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Out Today: Trial By Fire, Passion

After three months, Bryn is finally settling into her position as alpha of the Cedar Ridge Pack--or at least, her own version of what it means to be alpha. To lead a pack of werewolves, she will have to give in to her own animal instincts and act less human.There can only be one alpha.

Bryn is finally settling into her position as alpha of the Cedar Ridge Pack—or at least, her own version of what it means to be alpha when you’re a human leading a band of werewolves. Then she finds a teenage boy bleeding on her front porch. Before collapsing, he tells her his name is Lucas, he’s a Were, and Bryn’s protection is his only hope.

But Lucas isn’t part of Bryn’s pack, and she has no right to claim another alpha’s Were.  With threats—old and new—looming, and danger closing in from all sides, Bryn will have to accept what her guardian Callum knew all along. To be alpha, she will have to give in to her own animal instincts and become less human. And, she’s going to have to do it alone.

Bryn faces both the costs, and the rewards, of love and loyalty, in this thrilling sequel to Raised by Wolves.

Kate delivers the third book in her "New York Times"-bestselling Fallen series. Before Luce and Daniel met at Sword & Cross and fought immortals at Shoreline, they lived many lives.

Luce would die for Daniel.

And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way. . . .

Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime . . . going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel . . . and finally unlock the key to making their love last.

Cam and the legions of angels and Outcasts are desperate to catch Luce, but none are as frantic as Daniel. He chases Luce through their shared pasts, terrified of what might happen if she rewrites history.

Because their romance for the ages could go up in flames . . . forever.

The Luxe

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (September 23, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9780061345685

Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn.
Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions.
White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups.
This is Manhattan, 1899.

Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone—from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud—threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future.

With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear...

In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent.

*spoiler*

Here's my situation with The Luxe I was really liking this book when I started it, but like I usually do I had to know what happens so I looked ahead. When I read that Will dies, I stopped reading the book and I won't start it up again. I know it's more realistic if things don't happen like we hope, but leave the heartbreak to the real world and let the books I read end happily. Honestly if Will didn't die I would have continued on with the book and the rest of the series, but since he does I won't be reading the rest. I won't even give it any starts because I don't want to say I didn't like it, and don't want to say I loved it either. I would have liked it had I not found out WIll dies

Review: He's So Not Worth It

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster 
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416999531

Summary:Ally Ryan, come on down to the Jersey Shore and forget your troubles!

Have you recently been humilated in front of your friends and family at your former best friends birthday party? Was your almost boyfriend partly responsible for that humilation by withholding some vital information about where your estrangerd father is? Did you come home to find said estranged father sitting on your stoop?

If so, then it sounds like you could use a vacation! The Jersey Shore is the place to be. Your mother may be living with her boyfriend of only a few months, but at least the stunt Shannen pulled has put some of your friends back in your court. Even so, you're still angry and what better way to get over Jake than to blow off some steam with local guy, Cooper. People will hardly recognize your new attitude, but the old one wasn't getting you anywhere, so who cares!

Jake Graydon, an exciting opportunity is waiting for you in the service industry!

Are your grades so low your parents have grounded you for the summer? Did you the girl you really like unceremoniously leave you behind? Would you rather eat dirt than see your friends again? Then a job at the local coffee shop is just the ticket! Suprisingly, Ally's father is the new manager so you get to be reminded of her nearly every day. Maybe it's time to start flirting with your best friend's ex or even taking school a bit more seriously. Especially when you finally see Ally and she's hanging around with some loser and it's couldn't be more clear that she is over you.

Have a great summer!

Review: *spoilers ahead*Kieran Scott has a way of writing that makes you never want to put the book down. I usually read chapter to chapter and won't put the book down in the middle of a chapter. Each chapter in this book ends in a small cliffhanger that makes you not want to stop reading, it was because of this that I finished this book in a short time. One of my favorite thing about He's So Not Worth It and She's So Dead To Us is that it is written from both the point of views of Jake and Ally simultaneously. I really like this because you see how they are both feeling after something scandalous has happened. In the first book I really felt bad for Ally and even though I liked Jake I was so mad at him, but in this book I was mad at Ally! I knew straight from the start that Cooper was no good, but of course Ally couldn't see that. I felt bad for Jake this time around, because he really did try to get back with Ally and try to show her how he felt and she just wouldn't have it. One of the many things I look forward to when reading these books is Annie's little spy notes, every time I get to them I laugh. She really cracks me up with her little side notes. In true Kieran fashion the last line of course ends in a major cliffhanger that will guarantee you HAVE to read the next book. Of course I can't leave out the hook up between Chloe and Jake...maybe its my naivety or my undying loyalty to Jake but I like to think that him and Chloe just had a heavy make out session. As for the "that was for knocking up my girlfriend" situation, I think it was Will, it better be! I will absolutely never forgive Jake if it's really his. I'm hoping the next book will start exactly where that fight left off and it's Jake defending his honor saying they never even had sex *praying*  I'm sure Chloe either told Hammond it was Jake so that no one would know she was hooking up with a norm, or Hammond just assumed it was Jake because he saw them together. All I know is I can't wait for the next book and I want it NOW! I absolutely adore these books and I recommend them 200%. I just want Jake and Ally to finally be together and happy!! Please. 

5/5 stars it was AMAZING


UPDATE: the third book will be titled This Is So Not Happening and will be released in the summer of 2012. :( That's a long wait.

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Review: Starcrossed

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Hardcover: 487 pages
• Publisher: HarperTeen (May 31, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062011995

Summary:How do you defy destiny?

Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.

As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and trying to tear them apart.

Review: If there's one thing in a book that I need to have in order for me to really like it, it's dialogue. This book had hardly any, you'd think from the size of it that it would be full of it but it did not..at all. I couldn't get into it which is sad because I was really looking forward to reading this one. I was anticipating it for so long. I have been interested in Greek mythology since I took a class back in the third grade so when I found out this book would be revolving around that I was really excited. This book however; was not the mythology I loved. Something about the way it was written confused me to high heavens and I was just lost most of the time. For a book that is supposed to some sort of epic love story, it wasn't all that romantic or full of love at all! I definitely would not recommend this book and if there's going to be another one, as the ending of this one made it seem, I will not be reading it. And that is something I never say. 1/5 Stars, I did not like it. There is something I DID like about this book I might mention, the cover. I think it's so beautiful, and even if I disliked the book, at least I have a pretty cover to look at, regardless of the dislike on the inside pages.

Our First Giveaway!

The wonderful Kieran Scott (or Kate Brian, depending on what series you read) sent us 1 signed copy of She's So Dead To Us a signed copy of the brand new sequel He's So Not Worth It and a signed bookmark to give away to our readers! This is our first giveaway so it's really exciting and we can't wait to share these prizes with you!

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