Young Adult
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Review
March 29, 2012 | 
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A mysterious circus appears in the middle of the night and as patrons are invited in they notice the entire circus is black and white. In The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Celia and Marco are the masterminds behind the circus. In a battle of wits Celia and Marco are slowly falling in love while unbeknownst to them they are fighting in a deadly game under the instruction of their magician teachers. Each person in the circus is a pawn as well and slowly Celia and Marco are growing weary of this game. Will Marco and Celia be able to bear the burden of the circus?
I really enjoyed The Night Circus. I think I enjoyed it so much due to listening to it as an audio. I’m not sure I would have liked it as well if I would have read it myself. The narrator is the same as the Harry Potter novels so he brings you to England, Scotland, and even Germany with his many accents. The story is a bit descriptive and it does jump around in narration. The characters are a fun group and with such a unique setting Erin is able to create a fun atmosphere. There is some language so readers to be aware. All in all I would recommend listening to this book.
You can read an excerpt here.
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Title: The Night Circus
Author: Erin Morgenstern
Format: Audiobook
Page #’s: 387
ISBN: 0385534639
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date: September 13th 2011
Available for Purchase: Amazon
Reviewer: Megan
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake Review
If you are looking for a ghost story Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake is a good one. Cas Lowood is a ghost hunter, taking over for his father when he was gruesomely murdered by one of his hunts. Hearing of a ghost in Canada who tears her victims apart Cas is intrigued. When he arrives at Anna’s house he realizes he is dealing with the hardest and strongest ghost he has ever had to hunt. Upon first meeting Anna, Cas is stunned at the beauty of this ghost and the torture that she is going through. Anna seeing Cas is able to stop herself from killing him and can’t understand why. They soon find they are meant to help each other and have to find a balance in such an odd relationship.
I really enjoyed this ghost story. I felt for Anna’s story and her character. It was well written and quite different from your typical scary stories. Cas is likeable and the attraction between the two isn’t weird like I thought it would be. There is quite a bit of language in this novel. I would recommend to any who like a good scary story.
You can read an excerpt here.
Anna Dressed in Blood Series:
Anna Dressed in Blood
Girl of Nightmares (August 2012)
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Title: Anna Dressed In Blood
Author: Kendare Blake
Format: Hardcover
Page #’s: 316
ISBN: 0765328658
Publisher: Tor Teen
Release Date: August 2011
Reviewer: Megan
Posted in Romance, Young Adult | 
Tags: Paranormal, Reading Order, Romance, Young Adult | 
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I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up In the Holocaust by Livia Bitton-Jackson Review
Ellie Friedmann is just 13 and finds her life being spent in a concentration camp. In I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up In the Holocaust by Livia Bitton-Jackson, Ellie is lucky enough to be able to stay with her mother the entire time. Ellie is strong, she just doesn’t know how strong she is until she has to survive and get her mother to survive the concentration camp. Can Ellie survive and keep her mother going, or will she lose the battle like so many other victims?
I am a HUGE Holocaust fan. I am so amazed at their stories of survival and their strength in such horrible conditions. I was fortunate enough to be able to visit Auschwitz camps and see for myself (a tiny glimpse) of where they were and what they went through. I will never know what all they survived, but am amazed at how they did it. This book was brought back to me by my sister from the Smithsonian Holocaust museum in Washington D.C. I devoured this book! It is gruesome, but that is what life was like for all the victims. I would recommend it to anyone, I feel we need to remember history to keep it from happening again. Livia Bitton-Jackson did an amazing job putting this book together and I loved every minute of it. I hope you can take time to get to know Ellie and her family!
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Title: I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing up in the Holocaust
Author: Livia Bitton-Jackson
Format: Paperback, eBook
Page Nos.: 234
ISBN: 978-0689823954
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Release Date: March 1999
Available for purchase: Amazon
Reviewer: Jocee
Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter Review
In Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter, Kate has much more to deal with then ever before. She thought the worst was over when she completed the tests, but much more is at stake now. Calliope is back to ruin the lives of those that had betrayed her and Henry is more distant than ever. After spending six months in Greece with James, Kate returns to find things not even close to normal. Calliope is releasing a titan, Henry hardly even talks to Kate, and the rest of the family is acting weird. Kate takes it upon herself to figure out why Henry is acting the way he is and how to try and help defeat the horror trying to kill all of humankind.
I really liked how quickly this book progressed and would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is even slightly interested in Greek and Roman Mythology mixed with the present day. I didn’t like Kate’s personality in some parts of the book, but I really liked how straightforward she is. She isn’t one to wait and be rescued, in fact, she tries to face all of her problems head on. I loved how the underworld changed based on each characters depiction of what they deserve and how it could be beautiful or horrible. I liked how that affected Kate’s mood as she traveled through it. I really liked how this book flowed really well from the first one and was very pleased with the cliff-hanger ending. I can’t wait for the next one to come out!
You can read an excerpt here.
The Goddess Test Order:
The Goddess Inheritance (April 2013)
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Title: Goddess Interrupted
Author: Aimee Carter
Format: Paperback, ebook
Page Nos.: 304
ISBN: 978-0373210459
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Release Date: March 27, 2012
Reviewer: Jillian
**I received a copy of this book from the NetGalley but was not required to provide a review and it did not impact my review in any way.
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