Review: The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman

Title: The Waking Dark
Author: Robin Wasserman
Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Publisher: Random House
Release Date: September 10, 2013
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My Rating: ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆
Book Summary:

"They called it the killing day. Twelve people dead, in the space of a few hours. Five murderers: neighbors, relatives, friends. All of them so normal. All of them seemingly harmless. All of them now dead by their own hand...except one. And that one has no answers to offer the shattered town. She doesn't even know why she killed-or whether she'll do it again.

Something is waking in the sleepy town of Oleander, Kansas-something dark and hungry that lives in the flat earth and the open sky, in the vengeful hearts of its upstanding citizens. As the town begins its descent into blood and madness, five survivors of the killing day are the only ones who can stop Oleander from destroying itself. Jule, the outsider at war with the world. West, the golden boy at war with himself. Daniel, desperate for a different life. Cass, who's not sure she deserves a life at all. Ellie, who believes in sacrifice, who believes in fate, who believes in evil. Ellie, who always goes too far.

They have nothing in common. They have nothing left to lose. And they have no way out. Which means that they have no choice but to stand and fight, to face the darkness in their town-and in themselves."

Review: Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Title: Dorothy Must Die
Author: Danielle Paige
Series: Dorothy Must Die, #1
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Retellings
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date: April 1, 2014
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My Rating: ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆
Book Summary:

"I didn't ask for any of this. I didn't ask to be some kind of hero. But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado - taking you with it - you have no choice but to go along, you know? 

Sure, I've read the books. I've seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little bluebirds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can't be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There's still a yellow brick road - but even that's crumbling. 

What happened? Dorothy.
They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe. 

My name is Amy Gumm - and I'm the other girl from Kansas.
I've been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked.
I've been trained to fight.
And I have a mission."

New York Comic Con 2014 Book Haul

Hi guys! This is a haul of the books that I got while I was at New York Comic Con! I paid for one (the only hardcover in the pile) but the rest were free and some of them are ARCs. I also got a few free eBooks that I can't wait to put on my Kindle. I'm so excited to start reading these!

New York Comic Con 2014 Bookish Things

Hey Guys! So, I recently went to New York Comic Con and I had such a great time! If you've never been to NYCC I highly suggest it. You don't need to love comics in order to have fun there because there's so many other things to enjoy; tv show & movie panels, actor photo ops & signings, video games, book panels, book freebies, author autographs, looking at all the people who dress up in cosplay, etc. There's something for everyone to enjoy!

Here are all of the bookish things I saw at NYCC!

Review: No Place Like Oz by Danielle Paige

Title: No Place Like Oz 

Author: Danielle Paige
Series: Dorothy Must Die, #0.5
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Retellings
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Find It (E-book): Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Goodreads
Find It (Paperback): Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Goodreads / Book Depository
My Rating: ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆
Book Summary:

"In this digital original novella, Dorothy travels back to Oz to reunite with old friends, but her story may not have a happy ending. No Place Like Oz is a prequel to the forthcoming novel Dorothy Must Die.
After returning to Kansas, Dorothy Gale has realized that the dreary fields of Kansas don’t compare to the vibrant landscapes of Oz. And although she’s happy to be reunited with Aunt Em, she misses her friends from the yellow brick road. But most of all, Dorothy misses the fame and the adventure. In Kansas she’s just another prairie girl, but in Oz she was a hero. So Dorothy is willing to do anything to get back, because there really is no place like Oz. But returning to the land she left comes at a price, and after Dorothy is through with it, Oz will never be the same.
Perfect for fans of Alex Flinn, Marissa Meyer, and Gregory Maguire, No Place Like Oz is a dark reimagining of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Building off of its rich mythology, Danielle Paige creates an edgy, thrilling story for teens that chronicles the rise and fall of one of the literature’s most beloved characters. This digital original novella is a prequel that sets the stage for the forthcoming novel Dorothy Must Die."

Review: Hexed by Michelle Krys

 

Title: Hexed

Author: Michelle Krys

Series: The Witch Hunter, #1

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal

Publisher: Delacorte Press / Random House Children's Books

Release Date: June 10, 2014

Find It: Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Goodreads / Book Depository

My Rating:  ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆

Book Summary:

"A stolen book. A deadly plan. A destiny discovered.
If high school is all about social status, Indigo Blackwood has it made. Sure, her quirky mom owns an occult shop, and a nerd just won’t stop trying to be her friend, but Indie is a popular cheerleader with a football-star boyfriend and a social circle powerful enough to ruin everyone at school. Who wouldn’t want to be her?
Then a guy dies right before her eyes. And the dusty old family Bible her mom is freakishly possessive of is stolen. But it’s when a frustratingly sexy stranger named Bishop enters Indie’s world that she learns her destiny involves a lot more than pom-poms and parties. If she doesn’t get the Bible back, every witch on the planet will die. And that’s seriously bad news for Indie, because according to Bishop, she’s a witch too.
Suddenly forced into a centuries-old war between witches and sorcerers, Indie’s about to uncover the many dark truths about her life—and a future unlike any she ever imagined on top of the cheer pyramid."