Shiver

Summary: For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human ... until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human--or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.

What I thought: I didn't really like this book until the halfway mark. I thought it was going to have a sad ending and I don't think I could have handled that. I ended up loving this book and I can't wait to get my hands on Linger

Identical

Summary: In the latest hard-hitting YA novel by the New York Times bestselling author, 16-year-old identical twin girls must come to terms with their abusive father.

Kaeleigh and Raeanne are 16-year-old identical twins, the daughters of a district court judge father and politician mother running for Congress. Everything on the surface of their lives seems Norman Rockwell perfect, but underneath run deep and damaging secrets.

Kaeleigh is the good girl-her father's perfect flower, something she has tried so hard to be since she was nine and he started sexually abusing her. She cuts herself and vomits after every binge, desperate to feel something normal. Raeanne uses painkillers, drugs, alcohol, and sex to numb the pain of not being Daddy's favorite. Both girls must figure out how to become whole, but how can they when their world has been torn to shreds?

Writing in her characteristic narrative poetry style, Ellen Hopkins shows once again how well she knows today's teens and the issues that matter to them.

What I thought: The ending was a twist I didn't expect. I loved this book. She writes in a way that I just can't seem to put down her books. I felt so bad for both of these girls. I hated the mom all through the book but at the end I wanted to strangle her. When she blames Kaeleigh for what the father does to her, I just couldn't understand how a mother could be so cold. This book was heartfelt and meaningful. It was not one of those fluff books (as my husband likes to call them) it's a book that sticks with you and hits on real life issues

The Reckoning

Summary: Only two weeks ago, life was all too predictable. But that was before I saw my first ghost. Now, along with my supernatural friends Tori, Derek, and Simon, I’m on the run from the Edison Group, which genetically altered us as part of their sinister experiment. We’re hiding in a safe house that might not be as safe as it seems. We’ll be gone soon anyway, back to rescue those we’d left behind and to take out the Edison Group . . . or so we hope

What I thought: This was a five star book for me. I loved the relationship aspect of this book even though at first I didn't think I was happy about it. One thing that was sad about this book is the fact that the group learns yet again they need to be careful who they trust.

The Laughing Corpse

Summary: Harold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars to raise a 300-year-old zombie. Knowing it means a human sacrifice will be necessary, Anita turns him down. But when dead bodies start turning up, she realizes that someone else has raised Harold's zombie--and that the zombie is a killer. Anita pits her power against the zombie and the voodoo priestess who controls it.

What I thought: This series keeps getting better and better. I liked the first book...I loved this book. I just want Anita and Jean Claude to hurry up and figure out what they are going to do. I love how he keeps popping up every so often. I love his character but a part of me loves the fact that she doesn't go with him. It's different then other vampire series where the girl just can't help herself

Four to Score

Summary: Stephanie Plum, the trash-talking New Jersey bail bondswoman of this popular series, is tracking Maxine Nowicki, who's wanted for skipping out on a car-theft charge lodged by her ex-boyfriend. Now the ex-boyfriend's very interested in getting back the love letters he supposedly wrote to Maxine. But what he's really looking for is the secret on which Evanovich hangs her screwball cast of colorful minor characters, including Sally Sweet, a cross-dressing drag queen; Lula, the 250-pound ex-hooker who works for Steph's boss; Cousin Vinnie, the bail bondsman; Grandma Mazur, who packs a Glock and is always looking for a little action; and Joyce, a wannabe bounty hunter who's been cramping Steph's style since she played pass the salami with Steph's ex-husband. The action doesn't get much farther from Trenton than the Jersey Shore, but when Steph's apartment and car are blown up by the others on Maxine's trail and she moves in with Joe Morelli, the handsome, arrogant cop she's been hung up on since high school, it gets hotter than the craps table in Atlantic City. Plum's fans won't be disappointed in this fourth outing in the series, and they're likely to be even more interested in the snappy patter and sexy shenanigans than in the mystery that holds it all together.

What I thought: I have to say I was team Ranger until this book. I've never been a huge Morelli fan and at the beginning of this book I wanted to punch him in the face, but by the end I loved him. You got to see a lot more of him in this book since Stephanie ended up moving in with him. I still have to say I loved the Ranger scenes still and I wanted more of him in this book. I loved Sallie in this book who is a straight drag Queen. I wanted to see someone hurt Joyce and loved the scene where Lola finally gets her hands on her. Even Morelli wanted to make her pay for the crap she was pulling with Stephanie. I loved meeting Grandma Bella and just thought that whole end of the story has a lot to add.

Spirit Bound

Summary: The words stunned Adrian for a moment, but he kept going. "You're lying. What you're describing is impossible. There's no way to save a Strigoi. When they're gone, they're gone. They're dead. Undead. Forever."

Robert's next words weren't directed at Adrian. They were spoken to me. "That which is dead doesn't always stay dead...."

After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri’s birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir’s—and to her best friend, Lissa Dragomir. It's graduation, and the girls can’t wait for their real lives outside of the Academy’s cold iron gates to finally begin. But even with the intrigue and excitement of court life looming, Rose’s heart still aches for Dimitri. He's out there, somewhere.

She failed to kill him when she had the chance, and now her worst fears are about to come true. Dimitri has tasted her blood, and she knows in her heart that he is hunting her. And if Rose won't join him, he won't rest until he's silenced her...forever.

