Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Nora Grey has a problem, and his name is Patch. He's everywhere, and she's beginning to think there's a reason he's following her. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgment. His mysterious past leaves her with a million questions, and she can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. In the end, Nora will have to decide if love is worth giving up her life for.

This book was sensational! The plot line is unique and not at all what I expected. Although the level of suspense is sometimes frustrating, it's worth it in the end!
The sequal Crescendo comes out this year!

Stargazer by Claudia Gray

Bianca and Lucas will stop at nothing to see each other again, even if it means living a life of secrets and lies. But even as Bianca finds herself torn between two worlds, she soon discovers they aren't the only ones keeping secrets.

The second book in the series, Stargazer will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you wanting more. Look for the next book, Hourglass in March.

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

Valentine has possession of two of the three Mortal Instruments which will allow him to control the angel Raziel and essentially give him the power to rule over all Shadowhunters. Clary is coming to terms with her newfound power for creating runes, Simon is adjusting to life as a daywalker, and Jace is just as stubborn and sarcastic as ever! With little time left to stop Valentine, Jace takes off on his own to stop him from acquiring the third Mortal Instrument. Meanwhile, Clary is fighting with the Clave, trying to unite the Shadowhunters with the Downworlders in order to stop Valentine. The Shadowhunters' freedom comes down to this moment if they have the strength and courage to embrace it.

With so many questions answered, this book helps make The Mortal Instruments my absolute favorite series! Look for the fourth book in the series, City of Fallen Angels, in March 2011. In the meantime, check out Clare's Infernal Devices series, starting with A Clockwork Angel coming out in August 2010.

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

Clary's life has changed immensely since she discovered the world of Shadowhunters. Between her mother being in a magically induced coma, her new relationship with Simon, and complications with Jace, Clary has a lot on her plate. When Downworlder children start getting murdered and the second Mortal Instrument goes missing, the Shadowhunters believe that Valentine, an extremist Shadowhunter, is behind it. Due to his relationship with Valentine, this drags Jace into the investigation, but which side is he really on?

With all of the action, humor, and longing of the first, this sequel definitely lives up to its predecessor!

Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison

The underground population of witches, vampires, and werewolves has lived beside humans for centuries, hiding their powers. But after a genetically engineered virus wipes out a large part of humanity, many of the "Inderlanders" reveal themselves, changing everything. Rachel Morgan, witch and bounty hunter with the Inderland Runner Services, is one of the best at apprehending supernatural lawbreakers, but when it comes to following the rules, she falls short. Determined to buck the system, she quits and is reluctantly forced to team up with Ivy, a living vampire. But this witch is way out of her league,and must evade shape-changing assassins, and outwit a powerful crime lord.

This is the first book in the Rachel Morgan series.(There are currently eight)
They are all fun, suspenseful and give a fresh look at supernatural creatures.(Warning: graphic)

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

While Clary and her friend Simon are at a club, she witnesses three teenagers murder another teen. Stranger than the odd tattoos that cover their skin or the weapons that they use is the fact that the body disappears into thin air. Stranger still is the fact that no one can see them except for her. Clary is immediately taken into the world of the Shadowhunters, part human/part angels who rid the Earth of demons. When Clary returns home, she finds that her mother has been taken by demons. Clary must then rely on the Shadowhunters, in particular the handsome but snarky Jace, to help her uncover the mysteries of her past so that she can save her mother.

With many characters and subplots, this story is extremely action packed. Between battles, there are friendships and potential love connections being made. One of my new favorites!

Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella

Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, and a few little secrets. Until she spills them all to a handsome stranger on a plane. Come Monday morning, Emma’s office is abuzz about the arrival of the company’s elusive CEO. Suddenly Emma is face-to-face with the stranger from the plane, a man who knows every single humiliating detail about her. Things couldn’t possibly get worse. Until they do.

Another funny and heartwarming masterpiece from Sophie Kinsella.

Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

Becky has a fabulous flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season's must-haves. The only trouble is that she can't actually afford it, none of it. Her job writing at Successful Savings not only bores her to tears, it doesn't pay much at all. Lately she's been chased by dismal letters from the bank. Becky's only consolation is to buy herself something. Finally a story arises that Becky actually cares about, and her front page article catalyzes a chain of events that will transform her life forever.

The introduction to a hilarious series, if you haven't read these, you need to! Totally different than the movie, these books are fabulous, just like Becky!

Deadly Little Lies by Laurie Stolarz

Last fall, Camelia fell for Ben, a new boy at school who had a very mysterious gift. Just as Camelia and Ben's romance began to heat up, he abruptly left town. A new semester is starting and Ben has returned to school. Camelia makes the painful decision to let him go and move on. Adam, the hot new guy, seems good for her in ways Ben wasn't. But when Camelia and Adam start dating, a surprising love triangle results. Camelia believes she's being stalked and doesn't know who to trust. Someone is lying, and it's up to Camelia to figure out who, before it's too late.

I was very pleased with this one and can't wait for the next installment Deadly Little Games!

A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton

Meredith Gentry, Princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, living as a P.I. specializing in supernatural crime. But now the Queen’s assassin has been dispatched to fetch her, whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Meredith finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt’s plans. The job that awaits her: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. The reward: the crown and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty for failure: death.

Meredith Gentry is a wonderful character caught up in palace politics and family disputes. There are eight books in this series.
(Warning: These books are VERY graphic)

Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton

In a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves have been declared legal citizens of the United States, Anita Blake is an "animator" - a profession that involves raising the dead for mourning relatives. But Anita is also a fearsome hunter of criminal vampires, known as The Executioner. As Anita gains the attention of the vampire masters of her hometown of St Louis, she also risks revealing an intriguing secret about herself, the source of her unusual strength and power.

In the introduction to this amazing series you'll meet Anita Blake, and you'll never look back. Just in case you get hooked, there are eighteen in this series!
(Warning: this series is very graphic)

Nice Girls Don't Live Forever by Molly Harper

Nothing sucks the romance out of world travel like a boyfriend who may or may not have broken up with you in a hotel room. Jane Jameson’s sexy sire has always been unpredictable, but the anonymous notes that await him at each stop of their vacation, coupled with his evasive behavior, push Jane onto the next flight home. Now she's nursing a broken heart with plenty of Type O, some TLC from her colorful friends, and her plans for a Brave New Jane. Step One: Get her new occult bookstore off the ground. Step Two: Support her best friend, and his werewolf bride as they prepare for the impending birth of their baby. Step Three: Figure out who’s been sending her threatening letters. For this nice girl, surviving a broken heart is suddenly becoming a matter of life and undeath.

I can't wait for the next book in this series they are so much fun!

Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men by Molly Harper

Life as the undead is finally settling down for Jane Jameson. Her relationship with her sire is slowly coming into focus. She loves her new job at Specialty Books. Her family, well, her father, is adjusting well to her condition. With her best friend Zeb's nuptials looming on the horizon, Jane is forced to wear a bridesmaid’s dress her body may reject like a faulty organ. The passing of her annoying Grandma Ruthie’s fiancé, puts her back on the market. Her new fiancé has his own sordid history of suspiciously dead spouses, and died more than 20 years ago. With daytime funerals, mother-of-the-groom hijinks, and Styrofoam icebergs to contend with, will Jane survive her best friend’s wedding? Will she make nice with her possibly murderous future step-grandpa?

I really can't get enough of Jane. She reminds me of Sookie Stackhouse!

Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper

When children’s librarian and self-professed nice girl Jane Jameson is fired and handed $25 gift card instead of a severance check, she goes on a bender that’s sure to become legend. On her walk home, she’s mistaken for a deer, shot and left for dead. Thanks to a mysterious stranger she wakes up with a decidedly unladylike thirst for blood. Jane is now the latest recipient of a gift basket from the Newly Undead Welcoming Committee. Her recently deceased aunt is now her ghostly roommate. She has to fake breathing to avoid coming out of the coffin to her family. She’s forced to forgo her favorite Southern cooking for bags of O negative. Her relationship with her sexy sire keeps running hot and cold. If all that wasn’t enough, it looks like someone is trying to frame her for a series of murders. What’s a nice undead girl to do?

The first book in the Jane Jameson series is hilarious and action packed. Jane is a lovable and witty character.

Shadowland by Alyson Noel

Ever and Damen have fought off the world's darkest enemies so they could be together forever. But just as their long awaited destiny is finally within reach, a powerful curse could destroy everything. Desperate to break the curse, Ever immerses herself in magick and gets help from an unexpected source. Despite her fierce loyalty to Damen, Ever is drawn to Jude, a green-eyed golden boy with magical talents and a mysterious past. She's always believed Damen to be her soul mate, yet her connection with Jude grows stronger and tests her love like never before.

I'm not sure if this book annoyed me because of the love triangle or the general plot line. Either way, it was not my favorite. However, I never give up on a series!

Blue Moon by Alyson Noel

Just as Ever is learning everything she can about her new abilities , something terrible is happening to her beloved Damen. Desperate to save him, Ever travels to the mystical dimension of Summerland. With the approaching blue moon heralding her only window for travel, Ever is forced to decide between turning back the clock and saving her family or staying in the present and saving Damen.

Loved the second book in this series just as much as the first. Very action packed.

Evermore by Alyson Noel

Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, Ever can see auras, hear people's thoughts, and know a person's entire life story by touch. Going out of her way to avoid human contact and suppress her abilities has branded her as a freak at her new high school, but everything changes when she meets Damen. As Ever is drawn deeper into his enticing world of secrets and mystery, she's left with more questions than answers. She has no idea just who or what he is. What she does know, is she's falling in love with him...

This book really surprised me and I could not put it down. HAD to read the second one as soon as it came out.

Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Stolarz

Everything in Camelia's life had been fairly ordinary. But when Ben, the mysterious new guy, starts junior year at her high school, Camelia's life becomes anything but ordinary. Rumored to be somehow responsible for his ex-girlfriend's accidental death, Ben is immediately ostracized by everyone on campus. Except for Camelia, who's inexplicably drawn to him, and to his touch. Soon Camelia is receiving eerie phone calls and strange packages with threatening notes. Ben insists she is in danger. She knows he's hiding something, but he's not the only one with a secret.

A story of paranormal romance that's sure to be a thrilling and chilling favorite. Absolutely hooked on this series!

Pretty in Plaid by Jen Lancaster

Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smart-Ass Phase. Lancaster illustrates growing up in Cow Town, Indiana, to her life as a sorority girl during her eleven years of college, to her first job post-college. Like her previous books, Pretty in Plaid is written as a series of essays, all of which are connected by the theme of clothing. From her Girl Scout uniform, to her first job interview suit, Jen shows us how clothes shaped the way she views the world.

Jen Lancaster definitely has a unique voice that’s very witty, and you won't want to put this one down!

Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster

Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomanical, Self-Centered, Smartass, or Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office.
This is the story of how a haughty former sorority gal went from having a household income of almost a quarter-million dollars to being evicted from a ghetto apartment in less than two years. It's a modern Greek tragedy, a story in which "the central character, called a tragic protagonist or hero, suffers some serious misfortune which is not accidental and therefore meaningless, but is significant in that the misfortune is logically connected." In other words? The bitch had it coming.

You'll laugh so loud it will scare your animals and your husband will think you may be hyperventilating. True Story.

