After a near-death experience, Cassidy Blake has a new talent and a new best friend who happens to be a ghost. Well… the new talent is more of a distraction. Whenever there’s a ghost nearby, she feels a tap tap tap that won’t go away until she crosses the veil to witness what happened. Now her parents are telling her that instead of a quiet summer at the beach – where she can barely hear the ghosts – they’re going to be traveling to the most haunted places in the world to film their new television series. Begrudgingly, Cassidy packs her suitcase and tries to make the most out of the constant pull from the viel. At least her new best friend gets to come along. The ghost that saved her from dying. The ghost that makes sure she doesn’t spend too long in the veil. But the longer Cassidy is in these haunted locations, the stronger the pull becomes, leading Cassidy to discover that her gift is for more than playing the observer. She’s meant to help the souls cross over. This also means that she needs to right the unbalance she created when her best friend saved her.
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Book Review | Divine Rivals | Rebecca Ross
What could a war with the gods, a magical typewriter, and a rival journalist have in common? Well, Iris… When her brother, Forest, is compelled to fight in the war the god, Dacre, started, Iris is left to fend for herself and her mother. She even dropped out of school, going to work in the city’s newspaper. But when there’s only one slot for a full-time columnist available, Iris is pitted against a rival employee, Roman. Iris copes with her brother's leaving by writing letters to him and slipping them under her closet door. Every time she opens the door they’re always missing and she doesn’t question the small wink of magic, hoping they could be getting to her brother, until someone responds. This isn’t Forest. Iris’s world begins to fall apart, taking her to the front in search of her brother. But the magic continues and Iris soon learns what the war really means and who might be her mysterious correspondent.
Read MoreBook Review | Hell Bent | Leigh Bardugo
Hell Bent continues the story of Alex Stern. But this time, she’s trying to find her way into hell. Returning to Yale after a summer of relaxing and becoming the muscle for her former drug dealer, Alex has one thing on her mind – finding a way to save Darrington. It’s not going to be easy, though. She’s got a new head of Lethe to contend with, her job as a Dante, and a new set of murders to help solve. And let’s not forget that there’s a new monster in town.
Read MoreBook Review | Thunder Head and Toll | Neal Shusterman
Book Series | Daughter of Smoke and Bone | Laini Taylor
Around the world, black hand prints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low.
And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war.
Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real, she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands", she speaks many languages - not all of them human - and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.
When beautiful, haunted Akiva fixes fiery eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself? - Goodreads
Book Review | This Mortal Coil Series | Emily Suvada
Book 1 - When a lone soldier, Cole, arrives with news of Lachlan Agatta's death, all hope seems lost for Catarina. Her father was the world's leading geneticist, and humanity's best hope of beating a devastating virus. Then, hidden beneath Cole's genehacked enhancements she finds a message of hope: Lachlan created a vaccine.
Only she can find and decrypt it, if she can unravel the clues he left for her. The closer she gets, the more she finds herself at risk from Cartaxus, a shadowy organization with a stranglehold on the world's genetic tech. But it's too late to turn back.
There are three billion lives at stake, two people who can save them, and one final secret that Cat must unlock. A secret that will change everything. - Goodreads
Book Review | The Tiger at Midnight and The Archer at Dawn | Swati Teerdhala
Esha is a legend, but no one knows. It’s only in the shadows that she moonlights as the Viper, the rebels’ highly skilled assassin. She’s devoted her life to avenging what she lost in the royal coup, and now she’s been tasked with her most important mission to date: taking down the ruthless General Hotha. Kunal has been a soldier since childhood, training morning and night to uphold the power of King Vardaan. His uncle, the general, has ensured that Kunal never strays from the path—even as a part of Kunal longs to join the outside world, which has been growing only more volatile. Then Esha’s and Kunal’s paths cross—and an unimaginable chain of events unfolds. Both the Viper and the soldier think they’re calling the shots, but they’re not the only players moving the pieces. As the bonds that hold their land in order break down and the sins of the past meet the promise of a new future, both rebel and soldier must make unforgivable choices. - Goodreads
Read MoreManga Review | Demon Love Spell | Mayu Shinjo
Miko is a shrine maiden who has never had much success at seeing or banishing spirits. Then she meets Kagura, a sexy demon who feeds off women’s feelings of passion and love. Kagura’s insatiable appetite has left many girls at school brokenhearted, so Miko casts a spell to seal his powers. Surprisingly the spell works—sort of—but now Kagura is after her! - Goodreads
Book Review | Absolute Boyfriend | Yuu Watase
Shy high school student Riko Izawa aches for a boyfriend but guys just won't look her way. Then one day she signs up for a three-day trial of a mysterious "lover figurine," and the next thing she knows, a cute naked guy is delivered to her doorstep--and he wants to be her boyfriend!
Has Riko died and gone to heaven? The cute naked guy turns out to be smart, super nice, stylish and a gourmet chef. Plus, he looks like a million bucks.... Trouble is, that's about what he's going to cost Riko because she didn't return him in time! -Goodreads
Read MoreBook Review | From Far Away | Kyoko Hikawa
On her way home from school one day, Noriko is unexpectedly plunged into a strange and extraordinary fantasy world. Her troubles compound exponentially when she is rescued and befriended by a handsome Young man by the name of Izark.
He may be brave and courageous, but inside Izark lurks the darkest evil imaginable. And according to an ancient prophecy, Noriko possesses the power to unleash that evil. Now, inexorably bound together, these two unlikely allies must navigate a world both wondrous and hostile.
Book Review | After Series | Anna Todd
College is a moment of change for us all, but when good girl Tessa shows up and sees her roommate, she knows she’s in for a lot more than she’s used to. Especially when her roommate's bad boy friend, Hardin, shows up. Caught in his radar, she’s forced to endure his attentions as she tries to manage her new life and long distance boyfriend. However, there’s a fire between them that no one can put out. Could Hardin’s attention be all for show as his past catches up to him, or does he really love this sweet girl.
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