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The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

A 60 Second Review by Anne Brees ★★★★★ (4.50) Genre – Young Adult Fantasy

Summary – It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die.

At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them…

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

A 60 Second Review by Anne Brees ★★★★☆ (4.00) Genre – Young Adult Fantasy

Summary – For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without.

Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious…

You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour, David Levithan

A 60 Second Review by Anne Brees ★★★★★ (4.50) Genre – Young Adult Contemporary LGBT+

Summary – Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy night? No one, really?

Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but have never spoken. For whatever reason, their paths outside of class have never crossed.

That is, until Kate spots…

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

A 60 Second Review by Anne Brees ★★★★★ (5.00) Genre – Young Adult Fantasy

Summary – In a continent on the edge of war, two witches hold its fate in their hands.

Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, the friends are forced to flee their home.

Safi must avoid capture at all costs as she’s a…

The Diviners by Libba Bray

A 60 Second Review by Anne Brees ★★★★☆ (3.75) Genre – Young Adult Fantasy

Summary – Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his…

The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti

A 60 Second Review by Anne Brees Publication Date: January 1st, 2017 ★★★☆☆ (2.50) Genre – Young Adult Contemporary

Summary – Hawthorn wasn’t trying to insert herself into a missing person’s investigation. Or maybe she was. But that’s only because Lizzie Lovett’s disappearance is the one fascinating mystery their sleepy town has ever had. Bad things don’t happen to popular girls like Lizzie Lovett,…