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The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden

It is a rare book indeed that ever gets a perfect score from me, but The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden deserves nothing less than top marks. It’s heart wrenching, believable, thought provoking and brutally honest. I absolutely love Zoey and at multiple points in the story wanted to applaud her courage and resilience and how she absolutely became her own hero. I could not put this book down and you won’t be able to either. Get yourself a copy asap; you can thank me later.

Unwholly by Neal Shusterman

2/20/2013

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If you read and loved Unwind... you're going to want to read this. The reader is reunited with Connor, Lev and Risa, and the action doesn't disappoint at all. There's also a new, fascinating character; Cam, who is a reconstituted person, which raises all kinds of questions.

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The Prey by Andrew Fukuda

2/20/2013

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Oh my goodness!!!! Stop what you're doing and start reading this book RIGHT NOW (unless you haven't read book one, in which case you need to do that first!)
So often, the second book in a series is extremely disappointing for me - the author can't sustain my interest and the story drags. Not so with The Prey. Book two is awesome. Seriously... stop reading this review and get started on it; you can thank me later!

Here's the first two opening lines just to tease you: We thought we were finally free of them but we were wrong. That very night, they come at us.
The Prey continues the action, the intrigue, and even the romance started in book one. I KNOW that Hunger Games aficionados will enjoy this series. Trust me people... this is the next big hit. My gut's never wrong. Get it on your shelves a.s.a.p.
Warning... definitely for mature readers.

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Janice's bookshelf: read

Siege and Storm

by Leigh Bardugo

Just didn't enjoy it as much as Shadow and Bone. I just felt like the author was really trying a bit too hard to draw this story out. I was able to put it down several times and I couldn't put Shadow and Bone down so there's the differen...

Ruin and Rising

by Leigh Bardugo

The Grisha triology is a fantasy series that I really enjoyed. I reread the last book because I thought I wasn't remembering something. I'm a bit confused because I've started King of Scars and Nikolai isn't as I remembered. Don't want...

Don't Wake Up

by Liz Lawler

A Very Large Expanse of Sea

by Tahereh Mafi

I’m not usually someone who enjoys a story that is predominantly about the attraction between two people BUT I did like this one. The setting is one year after 9/11 and 16 year old Shirin, an American born Muslim whose family moves freq...

Two Can Keep a Secret

by Karen M. McManus

I love a good mystery, and although I correctly guessed the murderer in the first chapter, I still thoroughly enjoyed the twists and turns.

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