Delirium by Lauren Oliver

First of all, let me just say, this book is AMAZING.  The word choice is perfect, and the story is just... fantastic.  Words can't really describe how good this book was.  And the ending was shocking and heart-wrenching... The whole book was just amazing. I definitely recommend this to anyone who likes dystopian fiction, romance, or young adult fiction. :)

Summary (From GoodReads):

Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -- the deliria -- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy.

But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love.

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The Trilogy:

BOOK ONE: Delirium

BOOK TWO: Pandemonium

BOOK THREE: Requiem COMING OUT IN FEBRUARY 2013

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For more information, visit the author's website.

~thespectacularbookworm



Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne

This book was a good mystery thriller -- it kept me on the edge of my seat, dying to figure out all the answers.  And I absolutely love the cover - it's so mysterious and interesting, and it looks like a tarot card. My only problem with this book was that some passages were very confusing and didn't make any sense. Overall, it was a good book.  I'd recommend this to anyone who likes mysteries or psychological thrillers!

Summary (from GoodReads):
When sixteen-year-old Faye arrives at Holbrook Academy, she doesn't expect to find herself exactly where she needs to be. After years of strange waking visions and nightmares, her only comfort the bones of dead animals, Faye is afraid she's going crazy. Fast.

But her first night at Holbrook, she feels strangely connected to the school and the island it sits on, like she's come home. She's even made her first real friends, but odd things keep happening to them. Every morning they wake on the floors of their dorm rooms with their hands stained red.

Faye knows she's the reason, but what does it all mean? The handsome Kel tries to help her unravel the mystery, but Faye is certain she can't trust him; in fact, he may be trying to kill her - and the rest of the world too.


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Click here to visit the author's website.

~thespectacularbookworm

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

First of all, this book was amazing.  I couldn't put it down -- it was fast-paced and a thrilling read.  I loved the author's writing style -- the sentences that the character Juliette thought and then crossed off (you probably have no idea what I'm talking about -- but if you read the book you will). I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes fiction, romance, action...  This book has made my Top Ten favorites list!!


Summary (from GoodReads):

Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days.
The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.

The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war -- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now.

Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.

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For more information, you can visit the author's website.
Book 1.5, Destroy Me, is an e-book novella that you can buy now! Book 2, Unravel Me, will be in bookstores February 5th, 2013.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!


~thespectacularbookworm

Divergent by Veronica Roth

This is the best book I've read in a long time!  If you like dystopian fiction novels, (like the Hunger Games) you'll like this one!  I read this [486 pages] book in only a few days.  Also, if you like a little action, romance, and well, as I already said, dystopian fiction, you'll like, and most likely love, this book!

Summary (From GoodReads): In a future Chicago, 16-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

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The Divergent Trilogy
BOOK 1: Divergent
BOOK 2: Insurgent
BOOK 3: NO NAME YET...


~thespectacularbookworm

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

This is the new book by the author of "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" and I loved this book just as much as I loved Hugo (which is now out in theatres (as of today) -- I can't wait to go see it!

This story follows two children 50 years apart -- Rose's story told in pictures and Ben's story told in words.

Summary (from GoodReads):
Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother's room and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing.

Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories--Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures--weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine will surprise you, challenge you, and leave you breathless with wonder. Rich, complex, affecting, and beautiful--with over 460 pages of original artwork--Wonderstruck is a stunning achievement from a uniquely gifted artist and visionary.
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To learn more about Wonderstruck, click here.

~thespectacularbookworm

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

I read this book a while ago, but I remember loving it!!  When you first look at it, your first thought is - 'Wow, that's a big book' because it is.  526 pages, but half of the story is told in pictures.  I read this in just two days!  It sucked me in from the beginning.
I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a good, quick read... and plus, the movie's coming out in theatres on November 23rd, which is  Wednesday! 

Summary:
Hugo Cabret is a 12-year-old orphan, thief, and clock keeper, for he lives within the walls of a train station in Paris.  But when he meets a girl named Isabelle who has a key to his dead father's automaton, his world turns upside down as he and Isabelle try to decipher the secret.

For more information on the book, click here.
For more information on the movie, click here.

~thespectacularbookworm

The 13th Reality: The Hunt For Dark Infinity by James Dashner

*CAUTION: This is Book 2 in a series.  If you'd like to look at Book 1, click here.

I really liked this book.  I thought it was even better than the first one! 
I actually MET THE AUTHOR a few days ago -- which was extremely cool -- I've never actually went to a book signing before.  But I'm getting off-topic, okay, back to the book...
I recommend this to anybody who liked the first book!  And to anybody who enjoys fantasy!  (Or if you liked "The Maze Runner" series, this series is by the same author.)

Summary:
Tick, Paul, and Sofia haven't heard from Master George in a while.  When they do, and when Master George is supposed to wink them to the hideout in the Grand Canyon, they get winked to a mysterious place, where they must solve the riddle until it's too late.  And elsewhere, people in all different realities are going insane because of Mr. Chu and his new invention: Dark Infinity.

SERIES:
Book 1: The Journal of Curious Letters
Book 2: The Hunt For Dark Infinity
Book 3: The Blade of Shattered Hope
Book 4: Coming in Spring 2012

~thespectacularbookworm