Mini Reviews: Bedlam - Andrew Lane | Destroy Me - Tahereh Mafi | Six Earlier Days - David Levithan

 Where I got it: My collection
Rating: 4 stars  
Cover Rating: 3 stars (Who is that and what is her doing?)
Genre: Young Adult
Publication Date: November 30, 2011
Publisher: Macmillian Children's Books
Page Count: 35 p.
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Short Story Sequel to: Death Cloud and Rebel Fire and Black Ice

Another great story in the Young Sherlock Holmes series. At first I thought this one was an alternate part from the book, from when they go to meet Mycroft. After reading along a bit further I realized that it was actually it's own little bit. I'm always a sucker for a story that takes place in a mental institute. I wished this could have been a bit longer, but any amount of Sherlock is better than no Sherlock.

First Line:
"It was one of those rare days in London when the sun shoe on clean streets and the air did not smell of rotten vegetables and horse dung."

Favorite Line:
"He was bald, apart from a fringe of black hair running around the back of his head like a small curtain."


Where I got it: ebook from library
Rating: 4.5 stars  
Cover Rating: 4.5 stars (I really love these new covers.)
Genre: Young Adult
Publication Date: October 2, 2012
Publisher: Harper
Page Count: 103 p.
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Short Story Sequel to: Shatter Me

♥♥Warner♥♥ If you are Team Warner, you will love this story. If you are not, this might convince you. I love it when we get to take a peak inside another characters head. Warner is such a complex character and I was always wondering what he was thinking. He changed so much and so constantly that it always kept the others on their toes. There were just so many different sides to Warner, that one could never know which they would get. We also got to know Juliette and Warner's father a bit better with this story. We at least got to know them through Warner's perspective. If you are a fan of this series, make sure you check this one out.

First Line:
"I've been shot."

Favorite Line:
"Medicine, medics, hours in bed. All this for a kiss."

Where I got it: My collection
Rating: 4.5 stars  
Cover Rating: 5 stars (Lovely match-y match-y)
Genre: Young Adult
Publication Date: November 26, 2012
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page Count: 47 p.
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This short story is exactly as it's title suggests. It's about six earlier days before Every Day. It was nice to get a little bit more background about A. We know so little about A, because A picks up pieces from every body inhabited. Each new body changes A in some way. If you enjoyed Every Day and wanted a couple more days of A, this short story is 100% for you.

First Line:
"I wake up to the sound of footsteps and muffled giggles, and the smell of maple syrup."

Favorite Lines:
"I have so few words at the age of seven. I don't know stern or enraged or sanctimonious. All I know is mad."