Wrecked, by Anna Davies

Wrecked, by Beth Davies

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Merpeople

Other Beth Davies Books

Rating: 2.5/5 stars










Goodreads Summary: "Ever since the death of her parents, Miranda has lived on Whym Island, taking comfort in the local folklore, which claims a mysterious sea witch controls the fate of all on the island and in its surrounding waters. Sometimes it's just easier to believe things are out of your control.

But then a terrible boating accident takes the lives of several of her friends, and Miranda is rescued by a mysterious boy who haunts her dreams. Consumed by guilt from the accident, she finds refuge in late-night swims and meets Christian, a boy who seems eerily familiar, but who is full of mystery: He won't tell her where he is from, or why they can only meet at the beach. But Miranda falls for him anyway and discovers that Christian's secrets, though meant to protect her, may bring her nothing but harm. 

Seductive and compelling, 'Wrecked' brings a contemporary, paranormal twist to a classic enchanting tale."

Review:

• IIIIIWWWWWAAAAASSSSSRRRREEEEAAAALLLLYYYYUUUUPPPPSSSSEEEETTTTWWWIIIITTTTHHHHTTTTHHHEEEEOOOOUUUUUTTTTCCCCOOOOMMMMMEEEEE. MEH. WHY DID THIS HAVE TO BE BAD I WANTED IT TO BE GOOD!
• I read the whole book but almost put it down.

Embrace, by Jessica Shrivington

Embrace (The Violet Eden Chapters #1), by Jessica Shrivington

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Paranormal Romance

Other Violet Eden Chapters Books

Rating: 4/5 stars








Goodreads Summary: "It starts with a whisper: "It's time for you to know who you are..."

On her 17th birthday, everything will change for Violet Eden. The boy she loves will betray her. Her enemy will save her. She will have to decide just how much she's willing to sacrifice. 

Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic, EMBRACE is a compelling novel of good and evil, seductive desires and impossible choices. A centuries old war between fallen angels and the protectors of humanity chooses a new fighter. It's a battle Violet doesn't want, but she lives her life by two rules: don't run and don't quit. If angels seek vengeance and humans are the warriors, you could do a lot worse than betting on Violet Eden. "

Review:

• I needed a GOOD book and that's what I got, finally. Embrace was great- it had everything that I wanted and more. Beautiful with extraordinary events!

Echo, by Alyson Noël

Echo (The Soul Seekers #2), by Alyson Noël

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Paranormal-Romance

Other Soul Seekers Books

Rating: 1/5 stars









Goodreads Summary: "There’s still so much Daire Santos has to learn about being the last Soul Seeker….and about herself.  As her magical training becomes more intense, so does her relationship with Dace.  But when she learns that his connection to the evil Richter family goes far deeper than she ever imagined, she begins to question if love really can conquer all.

Dace is painfully aware that he wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the Richters’ dark magic—and now his brother Cade is determined to use his love for Daire against him.  Dace is willing to sacrifice anything to protect the girl he loves —including his own life.  But will Daire allow it?  And what if defeating Cade costs not only his life, but his soul too?

Enchanting, haunting, romantic, Echo is the second book in the Soul Seekers series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël!"

Review:

• I hated the first book in the series, Fated and I really didn't want to read this one but I already had it so I decided to suffer. I didn't finish this one either. I found that Alyson Noël writes much better chick-lit books than paranormal ones. Ugh. I was so disappointed with this one that my head still hurts from all the confusion and upsetting stuff.
• The events were so unorganized and in no order. The author should've told us what happened in the novel before, at least in a few paragraphs or so. I was totally lost and angry. I put it down by page 100.

A World Away, by Nancy Grossman

A World Away, by Nancy Grossman

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Chick-lit

Other Nancy Grossman Books

Rating: 3.5/5 stars








Goodreads Summary: "A summer of firsts 

Sixteen-year-old Eliza Miller has never made a phone call, never tried on a pair of jeans, never sat in a darkened theater waiting for a movie to start. She's never even talked to someone her age who isn't Amish, like her. 

A summer of good-byes 

When she leaves her close-knit family to spend the summer as a nanny in suburban Chicago, a part of her can't wait to leave behind everything she knows. She can't imagine the secrets she will uncover, the friends she will make, the surprises and temptations of a way of life so different from her own. 

