Review: Dark Heart Forever

Dark Heart Forever by Lee Monroe Published by Hodder Children's Books on October 1st 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Jane Jonas is nearing her 16th birthday and troubled by unsettling recurring dreams where the same mysterious boy her age comes to her, telling Jane that they are each other's destiny. Her mother is increasingly anxious about Jane's disruptive sleepwalking episodes, but for Jane her dream world and reality are about to collide ...When she develops a friendship with an enigmatic stranger in town, the blond, uber-cool Evan, it's exciting, it's new, and Jane wants him more than she's ever wanted anybody - until her mystery dream boy gets in the way. Now Jane is caught between two worlds: one...

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Review: Dark Secrets # 2

No Time to Die & The Deep End of Fear by Elizabeth Chandler Series: Dark Secrets # 3-4 Published by Simon Pulse on May 4th 2010 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Secrets taken to the grave don’t always stay buried.  In No Time to Die, Jenny is devastated by the recent death of her sister, Liza. Looking for a sense of closure, she secretly signs up for the drama camp where Liza died. Jenny knows that someone here holds the key to what really happened to Liza that night, but if she doesn’t find out the truth soon, she may become the next victim.  In The Deep End of Fear, Kate has tried to bury the horrible memories associated with the Westbrook estate. After her best friend Ashley drowned on the estate, Kate vowed...

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Review: Dark Secrets

Legacy of Lies & Don't Tell by Elizabeth Chandler Published by Simon Pulse on March 8th 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Thriller Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Two girls haunted by the past...and destined to relive it... In Legacy of Lies, Megan has to stay with the uptight grandmother she wants nothing to do with. She's determined to get through the visit without any drama, but when she falls into a twisted love triangle with potentially fatal consequences, Megan may be caught up in her family's legacy in more ways than she realizes.   In Don't Tell, Lauren knows that by returning to the town where her mother drowned seven years ago, she'll be reliving one of her most haunting memories. When she arrives, she is propelled into a series of...

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Review: Blood Magic

Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton Series: The Blood Journals # 1 Published by Random House Books for Young Readers on May 24th 2011 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Goodreads This page-turning debut novel will entice fans who like their paranormal romances dark and disturbing.   Everywhere Silla Kennicott turns she sees blood. She can't stop thinking about her parents alleged murder-suicide. She is consumed by a book filled with spells that arrives mysteriously in the mail. The spells share one common ingredient: blood, and Silla is more than willing to cast a few. What's a little spilled blood if she can uncover the truth? And then there's Nick—the new guy at school who makes her pulse race. He has a few secrets of his own and is all too...

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Review: Breathing

Breathing by Cheryl Renee Herbsman Series: Stand Alone Published by Viking Juvenile on April 16th 2009 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Goodreads "Savannah would be happy to spend the summer in her coastal Carolina town working at the library and lying in a hammock reading her beloved romance novels. But then she meets Jackson. Once they lock eyes, she’s convinced he’s the one—her true love, her soul mate, a boy different from all the rest. And at first it looks like Savannah is right. Jackson abides by her mama’s strict rules, and stays by her side during a hospitalization for severe asthma, which Savannah becomes convinced is only improving because Jackson is there. But when he’s called away to help his family—and seems uncertain about...

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