Reviews

The Bookette's reviews in alphabetical order by title. This page is updated on a weekly basis.

A
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
An Ice Cold Grave (Harper Connelly Book 3) by Charlaine Harris
Angel by L A Weatherly
Almost True (sequel to When I Was Joe) by Keren David
Amazing Mind of Alice Makin, The by Alan Shea [reviewed by Irena]
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
Arthur and the Meanies by Jan Fearnley
Avenger, The by P.C. Cast [reviewed by Irena]

B

Bad Faith by Gillian Philip
Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater [reviewed by Irena]
Bartimaeus: The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
Beasties, The by Jenny Nimmo
Beautiful Creatures by Maggie Stohl and Kami Garcia
Becoming Bindy MacKenzie (Ashbury High) by Jaclyn Moriarty
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove, The by Lauren Kate [reviewed by Irena]
Betrayals (Strange Angels Book 2) by Lili St Crow
Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien
Black Hills by Nora Roberts
Blackhope Enigma, The by Teresa Flavin [reviewed by Irena]
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Blood Ties by Sophie McKenzie
Bloodline by Kate Cary [reviewed by Irena]
Bloodstone (Rebel Angels Book 2) by Gillian Philip
Body Finder, The by Kimberly Derting
Booom! by Alan MacDonald
Bouncy Bouncy Bedtime by by David Bedford
Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, The by Junot Diaz
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Vol 1 by John Vornholt, Arthur Byron Cover, Alice Henderson
Burning Secrets by Clare Chambers [reviewed by Irena]

C
Cabinet of Curiosities by Paul Dowsell [reviewed by Irena]
Calling and The Changeling, The by Cate Tiernan
Candor by Pam Bachorz
Candy by Kevin Brooks
Captivate by Carrie Jones
Case of the Deadly Desperados, The (Western Mysteries Book 1) by Caroline Lawrence
Catch by Will Leitch
Chain Reaction (Perfect Chemistry Book 3) by Simone Elkeles
Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts
Chosen (House of Night Book 3) by P.C. and Kristin Cast
City of Masks by Mary Hoffman
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Comic Strip, The: Big Fat Book of Knowledge by Tracey Turner
Company of Angels by Lili Wilkinson [reviewed by Irena]
Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Cross My Heart by Sasha Gould
Crossing The Line by Gillian Philip
Crowfield Curse, The by Pat Walsh
Crusade, The by Linda Press Wulf [reviewed by Irena]
Cursed Ones, The (A Crusade Novel) by Nancy Holder and Debbie Vigue [reviewed by Irena]


D
Daisy Plays Hide and Seek by Ellie Sandall
Dark Life by Kat Falls
Dark Secrets by Elizabeth Chandler
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
David by Mary Hoffman
Dead and the Gone, The (The Last Survivors) by Susan Pfeffer
Dead Boy Talking by Linda Strachan
Dead Girls' Dance (Morganville Vampires Book 2) by Rachel Caine
Dead of Night, The (Tomorrow Series Book 2) by John Marsden
Declaration, The by Gemma Malley
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Demon's Lexicon, The by Sarah Rees Brennan
Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting
Dido by Adèle Geras
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Double Life of Cassiel Roadnight, The by Jenny Valentine
Dragonfly Pool, The by Eva Ibbotson
Drawing, Doodling and Colouring for Christmas by Fiona Watt et al.
Drawing with Light by Julia Green [ reviewed by Irena]
Dreaming of Amelia by Jaclyn Moriarty
Dresskeeper, The by Mary Naylus
Dust City by Robert Paul Weston


E
Eep! by Joke van Leeuwen
Emerald by Karen Wallace
Entangled by Cat Clarke
Eternal Ones, The by Kirsten Miller
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Everybody Jam by Ali Lewis
Exodus by Julie Bertagna
Eye of the Wolf by Daniel Pennac
Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Manchev


F
Fade (Wake Trilogy Book 2) by Lisa McMann
Fallen by Lauren Kate
Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper
Fang (Maximum Ride Book 6) by James Patterson
Fearsome Beastie, The by Giles Paley-Phillips
Feast of Fools (Morganville Vampires Book 4) by Rachel Caine
Feeling Sorry for Celia by Jaclyn Moriarty
Finding Sky by Joss Stirling
Finding Cassie Crazy (Ashbury Book 2) by Jaclyn Moriarty
Fire (Seven Kingdoms) by Kristin Cashore
Firebrand by Gillian Philip
Fool's Girl, The by Celia Rees
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Fury by Elizabeth Miles


G
Girl, 16 Five Star Fiasco by Sue Limb
Girl with the Glass Feet, The by Ali Shaw
Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires Book 1) by Rachel Caine
Gone (Wake Trilogy Book 3) by Lisa McMann
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris
Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris
Graveyard Book, The by Neil Gaiman
Great Gatsby, The by F. Scott Fitzgerald

H
Hacking Harvard by Robin Wasserman
Halo by Zizou Corder
Hear the Dead Cry by Charlie Price [reviewed by Irena]
Help, The by Kathryn Stockett
Hidden by Miriam Halahmy
Horrid Henry's Bodies by Francesca Simon
Hunger Games, The by Suzanne Collins
Hunted (House of Night Book 5) By P.C. and Kristin Cast
Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick


I
I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend by Cora Harrison
Ice Cream Con, The by Jimmy Docherty [reviewed by Irena]
If I Could Fly by Jill Hucklesby
Ill Wind Weather Wardens Book 1 by Rachel Caine
Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan
Immortal War (Vampirates Book 6) by Justin Somper
In the Bag by Jim Carrington [reviewed by Irena]
In the Sea there are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda [reviewed by Irena]
Island, The by Sarah Singleton
Ithaka by Adèle Geras



