Book Reviews

7/18/15 Update: I am currently NOT accepting review requests. I'm still catching up on some of my spring titles and now summer titles, during my busy schedule.

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My book reviews are entirely what I read: bought, borrowed or asked by an author/publisher. I am not paid or accepting payments on reviewing books, I stay honest in every books I share my thoughts on.

Review Policy

For authors or publishers who want their book/s to be reviewed, here are the

Things you must know before contacting me (PLEASE READ THIS!):

- I review with all honestly. I do not accept money for a good feedback.

- my ratings would be 1 to 5, 5 being the highest.

- genres: contemporary, sci-fi, dystopian, fantasy, paranormal, chick-lit, CLEAN romance of any YA and NA. I barely read adult and MG, and that depends on how much I like to read the book.

- I accept print copies or ebook (though I'm trying to minimize reading an ebook because my eyes are hurting) of advance reading copies (ARC) or finished copies.

- I keep the books that are being sent to me. I don't distribute them illegally. I respect the trust the author, publisher, or publicist gave me by sending their book/s. I might use the book/s for the giveaway or trade with another blogger, if they would allow me.

- If you want your book to be reviewed in a particular date(s), please contact me at least 2-3 months before.

- I would love to host giveaways or be part of a blog tour! 

Others I'm interested:

- I love hosting a giveaway! I'm glad to accept books, swag packs, gift certificate, etc. to be given away. :)

- Author interview

- Cover reveal

- Blog tour. If you're an author/publisher/blogger, etc. who's planning a blog tour and wanted to hook me up, I'd be glad to! Some conditions applied, however. (1) I can't promise a review. It can be a guest post with excerpt or giveaway, (2) yes, ANY genres are accepted but you must know about condition number one, (3) you must approach me a month or so before the tour so I can assure you a date.

- If you want me to post a widget on my blog, it'll be an ad, so I recommend you must read  this.

Please understand that there is no offense meant if I chose to not review your book (it will be better than to read your book and not like it at all) or gave it a low rating. As I said, I review with all honesty. Please contact me as an individual. I might entertain you then more than if you sent the email in group.

If you agree to all my rules, thought your book is a good fit for my blog and that I'll love it, willing to send internationally, or wanted to get your ad posted or just say hi, please send your email here: michelleshoutsrandom.blog[at]gmail[dot]com

Thank you so much for droppin' by and hoping to hear from you!

For more questions, suggestions or anything you would like to discuss with me, feel free to email me on the address I indicated above. Thank you.

*By emailing me, you are agreeing to my terms that I only review with honest opinion. If I accepted your book to review and hadn't heard from me (or seen updated my blog with your book) in four weeks or so, it meant two things: either I gave your book rating of 3 or lower (but still posting my review) or it's DNF. Unless you tell me that you'll accept these unfortunate news, in case.

The books I reviewed are listed alphabetically below.

-A-
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E Schwab (A Darker Shade of Magic #1)
A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall
A Song For Julia by Charles Sheehan-Miles (Thompson Sisters #2)
Across The Universe by Beth Revis (Across The Universe #1)
ACID by Emma Pass (ACID #1)
Allegiant by Veronica Roth (Divergent #3)
Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen
American Girl on Saturn by Nikki Godwin
An Endless Summer by C.J Duggan (Summer #2)
Angelfall by Susan Ee (Penryn & the End of Days #1) (original review)
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (original review)
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (re-review)
Article 5 by Kristen Simmons (Article 5 #1)
Ask Again Later by Liz Czukas
At Your Service by Jen Malone
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Audrey's Guide to Witchcraft by Jody Germahn (Audrey's Guide #1)

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Behind Shields by Kolina Topel (The Shields Legacy #1)
Black City by Elizabeth Richards (Black City #1)
Blindsided by Natalie Whipple (Transparent #2)
Boomerang by Noelle August (Boomerang #1)
Boys Don't Knit by T.S Eaton
Breaking Point by Kristen Simmons (Article 5 #1)
Breathe, Annie, Breathe by Miranda Kenneally (Hundred Oaks #5)