But Rose can't forget what she learned on her journey—whispers of a magic too impossible and terrifying to comprehend. A magic inextricably tied to Lissa that could hold the answer to all of Rose's prayers, but not without devastating consequences. Now Rose will have to decide what—and who—matters most to her. In the end, is true love really worth the price?

Fall in love with Rose and Dimitri all over again in Spirit Bound, the eagerly awaited fifth novel in Richelle Mead's enthralling Vampire Academy series.

What I thought: I love this series and I really can't get enough of Rose and Dimitri, but a part of me wants Rose with Adrian. There is just something about him. He tries so hard to be with her and in this book I thought it was going to happen.....

Dark Lover

Summary: in the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing their enemies more than Wrath, the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood...

The only purebred vampire left on the planet, Wrath has a score so settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But when one of his most trusted fighters is killed-orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate-Wrath must usher the beautiful female into the world of the undead...

Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasn't there, Beth Randall is helpless against the dangerously sexy man who comes at night with shadows in his eyes. his tales of brotherhood and blood frighten her. But his touch ignites a dawning hunger that threatens to consume them both....

What I thought: I loved this book. I need to get my hands on the rest of the series. I'm not sure how I feel about the other books not being about Wrath...because let me tell you I loved Wrath in this book. I loved all the moments where he was unsure of himself and wasn't sure what to do about his feelings for Beth! He was just so real. J. R. Ward really did set this up beautifully for the rest of the series. The Black Dagger Brotherhood is a great group of guys that I just can't help but fall in love with.

Glass

Summary: "Crank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. And once it's got hold of you, this monster will never let you g ...more "Crank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. And once it's got hold of you, this monster will never let you go."

A sequel to Crank, this harrowing and disturbing look at addiction finds protagonist Kristina Snow thinking she can use drugs yet control the consequences. Now with a baby to care for, she's determined to be the one deciding when and how much, the one calling the shots. But the monster is too strong and, before she knows it, Kristina is back in its grips. She needs the monster to keep going, to face the pressures of day-to-day life. She will do anything for it, including giving up the only thing that makes her truly happy.

What I thought: I'm loving this series. I fell so bad for Kristina's family and everything they go thru with her. Poor little Hunter has no clue what's going on. It seems that everyone who's life touches her's get worse then it was. Her poor mom just tries to help and all she gets is slapped in the face. In this book Kristina sinks to new lows. I mean you know she wasn't going to stop using because there are 3 books but I didn't think it would be this bad yet. My heart goes out to anyone who deals with this and their families. This series shows that sometimes the people you least suspect are the ones that go down this road.

Wicked: Witch and Curse

Summary: Holly Cathers's world shatters when her parents are killed in a terrible accident. Wrenched from her home in San Francisco, she is sent to Seattle to live with her relatives, Aunt Marie-Claire and her twin cousins, Amanda and Nicole.

In her new home, Holly's sorrow and grief soon give way to bewilderment at the strange incidents going on around her. Such as how any wish she whispers to her cat seems to come true. Or the way a friend is injured after a freak attack from a vicious falcon. And there's the undeniable, magnetic attraction to a boy Holly barely knows.

Holly, Amanda, and Nicole are about to be launced into a dark legacy of witches, secrets, and alliances, where ancient magics yield dangerous results. The girls will assume their roles in an intergenerational feud beyond their wildest imaginations...and in doing so, will attempt to fulfill their shared destiny

What I thought: Besides the Harry Potter books this is my first Witch book I have read. Now it might not have been as good as Harry Potter but they were still really good. I liked that the first 2 books were all in one it made is so I didn't have to wait for book 2 at least but now I have to wait for book 3 and 4....I really hate that. I have to know what happens next. I like how the author ends these books. I started out feeling bad for Holly and Amanda and not really liking Nicole but by the end of Curse I didn't really like Holly and am starting to like Nicole...funny how that works out. I can't wait to find out where Phillipe (I don't think I spelled that right) and James fit into the story in the end. I love Jer and they need to save him! And a part of me kind of hopes that Eli will become good.

Blood Promise

Summary: How far will Rose go to keep her promise?

The recent Strigoi attack at St. Vladimir’s Academy was the deadliest ever in the school’s history, claiming the lives of Moroi students, teachers, and guardians alike. Even worse, the Strigoi took some of their victims with them. . . including Dimitri.

He’d rather die than be one of them, and now Rose must abandon her best friend, Lissa—the one she has sworn to protect no matter what—and keep the promise Dimitri begged her to make long ago. But with everything at stake, how can she possibly destroy the person she loves most?

What I thought: I gave this book 5 stars!!! I love this series. I love Rose and hate seeing everything she has been going thru in the last 2 books. I felt bad for Lissa in this book and that is a first for me. I like her character but feel like she has everything so I just never felt bad. In this book it seems like everything is falling down around her. I love Dimitri even as a bad guy he is amazing and just perfect. I fell from him from the beginning but now I want Rose with Adrien since Dimitri isn't an option. I guess he wins by default.

The Awakening

Summary: If you had met me a few weeks ago, you probably would have described me as an average teenage girl—someone normal. Now my life has changed forever and I'm as far away from normal as it gets. A living science experiment—not only can I see ghosts, but I was genetically altered by a sinister organization called the Edison Group. What does that mean? For starters, I'm a teenage necromancer whose powers are out of control; I raise the dead without even trying. Trust me, that is not a power you want to have. Ever.

