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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Teaser Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Here is my teaser:
People shouldn't have to earn kindness.They should have to earn cruelity.
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey—ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her.
Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.
My Review:
I Love love love this series!
Once again I did a read along with fellow blogger's only via good reads this time. I find that to be so enjoyable.
Bringing back the beloved characters from Iron King as well as a few new players we get some questions answered and some more to ask while Meg,Ash,Puck and Grim take on another adventure to save the never never from the Iron fey. The love triangle gets more complicated , Meghan finds more of herself, a few surprises from Ash and Puck as well as Grim's always complicated self.   Leaving  off with an ending that will have you begging for more!
Another solid 5 stars for the second book in the Iron Fey series!

Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined…
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school…or at home.
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.
But she could never have guessed the truth—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.
My Review:
The Iron king lived up to all the hype I had read and heard about it!
As a bonus I read this book with a group of fellow blogger's via twitter which really helped catch all the detail.
The story line of wonderful characters,ever changing twists and turns that include good guys,bad guys, a fight to the death or two, friendship ,love, and a whole lot more  will leave you trying to decide which character you love more and dieing to know what comes next.
5 stars for this great book!

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Wherever you go by Heather Davis


A poignant story about making peace with the past and opening your heart to love.
Seventeen-year-old Holly Mullen has felt lost and lonely ever since her boyfriend, Rob, died in a tragic accident. But she has no idea that as she goes about her days, Rob’s ghost is watching over her. He isn’t happy when he sees his best friend, Jason, trying to get close to Holly—but as a ghost, he can do nothing to stop it. As their uncertain new relationship progresses, the past comes back to haunt Holly and Jason. Her Alzheimer’s-stricken grandfather claims to be communicating with the ghost of Rob. Could the messages he has for Holly be real? And if so, how can the loved ones Rob left behind help his tortured soul make it to the other side?
My Review:
I found this to be a wonderfully written book!
Taking you through so many true to life heart wrenching issues with a splash of the paranormal world add in.
Just a completely amazing look at life with the loss of a loved one,teen depression,overload of responsibility that frequently happens to teens  and the older child today as well as one of the best views into the world of Alzheimer's disease from all different angles of the many people it effects. This book had me cheering,crying,my heart ached for everyone involved.
I without a doubt give this book 5 stars!

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Teaser Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Here is my teaser: It's a seaof human movement where red keg cups bob like buoys. Jason is a sole,static figure in the foyer of the house.

Wherever you go  by Heather Davis
page #39

Monday, May 30, 2011

Magic on the hunt by Devon Monk

Overview -

Magic on the Hunt (Allie Beckstrom Series #6)


Product Details


  • Pub. Date: April 2011
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback , 368pp
  • Sales Rank: 32,027

Synopsis


In the secret lockup of the Authority, the council that decides what can and can't be done with magic, an undead magic user has possessed one of the prisoners. He wants his freedom-and then some. Now Allie Beckstrom and her lover, Zayvion, are the first line of defense against the chaos he's about to unleash on the city of Portland...
My Review:
Let me start by saying I have read and loved everyone of Devon Monks Allie Beckstrom books.
Magic on the hunt was what I expected from this wonderful author. A fast paced book set in Portland Oregon which happens to be about a half hour from me!  Non- stop action,creepy crazy villain's, family drama, friendship, and love . Wonderful character detail which makes you instantly feel a part of their world which, leads me to the fact that I am totally in lust with Shame! I know not a detail on the book but important none the less ;)
The only thing I found disappointing was that it had to end.
I give this book 5 out of 5 stars

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Product Details


  • Pub. Date: March 2011
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • Format: Hardcover , 432pp
  • Sales Rank: 4,036
  • Age Range: Young Adult

Synopsis


Nick Gautier’s day just keeps getting better and better. Yeah, he survived the zombie attacks, only to wake up and find himself enslaved to a world of shapeshifters and demons out to claim his soul.
His new principal thinks he’s even more of a hoodlum than the last one, his coach is trying to recruit him to things he can’t even mention and the girl he’s not seeing, but is, has secrets that terrify him.

But more than that, he’s being groomed by the darkest of powers and if he doesn’t learn how to raise the dead by the end of the week, he will become one of them...
My Review:
What can I say but as expected another great book by Kenyon!
As always I couldn't put the book down!
I love getting a view of nick as a teen and the rest of the characters that I fell in love/lust with while reading the dark hunter books from the view point of a smart mouthed teenager.Seeing nick go through life and death events ,meeting new people and discovering people are not at all what he thought they were is great. I am forever on the edge of my seat waiting to see how this or that will shape his life.
I totally recommend this book to all ages with 4.5 out of 5 stars!