Bright Lights, Big Ass by Jen Lancaster

Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, or Who Are All These Idiots and Why Do They Live Next Door to Me?
A collection of essays that shine a bright light on the big city to reveal the escapades of the outrageously unglamorous. Jen Lancaster hates to burst your happy little bubble, but life in the big city isn't all it's cracked up to be. Contrary to what you see on TV and in the movies, most urbanites aren't party-hopping in slinky dresses and strappy stilettos. But lucky for us, Lancaster knows how to make the life of the lower crust mercilessly funny and infinitely entertaining. Lancaster explores how silly, strange, and not so fabulous real city living can be.

If you want a good laugh, Jen Lancaster delivers!

Such a Pretty Fat by Jen Lancaster

Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big; Or, Why Pie Is Not the Answer is an absolutely hilarious memoir! Tired of books where the self-loathing heroine is teased to the point where she starves herself in hopes of a fabulous new life? Do you hate the message that we women can't possibly be happy until we fit into our skinny jeans? Well, Jen Lancaster agrees. She doesn't find stories like this uplifting; they make her want to hug these women and explain to them that until they figure out their insides, their outsides don't matter.

Unfortunately, being overweight isn't simply a societal issue that can be fixed with a dose of positive self-esteem. It's a health matter, so on the eve of Jen's 40th birthday she decides to make changes so she doesn't, you know, die. Because what good is finally being able to afford a pedicure if she loses a foot to adult onset diabetes?

This book will have you in hysterics. A fun and witty read!

Fade by Lisa McMann

Janie is asked to use her dreamcatching talent to work undercover for the local police. They have gotten a tip that there may be a teacher at her high school preying on students. While Janie is excited for her first assignment, Cabel, is less than thrilled by the idea of using Janie as bait for a sexual predator. As Janie tries to get clues for her case through her classmates’ dreams, she is also learning about her fate as a dreamcatcher through notes left by another dreamcatcher who worked for the police. When she is finally invited to a party that may help her catch the predator, she realizes that she may be in over her head.

As suspenseful as the first, this book is a real page-turner. Watch for the third book in the series, Gone, coming in March 2010.

Wake by Lisa McMann

Janie has a problem. Whenever people around her fall asleep, she is sucked into their dreams. At first it's annoying. She's growing extremely tired of the falling dreams or the naked in front of an auditorium full of people dreams, until she is pulled into a horrifying nightmare, one where a monster with knives for fingers decapitates a man. Janie's terrified, but decides not to linger on it. Then Janie meets Cabel, a guy who she feels like she can trust. Cabe is the only person she's ever told about her dreamcatching but when she realizes that it's his nightmare that she was pulled into, Janie has to work to decide what to do with her abilities.

A fast-paced read, this book will have you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next!

Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli

Misha Pilsudski is an orphaned Gypsy boy living in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. Misha is not his real name; it was given to him by Uri, another orphan boy who is Jewish. Misha runs around with Uri and a group of boys like them until the ‘Jackboots’ come into town and march out all of the Jews. Misha discovers that Janina, a girl who he’s befriended, is Jewish and crosses the wall into the ghetto in order to see her. He decides to stay in the ghetto with her and is more or less adopted by her father. He then becomes Misha Milgrom. When there is talk of ‘relocation,’ Mr. Milgrom urges Misha to take Janina and get out of the ghetto. Janina refuses and is taken aboard a train to the relocation camp. Misha runs after the train, but never sees Janina again. After many years of wandering and odd jobs, Misha makes his way to America where he tells his story on the corners to anyone who will listen.

An incredible story that provides a different perspective of the Holocaust. Haunting.

The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause

Zoe’s mother is dying of cancer. Her father is always at the hospital and, on the few occasions when he is home, too encompassed by his own grief to help her deal with her own. Then she meets Simon. Simon is beautiful and seems to understand what Zoe is going through. When Zoe discovers that the reason Simon is able to empathize is because he lost his own mother, Zoe feels even more drawn to him. As Simon unveils more about himself, though, Zoe is drawn into a dangerous ploy to help Simon avenge his mother’s murder.

Though the characters could be interesting and the story line has potential, this book reads like a bad soap opera.