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Camp Boyfriend by J.K Rock (Camp Boyfriend #1)
Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr (Carnival of Souls #1)
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Bundell
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games #2)
Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (Hundred Oaks #1)
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles #1)
City Love by Susane Colasanti (City Love #1)
Click to Subscribe by L.M Augustine
Colonization by Aubrie Dionne (Paradise Reclaimed #1)
Counterfeit Love by Julie Fison
Cress by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #3)
Crewel by Gennifer Albin (Crewel World #1)
Cross My Heart by Katie Klein

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1)
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
Deception by C.J Redwine (Defiance #2)
Defiance by C.J Redwine (Defiance #1)
Defy by Sara B. Larson (Defy #1)
Delirium by Lauren Oliver (Delirium #1)
Divergent by Veronica Roth (Divergent 1)
Dream A Little Dream by Kristin Gier (Silber #1)
Dreamfire by Kit Alloway
Duplicity by Nikki Jefford (Spellbound #2)
Duplicity by N.K Traver

-E-
Effortless by S.C Stephens (Thoughtless #2)
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Enchantment by Nikki Jefford (Spellbound #3)
End of Days by Susan Ee (Penryn & the End of Days #3)
Entangled by Nikki Jefford (Spellbound #1)
Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrios (Exquisite Captive #1)
Exile by Kevin Emerson (Exile #1)

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Fairest by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #0.5)
Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
Finding Mr. Brightside by Jay Clark
Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little (Forbidden #1)
Fractured Light by Rachel McClellan (Fractured Light #1)
Free to Fall by Lauren Miller
Freedom Road by T.M Souders
Frostfire by Amanda Hocking (Kanin Chronicles #1)

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Gates of Thread and Stone by Lori M. Lee (Gates of Thread and Stone #1)


-H-
Halfway Perfect by Julie Cross and Mark Perini
Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly
Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock (Hemlock #1)
Her Dark Curiosity by Meghan Shepherd (The Madman's Daughter #2)

-I-
I Found You by Jane Lark
I Heart Beat by Edith Bulbring
I Was Here by Gayle Forman
I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #3)
Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White
In A World Just Right by Jen Brooks
In Bloom by Katie Delahanty (The Brightside #1)
Insurgent by Veronica Roth (Divergent #2) 
Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi (Under the Never Sky #3)

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Jelly Bean Crisis by Jolene Stockman
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Just One Day by Gayle Forman (Just One Day #1)
Just One Year by Gayle Forman (Just One Day #2)

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Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson (The Remnant Chronicles #1)

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Lailah by  Nikki Kelly (The Skyclar Saga #1)
Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger (Sky Fall #1)
Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid
Lifespan of Starlight by Thalia Kalkipsakis
Lingering Echoes by Erica Kiefer 
Little Celeste by Dawn McNiff
Love, Lucy by April Linder

-M-
Magnolia by Kristi Cook
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Me Since You by Laura Weiss
Messenger of Fear by Michael Grant (Messenger of Fear #1)
Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza (Mila 2.0 #1)
Mind Games by Kiersten White (Mind Games #1)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games #3)
My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison (My Fair Godmother #1)
My Name is Rapunzel by K.C Hilton
My Second Life by Faye Bird
My True Love Gave To Me edited by Stephanie Perkins
My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison (My Fair Godmother #2)

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Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher (Never Never #1)
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Not Exactly A Love Story by Audrey Couloumbis
Not in the Script by Amy Finnegan
Not Pretty Enough by Jaimie Admans
Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry (Thunder Road #1)

-O-
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Lux #1)
On the Fence by Kasie West
One of the Guys by Lisa Aldin
Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine (Of Metal and Wishes #1)