The Deadliest Bite by Jennifer Rardin


  • Pub. Date: June 2011




  • Publisher: Orbit




  • Format: Paperback , 336pp




  • Sales Rank: 1,317





  • Synopsis

    I have two choices. Carve Brude's name into Hell's bile-encrusted gates. Or lose my soul.
    After an assassination attempt on Vayl, I find myself pulled into a tangled web that takes the gang to Romania. So how will I save a ghost, rescue a demon, and cheat the Great Taker out of a soul he's slavering for while defeating my nastiest foe yet so that Vayl can, at last, cherish a few precious years with his sons? With careful planning, major violence, and one (hopefully) final trip to Hell.
    My Review:
    This was the 8th and final Jaz Parks book written by Rardin whom unfortunately passed away in 2010.
    I had not read the first 7 books in this series but found that the story was well written enough that I was able to read it as a stand alone although I now plan to go back and read the first 7 books.
    A good read if you are looking for bad ass demon butt kicking action,crazy characters with a sense of humor, a bit of insanity and romance to boot.
    I give Jaz and her motley group of willing and reluctant demon fighters a recommendation of 3.5 out of 5 stars!

    Hereafter by Tara Hudson



  • Pub. Date: June 2011

  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

  • Format: Hardcover , 416pp 

  • Sales Rank: 16

  • Age Range: Young Adult

  •       ISBN-13: 9780062026774
           ISBN: 0062026771
      Synopsis

    Can there truly be love after death?
    Drifting in the dark waters of a mysterious river, the only thing Amelia knows for sure is that she's dead. With no recollection of her past life—or her actual death—she's trapped alone in a nightmarish existence. All of this changes when she tries to rescue a boy, Joshua, from drowning in her river. As a ghost, she can do nothing but will him to live. Yet in an unforgettable moment of connection, she helps him survive.
    Amelia and Joshua grow ever closer as they begin to uncover the strange circumstances of her death and the secrets of the dark river that held her captive for so long. But even while they struggle to keep their bond hidden from the living world, a frightening spirit named Eli is doing everything in his power to destroy their newfound happiness and drag Amelia back into the ghost world . . . forever.
    Thrilling and evocative, with moments of pure pleasure, Hereafter is a sensation you won't want to miss

    My Review:
    While this book took me a bit to get into I found it to be altogether a pretty good story.
    I always adore a good love story with twists that have you cheering the characters on and hoping they beat all the odds and boy do they have some to beat!
    Between nightmares, memory loss, The evil villain,  family and the fact Amelia is a ghost you have your choice of which plot twist you like most.
    I recommend this story with 3 out of 5 stars!





    Monday, April 4, 2011

    Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

     
    How do you defy destiny?
    Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history.
    As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and trying to tear them apart.
    My Review:
    What a great book!
    I finished it in one day. Just couldn't put it down.
    The storyline in it's self is very well written and continued to keep me interested from start to finish.
    I loved all the characters, though I have to say my favorite was Hector.
    There is tons of action,tragedy,multiple love plots, and deception what more could you possibly ask for aside from the next book to hurry up and be available!
    This is a great beginning for a new series!
    I give Josephine a Strong 5 star review for this great book

    Friday, April 1, 2011

    Die for me by Amy Plum

    My life had always been blissfully, wonderfully normal. But it only took one moment to change everything.
    Suddenly, my sister, Georgia, and I were orphans. We put our lives into storage and moved to Paris to live with my grandparents. And I knew my shattered heart, my shattered life, would never feel normal again. Then I met Vincent.
    Mysterious, sexy, and unnervingly charming, Vincent Delacroix appeared out of nowhere and swept me off my feet. Just like that, I was in danger of losing my heart all over again. But I was ready to let it happen.
    Of course, nothing is ever that easy. Because Vincent is no normal human. He has a terrifying destiny, one that puts his life at risk every day. He also has enemies . . . immortal, murderous enemies who are determined to destroy him and all of his kind.
    While I'm fighting to piece together the remnants of my life, can I risk putting my heart—as well as my life and my family's—in jeopardy for a chance at love?
    My review:
    Die for me is definitely one that I will be putting on my most loved list for the year.
    With a  devastating loss,a new beginning,new friends, the discovery of a paranormal existence,and a great love story.
    Kate's life will keep you turning the pages to see where Amy takes the story of  her and Vincent from moment to moment.
    I can't wait to see what comes next!

    I recommend Die for me with a solid 5 stars!


