Book Review: Fallen by Lauren Kate

Title: Fallen (Fallen #1) Author: Lauren Kate Genre: Paranormal Romance, Angels,  Publisher: Delacorte Press for Young Readers (an imprint of Random House) Publication Date:December 2009 Pages: 452 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from 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 …

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Book Review: Dark Kiss by Michelle Rowen

Title: Dark Kiss (Nightwatchers #1) Author: Michelle Rowen Genre: Paranormal, Angels, Demons Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: June 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 348 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I don’t do dangerous.  Smart, über-careful, ordinary Samantha-that’s me. But I just couldn’t pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one …

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Book Review: Storm by Brigid Kemmerer

Title: Storm (Elementals #1) Author: Brigid Kemmerer Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Magic Publisher: Allen & Unwin (Also published by Kensington) Publication Date: May 2012  Pages: 368 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Earth. Fire. Air. Water. When Becca Chandler saves Chris Merrick from being beaten-up in the school car park, she has no idea how dramatically this one …

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Book Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Title: Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: Sci-Fi, Fairy Tale, Dystopia  Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (an imprint of Macmillian) Publication Date: January 2012 Pages: 387 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, the ruthless lunar people watch, …

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Book Review: Immortal City by Scott Speer

Title: Immortal City (Immortal City #1)  Author: Scott Speer Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Angels  Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: April 2012 Pages: 384 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): WE PAY THEM TO PROTECT US. AND WE’RE THEIR BIGGEST FANS. They are our celebrities, and we worship them with paparazzi and endless gossip and speculation. To us, they are …

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Book Review: Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep

Title: Touch of Frost (Mythos Academy #1)  Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Mythology Publisher: KTeen (an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.) Publication Date: July 2011 Pages: 350 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy — a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even …

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Book Review: The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

Title: The Summoning (Darkest Powers Trilogy #1) Author: Kelley Armstrong Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary,  Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: July 2008 Pages: 390 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Chloe Saunders sees dead people. Yes, like in the films. The problem is, in real life saying you see ghosts gets you a one-way ticket to the psych ward. And at …

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Morganville Monday!: Glass Houses by Rachel Caine

After discussing this series with a friend the other day, I realized that I stopped after the first two (because that’s all that had been released at that stage). I want to get back into this series that many people I know rave about! So I’ve decided to read one Morganville Vampire book a week …

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Book Review: Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart

Title: Blood Song Author: Rhiannon Hart Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Vampires, Romance  Publisher: Random House Australia Publication Date: September 2011 Pages: 304 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I wanted to turn but I was held captive by the song on the wind. I’m coming, I told the voices. Please, wait for me. When her sister becomes betrothed …

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Book Review: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: Obsidian  Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Sci-Fi  Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: November 2011 Pages: 299 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Starting over sucks.When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I …

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