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Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (Delirium #2)
Pawn by Aimee Carter (The Blackcoat Rebellion #1)
Phoenix by Elizabeth Richards (Black City #2) - ARC
Pivot Point by Kasie West (Pivot Point #1)
Plus One by Elizabeth Fama
Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover (Slammed #2)
Prelude for A Lord by Camille Elliot
Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry (Pushing the Limits #1)
P.S I Love You by Cecelia Ahern 

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Random by Tom Leveen
Rapunzel Untangled by Cindy C. Bernett
Reboot by Amy Tintera (Reboot #1)
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Remembrance by Michelle Madow (Remembrance #1)
Requiem by Lauren Oliver (Delirium #3)
Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum (Revolution 19 #1)
Rua by Miranda Kavi

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Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles #2)
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #1)
Slammed by Colleen Hoover (Slammed #1)
Solving For Ex by LeighAnn Kopans
Sometimes It Happens by Lauren Barnholdt
Sophomore Year is Greek To Me by Meredith Zeitlin
Speechless by Hannah Harrington
Splintered by A.G Howard (Splintered #1)
Split Second by Kasie West (Pivot Point #2)
Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally (Hundred Oaks #2)
Stitch by Samantha Durante (Stitch #1)
Stolen Songbird by Danielle L. Jensen (The Malediction Trilogy #1)
Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff (The Lotus War #1)
Stray by Monica Hesse (Stray #1)
Summer After You and Me by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski 
Summer in New York Collection by Various Authors
Sway by Kat Spears

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Talon by Julie Kagawa (Talon #1)
Taken by Erin Bowman (Taken #1)
Taste by Kate Evangelista
That One Summer by C.J Duggan (Summer #3)
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke (The Assassin's Curse #1)
The Beautiful and the Cursed by Page Morgan (The Dispossessed #1)
The Bees by Laline Paull
The Boyfriend App by Katie Sise
The Boys of Summer by C.J Duggan (Summer #1)
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
The Elite by Kiera Cass (The Selection #2)
The Falconer by Elizabeth May (The Falconer #1)
The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith
The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games #1)
The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest by Melanie Dickerson
The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten #1)
The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd (The Madman's Daughter #1)
The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting by Holly Bourne
The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings (The Murder Complex #1)
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 
The Ophelia Prophecy by Sharon Lynn Fisher
The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows (The Orphan Queen #1)
The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things by Ann Aguirre
The Secrets We Keep by Trisha Leaver
The Selection by Kiera Cass (The Selection #1)
The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury (The Sin Eater's Daughter #1)
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
The Storyspinner by Becky Wallace (The Storyspinner #1)
The Summer I Found You by Jolene Perry
The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson
The Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines (The Vincent Boys #1)
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski (The Winner's Trilogy #1)
The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski (The Winner's Trilogy #2)
The Year of the Great Seventh by Teresa Orts (The Tropic of Cancer #1)
Things We Know By Heart by Jessi Kirby
This Girl by Colleen Hoover (Slammed #3)
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
Thornhill by Kathleen Peacock (Hemlock #2)
Thoughtless by S.C Stephens (Thoughtless #1)
Three by Kristen Simmons (Article 5 #3)
Through The Ever Night by Veronica Rossi (Under The Never Sky #2)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1)
Touch of Death by Kelly Hashway (Touch of Death #1)
Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder (Healer #1)
Towering by Alex Flinn
Transparent by Natalie Whipple (Transparent #1)
Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini (Trial by Fire #1)
Troll or Derby by Red Tash

-U-
Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (Under The Never Sky #1)
Understudy by Cheyanne Young
Unhinged by A.G Howard (Splintered #2)
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #2)

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Vendetta by Catherine Doyle (Blood For Blood #1)
Vivian Divine is Dead by Lauren Sabel


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We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor
Wingless by Cydney Lawson (Wingless #1)
Wings by Elizabeth Richards (Black City #3)
Winterspell by Claire M. Legrand (Winterspell #1)
Words and their Meanings by Kate Bassett
World After by Susan Ee (Penryn & the End of Days #2)


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2014 DNFs review


*Book/s listed without a link meant it is upcoming.
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