Review: Mistwood
Title: MistwoodSeries: Mistwood # 1Genre: Young Adult- FantasyAuthor: Leah CypessPublisher: Greenwillow BooksRelease Date: April 27, 2010Book: Bought “The Shifter is an immortal creature bound by an ancient spell to protect the kings of Samorna. When the realm is peaceful, she retreats to the Mistwod. But when she is needed she always comes. Isabel remembers nothing. Nothing before the prince rode into her forest to take her back to the castle. Nothing about who she is supposed to be, or the powers she is supposed to have. Prince Rokan needs Isabel to be his Shifter. He needs her ability to shift to animal form, to wind, to mist. He needs her lethal speed and superhuman strength. And he needs her loyalty–because without it, she may be his greatest...
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Title: Hearts at StakeSeries: The Drake Chronicles # 1Genre: Young Adult- ParanormalAuthor: Alyxandra HarveyPublisher: WalkerRelease Date: May 23, 2010Book: Bought “The Drakes are rather different to your usual neighbours. They are vampires and some of the members of the family date back to the twelfth century. One of the children, Solange, is the only born female vampire known and, as such, she poses a direct threat to the vampire queen. Her best friend Lucy is human, and when Solange is kidnapped Lucy and Solange’s brother, Nicholas, set out to save her. Lucy soon discovers that she would like to be more than just friends with Nicholas. But how does one go about dating a vampire? Meanwhile, Solange finds an unlikely ally in Kieran, a vampire slayer...
Read MoreReview: Shade
Title: Shade Series: Shade # 1 Genre: Young Adult- Supernatural Author: Jeri Smith-Ready Publisher: Simon Pulse Release Date: May 4, 21010 Book: Bought “Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan’s band playing a critical gig and Aura’s plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend’s life. She never thought it would be his last. Logan’s sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He’s gone. Well, sort of. Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura had wanted nothing more than to figure out why the Shift happened so she can undo it. But not with Logan’s violet-hued...
Read MoreReview: Shadow Hills
Title: Shadow Hills Series: No Genre: Young Adult-Supernatural Author: Anastasia Hopcus Publisher: Egmont Release Date: July 13, 2010 Book: Bought “His love captivated her… his secrets might kill her. Since her sister’s mysterious death, Persephone “Phe” Archer has been plagued by a series of disturbing dreams. Determined to find out what happened to her sister, Phe enrolls at Devenish Prep in Shadow Hills, Massachusetts—the subject of her sister’s final diary entry. After stepping on campus, Phe immediately realizes that there’s something different about this place—an unexplained epidemic that decimated the town in the 1700s, an ancient and creepy cemetery, and gorgeous boy Zach—and somehow she’s connected to it all. But the more questions she asks...
Read MoreReview: Forget You
This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.Forget You by Jennifer Echols Series: Stand Alone Published by MTV Books and Pocket Books on July 20, 2010 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads WHY CAN’T YOU CHOOSE WHAT YOU FORGET . . . AND WHAT YOU REMEMBER? There’s a lot Zoey would like to forget. Like how her father has knocked up his twenty-four-year old girlfriend. Like Zoey’s fear that the whole town will find out about her mom’s nervous breakdown. Like darkly handsome bad boy Doug taunting her at school. Feeling like her life is about to become a complete mess, Zoey fights back the only way she knows how, using her famous attention...
Read MoreReview: The Secret Year
Title: The Secret Year Series: No Genre: Young Adult-Comtemporary Author: Jennifer Hubbard Publisher: Penguin Group Release Date: January 7, 2010 Book: Bought “Seventeen-year-old Colt has been sneaking out at night to meet Julia, a girl from an upper-class neighborhood unlike his own. They’ve never told any…more Seventeen-year-old Colt has been sneaking out at night to meet Julia, a girl from an upper-class neighborhood unlike his own. They’ve never told anyone else about their relationship: not their family or friends, and especially not Julia’s boyfriend.When Julia dies suddenly, Colt tries to cope with her death while pretending that he never even knew her. He discovers a journal she left behind. But he is not prepared for the truths he discovers...
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