Paranormal

Dorothy Must Die

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Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die #1) by Danielle Paige (2014)

Dorothy Must Die

YA Fiction | Fantasy3.5 StarsBlurb:

“I didn’t ask for any of this. I didn’t ask to be some kind of hero.
But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado – taking you with it – you have no choice but to go along, you know?

Sure, I’ve read the books. I’ve seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little bluebirds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can’t be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There’s still a yellow brick road – but even that’s crumbling.

What happened? Dorothy.  Continue reading →

Clockwork Angel

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Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare (2010)

Clockwork Angel
YA Fiction | Paranormal
4 Stars
Blurb:

“In a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever. Welcome to the Infernal Devices trilogy, a stunning and dangerous prequel to the New York Timesbestselling Mortal Instruments series.  Continue reading →

The Sway

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The Sway (Classified #1) by Ruby Knight (2016)
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the sway

YA Fiction | Sci-Fi | Supernatural4 StarsBlurb:

“Her mission is to get close to him for inside information.

His mission is to kidnap her for a supernatural militant group.

Recruited in her teens for a life of espionage, Julia Caldwell, now 19, is theyoungest CIA agent on record. Her mission is simple: get close to Cole Thomas for intel on his father, a known and dangerous weapons dealer. As she grows closer to Cole, something is off. He might not be who she thinks he is. And worse, his mission will put an end to hers.  Continue reading →

Devil and the Bluebird

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Devil and the Bluebird by Jennifer Mason-Black (2016)
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devil and the bluebird

YA Fiction | Contemporary | Paranormal | Folk4 StarsBlurb:

“Devil-at-the-crossroads” folklore finds its way to YA via this moody, magical tale.

Blue Riley has wrestled with her own demons ever since the loss of her mother to cancer. But when she encounters a beautiful devil at her town crossroads, it’s her runaway sister’s soul she fights to save. The devil steals Blue’s voice—inherited from her musically gifted mother—in exchange for a single shot at finding Cass.  Continue reading →

Chase the Dark

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Chase the Dark (Steel & Stone #1) by Annette Marie (2014)
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chase the dark

YA Fiction | Paranormal/Urban Fantasy
3.5 StarsBlurb:

“Piper Griffiths wants one thing in life: To become a Consul, a keeper of the peace between humans and daemons. There are three obstacles in her way. Continue reading →

True Born

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True Born (True Born #1) by L.E. Sterling (2016)
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true born

YA Fiction | Dystopia | Paranormal4 StarsBlurb:

“Welcome to Dominion City.
After the great Plague descended, the world population was decimated…and their genetics damaged beyond repair.
The Lasters wait hopelessly for their genes to self-destruct. The Splicers pay for expensive treatments that might prolong their life. The plague-resistant True Borns are as mysterious as they are feared…  Continue reading →

White Raven

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White Raven (Raven #1) by J.L. Weil (2015)
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white raven

YA Fiction | Paranormal Romance4 StarsBlurb:

“DREADFUL LIES.
UNEXPECTED LOVE.
IMPOSSIBLE TRUTH.

It only took one heartbeat to change my life—one chilling phone call in the middle of the night.
And then, as if my life didn’t already suck, my dad sends my brother and me to some idyllic island for the summer to live with a grandma we never met. WTH. Naturally, I rebel. In the end, I find myself shipped off to Raven Hallow…and bored to tears.
Until Continue reading →

Hatred Day

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Hatred Day (Hatred Day #1) by T.S. Pettibone (2016)
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hatred day

NA Fiction | Science Fiction3.5 StarsBlurb:

“In the year 2052, it’s not love but hate that unites the world.

Humanity is unified against the Inborns, an extraterrestrial species with godlike intelligence and abilities whose arrival on earth caused an environmental and biological crisis.  Continue reading →

The Elder Origins

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The Elder Origins (a novella series) by Bre Faucheux (2015)
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The Elder Origins

YA Fiction | Paranormal: Vampires3.5 StarsBlurb:

“The 14th century. The Hundred Years War. The Black Death. The Beginning of Vampires.

Madison’s home has been destroyed by a deadly attack by the French army. She has no choice but to follow her brother Jamison to the New World in search of new lands untouched by war, famine, and disease.

One problem. The Native Americans foresaw the coming of the white man long before they ever arrived. And they have no intentions of letting Europeans discover their lands.

Bre Faucheux’s exciting novella series, THE ELDER ORIGINS is a historical fantasy with sinister blends of medieval warfare, young love, Native American legend, and vampire lore that will excite anyone with a taste for the macabre and alternate versions of history.”
–Goodreads  Continue reading →

The Keeper’s Realm

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The Keeper’s Realm by Bre Faucheux (2013)
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the keeper's realm
YA Fiction | Paranormal | Romance
3.5 Stars
Blurb:

“Ashlyn Drakes doesn’t know if her ability is a gift or a curse. Since she was a child she could see things no one else could, the memories of those long past. Scenes of violence and human atrocity display before her as if she has stepped back in time to witness them.

That is until Damien appears, and tells her the truth. She’s a Keeper, a guardian of the Realm of the Living, charged with closing portals so darker forces can’t be released.

But Damien has a past, one that could haunt and potentially devastate Ashlyn’s very existence.”
–Goodreads  Continue reading →