Charlotte's Library

Source:  Netgalley * I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Publisher:  Rhemalda Publishing Release date:  November 4th, 2011 Series:  The Sea Monster Memoirs #1 Edition:  Ebook, 314 pgs Genre:  Young Adult/ Fantasy Rating:  4/5 Purchase : Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Book Depository Yara Jones doesn’t believe in sea monsters—until she becomes one. When a hurricane hits her island home and she wakes up with fins, Yara finds herself tangled up in an underwater world of mysterious merfolk and secretive selkies. Both sides believe Yara can save them by fulfilling a broken promise and opening the sealed gateway to their realm, but they are battling over how it should be done. The selkies want to take her life. The merfolk want something far more precious. Treygan, the stormy-eyed merman who turned Yara mer, will stop at nothing and sacrifice everything to protect his people—until he falls fo...

Steel Lily by Megan Curd Source:  Received a copy from author in exchange for an honest review, no compensation. Release date:  August 12th, 2013 Edition:  Ebook Genre:  Young Adult/Fiction/Dystopia Rating:  Brittany: 5/5               Michelle: 4.5/5 Synopsis via Goodreads:  AVERY PIKE is a commodity. No, more than a commodity. Her existence is guarded at all costs. She’s a water Elementalist, the strongest of her dwindling kind. She creates steam to provide energy to fuel Dome Four: the only thing standing between humanity and an earth ravaged by World War III. No steam, no Dome. No Dome, no life. Or so she thinks. That is, until a mysterious man offers her a way out of having to donate steam. A way to escape the corrupt government of Dome Four. While the offer seems too good to be true, Avery is intrigued. But when she arrives to her new home, she realizes the grass isn’t any less dead on this side of the fence. ...

Source:  Edelwiess and Netgalley * We were given a copy of this book in exchange for an Honest review, all thoughts and opinions are our own.* Publisher: Simon Pulse Release date:  October 1st, 2013 Series:  Companian to the Hollow Trilogy * You do NOT need to read The Hollow Trilogy before reading this one, but there is a small spoiler if you haven't* Edition:  Ebook, 320 pages Genre:  Young Adult/ Paranormal/ Fantasy Rating: Brittany: 5/5              Michelle: 4.5/5 Cyn’s blackouts have deadly consequences in this sexy, suspenseful spinoff to the New York Times bestselling Hollow series.Cyn and Avian are far from a perfect match. She’s a witch who casts spells on men so she can steal their cars. He spends his time being judge, jury, and executioner to the truly evil in the supernatural realm. When the blackouts Cyn’s been having ever since her time in Sleepy Hollow start escalating, she finds herself unable to remember where...

Source: Edelwiess * I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an Honest review, all thoughts and opinions are my own.* Publisher:  HMH Books for Young Readers Release date: August 13th, 2013 Series: Life As We Knew It #4 Edition: Ebook, 304 pgs Genre: Young Adult/ Post Apocalyptic / Survival Rating: 1/5 It's been more than two years since Jon Evans and his family left Pennsylvania, hoping to find a safe place to live, yet Jon remains haunted by the deaths of those he loved. His prowess on a soccer field has guaranteed him a home in a well-protected enclave. But Jon is painfully aware that a missed goal, a careless word, even falling in love, can put his life and the lives of his mother, his sister Miranda, and her husband, Alex, in jeopardy. Can Jon risk doing what is right in a world gone so terribly wrong. I really wanted to like this one. I did. I LOVED the rest of the series. It was heart wrenching and honest and had amazing characters. The Shade of The Moon however...

Source:  Personal Copy Publisher:  Simon Pulse Release date:  January 1st 1983 Series:  Song of the Lioness #1 Edition:  Paperback, 274 pgs Genre:  Young Adult/ Paranormal Fantasy Purchase:   Barnes and Noble  /  Amazon * We receive a small kickback from amazon purchases, all will go towards funding future giveaways! Rating:  5/5 "From now on I'm Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I'll be a knight." And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Though a girl, Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch places: Disguised as a girl, Thom heads for the convent to learn magic; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page. But the road to knighthood is not an easy one. As Alanna masters the skills necessary for battle, she must also learn to cont...