Now I'm running for my life with three of my supernatural friends—a charming sorcerer, a cynical werewolf, and a disgruntled witch—and we have to find someone who can help us before the Edison Group finds us first. Or die trying.

What I thought: Well I gave this book 4 stars. I'm really loving this series and I can't wait to see how it ends up. Once again I'm waiting for a book to get back into the library so I can read it. I'm not very good at the waiting part but I try. I love Derek and feel really bad for him. It's can't be easy to live the life he has to live. I'm glad Cleary is there for him. I think that is his first friend besides his brother.

Crescendo

Summary: The sequel to the New York Times Best selling phenomenon, Hush, Hush!

Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.

The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?

What I thought: Well I love this series and there better be a book three!!! I gave this 4 stars but it should probable be 4.5. I won this book and it is not out yet and I have to say I liked it so much that I will probable go out and buy it when it comes out. I want to see what they changed what they kept. Nora really bothered me in this book and I felt bad for Patch. I love his character and well everything about him. Nora has a lot going on in this book and she kind of has to find her own way. Patch isn't around much (her own fault there) then she gets mad that he left her. I don't really like Vee much but I didn't like her in the first one either. This book also kind of ruined Nora's mom for me.....just you wait to find out.

The Summoning

Summary: After years of frequent moves following her mother’s death, Chloe Saunders’s life is finally settling down. She is attending art school, pursuing her dreams of becoming a director, making friends, meeting boys. Her biggest concern is that she’s not developing as fast as her friends are. But when puberty does hit, it brings more than hormone surges. Chloe starts seeing ghosts–everywhere, demanding her attention. After she suffers a breakdown, her devoted aunt Lauren gets her into a highly recommended group home.

At first, Lyle House seems a pretty okay place, except for Chloe’s small problem of fearing she might be facing a lifetime of mental illness. But as she gradually gets to know the other kids at the home–charming Simon and his ominous, unsmiling brother Derek, obnoxious Tori, and Rae, who has a “thing” for fire–Chloe begins to realize that there is something that binds them all together, and it isn’t your usual “problem kid” behaviour. And together they discover that Lyle House is not your usual group home either…

What I thought: Well I love this story and I can't wait for the next book to get back to the library. I've been on a YA kick lately and I just can't seem to get enough. This story is amazing and very fast paced. At first I couldn't stand Derek but her really grows on you by the end of the story. I kind of hate all of the adults in this story. This was another 5 star for me. Probable 4.5 but you know how that is sometimes. I love Chloe and felt so bad for her when she got put in the group house. Her dad is not around much and she has been raised by nannies. She never really felt like she fit in anywhere because she is small and young looking for her age. Everyone thinks she is 2 or 3 years younger then she really is. At Lyle House Derek tries to help her realize what she really is but he is.....socially inept and doesn't really know how to help her...so after a while he has his brother Simon try to help her. I get the feeling that Derek really likes her but knows he is too different to really get her so he stands back and lets his brother have her no matter what it cost him.

hush, hush

Summary: For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend...more For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her...until Patch comes along.
With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment, but after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is far more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel. For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.

What I thought: Well this book was a 5 star for me. I loved everything about it. Nora is a pretty girl that never gets much attention because she is too busy studying and spends all her free time with Vee. She life is perfect she has her goals all set up and seems to have everything all planned out. Then in walks Patch...a strange mysterious guy who seems to know way to much about her. He know what colleges she wants to go to. Nora has been thinking that someone has been following her and now she has to wonder if it is the sexy guy who is now her lab partner. He doesn't like sharing anything about himself but he knows everything about her without having to ask. Nora and Vee decide they are going to start digging all the dirt they can find on him....and all the fun begins.

Crank

Summary: Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristi...more Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina -- she's fearless.

Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul -- her life.

What I thought: Well I really don't know what to say here. I know a lot of people didn't really like this book because of the writing style but for me this book was a five star for me. I loved the story and all of the heart wrenching twist and turns. Her father is the most worthless peice of crap I have ever heard of. It seems thru the book that Kristina never feels like she is worth anything...she doesn't feel like she lives up to the image of her sister the tall gorgeous lesbian....the impression I got is that her mom loves the fact that she is a lesbian cause she doesn't have to worry about her coming home pregnant. It's to the point that Kristina feels the need to apologize for falling in love with a boy. Kristina had never had a boyfriend before and doesn't really know how to act with Buddy/Adam until Bree takes over. Bree is fun loving, carefree and fearless while Kristina is shy, smart, and well kind of afraid of everything. She always wants to do the right thing while Bree always wants to do the reckless thing. When Kristina comes home he life starts spinning out of control. She loses touch with her best friends because as crazy as it sounds Bree finds them boring. She struggles to get back to her old life that she loved so much but Bree always seems to be in the way. She starts fighting with her mom all the time and her step-dad tries to help but he can't seem to get anywhere. He is the first one to realize that Kristina has a real problem. Kristina finds a guy who really cares for her but is it her he loves or is it Bree.

The Last Olympian

Summary: All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows.

While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.

