When Sarah wakes up dead at the Mall of America, she learns that not only was she murdered, her killer is still on the loose. I WOKE UP DEAD AT THE MALL is a terrifically fun, voicey YA novel that tackles some of life’s – and the afterlife’s – biggest questions. When you’re sixteen, you have … Continue reading
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The Creeping Shadow (Lockwood & Co. #4) by Jonathan Stroud
Lucy has left Lockwood & Co. A freelance operative, she is hiring herself out to other agencies – agencies that might value her ever-improving skills. But now Lockwood needs her help. Penelope Fittes, leader of the well-renowned Fittes Agency wants Lockwood & Co. – and only them – to locate and remove the ‘Source’ for … Continue reading
The Graces by Laure Eve
Everyone said the Graces were witches. They moved through the corridors like sleek fish, ripples in their wake. Stares followed their backs and their hair. They had friends, but they were just distractions. They were waiting for someone different. All I had to do was show them that person was me. Like everyone else in … Continue reading
The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender
In this asylum, your mind plays tricks on you all the time… Delia’s new house isn’t just a house. Long ago, it was the Piven Institute for the Care and Correction of Troubled Females—an insane asylum nicknamed “Hysteria Hall.” However, many of the inmates were not insane, just defiant and strong willed. Kind of like … Continue reading
Daughters unto Devils by Amy Lukavics
Sometimes I believe the baby will never stop crying. Sixteen-year-old Amanda Verner fears she is losing her mind. When her family move from their small mountain cabin to the vast prairie, Amanda hopes she can leave her haunting memories behind: of her sickly Ma giving birth to a terribly afflicted baby; of the cabin fever … Continue reading
Knitbone Pepper: Ghost Dog by Claire Barker (with Illustrations by Ross Collins)
How did I get the book? I bought it Genre: Paranormal Synopsis: Knitbone has a problem. His beloved owner Winnie and her bonkers parents may be forced to move and leave Knitbone behind! Can the spirits of Starcross, a gigglesome gang of ghostly animals, help Winnie save her home? A wonderfully whimsical new series, jam-packed … Continue reading
Frost Hollow Hall by Emma Carroll #WinterReads
. “The gates to Frost Hollow Hall loomed before us. They were great tall things, the ironwork all twisted leaves and queer-looking flowers. And they were very definitely shut.” Tilly’s heart sinks. Will’s at the door of their cottage, daring her to come ice-skating up at Frost Hollow Hall. No one goes near the … Continue reading
Book of the Month #41
The Hollow Boy (Lockwood & Co. #3) by Jonathan Stroud You can read my review by clicking the link HERE
Crow Moon by Anna McKerrow
How did I get the book? StorytellersInc Book Club Genre: Paranormal / Dystopian Synopsis: Danny is a fun-loving 16-year-old looking for a father figure and falling in love with a different girl every day. He certainly doesn’t want to follow in his mum’s witchy footsteps. Just as his community is being threatened by gangs intent … Continue reading
Bookish Trick or Treat – #HalloweenReads
Halloween is nearly upon us and in it’s time for me to recommend some books. This year I’ve split them between TREATS, those reads that you’d expect on a chilling dark Halloween night. Deep woods, haunted places, the unexplained… better lock your doors and windows tight. And TRICKS, books that might not immediately spring to … Continue reading