    One hundred candles by Mara Purnhagen

    Synopsis



    It's taken a long time for me to feel like a normal teenager. But now that I'm settled in a new school, where people know me as more than Charlotte Silver of the infamous Silver family paranormal investigators, it feels like everything is falling into place. And what better way to be normal than to go on a date with a popular football star like Harris Abbott? After all, it's not as if Noah is anything more than a friend….
    But my new life takes a disturbing turn when Harris brings me to a party and we play a game called One Hundred Candles. It seems like harmless, ghostly fun. Until spirits unleashed by the game start showing up at school. Now my friends and family are in very real danger, and the door that I've opened into another realm may yield deadly consequences.
    My review:
    I thought this book was a fun read.
    With an easy to follow story line, strong character, a plot full of creepiness,deception,sadness and of course love
    Not knowing it was a second book in a series I found it to be great on it's own but look forward to see what the future holds for Charlotte and her family.
    I recommend One hundred candles with 4 stars!






     

    The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

     
     

    Publishers Weekly

    In Carter's first YA novel, the Greek pantheon isn't just down to Earth, it's occupying Eden, Mich., and attending high school. Kate Winters doesn't notice anything special about classmates Ava, James, and Dylan, but pale-eyed Henry gets her attention when he appears to resurrect Ava from the dead after a malicious prank goes horribly wrong. Kate can't quite believe that Henry is the god of the underworld, as he claims, but she also can't dismiss him. Kate's mother is dying of cancer, and Kate is willing to grasp at anything that might win her one more loving maternal conversation. The bargain she strikes with Henry is a grim one, but the full enormity of what she has undertaken—"live forever or die trying"—is not revealed until it's too late to recant. Carter wears her influences openly, with many passages reading like outtakes from Robin McKinley's Beauty by way of Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Nevertheless, the narrative is well executed, and Kate is a heroine better equipped than most to confront and cope with the inexplicable. Ages 13 18. (May)
    My review:
    I loved loved loved this book.
    I am very fond of Greek mythology and this story was a wonderful new twist.
    Following Kate a great main character who lets face it is better than most of us. Henry the loveable greek god of the underworld as well as a great supporting cast of characters.
    The whole idea of this book is wonderfully well written and flows in a manner that had me not wanting to put it down. For a story filled with the loss,passion,friendship,deception,and love
     I reccomend The Goddess Test with 5+ stars!

    Tuesday, March 8, 2011

    Wither by Lauren DeStefano

     

    Synopsis



    By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern science for this genetic time bomb. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan of 20 years. Geneticists are seeking a miracle antidote to restore the human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have skyrocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more children.
    When Rhine is kidnapped and sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape. Her husband, Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can’t bring herself to hate him as much as she’d like to. He opens her to a magical world of wealth and illusion she never thought existed, and it almost makes it possible to ignore the clock ticking away her short life. But Rhine quickly learns that not everything in her new husband’s strange world is what it seems. Her father-in-law, an eccentric doctor bent on finding the antidote, is hoarding corpses in the basement. Her fellow sister wives are to be trusted one day and feared the next, and Rhine is desperate to communicate to her twin brother that she is safe and alive. Will Rhine be able to escape--before her time runs out.
    My review:
     This Book made me step back and say Wow!
     A very well written story!
     Able to catch your attention from line one and hold it until the very last word.
     I hope we never come to live in a world like this, yet in some ways we already do which makes it so much more believable and scary.  
    The girls are so different and yet here they are in this cage of a life with no choices of their own.  I found myself wondering what life I would choose if given the choice to live their old lives or the life as a Sister wife.
    Rhine who narrates the story from her view and her desire to escape is strong willed with a never ending desire to be home again. She is caring but also a very capable liar able to deceive to her advantage.
    Jenna who is resigned to live the rest of her life as a sister wife is quiet but misses nothing that is going on around her.
    Cecily is a naive child who sees love, wedding bells, children and one big happy family. She cannot imagine a better life and therefore cannot imagine why everyone is not thrilled to live this life they share.
     In the beginning I disliked linden the husband but by the end I just felt sorry for him.
     His father gives me the creepy crawlies all through the story.
    I look forward to see where Lauren takes this story. Will there be a happy ending to this series?
    I guess I will have to wait and see.
    I recommend this book with 4.5 starts from cover to cover!

