The Iron Knight, by Julie Kagawa Book 4 – Iron Fey series Review by Saluki The Iron Knight is the final installment in author Julie Kagawa’s amazing Iron Fey series. Originally, this series was supposed to be a trilogy. However, after feedback from her publisher and fans that Prince Ash needed his own book, this novel...
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Vampire in Denial, by Dale Mayer Book One – Blood Ties series Reviewed by Lisa Like being a sixteen-year-old vampire isn’t hard enough, Tessa’s throwback human genes make her an outcast among her relatives. But try as she might, she can’t get a handle on the vampire lifestyle and all...
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The Haunted, by Jessica Verday Book 2 in the Hollow Trilogy Review by Saluki I started The Haunted, the second book in the Hollow Trilogy, hoping desperately that it wouldn’t contain the flaws of the first book. If you read my book review, you know that although I thought the book had a unique plot, I had trouble bonding...
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Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins Book Two – Hunger Games Trilogy Review by Fran After I read the Hunger Games, I didn’t know what to expect from Catching Fire. A lot of heart-wrenching moments (which I did get). Also, I was scared that it wouldn’t be as great as one would expect it to be, but don’t...
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Fallen, by Lauren Kate Book 1 – Fallen Series Reviewed by Kat Fallen by Lauren Kate Reading Level: Young Adult Hardback: 452 Pages Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (September 28, 2010) **SPOILER WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS DEEP INFORMATION REGARDING THE PLOT AND STORYLINE OF THE BOOK** “What if the person...
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Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a “research experiment” at the British...
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The Hollow, by Jessica Verday Book 1 – The Hollow Trilogy Reviewed by Saluki When Abbey’s best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead…and rumors fly that her death was no accident. Abbey goes through the motions of mourning...
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Drawing is her world…but when her new pencil comes alive, it’s his world too. Storey Dalton is seventeen and now boyfriendless after being dumped via Facebook. Drawing is her escape. It’s like as soon as she gets down one image, a dozen more are pressing in on her. Then she realizes her pictures are almost drawing...
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It could happen tomorrow . . . An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions. Alex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her...
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Torment, Lauren Kate Fallen Series Book 2 Reading level: Young Adult Paperback: 496 pages Publisher: Ember; Reprint edition (June 14, 2011) LOVE NEVER DIES Lucinda is sure that she and Daniel are meant to be together forever. Now they are forced apart in a desperate bid to save Luce from the Outcasts–immortals who want her dead....
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In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must...
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It’s true, this book isn’t paranormal, fantasy, dystopian or anything of the like. It’s just plain YA fiction. Every now and then I have to cleanse my reading palette from vampires, elves and totalitarian governments and read something that’s just plain normal. 13 Reasons Why is a heartbreaking book that...
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