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Grace was attacked by a pack of wolves when she was little. A yellow eyed wolf saved her from the attack. Ever since, when the weather turns cold, the yellow eyed wolf, her wolf, watches her from the woods behind her house. When she returns home one day from trying to stop some men from hunting the wolves, she finds a naked and bleeding boy on her back porch whose eyes are an eerily familiar shade of yellow...

Seriously had a hard time putting this book down! Watch for Linger, the next book in the series, coming out in July 2010.

Devoured by Amanda Marrone

Megan’s twin sister Remy died in an accident nine years ago, and she’s been haunting her ever since. Knowing how crazy that sounds, Megan keeps this secret to herself and tries to lead a normal life. But when she takes a summer job at Land of Enchantment to keep an eye on her new boyfriend and his lovesick best friend, she meets fellow employee Luke who can see Remy, too. Megan wants to keep her distance from Luke, but she knows she needs his help. Because someone’s definitely in danger, the only question is who?

Amanda Marrone weaves an unexpected tale of love, ghosts and enchantment that will make you think twice about your favorite childhood fairy tales.

Revealers by Amanda Marrone

Jules has special abilities. By day, she and her friends seem like typical high school seniors. By night, they are Revealer witches. One by one, her friends turn eighteen and are initiated into the coven's inner circle. And one by one, they are getting completely freaked out. Jules realizes she's got to find out what's behind the shadows of her coven before it's too late to save her friends and herself. What she discovers may be too powerful for even the toughest witches to defeat.

This book is action packed and a new take on witches!

Uninvited by Amanda Marrone

Sometimes rejection comes back to bite you. Jordan's life sucks. Her boyfriend, Michael, dumped her and then killed himself. Yet somehow he appears at her window every night, begging her to let him in. Jordan can't understand why he wants her, but she feels her resistance wearing down. Michael needs to be invited in before he can enter. All Jordan has to do is say the words.

This book will totally surprise you!

The Van Alen Legacy

The threat of the sinister Silver Bloods is growing. The Blue Bloods now find themselves in an epic battle for survival. Not to worry, love is still in the air for the young vampires of the Upper East Side. Or is it?

As this story unravels many questions will be answered, and you'll be waiting anxiously for the next installment!

Revelations by Melissa de la Cruz

Schuyler's blood legacy has just been called into question. Is the young vampire in fact a Blue Blood, or is it the sinister Silver Blood that runs through her veins? As controversy swirls, Schuyler is left stranded, trapped under the same roof as her cunning nemesis, Mimi Force. When an ancient place of power is threatened in Rio, the Blue Bloods will need Schuyler on their side. The battle is bloody; and through it all Schuyler is torn between duty and passion, love and freedom.

The third book in the series will bewitch and delight you.

Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz

Schuyler Van Alen needs an explanation for the mysterious deaths of young Blue Bloods. Her search brings her to Italy, in the hopes of finding the one person who can help. Meanwhile, in New York, preparations are underway for the famous Four Hundred Ball, a true Blue Blood affair. It’s at the after party masquerade that the true danger lurks...

Abundant with glamour, history, and vampire lore, this second installment in the Blue Bloods saga will leave you thirsty for more.

Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz

When the Mayflower set sail in 1620, it carried on board the men and women who would shape America. However, not all were pure of heart. Some were not even human. They were vampires. They assimilated quickly into the New World. Rising to levels of enormous power, wealth, and influence, they were the celebrated “blue bloods” of American society. The Blue Bloods vowed that their immortal status would remain a closely guarded secret. Now, in New York City, the secret is seeping out. Schuyler Van Alen is a sophomore at a prestigious private school. Suddenly, when she turns fifteen, there is a visible mosaic of blue veins on her arm. She starts to crave raw food and she's having flashbacks to ancient times. Then a girl from her school is found dead. Schuyler doesn’t know what to think. Could those vampire legends really be true?

Abounding with historical truths, the introduction to this series begs to be devoured.