    Monday, February 21, 2011

    Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter

    ARC

    Product Details

    • Pub. Date: March 2011
    • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
    • Format: Paperback , 416pp
    • Sales Rank: 96,277

    Synopsis


    Don’t miss this spectacular new series that will steal your heart and haunt your dreams,  Welcome to Shadow Falls camp, nestled deep in the woods of a town called Fallen…
    One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever.  Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls—a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t just “troubled.”  Here at Shadow Falls, vampires, werewolves, shapshifters, witches and fairies train side by side—learning to harness their powers, control their magic and live in the normal world.
    Kylie’s never felt normal, but surely she doesn’t belong here with a bunch of paranormal freaks either.  Or does she?  They insist Kylie is one of them, and that she was brought here for a reason.  As if life wasn’t complicated enough, enter Derek and Lucas.  Derek’s a half-fae who’s determined to be her boyfriend, and Lucas is a smokin’ hot werewolf with whom Kylie shares a secret past.  Both Derek and Lucas couldn’t be more different, but they both have a powerful hold on her heart. 
    Even though Kylie feels deeply uncertain about everything, one thing is becoming painfully clear—Shadow Falls is exactly where she belongs…
    My review:
    Simply a must read !
    I found I couldn't put this book down. 
    Kylie is your "almost" typical teen with The  ex -boyfriend, parent issues, the friend who likes to party a bit more than you and somehow you end up in trouble, and she sees a ghost.Most of us have at least one of these in our teen years if not all. Which makes Kylie easy to relate to from the start. Once she is sent to Shadow Falls things get a little stranger but through the strangeness and help of new friends  Kylie begins to understand better who she is as a person and where she comes from although she still has a lot to figure out including what to do about the hot half fairy"Derek" and the super hot werewolf "Lucas" who I truly hope to read a lot more about in books to come!This book had  a great paranormal twist with hot guys,creepy cool new friends, a bit of mystery when added together have created the first book in what I believe is going to be a great series!
    I recommend this book with a solid 5 stars!

    Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly

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    Overview -

    Angel Burn

    Product Details

    • Pub. Date: May 2011
    • Publisher: Brilliance Audio
    • Format: MP3 on CD

    Synopsis

    Willow knows she’s different from other girls, and not just because she loves tinkering with cars. Willow has a gift. She can look into the future and know people’s dreams and hopes, their sorrows and regrets, just by touching them. She has no idea where this power comes from. But the assassin, Alex, does. Gorgeous, mysterious Alex knows more about Willow that Willow herself. He knows that her powers link to dark and dangerous forces, and that he’s one of the few humans left who can fight them. When Alex finds himself falling in love with his sworn enemy, he discovers that nothing is as it seems, least of all good and evil. In the first book in an action-packed romantic trilogy, L. A. Weatherly sends listeners on a thrill ride of a road trip – and depicts the human race at the brink of a future as catastrophic as it is deceptively beautiful.
    My Review:
    I really enjoyed this first book in the Angel trilogy, from the truly creepy thought of Angels who feed off humans "I mean really wouldn't that just suck!", the fighting and running for your life action, and of course the  always enjoyable love story.
    Following Willow"Half angel" and Alex"Angel Killer" through the short glimpses of their life prior to meeting each other and how the Angels affected both of their lives and family's, their dislike and eventually love for each other and how they get   from one point to the other all the while trying to survive on the run from Angels was great and had me turning page after page. 
    I cannot wait to see how this trilogy continues .
    I recommend this book with 4.5 stars!

    Lost Voices By Sarah Porter

    Overview -

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    Lost Voices

    Product Details

    • Pub. Date: July 2011
    • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
    • Format: Hardcover , 304pp
    • Sales Rank: 1,009,642
    • Age Range: Young Adult

    Synopsis

    Fourteen-year-old Luce has had a tough life, but she reaches the depths of despair when she is assaulted and left on the cliffs outside of a grim, gray Alaskan fishing village. She expects to die when she tumbles into the icy waves below, but instead undergoes an astonishing transformation and becomes a mermaid. A tribe of mermaids finds Luce and welcomes her in—all of them, like her, lost girls who surrendered their humanity in the darkest moments of their lives. Luce is thrilled with her new life until she discovers the catch: the mermaids feel an uncontrollable desire to drown seafarers, using their enchanted voices to lure ships into the rocks. Luce possesses an extraordinary singing talent, which makes her important to the tribe—she may even have a shot at becoming their queen. However her struggle to retain her humanity puts her at odds with her new friends. Will Luce be pressured into committing mass murder?
    The first book in a trilogy, Lost Voices is a captivating and wildly original tale about finding a voice, the healing power of friendship, and the strength it takes to forgive.
    My Review:
    Throughout this book I had mixed feelings on where it was headed and what I thought of it.
    In the end I found the story to be a combination of many different  feelings from sympathetic, heartbreaking,irritating and just plane pissed me off at points. I guess I expected more from Luce and the other girls than I found at points in the story but after all they are only human...Kinda! 
    That being said I enjoyed this book. The idea that such tragedy can turn young girls into mermaids is interesting. I look forward to seeing where  Sara takes these girls and their story's.
    I recommend this book with 3.5 stars

