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Waiting on Wednesday (66) — Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

“Waiting On” Wednesday spotlights upcoming releases that everyone’s excited about (created by Jill at Breaking The Spine.) Oct. 11th, 1943—A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it’s barely begun. When “Verity”…

Review: UNDER THE NEVER SKY by Veronica Rossi

UNDER THE NEVER SKYVeronica Rossi400 pagesPublisher: HarperTeenRelease Date: January 3rd, 2011Source: ARC from PublisherRating: LOVED Aria is a teenager in the enclosed city of Reverie. Like all Dwellers, she spends her time with friends in virtual environments, called Realms, accessed through an eyepiece called a Smarteye. Aria enjoys the Realms and the easy life in…

REVIEW: Guys Read: Thriller edited by Jon Scieszka

GUYS READ: ThrillerEdited by: Jon Scieszka272 pagesPublisher: Walden Pond PressRelease Date: September 20th, 2011Source: Paperback from PublisherRating: LIKED A body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting machine The world’s worst private detective The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring…

ARC Giveaway: Partials by Dan Wells

I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one excited to read Partials. I mean, just read that synopsis! The human race is all but extinct after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the population. Reduced to tens of thousands by RM, a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is…