificial intelligence. Mila was never meant to learn the truth about her identity. She was a girl living with her mother in a small Minnesota town. She was supposed to forget her past —that she was built in a secret computer science lab and programmed to do [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on March 7, 2013 at 2:00 pm

Early Review: The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

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Feb 112013
 
Early Review: The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson Publication Date: 01 March 2013 ARC Provided by Netgalley and Arthur A. Levine Books Synopsis from Goodreads: A heart-stopping story of love, death, technology, and art set amid the tropics of a futuristic Brazil. The lush city of Palmares Tres shimmers with tech and tradition, with screaming gossip casters and practiced politicians. In the midst of this vibrant metropolis, June Costa creates art that’s sure to make her legendary. But her dreams of fame become something more when she meets Enki, the bold new Summer King. The whole city falls in love with [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on February 11, 2013 at 10:05 am

Early Review: Quicksilver by R. J. Anderson

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Feb 042013
 
Early Review: Quicksilver by R. J. Anderson

New Release Review: Quicksilver by R.J. Anderson Companion Novel to Ultraviolet Release Date: March 1, 2013 Book provided by NetGalley and Carolrhoda Lab Synopis from Goodreads: Back in her hometown, Tori Beaugrand had everything a teenaged girl could want—popularity, money, beauty. But she also had a secret. A secret that could change her life in an instant, or destroy it. Now she’s left everything from her old life behind, including her real name and Alison, the one friend who truly understood her. She can’t escape who and what she is. But if she wants to have anything like a normal [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on February 4, 2013 at 7:00 am

ARC Mini Reviews: Season of the Wolf, Trickster, The Dinner, and The Best of All Possible Worlds

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Jan 282013
 
ARC Mini Reviews: Season of the Wolf, Trickster, The Dinner, and The Best of All Possible Worlds

February will see the release of some very eclectic new books from both the smaller and larger publishing houses and today I am bringing you four mini reviews from four very different books – a mystery/thriller, an urban fantasy, a contemporary fiction, and a science fiction romance. Season of the Wolf by Jeffrey J. Mariotte Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: 26 Feb 2013 ARC Provided by Netgalley and DarkFuse Synopsis from Goodreads: When Alex Converse, heir to a coal company fortune, visits Silver Gap, Colorado to make an environmentally themed documentary film, he’s hoping to change some minds and to soothe his own [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on January 28, 2013 at 7:00 am

ARC Review: The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke

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Jan 212013
 
ARC Review: The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke

ARC/The Mad Scientist’s Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke Book Provided by NetGalley and Angry Robot Publication date: February 7, 2013 Synopsis from Goodreads: The Mad Scientist’s Daughter is the heartbreaking story of the journey from childhood to adulthood, with an intriguing science fictional twist. There’s never been anyone – or anything – quite like Finn. He looks, and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties to perfection. A billion-dollar construct, his primary task is to tutor Cat. When the government grants rights to the ever-increasing robot population, [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on January 21, 2013 at 7:00 am

ARC Review: The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd

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Jan 092013
 
ARC Review: The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

ARC Review: The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd Book provided by Edelweiss and Harper Collins Children’s Release date: January 29, 2013 Synopsis from Goodreads: In the darkest places, even love is deadly. Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London—working as a maid, attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal that ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved the rumors about her father’s gruesome experiments. But when she learns he is alive and continuing his work on a remote tropical island, she is determined to find out if the accusations [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on January 9, 2013 at 7:00 am

ARC Review: Pivot Point by Kasie West

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Jan 082013
 
ARC Review: Pivot Point by Kasie West

Pivot Point by Kasie West Book #1 in the Pivot Point series Publication Date: 12 Feb 2013 ARC Provided by Edelweiss and HarperTeen Synopsis from Goodreads: Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . . Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on January 8, 2013 at 7:00 am

Best of 2012: Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction/Steampunk, Mystery

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Dec 282012
 
Best of 2012: Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction/Steampunk, Mystery

Now that 2012 is coming to a close, it’s time to look back at the books published during the year and pick our favorites. It was a difficult task, but we Badass ladies were up to the challenge! During the next 3 days, we’ll share with you the best reads in a varied assortment of genres (we couldn’t fit them all in one day). So sit back, relax and learn why were amazed, humbled, delighted, saddened, freed and inspired by some of the most amazing books published in 2012.  Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire –Christal: This would be my [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on December 28, 2012 at 7:01 am

Release Date Review: Crewel by Gennifer Albin

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Oct 162012
 
Release Date Review: Crewel by Gennifer Albin

AH’s Review – 4 Skulls – A- All of her life Adelice has been taught to hide her “gift.” In Adelice’s world, all young women are tested to see if they have the ability to become a Spinster, a woman who is able to weave the fabric of life. The whole premise of this book is intriguing. Imagine a room full of Spinsters operating special looms and creating life, weather, everything. Occasionally, “mistakes” are discovered and they are ripped out, vanishing without a trace. Spinsters lead very privileged lives. They are “retrieved” from the general population, taken to Coventry for [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on October 16, 2012 at 7:00 am

ARC Review: Endgame (Sirantha Jax #6) by Ann Aguirre

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Oct 102012
 
ARC Review: Endgame (Sirantha Jax #6) by Ann Aguirre

ARC Review: Endgame (Sirantha Jax #6) by Ann Aguirre *ARC received from ACE/Penguin* Regina’s Rating: 4 stars/Grade A Blurb: Regina’s Review: Waiting to start this book was like a blessing and a curse.  I was very excited to have an ARC from the publisher but I knew that every page I read would bring me closer to the end of Sirantha Jax’s world.  I shouldn’t have been torn.  Aguirre writes it brilliantly.  Endgame will not disappoint readers and fans of the Sirantha Jax series.  This review is filled with emotional reactions and no spoilers I promise.  I will just say [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on October 10, 2012 at 8:03 am
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