Title: The Reckoning (Darkest Powers Trilogy #3) Author: Kelley Armstrong Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, magic, werewolves, witches, ghosts Publisher: HarperCollins; Atom Publication Date: April 2010 Pages: 391 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): My name is Chloe Saunders. I’m fifteen, and I would love to be normal. But normal is one thing I’m not. For one thing, I’m having these feelings …
I’m always looking for new books to read. So a couple of months ago I was asking my friend Cam for recommendations and he suggested The Alchemyst. I bought it that night (I think that internet shopping is just feeding my book buying addiction) and then after it arrived in the mail it just sat on my …
Title: Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles #1) Author: Gena Showalter Genre: paranormal, fantasy, zombies, romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: October 2012 Pages: 404 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever. Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course …
Title: Girl Guide: 200+ Tips for High School Survival Author: Courtney S. King Genre: Non-Fiction, self-help Publisher: self-published Publication Date: September 2012 Pages: 122 pages Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Girl Guide: 200+ Tips for High School offers advice for teen girls entering or continuing high school. From primping for prom to decoding dudes, the first book in …
Title: Speechless Author: Hannah Harrington Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 384 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can’t keep a secret… Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast — and nearly got someone killed. Now Chelsea has taken …
Title: Frostbite (Vampire Academy #2) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: April 2008 Pages: 327 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose… It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything …
This is a novel where the start isn’t really the beginning. The conclusion doesn’t finish the story. But instead, this book is more like a series of snapshots into a couple’s relationship. And each snapshot has then been placed in order – not chronologically, but rather in alphabetical order. I thought it was a very …
Title: Confessions of an Angry Girl (Confessions #1) Author: Louise Rozett Genre: Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Romance Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 384 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Rose Zarelli, self-proclaimed word geek and angry girl, has some confessions to make. 1. I’m livid all the time. Why? My dad died. My mom barely talks. My brother abandoned us. …
Title: A Corner of White (The Colours of Madeline #1) Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Genre: Fantasy, Magic, Adventure Publisher: Macmillian Australia Publication Date: October 2012 Pages: 432 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Madeleine Tully lives in Cambridge, England, the World – a city of spires, Isaac Newton and Auntie’s Tea Shop. Elliot Baranski lives in …
Title: Onyx (Lux #2) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Aliens Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: August 2012 Pages: 376 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Being connected to Daemon Black sucks… Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. …