HarperCollins – June 22, 2010 WAYFARER takes place fourteen years after FAERY REBELS: SPELL HUNTER. It is more of a companion than a sequel since the main character is Linden, Knife’s foster daughter. Linden lives in the Oak with the other faeries. The Queen is ill and not expected to live much longer and all [Keep Reading]
I started thinking about the books that I give away and came to the conclusion that the majority are ones that I really like and am excited for other people to read. So, what about the books that didn’t live up to my expectations? Well, so far, they are collecting dust on my bookshelves. This [Keep Reading]
First Published in 1995 Let me start out by saying, please please please read the other two books in the series before you pick up this one. THE KILLING FROST, also called The Third Day, The Frost in some places, is the third book in the Tomorrow Series. Ellie and her friends are in much [Keep Reading]
Bloomsbury – October 13, 2009 In today’s society we enjoy brutal sports like World Wrestling Entertainment and the Ultimate Fighting Championship – imagine, if you will, a world where we also couldn’t wait for the next gladiator match. Lyn lives in just such a world. In fact, she is deeply entrenched in the Glad lifestyle. [Keep Reading]
Things have turned black at the House of Night. Zoey Redbird’s soul has shattered. With everything she’s ever stood for falling apart, and a broken heart making her want to stay in the Otherworld forever, Zoey’s fading fast. It’s seeming more and more doubtful that she will be able pull herself back together in time to rejoin her [Keep Reading]
Candlewick – November 10, 2009 WINTER’S END is advertised as “a gripping dystopian novel.” Sadly, it didn’t live up to the hype. Four teenagers, two boys and two girls, live in strictly-run boarding schools in a unspecified time period in a world under intense governmental control. After the boys and girls meet (by accident) their lives become [Keep Reading]
First Published in 1994 THE DEAD OF NIGHT is the second book in the amazing Tomorrow Series. It picks up where TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN ends and is just as exciting! Ellie and her friends continue to battle against unknown invaders. They are forced to act like a military force without any of the [Keep Reading]
Who doesn’t love a good, spine-tingling ghost story? There are so many out there that it is sometimes hard to choose what to read. To make matters worse, there isn’t even just one type of ghost story out there. You have your choice of silly ghost stories, creepy ghost stories, romantic ghost stories, and even [Keep Reading]
Recently, I saw a trailer for the upcoming movie TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN, which is based on the book by John Marsden. I didn’t even know these book existed until I transferred to the middle school level library. That was five years ago. I’ve seen them on the shelves every day since I’ve been [Keep Reading]
Balzer + Bray – July 1, 2010 Doug wasn’t meant to be a vampire. He was turned by a starving, newly-made vampire totally by accident. Doug was in the wrong place at the wrong time and now he’ll be fat and fifteen forever. Doug can’t seem to find any girls with vampire fetishes to feed [Keep Reading]
