
★★★★★—The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
"The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mer

★★★★★—The Young Elites by Marie Lu
"I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside.
Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina’s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family’s good name

★★★★★—The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
"Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen—all of them—and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood—the blood of Olympus—in order to wake.
The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood.

★★—Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi (Original Review: July 14, 2014. Addition made on October 24, 2014)
"The heart-stopping conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series, which Ransom Riggs, bestselling author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, called “a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love.”
With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn’t know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won’t keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all. Now she must rely on Warner, the handsome

Because I'm pretty sure my Facebook friends are sick of me.
Well hey there. It seems you've stumbled upon my blog. Welcome. And I'm sorry in advance. So this is where I'm going to be speaking my mind. If you don't like other peoples' musings and opinions, please direct your attention to the little red "X" button in the top right corner of your window (or, for Mac users, the little red circle in the top left corner of your window). In any case, for those of you who have stayed, it is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Hayden Sharpe—and

Pictures of you, Pictures of me. Well, pictures of my dog.
Yeah, yeah, for my first blog post, I'm going to be one of those people. This is my dog, Maggie. She's a cockapoo, and she's almost 10. She's perfect lapdog size, but doesn't like being picked up or hugged. She's really smart though. She knows that the basement is off-limits to her, and won't jump up on the couch without a blanket being put down for her first. She has this habit of running around the coffee table, through the kitchen, and slamming into the front door, only to

★★★★★—Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan, illustrated by John Rocco
"'A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week.' So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic--and sarcastic asides--to the

★★★★—The Maze Runner by James Dashner
"If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.
Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.
Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.
Everything is going to change.
Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message s