YA Books Central | Brandi | Activity https://yabookscentral.com/members/brandileigh2003/activity/ Activity feed for Brandi. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:17:10 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ff6934157262c5e06751d8fbf7d32467 Brandi added The Iron Quill to Young Adult Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/70715/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:17:30 -0500
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August 01, 2011
]]> 0 98ec3c499922f8adf34414909a417d2a Brandi added The Next Door Boys to Young Adult Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/70688/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:17:22 -0500
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October 08, 2011
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June 07, 2011
]]> 0 0b31804bda929b3522165a286c97e766 Brandi added The Secret of the Keepers to Young Adult Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/70665/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:17:09 -0500
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November 01, 2011
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November 15, 2011
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October 01, 2011
]]> 0 4dafe6b6b21a0af8d200f98827dfaa5a Brandi added Eternity (Fallen Angel #2) to Young Adult Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/70642/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:17:00 -0500
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June 28, 2011
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September 13, 2011
]]> 0 3a6dacff944eeae8201ec3bfa109f6d2 Brandi added Dark Inside (Dark Inside #1) to Young Adult Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/70599/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:16:42 -0500
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November 01, 2011
]]> 0 b1dd79ec20c9f83c93f34571194f49f3 Brandi added How to Save a Life to Young Adult Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/70591/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:16:39 -0500
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October 18, 2011
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September 20, 2011
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September 18, 2011
]]> 0 03cfa529680595cc8506c0c63b013e29 Brandi added Shift (Shade, Book 2) to Young Adult Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/70563/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:16:25 -0500
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May 03, 2011
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April 05, 2011
]]> 0 9738cca8219f7f4c8a0f388885d366ed Brandi added Ladybird, Ladybird to Young Adult Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/70546/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:16:19 -0500
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September 15, 2011
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February 15, 2011
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July 12, 2011
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June 14, 2011
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September 06, 2011
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June 07, 2011
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August 26, 2008
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]]> 0 93d8e9ea6e5326debedea0748d186193 Brandi added The Light of Asteria: Kailmeyra's Last Hope to Young Adult Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/70375/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:15:01 -0500
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March 20, 2010
]]> 0 a728e33d6a86b521c9113703fcb21113 Brandi added Head Above Water to Middle Grade Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/62792/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 16:25:57 -0500
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]]> 0 53a02888645ea0d2bab056517d57f7d4 Brandi posted an update: Overall, worth a read, has a very different concept. Source: […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/10460/ Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:19:17 -0500 Overall, worth a read, has a very different concept.
Source: St. Martin’s via netgalley
Disclaimer: I received this book as an ARC (advanced review copy). I am not paid for this review, and my opinions in this review are mine, and are not effected by the book being free.

I wanted to read Firsts because it was an interesting premise. I…Read more

]]> 0 f20f0f887cc797c05a8c1845f584b2ce Brandi posted an update: Nice romance and character growth. Disclaimer: I received […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/10384/ Sat, 28 Nov 2015 14:43:14 -0500 Nice romance and character growth.
Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. I am not paid for this review, and my opinions in this review are mine, and are not effected by the book being free.

Simon Teen sent me Dangerous Lies in the mail, and I almost didn’t pick it up because thrillers and murder aren’t usually my thing. But…Read more

]]> 0 abc60598737779403ba822bd8c94791b Brandi posted an update: Liked it but had some issues. 3 stars (liked it) Source: […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/10260/ Wed, 11 Nov 2015 02:38:50 -0500 Liked it but had some issues.
3 stars (liked it)

Source: Harper Teen via Edelweiss
Disclaimer: I received this book as an ARC (advanced review copy). I am not paid for this review, and my opinions in this review are mine, and are not effected by the book being free.

I wanted to read what broken between us because I am drawn to the darker…Read more

]]> 0 0f3db65579c98059ba2f4c50dd89ad2c Brandi posted an update: Twisty, gritty with an unreliable narrator. 3.5 stars (liked […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/10111/ Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:03:46 -0400 Twisty, gritty with an unreliable narrator.
3.5 stars (liked it a lot)

I wanted to read Placebo Junkies because I am drawn to stories about illness and the idea of putting yourself through medical procedures and taking medicines that can have nasty side effects for cash intrigues me in that morbid way. Also, the boyfriend that’s sick that…Read more

]]> 0 acdcc7ef6520694284bcc269c63b1f66 Brandi posted an update: I give it 5 stars again. Twilight is my own personal brand of […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9529/ Mon, 27 Jul 2015 18:32:09 -0400 I give it 5 stars again. Twilight is my own personal brand of heroin.
Honestly I was a little worried what I would think after so many years and books between me and my first read(s). I gave it five stars then because of how it captured my attention. I was luckily the whole series was out, and I couldn’t stop until I read every last word of the…Read more

]]> 0 9e734fd6f237f093c23aa71ef2de6905 Brandi posted an update: Enjoyable fantasy, interesting to see how some of the plot […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9317/ Sun, 28 Jun 2015 02:41:05 -0400 Enjoyable fantasy, interesting to see how some of the plot lines will pan out.
I wanted to read The Young Elites because I read and loved her Legend series. The premise sounds great, and I have the faith that she can write characters to make me love them, and a plot that is fast paced.