In this momentous final book in the New York Times best-selling series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy’s sixteenth birthday unfolds. And as the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate

What I thought: Well this was a great book to end the series on...even though I hope it is not done. They threw in a lot of different twist in the book that kept you guessing. I have to say Apollo was my favorite god in this book and I really felt bad for Hermes. Oh yeah and I ended up liking Athena which I didn't think I would. I just loved how they tied it all up but I really don't think I ever what this series to end. You get a happy ending for all the characters and I really do mean all of them.

City of Glass

Summary: To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters -- never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

As Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadow-hunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadow-hunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her new found powers to help save the Glass City -- whatever the cost?

Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the final installment of the New York Times bestselling trilogy The Mortal Instruments.

What I thought: Well once again all I have to say is WOW. I gave this one 5 stars as well. That's 5 stars for every book in the series so far. I am so glad that there is going to be a fourth book!! The way this one ends I would have been ok with it being the end of the series but I am so glad that it is not. This is a series that I don't ever want to end. I love it. I think this book made up for the relationship that I was made about in the first book. One thing that made me mad in this book was Jace was kind of a jerk to Clary. He was only acting that way to keep her safe but still he really hurt her and so did Isabelle in this book. Isabelle was looking out for Jace but she took it a little to far.

City of Ashes

Summary: Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magicall...more Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go -- especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil -- and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings -- and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?

What I thought: WOW!!! I gave this book 5 stars!!! I keep loving these books more and more and I have to say that these might be some of the greatest characters I have read about in a long time from a YA series. I love how it's not just the main characters that stand out it's all of them. Jace and Clary are amazing but I have to say that without everyone else the story would be lacking something. I don't know that I have ever read a series that needs everyone that you put into it. So....on to the story. I love watching Clary and Jace jump right into everything and anything without thinking about what could go wrong. And wherever you have Clary and Jace you have Isabelle, Alec, Simon and Magnus.

Crescendo

I won a free copy of Crescendo. I need to get my hands on Hush, Hush. I ordered it but now I have to wait patiently for it to come in.

Summary: The sequel to the New York Times Best selling phenomenon, Hush, Hush!

Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relatio

...more The sequel to the New York Times Best selling phenomenon, Hush, Hush!

Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.

The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?

A touch of Dead

Summary: Every Sookie Stackhouse short story ever written—in one special volume—from the New York Times bestselling author.

New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris has re-imagined the supernatural world with her “spunky” (Tampa Tribune) Southern Vampire novels starring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse. Now, for the first time, here is every Sookie Stackhouse short story ever written—together in one volume.

Stories include “Fairy Dust,” “One Word Answer,” “Dracula Night,” “Lucky,” and “Giftwrap.”

What I thought: Well I don't really think I cared for these stories much. I loved the series but this just wasn't the same. The only one I liked was Dracula Night and maybe Giftwrap. Maybe it's just me but I'm glad I didn't buy this book to keep with my collection of Sookie books.

City of Bones

Summary: When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder - much less a murder commi...more When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder - much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing - not even a smear of blood - to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know....

Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.

What I thought: I loved this book but I don't think I like the relationship part. I really didn't want it to work out that way. I loved Jace and I have to say he is my favorite character. I didn't like Alec or Isabelle at first but by the end of the book they grew on me. I liked Simon at first but he screwed up and I don't really care as much for him at the end. I can't wait to start the next book and see what I think of everybody in the end.

Shadow Kiss

Summary: Rose Hathaway knows it is forbidden to love another guardian. Her best friend, Lissa-the last Dragomir princess-must always come first. Unfortunately, when it comes to gorgeous Dimitri Belikov, some rules are meant to be broken...

But since making her first Strigoi kills, Rose hasn't been feeling right. Something dark has begun to grow in her mind, and ghostly shadows warn of a terrible evil drawing nearer to the Academy's iron gates. And now that Lissa and Rose's sworn enemy, Victor Dashkov, is on trial for his freedom, tensions in the Moroi world are higher than ever.

Lying to Lissa about Dimitri is one thing but suddenly there's way more than friendship at stake. The immortal undead are on the prowl, and they want vengeance for the lives that Rose has stolen. In a heart-stopping battle to rival her worst nightmare, Rose will have to choose between life, love, and the two people who matter most..but will her choice mean that only one can survive?

What I thought: Well I loved this book. It is my favorite of the series so far and I have to say the next one really needs to hurry up and get brought back to the library. The ending was....well I couldn't get it out of my head. I started reading another book right after and even tho the other book had my interest right away when I closed it I kept thinking about the ending of this book. It's not very often that I have this happen to me.

Firefly lane giveaway

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Dark Reunion

Summary: In the fourth and final installment, Elena Gilbert rises from the dead to recreate the powerful vampire trio.

What I thought: Well I was so happy that Bonnie was a bigger part in this book. I love her character and I really think she made this book the best one in the series. I loved watching Bonnie try to prove that she is tough and she can handle what is going on. She really wants to do everything that she can do to help but no one really lets her cause they think she is....well not big enough and strong enough. I think you finally get to see more of Meridith as well which was good since she is just kind of there in the other books. Damon turns out to be one of the good guys in the end which made me very happy!!!

The Fury

Summary: Tormented after losing the beautiful Elena, Stefan becomes determined to end the feud with his brother--no matter the cost. But mocking Stefan and Elena, Damon laughs in the face of doom.