A summer of impossible choice 

Every minute Eliza spends with her new friend Josh feels as good as listening to music for the first time, and she wonders whether there might be a place for her in his world. But as summer wanes, she misses the people she has left behind, and the Plain life she once took for granted. Eliza will have to decide for herself where she belongs. Whichever choice she makes, she knows she will lose someone she loves."

Review:

• I love books about the Amish, they way they live life is extraordinary. I really liked this one, it was a change from all the paranormal-romance books I've been reading. It was deep and beautiful and was the perfect coming of age novel for all teenage girls out there.

Passing Strange, by Daniel Waters

Passing Strange (Generation Dead #3), by Daniel Waters

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Zombies, Paranormal Romance

Other Generation Dead Books

Rating: 3.5/5 stars










Goodreads Summary: "Karen DeSonne is used to pretending to be something she's not. All her life, she's passed as a normal all-American teenager; with her friends, with her family, and at school. Passing cost her the love of her life. And now that Karen's dead, she's still passing this time, as "alive." 

Meanwhile, Karen's dead friends have been fingered in a high-profile murder, causing a new round of anti-zombie regulations that have forced nearly all of Oakvale's undead into hiding. Karen soon learns that the "murder" was a hoax, staged by Pete Martinsburg and his bioist zealots. Obtaining enough evidence to expose the fraud and prove her friends' innocence means doing the unthinkable: betraying her love by becoming Pete's girlfriend. Karen's only hope is that the enemy never realizes who she really is because the consequences would be even worse than death."

Review:

• Being the last novel in the trilogy, I expected it to be horrible. But it actually was really good and just like the other two first books. The events and characters obtained the same characteristics as the ones in the other two books and I was really glad that the outcome ended up as it was. Great! <3

Kiss of Life, by Daniel Waters

Kiss of Life (Generation Dead #2), by Daniel Waters

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Zombies, Paranormal Romance

Other Generation Dead Books

Rating: 3.5/5 stars









Goodreads Summary: "The phenomenon that's been sweeping the country seems to be here to stay. Not only are the teenagers who have come back from their graves still here, but newlydeads are being unearthed all the time. While scientists look for answers and politicians take their stands, the undead population of Oakville have banded together in a group they're calling the Sons of Romero, hoping to find solidarity in segregation. 

Phoebe Kendall may be alive, but she feels just as lost and alone as her dead friends. Just when she reconciled herself to having feelings for a zombie -- her Homecoming date Tommy Williams -- her friend Adam is murdered taking a bullet that was meant for "her." Things get even more confusing when Adam comes back from the grave. Now she has romantic interest in two dead boys; one who saved her life, and one she can't seem to live without."

Review:

• Generation Dead was pretty good, and I guess you could say that I wanted to read the sequel. I found it to be pretty good and not bad. It could've been much better, but still ended up to be enjoyable and a good read.
• The characters ended up being the same as the first novel and so was the events. A different format of zombies and fun!

Three Girls and Their Brother, by Theresa Rebeck

Three Girls and Their Brother,  by Theresa Rebeck

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Chick-lit

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Rating: 2.5/5 stars










Goodreads Summary: "Now that it's all over, everybody is saying it was the picture-that stupid picture was behind every disaster. . . . 

They may be the granddaughters of a famous literary critic, but what really starts it all is Daria, Polly, and Amelia Heller's stunning red hair. Out of the blue one day, The New Yorker calls and says that they want to feature the girls in a glamorous spread shot by a world-famous photographer, and before long these three beautiful nobodies from Brooklyn have been proclaimed the new "It" girls. 

But with no parental guidance-Mom's a former beauty queen living vicariously through her daughters, and Dad is nowhere to be found-the three girls find themselves easy prey for the sharks and piranhas of show business. Posing in every hot fashion magazine, tangling with snarling fashionistas and soulless agents, skipping school and hitting A-list parties, the sisters are caught up in a whirlwind rise to fame that quickly spirals out of control. 

When Amelia, the youngest of the three-who never really wanted to be a model in the first place-appears in an Off-Broadway play, the balance of power shifts, all the pent-up resentment and pressure comes to a head, and the girls' quiet, neglected brother reaches a critical point of virtual breakdown. And against the odds, even as the struggle for fame threatens to tear the family apart, the Hellers begin to see that despite the jealousy, greed, and uncertainty that have come to define their relationships, in the celebrity world of viciousness and betrayal, all they really have is one another. 

Narrated in four parts, from the perspective of each sibling, "Three Girls and Their Brother" is a sharp, perceptive, and brilliantly written debut novel from an acclaimed playwright."

