#Danielle Mages Amato

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Tuesday’s Treats is a weekly blog post dedicated to newly released books that I’m most excited for. (Books are in no particular order.)

All books featured this week will be released: MARCH 21st

1. The Hidden Memory of Objects: Danielle Mages Amato (goodreads) (book depository)

Megan’s brother, Tyler, is dead. The cops say it was because of a drug overdose, but Megan knows her brother and knows that that isn’t true. Determined to discover the truth, Megan looks to Tyler’s things to try to piece together what happened before his death. Because when she touches the objects, she can see memories attached to them and discovers a new side to her brother that she was never aware of, and the truth about his death.

YA Contemporary Fiction, Mystery, Magical Realism; Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, Hardcover (US)

2. Shadow Run (Kaitan Chronicles: 1): AdriAnne Strickland (goodreads) (book depository)

Nev is the newest worker on the starship Kaitan Heritage where Qole is captain, the youngest ever. But Nev has a secret: he’s a prince and believes Qole, and her abilities, can change the entire galactic civilization and will do anything to bring her back to his home planet. But Nev isn’t the only one that wants Qole, and his mission to capture her becomes a mission to protect and help her.

YA Science Fiction; Delacorte Press/Random House, Hardcover (US)

3. Nemesis (Project Nemesis: 1): Brendan Reichs (goodreads) (book depository)

Every two years, Min is murdered on her birthday and wakes up hours later in a clearing outside of her hometown, all of the evidence erased. Noah, on the other hand, is plagued by dreams of murder and death which he hides from everyone he knows. Quickly, their world descends into chaos as the Anvil, a giant asteroid, threatens all life on Earth, and both decide that it’s either now or never to learn what is happening to them. The farther deeper they venture into the mystery, the more lies they uncover and the stranger their world becomes.  

YA Science Fiction, Mystery/Thriller; Putnam/Penguin, Hardcover (US)

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Megan Brown’s brother, Tyler, is dead, but the cops are killing him all over again. They say he died of a drug overdose, potentially suicide—something Megan cannot accept. Determined to figure out what happened in the months before Tyler’s death, Megan turns to the things he left behind. After all, she understands the stories objects can tell—at fifteen, she is a gifted collage artist with a flair for creating found-object pieces. However, she now realizes that her artistic talent has developed into something more: she can see memories attached to some of Tyler’s belongings—and those memories reveal a brother she never knew. Enlisting the help of an artifact detective who shares her ability and specializes in murderabilia—objects tainted by violence or the deaths of their owners—Megan finds herself drawn into a world of painful personal and national memories. Along with a trusted classmate and her brother's charming friend, she chases down the troubling truth about Tyler across Washington, DC, while reclaiming her own stifled identity with a vengeance.

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USA : The Hidden Memory of Objects, by Danielle Mages Amato

Goodreads :

Megan Brown’s brother, Tyler, is dead, but the cops are killing him all over again. They say he died of a drug overdose, potentially suicide—something Megan cannot accept. Determined to figure out what happened in the months before Tyler’s death, Megan turns to the things he left behind. After all, she understands the stories objects can tell—at fifteen, she is a gifted collage artist with a flair for creating found-object pieces. However, she now realizes that her artistic talent has developed into something more: she can see memories attached to some of Tyler’s belongings—and those memories reveal a brother she never knew. Enlisting the help of an artifact detective who shares her ability and specializes in murderabilia—objects tainted by violence or the deaths of their owners—Megan finds herself drawn into a world of painful personal and national memories. Along with a trusted classmate and her brother's charming friend, she chases down the troubling truth about Tyler across Washington, DC, while reclaiming her own stifled identity with a vengeance.

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But the past is the past. Five seconds ago feels so close, but it might as well be five years or five centuries ago. Yesterday is already history. But tomorrow is a blank page.

The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato

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The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato

The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato

What a surprising gem this book is! You think you’re getting one thing – a YA mystery with maybe a hint of the mystical – when really you are getting so much more than that. This is a romance, a thriller, a mystery, all tied together with a dash of historical fiction, a pinch of political and social commentary, and a heavy dose of magical realism. Oh, and of course there’s the fact that at its…

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March 21, 2017

The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato

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One To Watch Books: Your Guide to March YA Releases

One To Watch Books: Your Guide to March YA Releases

With so many great books out in March, we’ve got something for everyone. Fire up your TBR list and get comfy ’cause going over our One To Watch Books for March is gonna take awhile…. (more…)

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Top Ten Tuesday: 2017 Debuts

Top Ten Tuesday: 2017 Debuts

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and Bookish where we get a new topic for a top 10 list. So many book and not nearly enough time to read them all. 2017 is shaping up to be a great year for debut authors and an even better year for the readers that get to experience their books. Here are 10 of my most anticipated debut books of 2017. (more…)

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March 2017 Wrap Up!

