Title: The Awakening (Darkest Powers Trilogy #2) Author: Kelley Armstrong Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Publisher: HarperCollins; Atom Publication Date: April 2009 Pages: 360 Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): 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 …
Title: Temptation (Temptation #1) Author: Karen Ann Hopkins Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: June 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley); released in Australia in August. Pages: 380 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Your heart misleads you. That’s what my friends and family say. But I love Noah. And he …
Title: Confessions of a Vampire’s Girlfriend (Ben and Fran #1-2) Author: Katie Maxwell (aka. Katie MacAlister) Genre: paranormal romance, vampires, witches, demons, ghosts, contemporary Publisher: NAL Trade (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: November 2010 Pages: 355 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Meet Francesca. She’s in Europe, working in a traveling faire along with psychics, magicians, …
Title: Florence Author: Ciye Cho Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance Publisher: self published (I received an e-copy from the author) Publication Date: July 2012 Pages: 336 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Seventeen-year-old Florence Waverley is out of her depth. Literally. Kidnapped and taken below the waves to the mer world of Niemela, she is the ultimate gift for merman Prince …
After discussing this series with a friend the other day, I realized that I stopped after the first two (because that’s all that had been released at that stage). I want to get back into this series that many people I know rave about! So I’ve decided to read one Morganville Vampire book a fortnight …
Title: Fallen (Fallen #1) Author: Lauren Kate Genre: Paranormal Romance, Angels, Publisher: Delacorte Press for Young Readers (an imprint of Random House) Publication Date:December 2009 Pages: 452 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori. Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day …
After discussing this series with a friend the other day, I realized that I stopped after the first two (because that’s all that had been released at that stage). I want to get back into this series that many people I know rave about! So I’ve decided to read one Morganville Vampire book a week …
Title: Dark Frost (Mythos Academy #3) Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Mythology Publisher: KTeen (an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.) Publication Date: May 2012 Pages: 352 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I’ve seen so many freaky things since I started attending Mythos Academy last fall. I know I’m supposed to be a fearless warrior, …
Title: Someone Else’s Fairytale Author: Emily Mah Tippetts Genre: Contemporary Romance, Publisher: Self published (I received an ecopy of this novel from the author) Publication Date: December 2011 Pages: 311 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Jason Vanderholt, Hollywood’s hottest actor, falls head over heels for every girl, Chloe Winters, who hasn’t gotten around to watching most of his movies. It’s …
Title: Saving June Author: Hannah Harrington Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: June 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 336 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): ‘If she’d waited less than two weeks, she’d be June who died in June. But I guess my sister didn’t consider that.’ Harper Scott’s …