What I thought: I keep hoping the Damon will come thru in the end. Keeping my fingers crossed. I love Bonnie in this book and I am starting to think that she is going to end up with Matt (I really hope that she does). Meridith is well I'm starting to like her more as the series goes on but I don't think she will ever be one of my favorites. Caroline annoys me she is acting like Elena used to act at the beginning of the series and hope that she doesn't stay in the books....sounds kind of mean of me but if you are going to lose a character it should be her. She can move away if that makes it any better. I'm almost done with the last book and can't decided if I am going to read Vampire Diaries The Return or not....I might give the series a little break so I can think about it.

The Struggle

Summary: In this second volume in the popular series, Damon is determined to make pretty Elena Gilbert his queen of darkness. He would even kill his own brother to possess her. But Stefan, desperate for the power to destroy Damon, succumbs to his unquenchable thirst for human blood.

What I thought: I'm really liking this series. Bonnie and Matt are my two favorite characters. It seems that vampires are either self loathing or kind of evil anymore. Stefan is self loathing and Damon is evil...kind of. You really don't know how he is going to act from one minute to the next. Elena kind of brings out the best in him...I think he wants to be what she needs him to be. Which is interesting to read about. You have this ruthless killer who tries to be good even though it doesn't always work for him.

Goblet of Fire

Summary: You have in your hands the pivotal fourth novel in the seven-part tale of Harry Potter's training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to dream about Cho Chang, his crush (and maybe do more than dream). He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. Unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal--even by wizarding standards. And in his case, different can be deadly.

What I thought: This is one of my favorite book in the series. I always feel so bad for Harry Potter when his names gets put in the Goblet. I also feel bad for Hermione when Mrs. Weasley isn't as nice to her as she used to be because she thinks Hermione is messing with Harry's heart. I love the part where Harry tells her that Hermione isn't his girlfriend. I really does amaze me everything I have forgotten in the books because of how different the movies are.

The Battle of the Labyrinth

Summary: Percy Jackson's fourth summer at Camp Half-Blood is much like his previous three—high-octane clashes with dark forces, laced with hip humor and drama. Opening with a line for the ages—The last thing I
wanted to do on my summer break was blow up another school—this
penultimate series installment finds Percy, Annabeth and the satyr
Grover furiously working to prevent former camp counselor Luke from
resurrecting the Titan lord Kronos, whose goal is to overthrow the gods.
When the heroes learn that Luke can breach Camp Half-Blood's security
through an exit from Daedalus's Labyrinth, they enter the maze in search
of the inventor and a way to stop the invasion. Along the way they
encounter a lifetime supply of nightmare-inducing, richly imagined
monsters. Grover's own quest to find the lost god Pan, meanwhile,
provides a subtle environmental message. Percy, nearly 15, has girl
trouble, having become something of a chick magnet. One of Riordan's
strengths is the wry interplay between the real and the surreal. When
the heroes find Hephaestus, for instance, he's repairing a Toyota,
wearing overalls with his name embroidered over the chest pocket. The
wit, rousing swordplay and breakneck pace will once again keep kids
hooked.

What I thought: Well these books keep more then kids hooked. I love watching them grow up as the story continue. I can't wait to see what happens between Annabeth and Percy!! It really reminds me of the Harry Potter series. I can't wait to keep reading and see what happens

Guilty Pleasures

Summary: Anita Blake may be small and young, but vampires call her the Executioner. Anita is a necromancer and vampire hunter in a time when vampires are protected by law--as long as they don't get too nasty. Now
someone's killing innocent vampires and Anita agrees--with a bit of
vampiric arm-twisting--to help figure out who and why.

Trust is a luxury Anita can't afford when her allies aren't human. The city's most powerful vampire, Nikolaos, is 1,000 years old and looks like a
10-year-old girl. The second most powerful vampire, Jean-Claude, is
interested in more than just Anita's professional talents, but the
feisty necromancer isn't playing along--yet. This popular series has a
wild energy and humor, and some very appealing characters--both dead and
alive.

What I thought: Everything I have read by Laurell Hamilton I have loved!!! She writes these characters that you can't help but fall for...I really wish I could live in the world that she creates! I love Jean-Claude. I really wish he would have been in more of the book tho. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book!!!

Lucky

Summary: In a memoir hailed for its searing candor and wit, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was utterly transformed when, as an eighteen-year-old college freshman, she was brutally raped and beaten in a park near
campus. What propels this chronicle of her recovery is Sebold's
indomitable spirit - as she struggles for understanding ("After telling
the hard facts to anyone, from lover to friend, I have changed in their
eyes"); as her dazed family and friends sometimes bungle their efforts
to provide comfort and support; and as, ultimately, she triumphs,
managing through grit and coincidence to help secure her attacker's
arrest and conviction. In a narrative by turns disturbing, thrilling,
and inspiring, Alice Sebold illuminates the experience of trauma victims
even as she imparts wisdom profoundly hard-won: "You save yourself or
you remain unsaved."

What I thought:

I listened to this book and Alice Sebold is the one narrating
it. I think that makes it more....emotional hearing her talk about it. it amazed me how different things are for the victim now a days. They seemed to back it easy on the accused in her case. I was so happy when she won her case! Even tho that wasn't the end of it for here. It affected the rest of her life. So many things that she ended up doing that I don't think she would have done otherwise. Her so called friends should be ashamed of themselves. Everyone started to treat her differently. They all acted like he wanted it to happen.