    Wednesday, January 19, 2011

    The Other world series by Yasmine Galenorn


    Meet the D'Artigo sisters, Delilah, Menolly, and Camille: half-human, half-faerie, they're savvy--and sexy--operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency, but their mixed-blood heritage short-circuits their talents at all the wrong times. Original.Meet three semi-supernatural sisters, out to save the Otherworld . . .
    We're the D'Artigo sisters: Half-human, half-Faerie, we're savvy - and sexy - operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But our mixed-blood heritage short-circuits our talents at all the wrong times. My sister Delilah shapeshifts into a tabby cat whenever she's stressed. Menolly's a vampire who's still trying to get the hang of being undead. And me? I'm Camille - a wicked-good witch. Except my magic's as unpredictable as the weather, as my enemies are about to find out the hard way . . .
    At the Wayfarer Inn, a portal to Otherworld and the local hangout for humans and beasties alike, a fellow operative, Jocko, has been murdered. Every clue points to Shadow Wing, the soul-munching, badass leader of the Subterranean Realms. He's made it clear that he aims to raze humankind to the ground, turning both Earth and Otherworld into his private playground. Our assignment: Keep Shadow Wing and his minions from creeping into Earth via the Wayfarer. The demons figure they're in like Flynn. After all, with only my bumbling sisters and me standing in the way, how can they miss? But we've got a secret for them: Faulty wiring or not, nobody kicks ass like the D'Artigo girls
    My Review:
    I started this series for the simple fact that the covers caught my attention. It turns out that I LOVE  this series. Each and everybook has everything I could ask for in an adult based paranormal series. Great women lead characters,Hot men,Bad guys,  Bad ass fighting, Hot sex scenes, Humor,Adventure, And love all in a great easy to read can't put down series..I look forward to each and every new book to come.
    I greatly reccomend  this series with 5stars!

    American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout

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    American Vampire

    Product Details

    • Pub. Date: February 2011
    • Publisher: Mira
    • Format: Mass Market Paperback , 336pp
    • Sales Rank: 227,976
    • ISBN-13: 9780778328780
    • ISBN: 0778328783
    • Synopsis
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    HE'S THE GOOD KIND OF VAMPIRE. SORT OF.Buried in the Heartland is a town that no one enters or leaves. Graf McDonald somehow becomes its first visitor in more than five years…and he was only looking for a good party. Unfortunately, Penance, Ohio, is not that place. And after having been isolated for so long, they do not like strangers at all.
    Jessa's the only one to even remotely trust him, and she's desperate for the kind of protection that only a vampire like Graf can provide. Supplies are low, the locals are ornery for a sacrifice and there's a monster more powerful than Graf lurking in the woods. New men are hard to come by in this lonesome town, and this handsome stranger might be Jessa's only hope for salvation.
    Even if she has to die first..

    My review:
    I went into this  book expecting the normal bad ass nothing can stop me
    vampire..Wow! was I not expecting what I got. Graf is in no way your typical vampire.
    I enjoyed this book a lot!
    The setting being trapped in a "podunk "  town as Graf puts it with a woman"Jessa" he can't decide if he wants to eat or love,a bad ass monster and a whole lotta crazy.
    Will they make it alive?
    This was a good easy read that I didn't want to put down. I am hoping for more of the American Vampire!
    4  stars!

    Wednesday, December 15, 2010

    Haint Misbehavin' by Maureen Hardegree

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    Haint Misbehavin'

    Product Details

    • Pub. Date: June 2010
    • Publisher: BelleBooks
    • Format: Paperback , 222pp
    • Sales Rank: 428,062
    • Age Range: Young Adult

    Synopsis


    The start of a fun middle-grade series, The Ghost Handlers, follows Heather Tildy, an Atlanta teen with a troublesome habit of attracting ghosts. Middle-child Heather has enough to worry about with sisters, boys and school. Now that a trouble-making girl from the 1800's is poking her nose in Heather's business, her life has taken a supernatural turn for the worse! Before her life can get better, she has to figure out how to help the ghost move on.
    My Review:
    I really enjoyed this book. Well written and faced paced. Funny and relateable.
    I believe all girls can relate to some aspect of  this story from beginning to end.
    Heather and her family and friends are typical everyday people with the exception of a ghost.
    Full of laughs,bad decisions, good decisions an all around good story.
    4.5 STARS