Tempted by P.C. & Kristin Cast

The latest installment in the House of Night series finds Zoey solving one problem, just to discover another. Sadly, a break is not in the House of Night school forecast for the High Priestess in training and her gang. Juggling guys is anything but a stress reliever, especially when one of them is a sexy Warrior who is so into protecting Zoey that he can sense her emotions. The dark force lurking in the tunnels under the Depot is spreading, and Zoey is beginning to believe someone close to her could be responsible. Aphrodite’s visions warn Zoey to stay away from Kalona and his dark allure, but they also show that it is Zoey who has the power to stop the evil immortal. Zoey will have to make a choice that could cost her everything.

This book will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

Hunted by P.C. & Kristin Cast

At the start of this heart pounding installment of the House of Night series, an unexpected danger has emerged. Neferet guards her powerful new consort, Kalona, and no one at the House of Night seems to understand the threat he poses. A past life holds the key to breaking his rapidly spreading influence, but what if this past life shows Zoey secrets she doesn’t want to hear and truths she can’t face?

This series is nonstop action!

Untamed by P.C. & Kristin Cast

Zoey Redbird’s become an expert on suckiness. In one week she has gone from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast. To make matters worse, Neferet has declared war on humans, which Zoey knows in her heart is wrong. How can Zoey save her friends and the human race, when no one will listen to her?

Chosen by P.C. & Kristin Cast

Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and Zoey Redbird’s adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. Just when it seems things couldn't get any tougher, vampyres start turning up dead. Meanwhile, Zoey finds herself in the very unexpected and rare situation of juggling boyfriends. As Zoey's story continues, she'll need her friends more than ever.

Betrayed by P.C. & Kristin Cast

Zoey has managed to settle in at the House of Night and come to terms with the vast powers the Goddess Nyx has given her. Just as she finally begins to feel she belongs, the humans from Zoey’s old life are in danger. Zoey quickly realizes that the powers that make her so unique, might also threaten those she loves.

In the second House of Night novel readers will be enchanted as these lovable characters develop.

Marked by P.C. & Kristin Cast

After she is Marked, Zoey Redbird enters the House of Night and learns that she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess Nyx. However, she's not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers. She discovers that the leader of the school's most elite club is misusing her Goddess given gifts. Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny, with a little help from her new vampyre friends.

An enthralling introduction to the House of Night series.

Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

Rose Hathaway's life will never be the same. The recent attack on St. Vladimir's Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Now Rose must choose one of two very different paths: honoring her life's vow to protect her best friend or hunting down the man she loves.

The latest installment in the Vampire Academy series takes you on a heart wrenching journey that will leave you salivating for more.

Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy, and Rose Hathaway is close to graduation. Since making her first Strigoi kills, she's been having dark thoughts, behaving erratically, and questioning her sanity. New complications arise. Lissa has begun experimenting with her magic once more, their enemy might be set free, and Rose's forbidden relationship is starting to heat up again. When a deadly threat no one saw coming changes their entire world, Rose must put her own life on the line--and choose between the two people she loves most.

If you can stop after this one, you deserve a medal.

Frostbite by Richelle Mead

In the second volume of the Vampire Academy series, Rose Hathaway's got serious guy trouble, among other things. A massive Strigoi attack puts St. Vladimir's on high alert, and the Academy crawls with Guardians, including the legendary Janine Hathaway, Rose's long-absent mother. The Strigoi are closing in, and when three students run away to seek out their enemies, Rose must rescue them.

Richelle Mead doesn't disappoint with her second installment in the VA series. Once you start this book, make sure you have the next one ready!

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Two races of vampires walk our world. One, the Moroi, are alive and wield elemental magic. The other, the Strigoi, are undead and evil--feeding on the innocent to survive. Rose Hathaway--a half-vampire with poor impulse control--is training to be a bodyguard for a Moroi princess. Learning to decapitate and stake is hard enough, but Rose's real danger may lie in an illicit romance with one of her instructors...

Rose's world will captivate you and consume your thoughts. A MUST read.