The Titan's Curse

Summary: When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it's up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess?

They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the war with the Titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to solve the mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared -- a monster rumored to be so powerful it could destroy Olympus forever.

What I thought: So far this is my favorite book in the series so far. I love Annabeth and Percy's relationship and can't wait to see where it goes. I can't wait to read the rest of this series. I liked the Hunters and what they brought to the story. Apollo was amazing! I hope he is in more books

Raven's Strike

Summary: The Traveler Seraph must use all her cunning and ability as a Raven mage to track down an unimaginable force of destruction known as the Shadowed.

What I thought: Well I loved this book!! I wish I could have seen Lahr with someone. I loved watching Rinnie grow up. You saw the boys come into their powers in the first book and this one showed what she can do. I loved watching her with the Emperor. You really start to see Seraph's personality in this book.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Summary: For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.

Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts...he's at Hogwarts."

Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of the magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.

What I thought: I can't believe how much I have forgotten from these books. I really love all of these books. I think this is my fourth time I have read this book. I cheer with them, laugh with them.

Raven's Shadow

Summary: The Raven mage Seraph must protect the world from a terror that threatens to reemerge after generations of imprisonment.

What I thought: I have to say I have not read another author who can create characters like Patricia Briggs can. You can't help but fall in love with everyone one of them. I felt Jes's pain and sadness about never going to fit in. Jes is a guardian which makes people uneasy being around him. Lahr is a hunter and never comes home without something for his family to eat. Rinnie is a weather witch and can control the weather and tell when a storm is coming. Seraph is a Raven which is kind of like the witch. She has the most magic. Tier is a Bard which is the story teller and the history keeper of the Travelers. Tier gets kidnapped and his family has to go and save him. You watch the kids go from having no clue what they are to start really coming into their powers. Jes and Lahr are the 2 that seem to struggle the most. Jes because he is the furthest from normal and Lahr because he fights the hardest to be just like everyone else.

The Awakening - The Vampire Diaries

Summary: Elena Gilbert is a pretty, popular teen who was orphaned when her parents were killed in an accident. Despite the tragedy, her life has always been normal and wholesome. Until the beginning of the school
year, when two new vampire brothers show up to shake the peaceful
universe at Robert E. Lee High.

What I thought: I liked the book...I'm not sure if I will like the rest of the series. I'll have to read on to see what I think in the end.

Voices of Dragons

Summary: On one side of the border lies the modern world: the internet, homecoming dances, cell phones. On the other side dwell the ancient monsters who spark humanity's deepest fears: dragons.


Seventeen-year-old Kay Wyatt knows she's breaking the law by rock climbing near the border, but she'd rather have an adventure than follow
the rules. When the dragon Artegal unexpectedly saves her life, the
rules are abruptly shattered, and a secret friendship grows between
them.


But suspicion and terror are the legacy of human and dragon inter­actions, and the fragile truce that has maintained peace between
the species is unraveling. As tensions mount and battles begin, Kay and
Artegal are caught in the middle. Can their friendship change the course
of a war?


In her young-adult debut, New York Times bestselling author Carrie Vaughn presents a distinctly twenty-first-century tale of myths and
machines, and an alliance that crosses a seemingly unbridgeable divide.

What I thought: I really enjoyed this book. I could relate to Kay! She was likable. I do have to say that the ending let me down if there is not going to be a second book. It was a major cliff hanger and as far as I know there is not going to be a second book. I really want to know what happens next! This book made me cry, laugh and cheer! It really had everything to make a great book

High noon

Summary: Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling at an early age when an unstable man broke into her family's home, trapping and terrorizing them for hours. Now she's Savannah's top hostage negotiator, defusing powderkeg situations with a talent for knowing when to give in-andwhen to jump in and take action. It's satisfying work-and sometimes those skills come in handy at home dealing with her agoraphobic mother, still traumatized by the break-in after all these years, and her precocious seven-year-old, Carly.

It's exactly that heady combination of steely courage and sensitivity that first attracts Duncan Swift to Phoebe. After observing her coax one of his employees down from a roof ledge, he is committed to keeping this intriguing, take-charge woman in his life. She's used to working solo, but Phoebe's discovering that no amount of negotiation can keep Duncan at arm's length.

And when she's grabbed by a man who throws a hood over her head and brutally assaults her-in her own precinct house-Phoebe can't help but be deeply shaken. Then threatening messages show up on her doorstep, and she's not just alarmed but frustrated. How do you go face-to-face with an opponent who refuses to look you in the eye?

Now, with Duncan backing her up every step of the way, she must establish contact with the faceless tormentor who is determined to make her a hostage to fear . . . before she becomes the final showdown.

What I thought: I enjoyed it...typical Nora Roberts tho. Two perfect people fall in love. I do have to say I really liked Phoebe and Duncan. Carly was so much fun to read about. I gave it 4 stars. I liked how Duncan let Phoebe do what she needed to do but he let it know that he didn't like it.

The Sea of Monsters

Summary: After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson is finding his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend,
Tyson, a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows
Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any normal friends.
But things don't stay quiet for long.


