Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff… Continue reading Book Ninety of 2014: Panic by Lauren Oliver
To you, perceptive reader, I bequeath my history… Late one night, exploring her father’s library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to ‘My dear and unfortunate successor’. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of – a labyrinth where the secrets of… Continue reading Book Eighty-Nine of 2014: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
When handsome 17-year-old Matt Poe moves to a rural town in Iowa, he is the new kid in school. An outsider who can't fit in, his only friend is his beautiful and sympathetic teacher, Linda Hayden. The older woman is the first to take an interest in him, helping him adjust to the community… Continue reading Book Eighty-Eight of 2014: Don’t Stand So Close by Eric Red
The night my best friend Gracie disappeared, I had a nightmare. A monster loomed from the shadows around the campfire. I ran. The thing stretched after me... I woke gasping, afraid it might somehow be true. Gracie could always make me feel better - but she didn't respond to my email. Not that night;… Continue reading Book Eighty-Seven of 2014: By Starlight by Nancy A. Lindley-Gauthier
Everyone in Arnn - a small farming town with more legends than residents - knows the story of Witchwood Hollow: if you venture into the whispering forest, the witch will trap your soul among the shadowed trees. After losing her parents in a horrific terrorist attack on the Twin Towers, fifteen-year-old Honoria and her… Continue reading Book Eighty-Six of 2014: Escape From Witchwood Hollow by Jordan Elizabeth
In the London Underground the Alliance of Silver and Steam is all that protects humans from demons. Felicia Gannon is no stranger to the demons that lurk in the night. After her parents were murdered in front of her the Alliance took her in and trained her. Vengeance became her only drive. Greyston Westham… Continue reading Book Eighty-Five of 2014: Demon in Steam by Lexi Ostrow
Sixteen-year old Toby was trained by a family of hunters to kill shape-shifters — but he has a unique weapon in his arsenal. With a touch of his hand, Toby can lift the magical protection shape-shifters use to disguise themselves as human. It’s an unusual skill for a hunter, and he prefers to kill… Continue reading Book Eighty-Four of 2014: God’s Play by H.D. Lynn
The slaughter of the Spartan Three Hundred at Thermopylae, Greece 480 BCE—when King Leonidas tried to stop the Persian army with only his elite guard—is well known. But just what did King Xerxes do after he defeated the Greeks? Fifteen-year-old Thaleia is haunted by visions: roofs dripping blood, Athens burning. She tries to convince… Continue reading Book Eighty-Three of 2014: Night of Pan by Gail Strickland
Dead is such a strong word … Lucy Day, 15 years old, is murdered on her very first date. Not one to take that kind of thing lying down, she awakens a day later with a seemingly human body and more than a little confusion. Lucy tries to return to her normal life,… Continue reading Deadgirl Blog Tour Review
In the second installment of Alex Archer's Rogue Angel saga, which features protagonist Annja Creed (spiritual descendant Joan of Arc and her fated successor as "champion of the good"), the intrepid archeologist sets off to find Solomon's Jar, an invaluable biblical artifact that King Solomon allegedly used to entrap the numerous demons he used… Continue reading Book Eighty-One of 2014: Rogue Angel: Solomon’s Jar by Alex Archer
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