VARIANT by Robison Wells – REVIEW

Benson Fisher has finally found the educational experience he’s been looking for.  As a foster kid who has been bounced from home to home for all of his life, he’s never had a chance to stay at a school for very long.  He wants to make something out of his life. He wants to learn. [Keep Reading]

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WISH YOU WERE DEAD by Todd Strasser – REVIEW

A person can only take being treated like dirt for so long. Str-S-d (Stressed) has had it. She creates a blog in order to vent her frustrations and post reasons why the “popular” kids at school are making her life miserable. At first she just complains about things in general, but it doesn’t take long [Keep Reading]

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CLARITY by Kim Harrington – REVIEW

Clare is a member of an unusual family. They all have special abilities. Her mother can read minds, her brother can sense spirits that haven’t moved on, and Clare can “see” what happened to someone by touching one of their objects. Together, they run a family business giving tourists an authentic paranormal thrill. When Clare’s [Keep Reading]

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ROSEBUSH by Michele Jaffe – REVIEW

Jane goes to a party on the Jersey Short expecting to have fun with her friends and a romantic night with her boyfriend.  Instead she is run down by a car and left for dead – tangled in a rosebush on the side of the road. Waking up in the hospital, Jane realizes she has [Keep Reading]

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THE ETERNAL ONES by Kirsten Miller – REVIEW

Haven has always been an outcast in her little town of Snope City. Her best friend, Beau, is the only one to stick by her when everyone else in town thinks she is strange, or worse yet, possessed by a demon.  Since she was a little girl she has had visions of a past there [Keep Reading]

R.I.P IV Challenge

I’ve decided to take on this challenge. I love this type of literature anyway, so…it shouldn’t be too difficult to complete. Here are some specifics (taken from the Stainless Steel Droppings Blog), but be sure to visit the host’s website for all the info. Readers Imbibing Peril, that is what it is all about. I [Keep Reading]

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DEADLY LITTLE SECRET by Laurie Faria Stolarz – REVIEW

Hyperion – December 2008 Camelia lives a very normal life. She has loving parents, two best friends, a good job, and decent grades. Everything changes for her when she is almost killed in the parking lot at school on the last day of her sophomore year. A mysterious stranger saved her by pushing her out [Keep Reading]

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BAD GIRLS DON'T DIE by Katie Alender

Alexis lives a dysfunctional high school existence. She keeps to herself taking and developing her own photographs in a darkroom at home. She doesn’t have any friends at school. She watches her parents grow farther and farther apart while they focus on their careers instead of home, but most unsettling of all is her younger [Keep Reading]

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DEAD IS THE NEW BLACK by Marlene Perez

Daisy Giordano is the youngest in a family of powerful women. Her mother is a well-known psychic and often helps the police with difficult cases. Her oldest sister, Rose, can read minds and Poppy, who is a year older than Daisy, has the ability to use telekinesis. Daisy feels left out since she is the [Keep Reading]

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39 CLUES: THE MAZE OF BONES by Rick Riordan

Grace Cahill changed her will moments before she died. For Amy and Dan, the loss of Grace, their grandmother, is a terribly sad event. They will miss their weekends spending time at the family mansion hearing stories of Grace’s past adventures and exploring the many rooms. After the funeral, certain family members are invited to [Keep Reading]

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