Percy soon discovers there is trouble at Camp Half-Blood: the magical borders that protect Half-Blood Hill have been poisoned by a
mysterious enemy, and the only safe haven for demigods is on the verge
of being overrun by mythological monsters. To save the camp, Percy needs
the help of his best friend, Grover, who has been taken prisoner on an
island somewhere in the Sea of Monsters, the dangerous waters Greek
heroes have sailed for millennia. Only today, the Sea of Monsters goes
by a new name: The Bermuda Triangle.


Together with his friends, Percy must retrieve the Golden Fleece from the Island of the Cyclopes or Camp Half-Blood will be destroyed.
But first, Percy will learn a stunning new secret about his family, one
that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an
honor or simply a cruel joke.

What I thought: I really enjoyed this book. I love watching the characters grow up. I can't wait to see how Percy and Annabeth's relationship change over time. I really wish Tyson could have stayed with Percy. I'm really looking forward to continuing this series.

Burned

Summary: Y’all need to get yourselves together. Here’s a newsflash from the only High Priestess you have left at this dang school: Zoey isn’t dead. And believe me, I know dead. I’ve been there, done that and got the fricken tee-shirt.

Zoey Redbird is the youngest High Priestess in House of Night history and is the only person – vamp or fledgling – that can stop the evil Neferet from raising all kinds of immortal trouble. And she might just have a chance if she wasn’t so busy being dead.

Well, dead is too strong a word. Stevie Rae knows she can bring her BFF back from her unscheduled va-cay in the Otherworld. But it’s going to take a lot more than hoping to bring Zoey back. Stevie Rae will have to give up a few secrets of her own . . .

What I thought: Well this book was really good. I did seem to be missing something that the other books in the series had tho. I loved Stevie Rae in the other books but I didn't really care for her as much. She seems to be making decisions that are going to make things worse for Zoey. Damien, Jack, Erin and Shawnee seemed to take a backseat to Stark, Aphrodite, and Darius. I love Stark and seeing him grow up in this book! He is amazing!

Hunting Ground

Summary: Mated to werewolf Charles Cornick, the son -and enforcer -of the leader of the North American werewolves, Anna Latham now knows how dangerous being a werewolf is, especially when a werewolf opposes Charles and his father is struck down. Charles's reputation makes him the prime suspect, and the penalty for the crime is execution. Now Anna and Charles must combine their talents to hunt down the real killer -or Charles will take the fall.

What I thought: I really have loved watching Anna grow and become more confident in herself. She is starting to realize she doesn't have to be afraid.

Cry Wolf

Summary: Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’d learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind of werewolf: an Omega. And one of the most powerful werewolves in the country will recognize her value as a pack member—and as his mate.

What I thought: I really loved this book. From what I have read Patricia Briggs can do no wrong. I have like everything by her I have read!!!! I loved Anna and Charles kind of scared me which is what he does. I liked how he let her do what she needed to do and didn't feel like he had to protect her every step of the way.

Bone Crossed

Summary: By day, Mercy is a car mechanic in the sprawling Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a shapeshifter with some unique talents, Mercy has often found herself
having to maintain a tenuous harmony between the human and the not so
human. This time she may get more than she bargained for.


Marsilia, the local Vampire Queen, has learned that Mercy crossed her by slaying a member of her clan—and she's out for blood. But since
Mercy is protected from direct reprisal by the werewolf pack (and her
close relationship with its sexy Alpha), it won't be Mercy's blood
Marsilia is after.


It'll be her friends'.

What I thought: WOW what can I say. I love this series and I can't wait for the library to get the next one back in. I really want to know what happens next. I love the Adam and Mercy relationship and watching it grow as they both heal. I love that Mercy doesn't run to Adam every time something happens and only goes to Adam when she can't handle it on her own. I love that Adam doesn't get mad (or at least he doesn't stay mad).

Iron Kissed

Summary: When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it's up to shapeshifting car mechanic Mercy Thompson to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not. And she'll have to choose between the two werewolves in her life-whether she wants to or not.

What I thought: Once again Patricia Briggs did not disappoint. I really think Adam is the best choice for Mercy. I don't think Sam would let her do what she needs to do. I think he would put her in a plastic bubble if he could. I really think Adam likes that she can do stuff on her own without going to him for every little thing. And believe me Mercy gets herself into some mischief in this book

Blood Bound

Summary: Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places-and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can shapeshift at will, she agrees to act as some extra muscle when her vampire friend Stefan goes to deliver a message to another of his kind.

But this new vampire is hardly ordinary-and neither is the demon inside of him.

What I thought: Well I have to say that this is starting to be one of my favorite series. I love Mercy and her independent attitude. You don't seem to get that anymore in books. All the girls seem to need a guy to take care of them for every little thing. I love how Mercy tries to deal with herself then if she can't she goes to someone else and the times she needs help are times that even Adam needs help dealing with it.

Dead in the Family

Summary: Sookie Stackhouse has finally settled into a relationship with the Viking vampire Eric, and her errant brother Jason seems to have his life in order, too. But all the other people in Sookie’s life – Eric
himself, her former lover Bill, her friend and boss Sam – are having
family problems. Eric’s maker shows up with Eric’s ‘brother’ in tow, the
ailing Bill can only be healed by a blood sibling, and Sam’s brother’s
marriage is about to take place... or will it? The furor raised by the
coming out of the two-natured has yet to settle; some people are just
not ready to sit down to dinner with a man who turns into a dog. And
Sookie herself is still recovering from her last ordeal. She’s
definitely improving, physically and mentally, but she’s always going to
have some dark moments now. The werewolves tell her that there have
been strange and ominous passers-by in the Stackhouse woods; now Sookie
is about to come face-to-face with one of her more distant relatives...

