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Deliciously Beautiful: A Review of HOURGLASS by Myra McEntire

 HourglassMyra McEntire387 pagesPublisher: EgmontUSARelease Date: June 14th, 2011Source: Hardcover GiftRating: LOVED One hour to rewrite the past . . . For seventeen-year-old Emerson Cole, life is about seeing what isn’t there: swooning Southern Belles; soldiers long forgotten; a haunting jazz trio that vanishes in an instant. Plagued by phantoms since her parents’ death, she just…

Waiting on Wednesday (94) — STRANDS OF BRONZE AND GOLD by Jane Nickerson

“Waiting On” Wednesday spotlights upcoming releases that everyone’s excited about (created by Jill at Breaking The Spine.)   A sweeping Gothic thriller based on the spine-chilling “Bluebeard” fairytale. 17-year-old Sophia Petheram has been sheltered by her doting family all her life, until the day her father dies. It’s 1855, and with no money and few…

Just as Compelling: A Review of A WANT SO WICKED by Suzanne Young

 A Want So WickedSuzanne Young288 pagesPublisher: Balzer+BrayRelease Date: June 26th, 2012Source: ARC from PublisherRating: REALLY LIKED Elise is a normal seventeen-year-old girl until the day she wakes up in a desert park, with no idea who she is. After that episode, her life takes a bizarre turn. She’s experiencing unexpected flashes of insight into people’s…

Chill and Thrills: A Review of SOMETHING STRANGE AND DEADLY by Susan Dennard

 Something Strange and DeadlySusan Dennard400 pagesPublisher: HarperTeenRelease Date: July 24th, 2012Source: ARC from PublisherRating: LOVED The year is 1876, and there’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia… Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry…

Breathtaking: A Review of A NEED SO BEAUTIFUL by Suzanne Young

 A Need So BeautifulSuzanne Young288 pagesPublisher: Balzer+BrayRelease Date: June 1st, 2012Source: Paperback from PublisherRating: REALLY LIKED We all want to be remembered. Charlotte’s destiny is to be Forgotten… Charlotte’s best friend thinks Charlotte might be psychic. Her boyfriend thinks she’s cheating on him. But Charlotte knows what’s really wrong: She is one of the Forgotten,…