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The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Series:  Summer #1 Published by  Penguin on 3rd June 2010 Pages:  288 Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her family friends' house. There's the swimming pool at night, the private stretch of sandy beach... and the two boys.  Unavailable, aloof Conrad - who she's been in love with forever - and friendly Jeremiah, the only one who's ever really paid her any attention. But this year something is different. An easy contemporary read, that is certainly targeted more towards the younger audience in the young adult genre. Oh where to start with this novel. I think one of the key aspects of this novel that threw me, is our main character Belly. I believe, dependant on your age, the way you read her will differ. Personally I found her to be a rather petty and immature character. Belly constantly played the victim, and although this I believe strongly related to her age, to read it from her perspective...

Chameleon  by Kelly Oram Series:  Supernaturals #1 Published by  Bluefields on 25th June 2013 Pages:  356 Source:  *Received from the Author in exchange for an honest review* For small-town rebel Dani Webber magic and monsters are no more real than the Easter Bunny… until the day she accidentally stops time. Dani quickly discovers that not only do supernaturals exist, but she herself is one of them. This is great news for her life-long best friend Russ, who can finally come clean about his own supernatural status and his undying love for her. Before the two can start to enjoy the long overdue relationship, Dani is taken by a powerful council of supernaturals who believe she is the Chosen One destined to save them from extinction.  As if being kidnapped and expected to save the world isn’t bad enough, an ancient prophecy warns of the Chosen One’s dark nature: “Only the truest love will keep her an agent for good.” The council believes they k...

Endlessly  by Kiersten White Series:  Paranormalcy #3 Published by  HarperTeen on 24th July 2012 Pages:  385 Kiersten White’s New York Times bestselling  Paranormalcy trilogy comes to a breathless conclusion with a signature mix of wit, romance, paranormal creatures, and a truly original heroine. In  Endlessly , pink-loving, butt-kicking Evie has way too much on her to-do list. Paranormals are begging her to open a faerie gate so they can leave the human world, something Evie’s not sure she has the power to do. The Dark Queen is torturing humans and must be destroyed. On top of all that, Evie’s prom is coming up. She’s not sure what to wear, and, oh, yeah, her shape-shifting boyfriend, Lend, has been cursed so that he falls into an enchanted sleep whenever he and Evie are in the same room…and even Evie’s ex-boyfriend, the faerie Reth, can’t reverse the dark magic. An epic battle is looming, and the choices Evie makes will determine the f...

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick Published by  Egmont on 7th January 2016 Pages:  394 Source:  *Received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* "One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts. All the time." The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, messy, affectionate. And every day from her rooftop perch, Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs up next to her and changes everything. As the two fall fiercely for each other, stumbling through the awkwardness and awesomeness of first love, Jase's family embraces Samantha - even as she keeps him a secret from her own. Then something unthinkable happens, and the bottom drops out of Samantha's world. She's suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself? A transporting debut about family, friendship, ...

The Elite by Kiera Cass Series:  The Selection #2 Published by   Harper Collins Children's Books on 23rd April 2013 Pages:  323 Source:  *Received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* The Selection began with thirty-five girls. Now with the group narrowed down to the six Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon's heart is fiercer than ever—and America is still struggling to decide where her heart truly lies. Is it with Maxon, who could make her life a fairy tale? Or with her first love, Aspen? America is desperate for more time. But the rest of the Elite know exactly what they want—and America's chance to choose is about to slip away. Oh dear. This book had the middle-book problem, and have now started to understand the dislike towards America. But just look at the cover, just look at it. America is now part of the Elite, one of six girls still fighting for Maxon's heart. However, America must finally make her choice, Ma...

Title: Torment Author: Lauren Kate Series: Fallen #2 Publisher: Delacorte Press Date of Release: September 28th 2010 Pages: 452 Hell on earth. That's what it's like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts - immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students: Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans. At Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her previous lives. Yet the more Luce learns, the more she suspects that Daniel hasn't told her everything. He's hiding something - something dangerous. What if Daniel's version of the past isn't actually true? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else? The second novel in the addictive FALLEN s...