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YA book review: The Farm by Emily McKay

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Title: The Farm Author: Emily McKay Series: The Farm, Book One Genre: paranormal, dystopian YA Publication date:  December 4th 2012 Publisher:  Berkley Trade Pages/Format:  Paperback & e-book, 420 pages Website: www.escapethefarm.com Life was different in the Before: before vampires began devouring humans in a swarm across America; before the surviving young people were rounded up and quarantined. These days, we know what those quarantines are—holding pens where human blood is turned into more food for the undead monsters, known as Ticks. Surrounded by electrical fences, most kids try to survive the Farms by turning on each other… And when trust is a thing of the past, escape is nearly impossible. Lily and her twin sister Mel have a plan. Though Mel can barely communicate, her autism helps her notice things no one else notices—like the portion of electrical fence that gets turned off every night. Getting across won’t be easy, but as Lily gathers what

Book review: Foretold by Jana Oliver

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Foretold (The Demon Trappers, Book 4) by Jana Oliver YA paranormal*Paperback, US, 352 pages Published December 11th 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin  In FORETOLD, the fourth Demon Trappers novel by Jana Oliver, Riley faces the final battle for humanity and Beck's heart—and Hell is the least of her problems. Now that Riley’s managed to (just barely) fend off Armageddon, everything’s changed. Well . . . most things. After their passionate kiss before the big battle in the cemetery, Beck is back to treating her like a little girl, as if nothing ever happened. While she’d love to just tell him off and move on, Riley vowed to take care of Beck the way he’s taken care of her since her father’s death—but she’s about to get a whole lot more than she bargained for. When she’s commissioned to go with Beck to his hometown and help him care for his dying mother, they stumble too close to a dark and murderous secret, one that Beck fears will drive Riley away from him forever. As

The Falling Angels Saga: Heaven Sent Blog Tour: guest post & giveaway

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We are today's stop on The Falling Angels Saga Blog Tour featuring the third book in E Van Lowe's YA paranormal series. We have a Guest Post by the author on writing a series and there's a giveaway for an autographed set of all three books. Enter below. The Falling Angels Saga is one of our favorite YA series and our review of the third book will be posted soon (we've been sick). This tour is presented by Bewitching Book Tours . Heaven Sent ( Falling Angels Saga Book Three) By E Van Lowe Genre: Paranormal YA*Paperback & e-book Published December 15th 2012   Read an  Excerpt   What Does It All Mean? Readers who devoured Boyfriend From Hell and Earth Angel will be captivated by the third book in the Falling Angels Saga. As summer break for Glendale Union high begins, heartsick Megan awaits Guy's return while struggling to control her emerging abilities.  Love is in the air, but can the new loves in Megan, Maudrina, Suze and Aunt&#