I love the Darkest Powers trilogy. There. I said it. These are a few of my favorite pleasure reads. Notice I drop the guilty because I feel no guilt when reading books that make me happy. *Slight spoilers for first two books lie ahead. The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong picks up directly where The Awakening […]
Review: Vesper by Jeff Sampson
January 18, 2011
When the lights go down in the city, Emily Webb becomes a different person. She turns more badass and less movie-geek/ book worm. Vesper by Jeff Sampson begins with a confidential interview of someone codenamed Vesper 1 by another person deemed A. Savage. What ensues is Emily’s story and several little mysteries. I almost don’t […]
Review of Siren by Tricia Rayburn
January 6, 2011
Siren by Tricia Rayburn is one creepy book. I mean, you would think mermaids aren’t exactly creepers as they swim around signing about how they ‘want to live out of these waters and spend a day warm on the sand.’ Sirens, on the other hand, are MEAN. They sing and lure people to their deaths. […]
Review: The Lost Saint by Bree Despain
December 20, 2010
Potential Spoiler For Dark Divine Alert The Lost Saint by Bree Despain is the sequel to The Dark Divine. Grace is flexing her new werewolf powers, but also growing slightly apart from boyfriend, Daniel. Meanwhile, Jude, Grace’s brother is still missing. The Divine family is on the search for him. To further complicate matters, Grace […]
Review: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
November 23, 2010
I am so pissed. PISSED I didn’t read Nightshade by Andrea Cremer as soon as I got my hands on it at BEA. As far as paranormal YA goes, this is right up there with Vampire Academy for me, which FYI is my top YA PNR series. You know how many of us point how […]
Review: Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
November 3, 2010
Minor spoilers for Beautiful Creatures Alert In Gatlin County, things are not always what they seem, as we discovered in Beautiful Creatures. In Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Ethan is dealing with the fallout of Lena’s sixteenth birthday. Lena has become distant, faced with having to claim herself for light or dark […]