Review: Braced to Bite

Braced To Bite by Serena Robar Published by Berkley Trade on June 1st 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Goodreads "Colby Blanchard is the popular cheerleader with the grades, the hunky boyfriend, and the homecoming crown in the bag. Then things go bad-like turning-into-a-vampire bad. And complicating things is the fact that her orthodontist father has removed her canine teeth to give her a perfect smile, so she can't even do the vampire thing properly. Luckily, he's fitting her with some new headgear so she can feed. (So now she's not just a vampire but a dork.) This lighthearted debut will have Buffy fans of all ages laughing and shuddering as Colby battles the Vampire Council, resists her attraction to a fellow vamp, and hunts down...

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Review: Early to Death, Early to Rise

Early To Death, Early To Rise by Kim Harrison Published by HarperCollins on May 25th 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Seventeen, dead, and in charge of heaven's dark angels—all itching to kill someone.   Madison Avery's dreams of ever fitting in at her new school died when she did. Especially since she was able to maintain the illusion of a body, deal with a pesky guardian angel, and oh yeah, bring the reaper who killed her to his untimely end. Not exactly in-crowd material. It's amazing that her crush, Josh, doesn't think she's totally nuts.   Now Madison has learned that she's the dark timekeeper, in charge of angels who follow the murky guidelines of fate. Never one to abide by the rules, she decides it's...

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Review: Bad Girls Don’t Die

Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender Series: Bad Girls Don't Die # 1 Published by Disney-Hyperion on April 21st 2009 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Goodreads "Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents' marriage; her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister...more Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents' marriage; her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister, Kasey; and even her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude.  When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes that her life is creeping from dysfunction into danger. Kasey is acting stranger than ever: her blue eyes go green sometimes; she uses...

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Review: Blood Feud

Blood Fued by Alyxandra Harvey Series: The Drake Chronicles # 2 Published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens on June 22nd 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Goodreads "The action and romance continue as the Drakes face a new vampire with a 200-year-old grudge. It’s been centuries since Isabeau St. Croix barely surv...more The action and romance continue as the Drakes face a new vampire with a 200-year-old grudge. It’s been centuries since Isabeau St. Croix barely survived the French Revolution. Now she’s made her way back to the living and she must face the ultimate test by confronting the evil British lord who left her for dead the day she turned into a vampire. That’s if she can control her affection for Logan Drake, a vampire whose bite is...

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Review: 13 To Life

13 To Life by Shannon Delany Published by St. Martin's Griffin on June 22nd 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Goodreads Everything about Jessie Gillmansen’s life changed when her mother died. Now even her hometown of Junction is changing.  Mysterious dark things are happening. All Jessie wants is to avoid more change. But showing a hot new guy around Junction High, she’s about to discover a whole new type of change. Pietr Rusakova is more than good looks and a fascinating accent—he’s a guy with a dangerous secret. And his very existence is sure to bring big trouble to Jessie’s small town. It seems change is the one thing Jessie can’t avoid. Now this book had me intrigued from the very beginning. This werewolves story was not at all...

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