Title: Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1) Author: Laini Taylor Genre: fantasy, angels, young adult, demons, supernatural Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (an imprint of Hachette), Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: 2011 Pages: 432 pages Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Errand requiring immediate attention. Come. The note was on vellum, pierced …
Title: Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy #1) Author: Kiersten White Genre: paranormal romance, vampires, urban fantasy, werewolves, magic Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: October 2010 Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a …
Title: Hooked (Hooked #1) Author: Liz Fichera Genre: contemporary romance, sports, golf, Native American, realistic fiction Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: Feburary 1 2013 Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): When Native American Fredericka ‘Fred’ Oday is invited to become the only girl on the school’s golf team, she can’t say no. This is an …
Title: Advantage Erin Author: Kris Kreisman Genre: Contemporary, Sports, Time Travel Publisher: self-published Publication Date: 22 August 2012 Pages: 140 Rating: 2.5 stars Click here to read the first chapter of Advantage Erin. Synopsis (from goodreads): Erin’s mom is driving her crazy. Especially about tennis. Erin is good and enjoys the game. But it’s not her fault she’s not the megastar her mom claims to have been when …
Title: Model Spy (The Specialists #1) Author: Shannon Greenland Genre: contemporary, romance, chick lit, teen spy Publisher: Puffin (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: December 2007 Pages: 224 pages Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Teen genius Kelly James is in a lot of hot water. A whiz with computers, she agreed to help her college RA, David, …
Title: Opal (Lux #3) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Aliens Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: December 2012 Pages: 382 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): No one is like Daemon Black. When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now …
Last year I had the pleasure of reading Someone Else’s Fairytale by Emily Mah Tippetts – a New Adult novel of a college student who meets and is courted by an incredibly handsome and successful movie star. I was delighted to be offered the opportunity to read and review the second book in the series, …
Title: Scent of Magic (Healer #2) Author: Maria V. Snyder Genre: paranormal, fantasy, magic, adventure Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: January 2013 Pages: 414 pages Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Hunted, Killed—Survived? As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of her friends and foes alike, …
With the world coming to an end tomorrow (or so TV is trying to tell me), I decided it would be appropriate to review an apocalyptic novel – and I’ve chosen Poison Princess written by one of my favourite paranormal authors, Kresley Cole. I love her Immortals After Dark series and have been wanting to read this book for …
In a story like this one, there is a very fine line between finding the main character adorable and romantic or considering him to be a creeper stalker. I spent most of the time reading this book with one foot in both camps. Lincoln has a legitimate reason to be reading Jennifer and Beth’s email …