Review:

• I knew it that this would be a dump, to tell you the truth. It's been sitting in my bookshelf for a while now, and I never picked it up. Now that I have, I regret it because I really disliked this one. I didn't even finish it, but something about it was interesting and boring at the same time... but I don't know what it was. 
• This was like one of those cliquey cheesy teenage girl novels. I was so bored with it by the fiftieth page. I didn't want to think about it anymore after I put it down because it upset me... 

The Collector, by Victoria Scott

The Collector (Dante Walker #1), by Victoria Scott

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Angels

Other Dante Walker Books

Rating: 3/5 stars










Goodreads Summary: "Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence have made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple: weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag.

Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal-opportunity collector and doesn't want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment:

Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within ten days.

Dante doesn't know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of hell. But after Dante meets the quirky Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect, he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector…and uncover emotions deeply buried."

Review:

• I knew it from the beginning that this book wouldn't be so good and I was right. It wasn't super enjoyable, but you know, I could stand it.
• I hated Dante. Ugh. I didn't see anything "flippin' awesome" about him and I needed him to be a better character. He's one of the reasons why I don't want to continue reading this series anymore. He was a snob, and I felt that he didn't deserve any girls or basically anything, whatsoever.
• I wish that the events were a little more wild and interesting. The whole story itself was cheesy and predictable, and adding in one not so handsome male character in the club wasn't the best thing either.
• Charlie was a better character than Dante. She had a total different sense of personality and realistic qualities, and she's the reason why this book got a better rating than without her.I liked her a lot and I thought that she deserved better than what's his name, Dante.

Fallen in Love, by Lauren Kate

Fallen in Love (Fallen 3.5), by Lauren Kate

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Angels, Paranormal Romance

Other Fallen Books

Rating: 3/5 stars








Goodreads Summary: "Unexpected. Unrequited. Forbidden. Eternal. Everyone has their own love story.

And in a twist of fate, four extraordinary love stories combine over the course of a romantic Valentine's Day in Medieval England. Miles and Shelby find love where they 

least expect it. Roland learns a painful lesson about finding-and losing love. Arianne pays the price for a love so fierce it burns. And for the first -and last- time, Daniel and Luce 

will spend a night together like none other.

Lauren Kate's FALLEN IN LOVE is filled with love stories . . . the ones everyone has been waiting for.

True love never says goodbye. . ."

Review:

• I adore the Fallen series so much, and I'm happy that a what I call "an extra novel" has been released. I didn't really like it as much as I liked the previous novels.
• All of the stories were very fast paced and really short, I NEEDED MORE DETAILS and ROMANCE. 

Sirensong, by Jenna Black

Sirensong (Faeriewalker #3),  by Jenna Black

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Faeries

Other Faeriewalker Books

Rating: 1/5 stars


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Goodreads Summary: "When Dana is invited to Faerie to be officially presented at the Seelie Court, it’s no easy decision. After all, everyone knows Titania, the Seelie Queen, wants her dead. But Titania claims not to be the one behind the death threats; and her son, Prince Henry, makes the decision a whole lot easier when he suggests Dana might be arrested for (supposedly) conspiring with her aunt Grace to usurp the Seelie throne. So she and her father better do as they're told . . .

The journey through Faerie is long—and treacherous. Dana thought it would be a good idea to have friends along, but her sort-of-boyfriend, Ethan, and her bodyguard’s son, Keane, just can’t seem to get along, and Kimber’s crush on Keane isn’t making things any easier. When a violent attack separates Dana from their caravan, the sexy Erlking saves her just in the nick of time . . . and makes it clear that he hasn’t given up on making her his own.

Arriving at Titania’s beautiful palace should be a relief. But Dana is soon implicated in an assassination attempt against Titania’s granddaughter, and is suddenly a fugitive, forced to leave her father behind as she and her friends flee for their lives. Will she be able to prove her innocence before the forces of the Seelie Court—or, worse, the Erlking—catch up with her? And will she save her father before he pays the ultimate price in her stead?"

Review:

• This series just didn't get better, what happened? I'm so disappointed with the outcome, I couldn't wait to read another good book, which will definitely not be from this series to tell you the truth.
• I really dislike faerie books and this book and the one before really made me think about the type of books I really like to read.
• The characters, events and writing was very unorganized and uninteresting and I was so disappointed with everything, I almost put it down but I don't know why I didn't.