What I thought: Well I wanted to think about this book before I figured out what I thought. I really enjoyed this book except the ending. I felt like there was a huge build up then the last couple pages were rushed. I love this series so I just hope this was a build up book for the next one. I do have to say that I think she is setting it up to go in a different direction then the vampires. I don't know if she is going to make the wolves a bigger part or go some other way. I have to say that I hope she doesn't put her back with Alcide.

Speak

Summary: Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't even know hate her from a distance. The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. Because there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens. And then she would have to speak the truth.

What I thought: WOW...This is a book I will never forget! I want to go out and rent the movie now. Melinda went threw one of the worst things in the world and she had no one else to talk to. She is considered a freak in her school, she makes a friend with a girl that is new and has no clue that Melinda is the girl who called the cops and go a bunch of people in trouble but even she walks away to make friends. Leaving Melinda alone, lost and scared all over again.

I really liked how you didn't know what the traumatic event that she went threw until the second half of the book. I knew what happened before I started reading the book and I think it might have taken away from the story a little bit so I won't tell you what it was. This is a book that I got from the library and I might have to go out and buy it so I can read it again and again. I think there are parts of this book that everyone can relate to. I remember times in high school when my friends were mad at me and wouldn't talk to me..You feel like the biggest freak in the world even though it usually only last a couple hours not a whole school year. I felt myself cheering for her and crying with her.

L. A. Candy

Summary:

Los Angeles is all about the sweet life: hot clubs, cute guys, designer . . . everything. Nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts can't wait to start living it up. She may be in L.A. for an internship, but
Jane plans to play as hard as she works, and has enlisted her BFF
Scarlett to join in the fun.

When Jane and Scarlett are approached by a producer who wants them to be on his new series, a "reality version of Sex and the City," they can hardly believe
their luck. Their own show? Yes, please!

Soon Jane is TV's hottest star. Fame brings more than she ever imagined possible for a girl from Santa Barbara—free designer clothes, the choicest tables at
the most exclusive clubs, invites to Hollywood premieres—and she's
lapping up the VIP treatment with her eclectic entourage of new pals.
But those same friends who are always up for a wild night are also out
for a piece of Jane's spotlight.

In a city filled with people chasing after their dreams, it's not long before Jane wakes up to the reality that everyone wants something from her, and nothing is what it
seems to be.

L.A. Candy is a deliciously entertaining novel about what it's like to come of age in Hollywood while starring in a reality TV show, written by a girl who has experienced it all
firsthand: Lauren Conrad.

What I though: Well I'm not really sure what I thought of this book. I wasn't a fan of The Hills so I really don't know why I picked this book up. I liked parts of the book and have to say that they tried to make Scarlett unlikeable and she was probable my favorite character. Jane annoyed me with the pity me my friend is hotter then me. Madison was a physio. And Gaby was just kind of there. I like Hannah but she wasn't really around much. Even though I didn't watch the Hills I had an idea of who everyone was in the book.

The Help

Summary: Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step.

Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her
mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter
would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman
who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell
Skeeter where she has gone.

Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Something has shifted
inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses
looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after,
though she knows both their hearts may be broken.

Minny, Aibileen’s best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in
Mississippi. She can cook like nobody’s business, but she can’t mind
her tongue, so she’s lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a
position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But
her new boss has secrets of her own.

Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together
for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why?
Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and
their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed.

In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women
whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a
town, and the way women—mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends—view one
another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The
Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide
by, and the ones we don’t.

What I thought: This was a five star book for me. I really started to question what kind of person I would be if I lived in the South in the 60's. I really hope I would have been a Skeeter and had the guts to stick up to Hilly! I found myself cheering and crying right a long with the characters. It makes me sick that the world used to be like that and I'm really glad I didn't live in those times.

Moon Called

Summary: Mercy Thompson's life is not exactly normal. Her next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a VW bus for a vampire. But then, Mercy isn't exactly normal herself.

My thoughts: I have to say I loved how this book was written. I can't wait to continue this series and see who Mercy picks. I really hope it is Adam, but Sam is a close second. I loved all of the characters even the bad ones. Everyone seemed so life like. Mercy is an average walker (a person that can change into a coyote at will). She was raised with Werewolves. In this book you watch Mercy try to save that local Alpha (leader of the werewolves in the area, Adam) and reunite with her old love of her life (Sam). In the middle of all of the craziness the guys still try to out male each other. Out of all the werewolves Sam is the third highest and Adam is the fourth highest. So on to the story Mercy finds out that someone is creating new werewolves and selling them. While trying to figure everything out Adam's daughter Jesse gets kidnapped and Adam is badly wounded. Mercy has to take him to the Monak (I think that is spelled wrong), Bran which is when it starts getting really crazy.

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)

Summary: Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.

Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.

What I thought: I really enjoyed this book. I have to say that YA books are probable my favorite books to read though. I loved following Percy and his friends as they try to figure out what to do next once they are on their own and no longer have anyone to point them in the right direction. Rick Riordan really did a good job of showing what it is like being a new kid. The feeling of being alone. I really can't think of anything I didn't like about this book.