I really enjoyed Adelina. I wasn’t sure what to…Read more

]]> 0 7efbe70d083debaf86b68ff1a3396e6a Brandi posted an update: Fast paced delving back into this beautiful but dangerous […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9073/ Mon, 01 Jun 2015 23:02:10 -0400 Fast paced delving back into this beautiful but dangerous island.
I wanted to read Nil Unlocked because I liked the world building and plot for the first, and wanted to get inside the heads of others on the island. For the first I do remember the thing that bothered me was figuring out how the island came to exist, how the kids get there, and…Read more

]]> 0 1dba83804ed2b4d1c32e8489fa0f3183 Brandi posted an update: Great premise and loved the characters of Emmy and Oliver. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/9017/ Fri, 29 May 2015 13:25:07 -0400 Great premise and loved the characters of Emmy and Oliver.
I wanted to read Emmy and Oliver because it sounded like an emotionally charged book, and that is something that I normally gravitate towards.

Emmy and Oliver were best friends at a young age, and we do get a small piece of time in the before, setting up that they were close and…Read more

]]> 0 733894e02b573d1cbf937306ba64899a Brandi posted an update: Enjoyed the dystopia, characterization, themes of family and […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/8933/ Fri, 22 May 2015 18:49:53 -0400 Enjoyed the dystopia, characterization, themes of family and friendship and their growing connection
I wanted to read this one because I have been in a string of contemporaries, and wanted something different. It has been a bit since I read a dystopia, and I have heard great things about this series from a lot of my blogging buddies, so I…Read more

]]> 0 fc6208203900db1fa98757954d7ed5c6 Brandi posted an update: Confusing time jumps but good mystery. 3 stars (liked it) I […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/8635/ Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:02:21 -0400 Confusing time jumps but good mystery.
3 stars (liked it)
I wanted to read Last Promise because I looked Halbrook’s other novel and I am drawn to these types of books and subjects. It deals with such hard real life topics and I like when authors address then realistically and give an in to discuss such subjects like sexual assault and think…Read more

]]> 0 dc9bc217df3d2911b9e36ee5ecf563da Brandi posted an update: Wonderful start to a new series by a fantasy author I already […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/8589/ Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:38:20 -0400 Wonderful start to a new series by a fantasy author I already loved. Surprising turns with great cha
I wanted to read A Court of Thorns and Roses because I enjoyed what I have read of the first series by Maas and I wanted to try this one as well.

Maas didn’t disappoint. She painted another beautiful world even though it is shadowed. The…Read more

]]> 0 3060f756073f44fb86e50495ff71cd76 Brandi posted an update: Emotional journey of Evie, a cancer patient, now cancer free […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/8406/ Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:56:52 -0400 Emotional journey of Evie, a cancer patient, now cancer free trying to fit back into a life when she
3.5 (liked it a lot)
I wanted to read Invincible because I am drawn to stories with illnesses and cancer. I started early in my reading life with Lurlene McDaniel and still seek out books with those types of feels. I have also enjoyed Amy’s…Read more

]]> 0 10e6b3981c059639db787eea43a8cbc7 Brandi posted an update: Emotional story that focuses on friendship, family, love and […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/8276/ Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:25:35 -0400 Emotional story that focuses on friendship, family, love and loss.
I wanted to read this because I enjoyed emerys first book. Also books that deal with the aftermath of grief ate speaking to me as is the promise of a sweet and nerdy love interest.

I adored that friendship and family were featured asking with the introspective healing and…Read more

]]> 0 8b3eeeb987e772e580717f3b3502d72b Brandi posted an update: Fast and emotional look at a teen's homelessness and descent […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/8165/ Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:42:21 -0500 Fast and emotional look at a teen’s homelessness and descent into being pimped out.
3.5
I wanted to read Little Peach because topics like sex trafficking really speaks to me. Women and girls who are taking advantage of are such important topic and fiction like this, with powerful writing and hard-hitting emotions showing how its possible to…Read more

]]> 0 6df855ebec2d7a7e94a48eb8f2e94107 Brandi posted an update: Great hot start to a series I am excited about. I wanted to […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/7639/ Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:52:13 -0500 Great hot start to a series I am excited about.
I wanted to read this one because Jennifer is on my auto- read/buy list. Her sense of humor, addictive writing and swoon worthy guys have won my heart over, and I know that I will get a good one when I open up something she has written.

