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Disciple (DreamWalkers #2) Jody Wallace Published: Dec. 23, 2014 (Samhain) Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4 stars It’s been three months since Maggie learned she was an alucinator and started training. Three long months of learning to shield and swallow her fear and resign herself to her mentor’s... 
Afterlife (Evernight #4) Claudia Gray Published: Mar. 8, 2011 (Harper Teen) Purchase at: pre-order from Amazon or pre-order from Book Depository Rating (out of 5): 5 stars (NOTE: While there are no spoilers in this review for Afterlife, we specifically reference plot points in the previous novel, Hourglass.) Before we discuss Afterlife, the final Evernight novel, it’s important to remember where Hourglass... 
This year we fell in love with several new authors, found new series and even decided we could really get into steampunk. We’ve narrowed the list down to these gems. All the books on this list are ones we’ve told friends, family and random people at the bookstore about. These are the books we tell you are musts for your to-read piles. As a matter of fact, print it out and make it a checklist. We were... 
Nightshade Andrea Cremer Published: Oct. 19, 2010 Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 5 stars I couldn’t put down Andrea Cremer’s Nightshade for more than a few moments at a time. After reading the majority of the 450-page book in a single sitting, I looked at my husband and just mumbled, “Wow.” Following a curious look from my better half, all I could say was Nightshade is by far...
