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Review by Andye FROZEN Heart of Dread #1 by Melissa De La Cruz & Michael Johnston Age Range: 12 and up Grade Level: 7 and up Series: HEART OF DREAD (Book 1) Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Speak; Reprint edition (August 5, 2014) Goodreads | Amazon Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature—freezing. But some things never change. The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its shadows. At the heart of this city is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like many, she's heard of a mythical land simply called “the Blue.” They say it’s a paradise, where the sun still shines and the waters are turquoise. More importantly, it’s a place where Nat won’t be persecuted, even if her darkest secret comes to light. But pass...

Reviewed by Reagan PROPHECY by Ellen Oh Series: The Dragon King Chronicles Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: HarperTeen (January 2, 2013) Kira’s the only female in the king’s army, and the prince’s bodyguard. She’s a demon slayer and an outcast, hated by nearly everyone in her home city of Hansong. And, she’s their only hope... Murdered kings and discovered traitors point to a demon invasion, sending Kira on the run with the young prince. He may be the savior predicted in the Dragon King Prophecy, but the missing treasure of myth may be the true key. With only the guidance of the cryptic prophecy, Kira must battle demon soldiers, evil shaman, and the Demon Lord himself to find what was once lost and raise a prince into a king. I loved this book. It was the adventure and the strangeness of it all that pulled me in. After I heard what this book was about I was so curious. Prophecy is very thrilling and strange, but I like books that way. I thought everything about this book w...

Print Length:   270 pages Publisher: Christian Home and Family (March 15, 2014) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language: English ASIN: B00IUMGOPU Buy the book: Amazon Dragons have been forgotten , relegated to the realm of legend and myth. But tales of horror circulate among the common people. Rumors of their attacks float on the night wind. They are a fearsome presence that haunts the memories of the old and the nightmares of the young.  They are forgotten, but they are not gone.   The dragon masters wait, a dark force lurking in the shadows of every land. They will have their opportunity.  They will rise.   A young boy is stripped violently from his family and thrust into the conflict between dragon masters and feudal lords. Through tragedy and loss Hon is swept into the conflict while battling the fear and pain that grips his own soul.  Dragon Slayer: Beginnings  is a story of life and the growth of faith in t...

Listen to the original bestselling series that inspired the hit movie sensation! How to Train Your Dragon chronicles the adventures and  mis adventures of reluctant Viking hero Hiccup and his dragon, Toothless. Join them on their first nine adventures in  How to Train Your Dragon: Hardcover Gift Set . This hardcover boxed set includes:  How to Train Your Dragon ;  How to Be a Pirate ; How to Speak Dragonese ;  How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse ;  How to Twist a Dragon's Tale ;  A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons ;  How to Ride a Dragon's Storm ;  How to Break a Dragon's Heart;  and  How to Steal a Dragon's Sword . Age Range:  8 - 12 years Grade Level:  3 - 7 Series:  How to Train Your Dragon Hachette Audio CD Publisher:  Little, Brown Young Readers; Unabridged edition (January 7, 2014) Language:  English ISBN-10:  1478954000 ISBN-13:  978-1478954002 Fun for the kiddos: Ho...

The Deepest Night The Sweetest Dark #2 by Shana Abe Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Bantam (August 13, 2013) Language: English Buy the book: Amazon It’s 1915, and sixteen-year-old Lora Jones is finishing up her first year as a charity student at Iverson, a prestigious, gothic boarding school on England’s southern coast. While she’s always felt different from everyone around her, now she finally knows why: She is a drákon, a rare, enchanted being with astonishing magical abilities. As war hits Britain’s shores, and Lora reels from an unimaginable loss, she finds that her powers come with grave and dangerous responsibilities. At the request of Armand Louis, the darkly mysterious boy whose father owns Iverson, Lora will spend her summer at his lavish estate. To help the war effort—and to keep Lora near—Armand turns his home into a military hospital, where Lora will serve as a nurse. For Armand is inescapably drawn to her—bound to her by heart-deep secrets and a supernatural c...

The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abe Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Bantam (April 2, 2013) Language: English Buy the Book: Amazon Mark on Goodreads “With every fiber of my being, I yearned to be normal. To glide through my days at Iverson without incident. But I’d have to face the fact that my life was about to unfold in a very, very different way than I’d ever envisioned. Normal would become forever out of reach.” Lora Jones has always known that she’s different. On the outside, she appears to be an ordinary sixteen-year-old girl. Yet Lora’s been keeping a heartful of secrets: She hears songs that no one else can hear, dreams vividly of smoke and flight, and lives with a mysterious voice inside her that insists she’s far more than what she seems. England, 1915. Raised in an orphanage in a rough corner of London, Lora quickly learns to hide her unique abilities and avoid attention. Then, much to her surprise, she is selected as the new charity student at Iverson, an elite ...

Reading level: Ages 13 and up Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray (August 28, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0062117181 ISBN-13: 978-0062117182 Buy the Book: Amazon Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city's brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father's apprentice, Logan--the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief in her father's survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her. At nineteen, Logan McEn...

Reading level: Ages 12 and up Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Splinter (September 4, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1402798431 ISBN-13: 978-1402798436 Buy the Book: Amazon Audio: Audible.com With three of the goddess Durga's quests behind them, only one prophecy now stands in the way of Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan breaking the tiger's curse. But the trio's greatest challenge awaits them: A life-endangering pursuit in search of Durga's final gift, the Rope of Fire, on the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It's a race against time--and the evil sorcerer Lokesh--in this eagerly anticipated fourth volume in the bestselling Tiger's Curse series, which pits good against evil, tests the bonds of love and loyalty, and finally reveals the tigers' true destinies once and for all. I absolutely had no doubt, in my mind, that Tiger's Destiny was going to be amazing. Book four of The Tiger's Curse Series was perfect in my opinion. I'm always...

Reading level: Ages 13 and up Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: AMG Publishers (November 15, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0899578772 ISBN-13: 978-0899578774 Haunted by memories of a violent past, Alastair Coldhollow wagers his life on the hope that a sword will appear in the stars and the foretold Halfainin, the Pathwalker, would come. Meanwhile, tensions simmer between Anglinore and the murderous Gorrack Nation, threatening war on a cataclysmic scale. The fate of all could rest on an abandoned child and the decisions of those who desperately seek to identify him. Sword in the Stars is the first release in The Dark Sea Annals series. About the The Dark Sea Annals series: A noble king discovers what happens when he leaves a door open for evil. The disastrous consequences impact generations, leaving the throne of Anglinore to a wicked despot, the kingdom in ruins, and Aravels son Loch in exile. To throw down the vile new authority, Loch will need to find the fabled Halfainin ...

I have been captivated with the Mother-Earth series since I started the first book.  Alan Tucker wrote an incredible series and created an incredible world. I have had the honor of being quoted on the covers of A Cure for Chaos and Mother's Heart as well as being included in the acknowledgments of Mother's Heart.  Now the series is over, and Mr. Tucker has been kind enough to send us a signed copy of each book to give away!  My review for A Measure of Disorder My review for A Cure for Chaos My review for Mother's Heart Buy A Measure of Disorder on Amazon Buy A Cure for Chaos on Amazon Buy Mother's Heart on Amazon   - 1 winner will receive the entire signed The Mother Earth Series by Alan Tucker - 10 winners will receive the entire The Mother Earth Omnibus on Kindle - Open International - Ends 5-1-12 a Rafflecopter giveaway