Daisy Chain Book Reviews

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.   Release Date: November 22, 2016 Publisher: Simon Pulse ADD TO GOODREADS SUMMARY   Four girls with the power to control the elements and save the world from a terrible evil must come together in the first epic novel in a brand-new series. When Phantoms—massive beasts made from nightmares and darkness—suddenly appeared and began terrorizing the world, four girls, the Effigies, each gained a unique power to control one of the classical elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Since then, four girls across the world have continually fought against the Phantoms, fulfilling their cosmic duty. And when one Effigy dies, another girl gains her power as a replacement. But now, with technologies in place to protect the world’s major cities from Phantom attacks, the Effigies have stopped defending humanity and, instead, have become international celebr...

Title: Starflight (Starflight #1) Author: Melissa Landers Release Date: February 2, 2016 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: 368 Source: Bought Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 4 STARS SUMMARY Solara Brooks needs a fresh start, someplace where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. The outer realm may be lawless, but it's not like the law has ever been on her side. Still, off-world travel doesn't come cheap; Solara is left with no choice but to indenture herself in exchange for passage to the outer realm. She just wishes it could have been to anyone besides Doran Spaulding, the rich, pretty-boy quarterback who made her life miserable in school. The tables suddenly turn when Doran is framed for conspiracy on Earth, and Solara cons him into playing the role of her servant on board the Banshee, a ship manned by an eccentric crew with their own secrets. Given the price on both Doran and Solar...

Title: The New Guy (and Other Senior Year Distractions) Author: Amy Spalding Release Date: April 5, 2016 Publisher: Poppy Pages: 320 Source: ARC provided by Hachette Book Group Canada Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 2.5 STARS SUMMARY Filled with romance, rivalry, and passive-aggressive dog walking, Amy Spalding delivers a hilariously relatable story about how even the best-laid plans sometimes need to be rewritten. What's the only thing that could derail overachiever Jules's perfect senior year? Alex Powell--former member of boy-band sensation Chaos 4 All and newest transfer to Eagle Vista Academy.  Alex seems cool enough when he starts spending time with Jules. In fact, he turns out to be quite the romantic (not to mention a killer kisser). And after getting over the initial shock that someone like Alex might actually like like her, Jules accepts that having a boyfriend could be a nice addition to her packed schedule. That is, until Alex commits the ultimate b...

Title: Burn (The Rephaim #4) Author: Paula Weston Release Date: June 7, 2016 Publisher: Tundra Books Pages: 448 Source: Paperback provided by Penguin Random House Canada Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 5 S TARS SUMMARY Suddenly, Gaby remembers everything.   For a year she believed she was a backpacker chilling out in Pandanus Beach. Working at the library. Getting over the accident that killed her twin brother.   Then Rafa came to find her and Gaby discovered her true identity as Gabe: one of the Rephaim. Over a hundred years old. Half angel, half human, all demon-smiting badass and hopelessly attracted to the infuriating Rafa.   Now she knows who faked her memories, and how - and why it's all hurtling towards a massive showdown between the forces of heaven and hell.   MY THOUGHTS   Paula Weston's Rephaim series ha s loved to torment its readers with shocking cliffh angers that l eave you desperate for the next book. Secrets and revelations ha...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.   Release Date: September 6, 2016 Publisher: Aladdin ADD TO GOODREADS SUMMARY Christopher Rowe is back and there are more puzzles, riddles, and secrets to uncover in this follow-up to the Indie Next pick The Blackthorn Key , which was called a “spectacular debut” by Kirkus Reviews in a starred review. The Black Death has come to London, spreading disease and fear through town. A mysterious prophet predicts the city’s ultimate doom—until an unknown apothecary arrives with a cure that actually works. Christopher’s Blackthorn shop is chosen to prepare the remedy. But when an assassin threatens the apothecary’s life, Christopher and his faithful friend Tom are back to hunting down the truth, risking their lives to untangle the heart of a dark conspiracy. And as the sickness strikes close to home, the stakes are higher than ever before…   Consi...

Title: How to Disappear Author: Ann Redisch Stampler Release Date: June 14, 2016 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 416 Source: ARC provided by author Add to Goodreads | Amazon.ca | Indigo Overall: 5 STARS SUMMARY This electric cross-country thriller follows the game of cat and mouse between a girl on the run from a murder she witnessed—or committed?—and the boy who’s sent to kill her. Nicolette Holland is the girl everyone likes. Up for adventure. Loyal to a fault. And she’s pretty sure she can get away with anything...until a young woman is brutally murdered in the woods near Nicolette’s house. Which is why she has to disappear. Jack Manx has always been the stand-up guy with the killer last name. But straight A’s and athletic trophies can’t make people forget that his father was a hit man and his brother is doing time for armed assault. Just when Jack is about to graduate from his Las Vegas high school and head east for college, his brother pulls him into the family business with in...