Andye Reads

by Becca & Andye (squee!) THE ROSE & THE DAGGER The Wrath and the Dawn #2 by Renee Ahdieh Age Range: 12 and up Grade Level: 7 and up Series: The Wrath and the Dawn Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers (April 26, 2016) Audio CD Publisher: Listening Library (Audio); Unabridged edition (May 3, 2016) Goodreads | Amazon | Audible The much anticipated sequel to the breathtaking The Wrath and the Dawn, lauded by Publishers Weekly as "a potent page-turner of intrigue and romance." I am surrounded on all sides by a desert. A guest, in a prison of sand and sun. My family is here. And I do not know whom I can trust. In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad has been torn from the love of her husband Khalid, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once believed him a monster, but his secrets revealed a man tormented by guilt and a powerful curse—one that might keep them apart forever. Reunited with her family, who have taken refuge with ene...

by Andye & Becca HELLO? by Liza Wiemer Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Spencer Hill Contemporary (November 10, 2015) Language: English Goodreads | Amazon Tricia: A girl struggling to find her way after her beloved grandma's death. Emerson: A guy who lives his life to fulfill promises, real and hypothetical. Angie: A girl with secrets she can only express through poetry. Brenda: An actress and screenplay writer afraid to confront her past. Brian: A potter who sets aside his life for Tricia, to the detriment of both. Linked and transformed by one phone call, Hello? weaves together these five Wisconsin teens' stories into a compelling narrative of friendship and family, loss and love, heartbreak and healing, serendipity, and ultimately hope. Told from all five viewpoints: narration (Tricia), narration (Emerson), free verse poetry (Angie), screenplay format (Brenda), narration and drawings (Brian).   Andye: Hello? Becca: IS IT ME YOU’RE LOOKING FOR???? ...

By Becca & Andye THE REVOLUTION OF IVY by Amy Engel Age Range: 12 and up Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Entangled: Teen (November 3, 2015) Language: English Goodreads | Amazon Beyond the fence. I am still alive. Barely. My name is Ivy Westfall. I am sixteen years old and a traitor. Three months ago, I was forced to marry the president's son, Bishop Lattimer-as all daughters of the losing side of the war are sold off in marriage to the sons of the winners. But I was different. I had a mission-to kill Bishop. Instead, I fell in love with him. Now I am an outcast, left to survive the brutal savagery of the lands outside of civilization. Yet even out here, there is hope. There is life beyond the fence. But I can't outrun my past. For my actions have set off a treasonous chain of events in Westfall that will change all of our fates--especially Bishop's. And this time, it is not enough to just survive... Debating THE REVOLUTION OF IVY   Andye: So, I ...