Review: Paranormalcy

Title: ParanormalcySeries: Paranormalcy # 1Genre: Young Adult-Paranormal/SupernaturalAuthor: Kiersten WhitePublisher: Harper TeenRelease Date: August 31, 2010Book: Bought “Weird as it is working for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, Evie’s always thought of herself as normal. Sure, her best friend is a mermaid, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and she’s the only person who can see through paranormals’ glamours, but still. Normal. Only now paranormals are dying, and Evie’s dreams are filled with haunting voices and mysterious prophecies. She soon realizes that there may be a link between her abilities and the sudden rash of deaths. Not only that, but she may very well be at the center of a dark...

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Review: Laney

Title: LaneySeries: The Brookehaven Vampires # 1Genre: Young Adult-ParanormalAuthor: Joann l. Martin SowlesPublisher: Brookehaven PublishingRelease Date: Oct 30, 2010Book: FC sent by Author “In a small college town in Northern California, Laney Alexander leads a regular, uneventful life–that is, until the charming and alluring Oliver Knight enters her world. Who is this gorgeous and mysterious stranger? Or, rather, what is he? As Laney’s sophomore year of college begins, so does an unbelievable adventure–including a love she didn’t know she longed for. She soon learns that Oliver is not ordinary, nor is the rest of his family, including a sister who openly hates her and a brother who will stop at nothing for revenge. As she fights for her life, and Oliver’s...

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Review: Girl Parts

Title: Girl PartsSeries: NoGenre: Young Adult-Science FictionAuthor: John CusickPublisher: Candlwick PressRelease Date: August 10, 2010Book: Bought “Hello, David. My name is Rose. It’s a pleasure to meet you. We are now entering minute two of our friendship. According to my Intimacy Clock, a handshake is now appropriate…” David and Charlie are opposites. David has a million friends, online and off. Charlie is a soulful outsider, off the grid completely. But neither feels close to anybody. When David’s parents present him with a hot Companion bot to encourage healthy bonds and treat “dissociative disorder,” he can’t get enough of luscious red-headed Rose — and he can’t get it soon. Companions come with strict intimacy protocols, and...

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Review: Everlasting

Everlasting by Angie Frazier Published by Scholastic Press on June 1st 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Historical/Fantasy Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Sailing aboard her father’s trade ship is all seventeen-year-old Camille Rowen has ever wanted. But as a girl of society in 1855 San Francisco, her future is set: marry a man she doesn’t love, or condemn herself and her father to poverty.   On her final voyage before the wedding, the stormy arms of the Tasman Sea claim her father, and a terrible family secret is revealed. A secret intertwined with a fabled map, the mother Camille has long believed dead, and an ancient stone that wields a dangerous—and alluring—magic.   The only person Camille can depend on is Oscar, a handsome young sailor whom she is...

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Review: Return to Paradise

Title: Return to ParadiseSeries: Leaving Paradise # 2Genre: Young Adult-Contemporary Author: Simone Elkeles Publisher: Flux Release Date: September 1, 2010? Book: Bought “Maggie and Caleb just went through the worst year of their lives. Hit by a car and starting life over with a limp, Maggie never thought she would forgive Caleb. But she did—and fell in love. What they shared was real. But Caleb wanted to be free from the past—and a terrible secret: he wasn’t the one who hit Maggie. So he left Paradise—and Maggie—forever. When Maggie and Caleb run into each other in a different town, they can’t deny their true feelings. Will Maggie let Caleb get away again? Or will Caleb face the truth and return to Paradise?” Ok, I must say how much I...

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Review: Jealousy

Title: JealousySeries: Strange Angels # 3Genre: Young Adult -FantasyAuthor: Lili St. CrowPublisher: Razor BillRelease Date: July 29,2010Book: Bought “Dru Anderson might finally be safe. She’s at the largest Schola on the continent, and beginning to learn what it means to be svetocha–half vampire, half human, and all deadly. If she survives her training, she will be able to take her place in the Order, holding back the vampires and protecting the oblivious normal people. But a web of lies and betrayals is still closing around her, just when she thinks she can relax a little. Her mentor Christophe is missing, her almost-boyfriend is acting weird, and the bodyguards she’s been assigned seem to know much more than they should. And then there’s the vampire...

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