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Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Signet (January 6, 2009) BOOK DESCRIPTION: Maggie Donovan isn’t interested in overthrowing a Faerie queen. She barely had time to kill the demon that devoured her fiancé. Then she comes home to find a scrumptious hunk in her living room who informs her that saving the Otherworld just happens to be her destiny, and Maggie realizes she may not have a choice... MY REVIEW: (This is an ADULT title with a healthy does of romance. There are romantic situations, suggested ones, a few strong words.) The one good thing about being sick is being able to catch up on my reading (and movie watching). Child's BEDEVILED was a treat. An adult contemporary fantasy romance with fae folk and a sassy heroine who can't keep her mouth quiet. Maggie is an artist living in a seaside California town. When we meet her she is off to her ex-boyfriend's office. What she finds is some weird creature eating him. Ugh. Maggie must defend herself and she does, barel...

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 1, 2009) Book summary: The terrifying, nail-biting, and grossly intriguing sequel to The Devouring.  It's been six months since Reggie first discovered and fought against the Vours, malicious and demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on the eve of the Winter Solstice.  The Vours still haunt Reggie, but only in her dreams-until one night, when an unexpected visitor turns her nightmares into reality. My Review: Soulstice was the first book I finished for the new year. Holt has created a gripping, realistic horroriffic fantasy with likable characters, a female heroine we can root for, and a truly evil protagonist. I realized this is the first YA horror series I've read and totally enjoyed. Reggie is back, wondering what the Vours are doing in the quiet time since the incident with Quinn and her rescue of brother Henry six months earlier. The peaceful break d...

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 1, 2008) BOOK DESCRIPTION: When Reggie finds an old journal and reads about the Vours, supernatural creatures who feast on fear and attack on the eve of the winter solstice, she assumes they are just the musings of some lunatic author. But soon, they become a terrifying reality when she begins to suspect that her timid younger brother might be one of their victims.  Risking her life and her sanity, Reggie enters a living nightmare to save the people she loves. Can she devour own her fears before they devour her?  MY REVIEW: I found the cover and blurb intriguing so I borrowed The Devouring from the library. Not to sound corny but I devoured this book in one night, staying up later than usual to make sure I finished. Holt's book is a wonderful find. Part mystery, part horror, it is a true page turner.  Reggie is a horror movie/book fan, but when her younger...

Merry Christmas! We hope to receive many more books and see smiles on the faces of others as they open up their gifts of books.

Since we read so much we decided to join The Story Siren's 2010 Debut Author Challenge. We plan to read the following for 2010: Hearts at Stake by Alyxndra Harvey The Secret Year by Jeniffer Hubbard The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins Tell Me a Secret by Holly Cupala  Brightly Woven by Alexanrda Bracken 13 to Life: A Werewolve's Tale by Shannon Delaney The Iron King by Julie Kagawa The Mark by Jen Nadol Firespell by Chloe Neill Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus Mistwood by Leah Cypess Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves Other by Karen Kincy Paranormalcy by Kiersten White Freaksville by Kitty Keswick' Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White Under My Skin by Judith Graves Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey Prophecy of Days: The Daykeeper's Grimoire by Christy Raedeke Nevermore by Kelly Creagh Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony A Blue So Da...

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: EgmontUSA (December 22, 2009) BOOK DESCRIPTION: Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared--the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood--but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held. The memories her family has tried to bury resurface when Daniel returns, three years later, and enrolls in Grace and Jude's high school. Despite promising Jude she'll stay away, Grace cannot deny her attraction to Daniel's shocking artistic abilities, his way of getting her to look at the world from new angles, and the strange, hungry glint in his eyes. The closer Grace gets to Daniel, the more she jeopardizes her life, as her actions stir resentment in Jude and drive him to embrace the ancient evil Daniel unleashed that horrific night. Grace must discover the truth behind the boy's dar...

Hardcover: 371 pages Publisher: Hyperion (June 9, 2009) Book Summary: Connie Goodwin should be spending her summer doing research for her Ph.D. dissertation in American History. But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connie's grandmother's abandoned home near Salem, she's compelled to help. It's not long before the time she's set aside for research is instead spent sorting through her grandmother's ancient possessions, discovering a woman she barely knew.  One day, while exploring the dusty bookshelves in the study, Connie discovers a key hidden within an old bible. And within the key is a brittle slip of paper with two words written on it: Deliverance Dane. Along with a handsome steeplejack named Sam, Connie begins to dig into the town's records, looking for references to Deliverance Dane. But even as the pieces begin to fall into place, Connie is haunted by visions of the witch trials so long ago, and she begins to fear that she is more ...