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Clay gets home from school one day and finds a shoebox addressed to him with no return address. He opens it and finds cassette tapes. Intrigued, he goes into the garage and plays the tape with the number 1 painted on it with nail polish. He is flabbergasted when he hears Hannah talking. Hannah recently committed suicide and Clay didn’t think he would ever hear her voice again. As he listens to the tapes, he discovers that Hannah has left the thirteen reasons that ‘snowballed’ together and led her to the decision to kill herself. He not only struggles to listen to all of the horrible things that people had said or done to her, but also to figure out his part in her thirteen reasons.

An haunting story that will stick with you long after you've finished it. Make sure you have a box of tissues handy!

Peeps by Scott Westerfield

Cal contracted a parasite when he lost his virginity. Luckily, he is just a carrier and the parasite doesn’t affect him the way it does the other people who are parasite positive, or ‘peeps.’ Cal is able to use some of his superhuman abilities to track down other peeps for the Night Watch, an underground group of vampire hunters. These peeps include his ex-girlfriends whom he has accidently infected with the parasite. As he tracks his progenitor, Morgan, he comes to the realization that things are not what he has been led to believe and that the Night Watch has been hiding some big truths from him.

With the combination of mystery, suspense, and science (mini biology lessons between chapters), this book is fantastic!

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Nick is playing a gig with his ‘queercore’ band when he spots his ex, Tris, in the audience. Nick is still incredibly hung up on Tris and after his band is done performing, he notices her walking toward him with her new boyfriend. Nick grabs the girl next to him, Norah, and asks her if she’ll be his girlfriend for the next five minutes. She responds by kissing Nick. It turns out she knows Tris, too, and is also trying to avoid her. After some encouragement from Nick’s gay bandmates, he and Norah take off together for a night out. Along the way, they run into Norah’s ex, Tris (again!), and transvestite stripping nuns. They begin to realize that there is a real attraction between the two of them, but must decide if they are ready to move forward and leave their pasts behind.

The dual authorship lends very distinct voices to each character. A hilarious read!

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Arnold “Junior” Spirit is a Spokane Indian. Living on the ‘rez,’ Junior sees the members of his tribe drink, fight, and underachieve. The hopelessness he feels on the reservation is eating away at him. A teacher encourages Junior to get off the rez and seek a better education and the chance for a better life. Although it costs him the respect of most of the tribe and his best friend, Junior goes to a white school. He begins as an outcast, but slowly works his way into the lives of the white children at his school. Although he gains acceptance, he struggles with finding his place in the world. As Alexie puts it, Junior feels like an “apple: red on the outside and white on the inside.”

A great story of self discovery and being true to oneself.

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Aislinn is a girl who has been raised to fear the faeries that she and her grandmother see although no one else can. Her grandmother has taught her to ignore the faeries at all costs and to do nothing to attract their attention. She feels safe with Seth, a guy who lives in an old train car, not only because of the friendship they share, but because his home is made out of steel, which repels faeries. When she notices that the new boy at school, Keenan, is a faerie and that he clearly has his sights set on her, she does everything she knows of to dissuade him. Meanwhile, she is struggling with the rapidly changing relationship she has with Seth. Unfortunately, when she learns that Keenan is the Summer King and believes that Aislinn is his lost Summer Queen, she wonders if there is any way to avoid his pursuit.

Marr creates a world that is extremely complex and believable. A very exciting story that will suck you right in!

Evernight by Claudia Gray

Bianca’s parents have moved her from her small hometown to Evernight, a creepy boarding school where they have both accepted teaching positions. Bianca immediately notices that most of the students are what she calls “the Evernight type:” smart, beautiful, and popular. She fears that she will never fit in, but when she meets and is inexplicably drawn to Lucas, another outcast like herself, she begins to worry more about becoming “the Evernight type” and losing Lucas forever.

With the suspense, star-crossed lovers, and surprises, this book will keep you on your toes. Definitely worth the read!