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March 13, 2017
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Paranormal Creatures with a bit of Mystery

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2017/03/born-at-midnight-by-cc-hunter.html Kylie is dealing with a lot, including breaking up with her boyfriend, being stalked by a strange man, and her parents' divorce. After being caught at a party, Kylie is sent to Shadow Falls, which is a camp...

March 06, 2017
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Five thousand year old vampire in the modern world

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2017/03/thirst-no1-by-christopher-pike.html In this bind-up, readers get the first three books of Christopher Pike's series, The Last Vampire. This series features a five thousand year old vampire named Sita, or "Alisa", living in the modern world. The first book starts...

February 06, 2017 (Updated: February 06, 2017)
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Demons!

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/ Riley Blackthorne is training to become a professional demon trapper, just like her father. The job can be dangerous, and it soon becomes even more dangerous when the demons start to take an interest in her over...

January 30, 2017
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Zombies, Romance, and The Future

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2017/01/dearly-departed-by-lia-habel.html In 2195, Nora is living in New Victoria, a place that models it's values and social norms from the Victorian era, but is far ahead in terms of technology. When she returns home from school for the...

January 09, 2017
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3.7
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Young Adult Fiction
Beautiful Descriptions and Selkies!

Noah and Lo head to their grandmother's house on an island for the summer. Noah is excited to start his internship at a center for marine biology, and Lo continues to struggle with an eating disorder. When their grandmother's friend reacts strangely to a story about selkies, Noah brushes...

December 26, 2016
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Young Adult Fiction
Magic and Romance

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/12/summer-by-jeff-mariotte.html Kerry is far away from home, working a summer job at a resort and staying with some new friends. One night, she returns home to find a man laying on her lawn, possibly near death. Against the wishes...

December 19, 2016
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Sam and Grace's Story Continues

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/12/linger-by-maggie-stiefvater.html Sam believes that he's been cured of being a werewolf and that he's going to stay a human for good. He and Grace are happy about this, but they have to consider their pasts and what they want...

December 12, 2016
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3.3
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An Interesting World with Some Room to Improve

3.5 Stars This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/12/shade-by-jeri-smith-ready.html Aura was born after the Shift, which means that she can see ghosts. She wonders why the Shift actually happened in the first place, and she wishes that she could reverse it...

December 05, 2016
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A Disappointing Sequel

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/12/the-coven-by-cate-tiernan.html Morgan is a blood witch with strong magickal powers and a personal tie to witchcraft. After Samhain, she and Cal become a couple and, as a result, she finds herself targeted by her former friend, Bree. Aside from...

November 28, 2016
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Creepy Contemporary Thriller

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/11/i-hunt-killers-by-barry-lyga.html Jasper Dent's father is behind bars; he's a serial killer who has murdered over a hundred people. He raised Jasper while he killed, often teaching Jasper about how to prevent getting caught and how to dispose of dead...

November 21, 2016
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Raven and Alexander's Vampire Romance Continues

This review can also be found at : http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/11/dance-with-vampire-by-ellen-schreiber.html In this continuation of Raven and Alexander's story, Valentine Maxwell, Jagger's younger brother, has arrived in Dullsville and appears to be targeting Raven's brother. Raven fears that this might be some sort of revenge plot because of...

November 14, 2016
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Young Adult Fiction
Romance and Rebellion

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/11/matched-by-ally-condie.html In Cassia's world, who you marry is determined by who the Society matches you with. When Cassia is matched with her best friend, Xander, she's ecstatic. But her excitement fades quickly when she begins to suspect that something...

November 07, 2016
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3.7
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Good but not Amazing

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/11/miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar.html Jacob's grandfather has always told him stories about the people in the strange photographs he owns, and after a while, Jacob realizes that these stories are only fairy tales and that his grandfather's condition may be getting...

October 17, 2016
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Young Adult Fiction
A Great Sequel to Evernight!

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/10/stargazer-by-claudia-gray.html In the sequel to Evernight, Bianca has spent some time without Lucas, the boy she loves, but she is able to communicate with him through letters. However, they have to be careful not to get caught,...

October 10, 2016
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Young Adult Fiction
Emotional LGBTQ Tale

This review can also be found at http://fortheloveofbooksreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/10/if-you-could-be-mine-by-sara-farizan.html Sahar is in love with her friend, Nasrin. But there's a problem: they're both girls, and they live in Iran, where being gay can get you killed. Sahar has trouble imagining a life without Nasrin,...

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