I’ve been horrible this year with keeping up with reviews and sharing my thoughts on books I’ve read. This is something new I’m going to try this month, just to see if it’s something I might do for future wrap ups!

This month I read 5 (one of which was part of a omnibus and isn’t pictured) physical books, 6 ebooks, and 1 graphic novel. 

Let me know if you’ve read any of these and what you thought!

Friend me on Goodreads here to see what I’m reading!

Geekerella by Ashley Poston was incredible and completely geeky.  I received an advanced reader copy of this book from Indigo Books & Music Inc. in exchange for an honest review and you can check out my Goodreads review here. I completely recommend this one! 5/5 Stars

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

Royally Matched by Emma Chase is the second adult romance book in a companion series. I’m a sucker for Emma Chase and her first book in this series, Royally Screwed, was just as fun! She’s a Rom-Com queen. 5/5 Stars

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato was my only thumbs down of the month (and probably one of my biggest disappointing books of 2017). I received a copy via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review, which you can read here (beware, it is a rant review). 1/5 Stars.

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

100 Hours by Rachel Vincent is a YA Thriller with characters you love to hate. What I liked was how they grew from annoying teenagers to people who want nothing but to survive their horrible fate. I received a copy via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. 4/5 Stars.

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

Huck by Mark Millar is a graphic novel I had no idea existed. I’m a huge Millar fan and when I saw his name, I immediately wanted to read it. This was a quick read and very different from Millar’s other work, since Huck is basically a gentle giant and his other characters are often bathed in blood. 4/5 Stars.

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

I have the whole Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine in four omnibuses and though I’d read the first book, Glass Houses, years ago, I had a weird urge to read it again and finish up the series. I really enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to reading the next few in the series! Have any of you read it? 4/5 Stars

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty was a surprise for me. I am currently really enjoying the HBO television show and I was way too impatient to find out if several of my theories were correct, so of course, I picked up the book. Quickly paced and slightly addicting, Moriarty’s novel does not disappoint. 5/5 Stars.

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

P.S. I Like You by Kasie West is one of those books that reminds me why I’m such a sucker for YA Contemporary Romance. This was so cute and such a quick read that I couldn’t put it down. I may or may not have binged this in the span of twenty-four hours. Oops. 5/5 Stars. 

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

Fireworks by Katie Cotugno had me skeptical from the moment I saw it on Edelweiss. I disliked her last book, so I went in with absolutely no expectations and was pleasantly surprised. With a late 90′s setting, Cotugno explores the controversial world of pop groups just before Y2K. I received a copy via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review, which you can read here. 4/5 Stars.

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

Zenn Diagram by Wendy Brant was a fun read that was surprisingly mature. Though there were a few little things that bugged me, I did enjoy this for the most part. I received an advanced reader copy of this book from Indigo Books & Music Inc. in exchange for an honest review, which you can read here. 3/5 Stars.

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

When It’s Real by Erin Watt was one of my highly anticipated older YA contemporary romance reads because I loved the first two books in Watt’s previous series. Though this wasn’t a favourite, it was definitely a lot of fun and binge worthy. I received an advanced reader copy of this book from Indigo Books & Music Inc. in exchange for an honest review. 3/5 Stars.

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett was the last book I read this month and what a way to end March! This was a GREAT YA contemporary romance that does truly take the iconic film You’ve Got Mail and translates it into an (older) teen read. I absolutely adored this book and I think Bennett is an author to watch out for in the future. I may or may not have gushed to my best friends about this one (and they may or may not want to buy it now). 5/5 Stars. 

Add it to your Goodreads tbr here.

Happy reading!

P.S. What did you guys read this month and what do you think? Should I do this every month? 

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Here’s a masterpost of YA books (and a few crossover MG titles) to be released in March 2017. Check out this month’s new releases below. Feel free to use this as a guide to this month’s releases, but please do not repost it in its entirety elsewhere. If you found this masterpost helpful, a like, reblog, or link back to Paperback’d would be much appreciated!

