Review: The Iron Queen
Title: The Iron QueenSeries: Iron Fey #3Genre: Young Adult-Paranormal/FantasyAuthor: Julie KagawaPublisher: Harlequin TeenRelease Date: February 1, 2010Book: Netgalley “My name is Meaghan Chase. I thought it was over.That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who’s sworn to stay by my side. Drag me into the core of a conflict so powerful, I’m not sure anyone can survive it. This time, there will be no turning back.” Ms. Kagawa never ceases to amaze me. She delivered such great stories and with each book it just keeps on getting better and...
Read MoreReview: The Greyfriar
Title: The GreyfriarSeries: Vampire Empire # 1Genre: Young Adult-Steampunk/FantasyAuthor: Clay Griffith and Susan GriffithPublisher: Prometheus BooksRelease Date: November 18, 2010Book: Sent by Publisher “Vampire predators run wild in this exciting steampunk adventure, the first in an alternate history trilogy that is already attracting attention. In 1870, monsters rise up and conquer the northern lands, As great cities are swallowed up by carnage and disease, landowners and other elite flee south to escape their blood-thirsty wrath. One hundred fifty years later, the great divide still exists; fangs on one side of the border, worried defenders on the other. This fragile equilibrium is threatened, then crumbles after a single young princess becomes almost...
Read MoreReview: Crusade
Crusade by Debbie Viguie, Nancy Holder Series: Crusade # 1 Published by Simon Pulse on September 7, 2010 Genres: Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Bought Goodreads "For the past two years, Jenn has lived and trained at Spain’s Sacred Heart Academy Against the Cursed Ones. She is among the few who have pledged to defend humanity or die trying. But the vampires are gaining power, and the battle has only just begun. Forced to return home after death takes a member of her family, Jenn discovers that San Francisco is now a vampire strong-hold. As a lone hunter apart from her team, Jenn is isolated — and at risk. She craves the company of her fighting partner, Antonio: his protection, his reassurance, his touch. But a relationship with Antonio comes with its own dangers,...
Read MoreReview: My Soul to Steal
Title: My Soul to StealSeries: Soul Screamers # 4Genre: Young Adult-FantasyAuthor: Rachel VincentPublisher: Harlequin TeenRelease Date: January 1, 2011Book: Netgalley “YOU WANT MY SOUL AND MY BOYFRIEND? Trying to work things out with Nash—her maybe boyfriend—is hard enough for Kaylee Cavanaugh. She can’t just pretend nothing happened. But “complicated” doesn’t even begin to describe their relationship when his ex-girlfriend transfers to their school, determined to take Nash back. See, Sabine isn’t just an ordinary girl. She’s a mara, the living personification of a nightmare. She can read people’s fears—and craft them into nightmares while her victims sleep. Feeding from human fear is how she survives. And Sabine isn’t above scaring Kaylee and the entire...
Read MoreReview: Once in a Full Moon
Title: Once in a Full MoonSeries: Once in a Full Moon # 1Genre: Young Adult- Paranormal/FantasyAuthor: Ellen SchreiberPublisher: Katherine Tegan BooksRelease Date: December 28,2010Book: Netgalley “Beware of a kiss under the full moon. It will change your life forever. Celeste Parker is used to hearing scary stories about werewolves—Legend’s Run is famous for them. She’s used to everything in the small town until Brandon Maddox moves to Legend’s Run and Celeste finds herself immediately drawn to the handsome new student. But when, after an unnerving visit with a psychic, she encounters a pack of wolves and gorgeous, enigmatic Brandon, she must discover whether his transformation is more than legend or just a trick of the shadows in the...
Read MoreReview: 12th Grade Kills
Title: 12th Grade KillsSeries: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod # 5Genre: Young Adult-Paranormal/FantasyAuthor: Heather BrewerPublisher: DuttonRelease Date: September 21, 2010Book: Bought “It all comes down to this. Vlad’s running out of time. The Elysian Council has given him weeks to live, and that’s if the Slayer Society doesn’t kill him – along with all the citizens of Bathory – first. Then there’s the issue of Vlad’s father, who may or may not still be alive after all these years, and oh yeah, that tiny little detail in the Pravus prophecy about Vlad enslaving Vampirekind and the human race. So much for college applications. In this epic finale to Heather Brewer’s heart-stopping Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, dark secrets will be revealed, old friends will...
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