Wicked is no exception. We get to meet the main character Ivy…Read more

]]> 0 0545f5f804df82fe5d2cf9853ebb6450 Brandi posted an update: Realistic look at an overweight girl dealing with self image […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/7518/ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:02:46 -0500 Realistic look at an overweight girl dealing with self image and trying to lose weight.
I wanted to read this one because I am overweight myself and figured that I would connect with Ann. I was right, I understood her battles with self-control, letting food control my thinking and schedule, as well as wanting to be thin but not being able to…Read more

]]> 0 a4ea57c16aa38e371fd16316dcb8e929 Brandi posted an update: Good series ending, I was satisfied with the character […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/7493/ Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:21:59 -0500 Good series ending, I was satisfied with the character development and plot resolution.
I wanted to read this one because I have enjoyed Addie and Eva in the previous series.

Going in I really didn’t remember a whole lot of this one. With the hybrids there were double the characters to remember and besides Addie and Eva I didn’t remember…Read more

]]> 0 3803e0de54d587259c4ab983fdce346e Brandi posted an update: Good addition to Easy. I wanted to read Breakable […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/7178/ Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:15:32 -0400 Good addition to Easy.
I wanted to read Breakable because I loved Easy, the romance, chemistry and emotion. It has been awhile since I read the first, which is good because its the same story, we just get Landon’s perspective.

I fell just as hard for him this time as I did in the first reading. He is so hard working, loyal and working…Read more

]]> 0 c2f7b4bd9b5fc20a14083cc7576c96e0 Brandi posted an update: Good thriller with slow burn romance. Honestly, at first, […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/7108/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:41:32 -0400 Good thriller with slow burn romance.
Honestly, at first, I wasn’t planning to read Black Ice, but when I got a copy from Simon Teen and read the back cover, which is different from the inside flap which is GR synopsis above, I decided to give it a try. I am glad that I did, because I immediately liked Britt. She after a rough breakup and…Read more

]]> 0 e9578a14bff040881acba46012a9262d Brandi posted an update: Journey of a girl finding her way in a world without sight. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/7077/ Thu, 02 Oct 2014 20:11:22 -0400 Journey of a girl finding her way in a world without sight. Also firmly a story of family and friend
I wanted to read Blind because I am drawn to books dealing with disability or mental illness. I wanted to get inside Emma’s head and find out her story.

It is pretty agonizing for her, and I can only imagine the huge change that it would…Read more

]]> 0 b8b00f8042b1ef14e619c8f0bf565ea9 Brandi posted an update: Enjoyed their journey and Lucy's character growth. I […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/6832/ Tue, 09 Sep 2014 01:24:10 -0400 Enjoyed their journey and Lucy’s character growth.
I wanted to read In a Handful of Dust since I devoured Not a Drop to Drink. Ten years have passed and Lucy is a teenager now. She is a helper and unlike Lynn she is more of a people person, wanting to be around and surrounded. So when polio wipes through the community that Lynn and Lucy had…Read more

]]> 0 ec95c98e3713f379dcf2a2e01768bc9e Brandi posted an update: Powerful message delivered by a strong young lady. This […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/6822/ Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:06:27 -0400 Powerful message delivered by a strong young lady.
This must be my week of branching out from what I usually read and being rewarded. First I tried and liked a book narrated in poetry, and now a memoir. These types of reads aren’t usually what I go searching for, though I have read some on cystic fibrosis and eating disorders. But when this…Read more

]]> 0 b45f2b484825267b4b3e4dd61f08a99f Brandi posted an update: Great ending to awesome series. I started this series […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/5573/ Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:51:41 -0500 Great ending to awesome series.
I started this series when it came out, and I have followed it since, it is sad to know that my time with these characters has come to a close, but I am happy for them to get their ending.
C.C. Hunter doesn’t disappoint. This gets right into the action and into the thick of things. Kylie has a lot of hard…Read more

]]> 0 3110afea14c47660a4578a5498b05e9f Brandi posted an update: Quick and cute read with a quirky main character. I […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/5545/ Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:00:43 -0500 Quick and cute read with a quirky main character.
I don’t read a whole lot of middle grade, but to be honest when I read the synopsis, I didn’t know it was, I knew I liked the premise though. Books about being able to know what others are thinking has always intrigued me and it sounded like a cute read that had the potential for some depth.…Read more

]]> 0 7234963f8f11198746fe34a6df69e7fa Brandi posted an update: Like the concept and most of the execution, do wish it would […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/5515/ Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:17:35 -0500 Like the concept and most of the execution, do wish it would have taken another path romantically.
I liked Lucy Variations, but I will say that it is not quite what I expected. I did like that there was depth to the secondary characters and I saw a lot of different ways the story could have went, that ultimately I probably would have liked…Read more

]]> 0 bf87531e09bf11a5d0176ae2e0b65051 Brandi posted an update: Swoony, action packed series finale with a mind blowing […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/5492/ Sat, 09 Nov 2013 21:43:17 -0500 Swoony, action packed series finale with a mind blowing ending.
Wow. What an ending. I devoured this book, and loved every second. Well, some of it was hard. Sad, tragic, funny, sexy, violent, an army of awesome (yes, they do call themselves that, and are indeed made of awesome), twists and turns, with unexpected characters, turns of events and…Read more

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