March 1st

Future Threat (Future Shock #2) by Elizabeth Briggs ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Splinter by Sasha Dawn ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

This Is My Song by Richard Yaxley ✤ Goodreads

Waking in Time by Angie Stanton ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

March 2nd

The Scarecrow Queen (The Sin-Eater's Daughter #3) by Melinda Salisbury ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

March 6th

Garden of Thorns by Amber Mitchell ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

March 7th

Alone (The Generations Trilogy #3) by Scott Sigler ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch #1) by Rin Chupeco ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Class: The Stone House by A.K. Benedict ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Goodbye Days by Jeff Zenter ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

The Great Pursuit (The Great Hunt #2) by Wendy Higgins ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Piper Perish by Kayla Cagan ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Proof of Lies (Anastasia Phoenix #1) by Diana Rodriguez Wallach ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Secrets of a Reluctant Princess by Casey Griffin ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Seven Days of You by Cecilia Vinesse ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Traitor to the Throne (Rebel of the Sands #2) by Alwyn Hamilton ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Ultimatum by K.M. Walton ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Wonderful Feels Like This by Sara Lovestam ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

March 8th

Driven by MB Mulhall ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

March 9th

The City Bleeds Gold (Tellus #3) by Lucy Saxon ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Following Ophelia by Sophia Bennett ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Forever Geek (Geek Girl #6) by Holly Smale ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

March 14th

Bad Blood by Demitria Lunetta ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

The Boy She Left Behind (Vengeance #2) by Gregg Olsen ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

The End of Oz (Dorothy Must Die #4) by Danielle Paige ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Enemy Exposure (The Raven Files #2) by Meghan Rogers ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Freya by Matthew Laurence ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

The Heartbeats of Wing Jones by Katherine Webber ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Hunted by Meagan Spooner ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Maid of the King's Court by Lucy Worsley ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Project Emergence by Jamie Zakian ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

A Psalm for Lost Girls by Katie Bayerl ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

These Ruthless Deeds (These Vicious Masks #2) by Tarun Shanker & Kelly Zekas ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

The White Road of the Moon by Rachel Neumeier ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

March 16th

The Jungle by Pooja Puri ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

March 20th

The Impossible Story of Olive in Love by Tonya Alexandra ✤ Goodreads

March 21st

Hellworld by Tom Leveen ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Nemesis (Project Nemesis #1) by Brendan Reichs ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Pyromantic (Firebug #2) by Lish McBride ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Redux (Tricksters #2) by A.L. Davroe ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Shadow Run (Kaitan Chronicles #1) by AdriAnne Strickland & Michael Miller ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Ten Miles One Way by Patrick Downes ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

March 27th

Remind Me How This Ends by Gabrielle Tozer ✤ Goodreads

March 28th

100 Hours (100 Hours #1) by Rachel Vincent ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Blood Rose Rebellion (Blood Rose Rebellion #1) by Rosalyn Eves ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

A Crown of Wishes (The Star-Touched Queen #2) by Roshani Chokshi ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Hearts and Other Body Parts by Ira Bloom ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Honestly Ben (Openly Straight #2) by Bill Konigsberg ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Just Another Girl by Elizabeth Eulberg ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Night Witches by Kathryn Lasky ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Overturned by Lamar Giles ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

The Silent Invasion (The Change #1) by James Bradley ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer #1) by Laini Taylor ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

Worthy by Donna Cooner ✤ Goodreads | Amazon

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From the first in brand new series to thrilling adventures to adorable follow ups, these are 8 YA reads we’re excited about this month:

The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsberg Nemesis by Brendan Reichs Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves 100 Hours by Rachel Vincent Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner Bad Blood by Demitria Lunetta You're Welcome Uiverse by Whitney Gardner

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Anticipated Releases: March 2017

Garden of Thorns by Amber Mitchell (Mar. 6) The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Mar. 7) The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco (Mar. 7) Seven Days of You by Cecilia Viness  (Mar. 7) Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton (Mar. 7) You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner (Mar. 7) Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon (Mar. 7) Goodbye  Days by Jeff Zentner (Mar. 7) Secrets of a Reluctant Princess by Casey Griffin (Mar. 7) The Heartbeats of Wing Jones by Katherine Webber (Mar. 14) Hunted by Meagan Spooner (Mar. 14) A Psalm for Lost Girls by Katie Bayerl  (Mar. 14) The Struggle by Jennifer L Armentrout (Mar. 20) The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato (Mar. 21) Nemesis by Brendan Reichs (Mar. 21) Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (Mar. 28) Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsberg (Mar. 28) Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves (Mar. 28) A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi (Mar. 28) Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (Mar. 28)

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I look around, wherever I am, and pick out the three objects that best tell the story of that moment, like a living collage.

The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato

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New YA Purchases - March 2017

These are the books we’ve purchased for the Main Library and West Branch collections for March. Place your requests by clicking the book titles:

The Adjustment by Suzanne Young (Program series) - When Tatum’s boyfriend, Weston, loses his memories of her in The Program, they decide to undergo The Adjustment, where Tatum’s memories of their time together are implanted into Weston’s mind, but trouble lies ahead when Weston’s emotions do not match the experiences.

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco - Tea’s gift for death magic means that she is a bone witch, a title that makes her feared and ostracized by her community, but when an older bone witch trains her to become an asha—one who can wield elemental magic—Tea will have to overcome her obstacles and make a powerful choice in the face of danger as dark forces approach.

