Review: Moonlight

Moonlight by Rachel Hawthorne Published by HarperCollins on March 3rd 2009 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Goodreads I see him and I know what this turmoil inside of me means: He's the one. My forever. Kayla is the nature lover, the all-American beauty who can't understand why she's so drawn to distant, brooding Lucas. Adopted as a young child, she has no way of knowing that she's inherited a terrifying-and thrilling-gene that will change her life forever. Lucas is dangerous, gorgeous... and a werewolf. As leader of the Dark Guardians, shape-shifters who gather deep within the state park, he has sworn to protect his pack. But when Lucas finds his true soul mate, his love could put them all in harm's way. As Lucas and Kayla struggle with...

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Review: Keys to the Repository

Keys To The Repository by Melissa de la Cruz Published by Hyperion Book CH on June 29th 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Goodreads Lavish parties. Passionate meetings in the night. Bone-chilling murders. Midterms. The day-to-day life of Schuyler Van Alen and her Blue Bloods friends (and enemies) is never boring. But there's oh-so-much more to know about these beautiful and powerful teens. Below the streets of Manhattan, within the walls of the Repository, exists a wealth of revealing information about the vampire elite that dates back before the Mayflower. In a series of short stories, journal entries, and never-before-seen letters, New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz gives her hungry fans the keys to the Repository...

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Review: Forgive My Fins

Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs Series: Fins # 1 Published by Katherine Tegen Books on May 19, 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Goodreads Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but when you’re half human, half mermaid like Lily, there’s no such thing as a simple crush. Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid – she’s a Thalassinian princess. When Lily found out three years ago that her mother was actually a human, she finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been living on land...

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Review: Fallen

Fallen by Lauren Kate Series: Fallen # 1 Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers on December 8, 2009 Genres: Young Adult- Supernatural/Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori. Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move. Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce–and goes out of his way to make that very clear–she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate...

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Review: Jekel Loves Hyde

Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey Series: Stand Alone Published by Harcourt Children's Books on May 3rd 2010 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction Source: Bought Goodreads Jill Jekel has always obeyed her parents’ rules – especially the one about never opening the mysterious, old box in her father’s office. But when her dad is murdered, and her college savings disappear, she's tempted to peek inside, as the contents might be key to a lucrative chemistry scholarship. To better her odds, Jill enlists the help of gorgeous, brooding Tristen Hyde, who has his own dark secrets locked away. As the team of Jekel and Hyde, they recreate experiments based on the classic novel, hoping not only to win a prize, but to save Tristen’s sanity. Maybe his life. But Jill’s...

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