J
Jane Austen Stole My Boyfriend by Cora Harrison

K
Knife by R. J Anderson


L
Lament by Maggie Stiefvater [reviewed by Irena]
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld [reviewed by Irena]
Lex Trent Versus The Gods by Alex Bell
Lia's Guide to Winning the Lottery by Keren David
Life as we knew it by Susan  Pfeffer
Linger by Maggie Steifvater
Long Lankin by Lindsay Barraclough [reviewed by Irena]
Long Weekend, The by Savita Kalhan
Loon on the Moon, The by Chae Strathie
Lord Sunday by Garth Nix
Lost Hero, The by Rick Riordan
Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin [reviewed by Irena]


M
Mad Love by Suzanne Selfors [reviewed by Irena]
Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore
Manifest by Artist Arthur
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork [reviewed by Irena]
Matched by Ally Condie
Maze Runner, The by James Dashner
Memory Cage, The by Ruth Eastham
Midnight Alley (Morganville Vampires Book 3) by Rachel Caine
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
Mission Telemark by Amanda Mitchison
Montacute House by Lucy Jago
Moonstone Legacy, The by Diana de Gunzburg and Tony Wild
My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
My So-Called Afterlife by Tamsyn Murray
My So-Called Haunting by Tamsyn Murray


N
Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson [reviewed by Irena]
Need by Carrie Jones
Nickolai of the North by Lucy Daniel Raby
Night Circus, The by Erin Morgenstern
No and Me by Delphine De Vigan
Nobel Genes by Rune Michaels
Numbers by Rachel Ward


O
On the Broken Shore by James Macmanus
Ondine: The Summer of Shambles by Ebony McKenna
Ondine: The Autumn Palace by Ebony McKenna
Other Countess, The by Eve Edwards

P
Pain Merchants, The (Healing Wars Book 1) by Janice Hardy
Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard
Paradise Barn by Victor Watson
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Pastworld by Ian Beck [reviewed by Irena]
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Poisoned House, The by Michael Ford [reviewed by Irena]
Possessing Rayne by Kate Cann
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Puzzle Ring, The by Kate Forsyth

Q

R
Rain by Kate Le Vann
Random Magic by Sasha Sorenson
Ravenwood by Andrew Peters
Red Glove (Curse Workers Book 2) by Holly Black
Red Pyramid, The (The Kane Chronicles Book 1) by Rick Riordan
Replacement, The by Brenna Yovanoff
Restoring Harmony by Joëlle Anthony
Returners, The by Gemma Malley
Rockoholic by C J Skuse [reviewed by Irena]
Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles


S
Set Up, The (The Medusa Project Book 1) by Sophie McKenzie
Sea Glass (Opal Cowan Book 2) by Maria V. Snyder
Secret Kingdom, The by Jenny Nimmo
Shadow Web by N. M. Browne
She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott [reviewed by Irena]
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Sky is Everywhere, The by Jandy Nelson
Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd
Song Quest by Katherine Roberts
Spy Glass (Opal Cowan Book 3) by Maria V. Snyder
Star Crossed (Sweet Hearts Book 1) by Jo Cotterill
Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor
Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder
Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
Stranger, The by Sarah Singleton
Stride's Summer by Jenni Overend
Summer I Turned Pretty, The by Jenny Han
Summer That Changed Everything, The by Ann Brashares
Suspicion (Private Book 11) by Kate Brian
Sweethearts by Sara Zarr
Swim the Fly by Don Calame
Swoon by Nina Malkin
Syren (Septimus Heap Book 5) by Angie Sage

T
Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth by Chris Priestley [reviewed by Irena]
Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs [reviewed by Irena]
Tempted (House of Night Book 6) by P.C. and Kristin Cast
Theodore Boone (Young Lawyer) by John Grisham
This World We Live In (The Last Survivors Book 3) by Susan Pfeffer
Time Riders by Alex Scarrow
Time Riders 2: Day of the Predator by Alex Scarrow
Toby Alone by Timothee de Fombelle
Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden
Torment by Lauren Kate
Trash by Andy Mulligan
Trick of the Dark, A by B. R. Collins [reviewed by Irena]
TroubleTwisters by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
Troy by Adèle Geras
Truth about Celia Frost, The by Paula Rawsthorne [reviewed by Irena]
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Tyme's End by B.R. Collins [reviewed by Irena]
13 Curses, The by Michelle Harrison
13 Secrets, The by Michelle Harrison
13 Treasures, The by Michelle Harrison
13 to Life by Shannon Delany

U
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Unfinished Angel, The by Sharon Creech
Unit, The by Ninni Holmquist
Untamed (House of Night Book 4) by P.C. and Kristin Cast


V
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Vanished Bind Up #1 by Meg Cabot
Very Thought of You, The by Rosie Alison


W
Wake by Lisa McMann
Warrior Heir, The by Cinda Williams Chima
Waves by Sharon Dogar
West of the Moon by Katherine Langrish
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
When God Was A Rabbit by Sarah Winman
When I Was Joe by Keren David
White Cat (The Curse Workers Book 1) by Holly Black
White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick
Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson [reviewed by Irena]
Witch and Wizard by James Patterson
Wolf Cry by Julia Golding
Wood Angel by Erin Bow [reviewed by Irena]
Worst of Me, The by Kate Le Vann


X

Y
You Against Me by Jenny Downham
Young Sherlock: The Death Cloud by Andrew Lane


Z
Zelah Green by Vanessa Curtis [reviewed by Irena]
Zelah Green: One more little problem by Vanessa Curtis [reviewed by Irena]