Dead Little Mean Girl by Eva Darrows - A proud geek girl, Emma loves her quiet life on the outskirts, playing video games and staying off the radar. When her nightmare of a new stepsister moves into the bedroom next door, her world is turned upside down. Quinn is a queen bee with a nasty streak who destroys anyone who gets in her way. When Quinn dies suddenly, Emma realizes there was more to her stepsister than anyone ever realized.

Dream Forever by Kit Alloway (Dream Walker Series) - Trying to control her powers as the True Dream Walker is hard enough with Feodor as her instructor. But trying to learn her strengths with a broken heart makes it nearly impossible for Joshlyn Weaver. And when mysterious tears in the Veil separating the Dream from the waking world begin to appear, and with Peregrine still on the run and Haley trapped in Death, Josh finds herself truly in over her head.

The End of Oz by Danielle Paige (Dorothy Must Die series) - Amy Gumm travels from Oz to the twisted land of Ev, where she fights to free Oz from evil once and for all.

The Other F-word by Natasha Friend - A teen girl who was conceived via in vitro fertilization goes off in search for answers about her past.

Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner - Looks at a teen’s life after the death of his best friend and how he navigates through the guilt and pain by celebrating their lives—and ultimately learning to forgive himself.

The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato - Megan Brown’s brother, Tyler, is dead. Determined to figure out what happened, Megan turns to the things he left behind. She understands the stories objects can tell—she is a gifted collage artist with a flair for creating found-object pieces. However, Megan’s artistic talent has developed into something more: she can see memories attached to Tyler’s belongings—and those memories reveal a brother she never knew.

Ignite Your Spark: Discovering Who You Are from the Inside Out by Patricia Wooster - An interactive guide for teens shares quizzes and activity suggestions for navigating the tumultuous, confusing and sometimes depressing challenges of adolescence, sharing positive advice on topics ranging from relationships and self-image to willpower and learning from failure.

Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsberg (companion to Openly Straight) - Ben Carver returns for the spring semester at the exclusive Natick School in Massachusetts determined to put his relationship with Rafe Goldberg behind him and concentrate on his grades and the award that will mean a full scholarship—but Rafe is still there, there is a girl named Hannah whom he meets in the library, and behind it all is his relationship with his distant, but demanding father.

The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz - A story set on the American border with Mexico, about family and friendship, life and death, and one teen struggling to understand what his adoption does and doesn’t mean about who he is.

Nemesis by Brendan Reichs - As the Anvil, an enormous asteroid, threatens to end all life on Earth, sixteen-year-old Min begins to uncover a lifetime of lies, a sinister conspiracy involving all students in her sophomore class in Fire Lake, Idaho.

A Psalm for Lost Girls by Katie Bayerl - Determined to protect her sister Tess’s memory, Callie da Costa sets out to prove Tess wasn’t really a saint and finds herself pulled into a kidnapping investigation.

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor - In the aftermath of a war between gods and men, a hero, a librarian, and a girl must battle the fantastical elements of a mysterious city stripped of its name.

These Ruthless Deeds by Shanker Tarun (sequel to These Vicious Masks) - In 1882 England, Evelyn gets involved with a secret society devoted to recruiting and protecting people who possess special healing powers like herself, but she cannot help fearing the Society is more sinister than it appears.

Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton (sequel to Rebel of the Sands) - Desperate to uncover the Sultan’s secrets by spying on his court, gunslinger Amani is taken captive by the forces of the Sultan, whose agenda seems less tyrannical than originally believed.

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli - Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can’t stomach the idea of rejection. So she’s careful. Fat girls always have to be careful.

You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner - When Julia finds a slur about her best friend scrawled across the back of the Kingston School for the Deaf, she covers it up with a beautiful (albeit illegal) graffiti mural. The principal expels her and her two mothers send Julia to a “mainstream” school in the suburbs, where she’s treated like an outcast as the only deaf student. Julia paints anywhere she can, but soon learns that she might not be the only vandal in town.

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March 21, 2017 Roundup

Blood Family by Anne Fine 

Chalk by Paul Cornell

Firebug by Lish McBride (Firebug #1) (reprint)

Get A Financial Life by Beth Kobliner (non-fiction) (fourth edition)

Hellworld by Tom Leveen

The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato

Hot Pterodactyl Boyfriend by Alan Cumyn (reprint) (also a joke it has 2 stars on GR)

Miss Ellicott’s School for Magically Minded by Sage Blackwood 

Nemesis by Brendan Reichs (Project Nemesis #1)

Pyromantic by Lish McBride (Firebug #2)

Shadow Run by Michael Miller & AdriAnne Strickland (Kaitan Chronicles #1)

Simply Clean by Becky Rapinchuk (non-fiction)

Ten Miles One Way by Patrick Downes