Review: The Dark Divine

Title: The Dark Divine Series: The Dark Divine # 1 Genre: Young Adult-Fantasy Author: Bree Despain Publisher: Egmont Release Date: December 22, 2009 Book: Bought “Grace Divine—daughter of the local pastor—always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared and her brother Jude came home covered in his own blood. Now that Daniel’s returned, Grace must choose between her growing attraction to him and her loyalty to her brother. As Grace gets closer to Daniel, she learns the truth about that mysterious night and how to save the ones she loves, but it might cost her the one thing she cherishes most: her soul.”       This book left me speechless. I absolutely loved it. Grace Divine a pastors daughter meets Daniel...

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Review: Slayed

Title: Slayed Series: No Genre: Young Adult-Paranormal/Fantasy Author: Amanda Marrone Publisher: Simon Pulse Release Date: October 5, 2010 Book: Sent by Publisher “The family slays together, stays together. Daphne Van Helsing hates being  a vampire slayer. All she wants is a normal life–friends, school, her own room,–but herv parents have devoted their lives to the cause, and Daphne’s along for the ride. Their lastest job is in Maine, where not only are they hunting a firece strain of vamps, but they’re forced to work with The Harkers, a rival slayer family. Just her luck: Tyler Harker, totally crush-worthy, and he’s her sworn enemy. But just when things start looming up, something truly evil comes to town. Something more...

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Review: The Ghost and The Goth

Title: The Ghost and The Goth Series: The Ghost and The Goth # 1 Genre: Young Adult-Paranormal/Supernatural Author: Stacey Kade Publisher: Hyperion Release Date: June 29, 2010 Book: Bought     “After a close encounter with the front end of a school bus, Alona Dare goes from Homecoming Queen to Queen of the Dead. Now she’s stuck here in spirit form with no sign of the big, bright light coming to take her away. To make matters worse, the only person who might be able to help her is Will Killian, a total loser/outcast type who hates the social elite. He alone can see and hear her, but he wants nothing to do with the former mean girl of Groundsboro High.Can they get over their mutual distrust—and this weird attraction between them—to work together...

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Review: The Iron Daughter

Title:  The Iron Daughter Series: Iron Fey # 2 Genre: Young Adult- Paranormal/Fantasy Author: Julie Kagawa Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: August 1, 2010 Book: Bought   “Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the …more Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron Fey, iron-bound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her. Worse, Meghan’s own fey powers have been cut off....

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Review: Sisters Red

Title: Sisters Red Series: Fairytale Retellings # 1 Genre: Young Adult- Fantasy Author: Jackson Pearce Publisher: Little Brown Release Date: June 7, 2010 Book: Bought “Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris– the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister Rosie from a brutal attack. Armed with a razor-sharp hatchet and blood-red cloak, Scarlett is an expert at luring and slaying the wolves. She’s determined to protect other young girls from a grisly death, and her raging heart will not rest until every single wolf is dead. Rosie March once felt her bond with her sister was unbreakable. Owing Scarlett her life, Rosie hunts fiercely alongside her. Now Rosie dreams of a life beyond the wolves and finds herself drawn to Silas, a...

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Review: Radiance

Title: Radiance Series: Riley Bloom # 1 Genre: Middle Grade- Fantasy/Supernatural Author: Aylson Noel Publisher: MacMillan Release Date: August 31, 2010 Book: Sent by Publisher “Riley Bloom left her sister, Ever, in the world of the living and crossed the bridge into the afterlife—a place called Here, where time is always Now. Riley and her dog, Buttercup, have been reunited with her parents and are just settling into a nice, relaxing death when she’s summoned before The Council. They let her in on a secret—the afterlife isn’t just an eternity of leisure; Riley has to work. She’s been assigned a job, Soul Catcher, and a teacher, Bodhi, a curious boy she can’t quite figure out.   Riley, Bodhi, and Buttercup return to earth for her...

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