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Book Review: The Secret of Spruce Knoll
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Secret of Spruce Knoll Author: Heather McCorkle Publisher: Abbott Press Pages: Paperback; 252 Release Date: August 15, 2011 Source: Author ———————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy paranormal aspects, and a quick romance. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N It’s hard enough being a teenager under normal circumstances; imagine being orphaned, sent to live with an unfamiliar aunt—and learning that there really is magic in the world. Following the tragic death of…
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Interviewing Jaz from If I Tell
Today Janet Gurtler, author of the very popular I’m Not Her and the recently released (today in fact!) If I Tell, is here today to share a little bit about her character main character Jasmine. Or Jaz as she prefers to be called! Jaz’s life isn’t an easy one. She’s got a secret that she’s trying to hold on to. That’s all you’ll get out of me. I can tell you that I’m nearly done with this book and it is fantastic! Definitely worth your time. JAZ 1) What is one word that you’d use to describe yourself? Only one! Trustworthy…
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Book Review: In the Forests of the Night
Media Type: Print Book Title: In The Forests of the Night (Goblin Wars #2) Author: Kersten Hamilton Publisher: Clarion Books Pages: Hardcover; 288 Release Date: Oct 3, 2011 Source: Publisher —————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence —————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of a good fantasy story with lovable, memorable characters. Other books in the series: Tyger, Tyger (Goblin Wars #1) Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N The battle against goblinkind continues . . . but which side will Teagan be on? Teagan, Finn, and…
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Book Review: Spellbound
Media Type: Print Book Title: Spellbound Author: Cara Lynn Schultz Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 324 Release Date: June 28, 2011 Source: NetGalley ——————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note. ——————————— HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Those looking for a sweet, simple, story. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / B&N / Amazon Life hasn’t been easy on sixteen-year-old Emma Connor, so a new start in New York may be just the change she needs. But the posh Upper East Side prep school she has to attend? Not so much.…
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Talking teenage years with J.L. Powers
I’m proud to welcome J.L. Powers to the blog today! On tour with her new book, This Thing Called the Future, she is stopping by to share a bit about her teenage years! In this post we ask the author to share what we might find in a garage sale, if things from their teenage years were being cleaned out. Old shoes? Skates? Cassette tapes? Let’s find out what we might find in J.L. Powers’ teenage garage sale! I lived my teenage years very badly. It wasn’t that I was a bad teen. And it wasn’t just that I wasn’t…
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A hilarious interview with the one and only Scott Tracey!
OH are you in for a treat today dear readers! The amazing, stupendous (and in my opinion hilariously funny) Scott Tracey is here today! I challenged him to answer a set of increasingly ridiculous questions, inspired by those terrible and/or questions you find on forms. We at The {Teen} Book Scene call this a “Situational Interview”. Scott definitely not only answered the questions, he delivered laugh-out-loud inducing answers. So enjoy. Don’t drink anything while you read this. I can’t be held responsible if you choke. It’s for your own safety, really. 1) Have you ever driven over 80 miles an…
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Book Review: Everblue
Media Type: Print Book Title: Everblue Author: Brenda Pandos Publisher: Obsidian Mountain Publishing Pages: Paperback; 304 Release Date: July 30, 2011 Source: Author ——————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ——————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Mermaid enthusiasts, readers looking for a new twist on mermaids, romance lovers Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Best friends share everything with each other. Or do they? Seventeen-year-old Ashlyn Frances Lanski is tired of her boring, single life. Spending time with her best friend Tatiana, dreaming about kissing Tatiana’s…
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Book Review: Shattered Souls
Media Type: Print Book Title: Shattered Souls Author: Mary Lindsey Publisher: Philomel/Penguin Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: December 8, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence ———————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: EVERYONE! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N A thrilling debut story of death, love, destiny and danger Lenzi hears voices and has visions – gravestones, floods, a boy with steel gray eyes. Her boyfriend, Zak, can’t help, and everything keeps getting louder and more intense. Then Lenzi meets Alden, the boy from…
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An Interview with J.G. McKenney and a giveaway!
I’m happy to welcome J.G. McKenney to my blog for an author interview! His book, Eon’s Door was actually just recently reviewed by me and I absolutely adored it. Definitely one of my favorite Fantasy books so far. Lucky for you, he’s brought along a giveaway of said book just for you! 1) Eon’s Door has deep roots into being surrounded by nature. Is that what you set out to write, or did it come organically once you started writing? An interesting choice of words, since Eon is a tree. And, yes, I intended to write a book in which Nature…
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Book Review: Half-Blood
Media Type: Print Book Title: Half-Blood Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Pages: Paperback; 281 Release Date: October 18, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Teen Drinking, Sexual Undertones, Mild Violence ———————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: People who adore butt-kicking heroines and are tired of love triangles! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals-well, not so much. Half-bloods only have…