Grasping at Eternity by Karen Amanda Hooper Source:  NetGalley Publisher:  Starry Sky Publishing Release date:  May 25th 2012 Series:  The Kinderly Series Book #1 Edition:  Ebook, 368 pgs Genre:  Young Adult/ Paranormal Fantasy Purchase:  Barnes and Noble  /  Amazon * We receive a small kickback from amazon purchases, all will go towards funding future giveaways! Rating:  4/5 Leave it to Maryah Woodsen to break the one rule that will screw up eternity: Never erase your memories. Before entering this life, Maryah did the unthinkable—she erased. Now, at seventeen years old, she’s clueless that her new adoptive family has known her for centuries, that they are perpetually reincarnated souls, and that they have supernatural abilities. Oh, and she's supposed to love (not despise) Nathan, the green-eyed daredevil who saved her life. Nathan is convinced his family’s plan to spark Maryah's memory is hopeless, but his love for her is undying. Aft...

King Hall by Scarlett Dawn Source: NetGalley Publisher: Escape Publishing Release date: August 1st 2013 Series: King Hall #1 - No series name yet Edition: Ebook, 280 pgs Genre: New Adult/ Paranormal/contemporary-ish Purchase: Barnes and Noble / Amazon * We receive a small kickback from amazon purchases, all will go towards funding future giveaways! Rating: 4/5 King Hall — where the Mysticals go to learn their craft, get their degrees, and transition into adulthood. And where four new Rulers will rise and meet their destinies. Lily Ruckler is adept at one thing: survival. Born a Mystical hybrid, her mere existence is forbidden, but her nightmare is only about to start. Fluke, happenstance, and a deep personal loss finds Lily deeply entrenched with those who would destroy her simply for existing — The Mystical Kings. Being named future Queen of the Shifters shoves Lily into the spotlight, making her one of the most visible Mysticals in the world. But with risk comes a certain ...

The Summer I Became a Nerd  by Leah Rae Miller Source:  NetGalley Publisher:  Entangled Teen Release date:  May 7th 2013 Series:  Standalone Edition:  Ebook, 267 pgs Genre:  Young Adult/ Contemporary/ Comedy Rating:  5/5 Description from Goodreads: On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she’s a nerd hiding in a popular girl's body isn’t just unknown, it's anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way. Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop’s counter uncovers her secret, she’s busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie’s whisked into Logan’s world of comic conventions, live-action role-playi...

Shadows of Glass by Kassy Tayler If you have not read Book #1 Ashes of Twilight do not read further - Spoilers ahead! Source:  St. Martin's Press * A copy of this book was given to me in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Publisher:  St. Martin's Griffin Release date:  July 23rd 2013 Series:  Ashes Trilogy #2 Edition:  ARC - Paperback, 320 pgs Genre:  Young Adult/ Post Apocalyptic / Dystopia Rating:  3.5/5 Description  from Goodreads: Wren's world has changed. The thing that she fought for, escaping the dome has come to fruition, but it's not the paradise she thought it would be. Most of the shiners have died, and according to James, she is to blame for many of the deaths, a burden which sits heavy on her shoulders. Still some have survived and Wren is determined to keep them safe as they fight to establish a home outside while hiding from the rovers who have weapons that can kill from far away. But as long as s...

Fate's Fables by T. Rae Mitchell Source: We received a copy of this book from the Author in exchange for an honest review, all thoughts and opinions are our own. Published:  February 1st 2013 by Original Mix Media Inc. Edition:  Paperback Series: Fate's Journey #1 Genre:  YA Fantasy Purchase:  Amazon **We receive a small kickback from Amazon purchases, all of which will go towards giveaways! Brittany's Rating: 5/5 Michelle's Rating: 5/5 Synopsis via Goodreads:  Seventeen-year-old Fate Floyd loves adventure –– as long as it’s enjoyed from the comfort of her couch. So it’s probably best she has no idea the future of the universe rests squarely on her shoulders. Summoned by a desperate stranger’s spell in a last ditch effort to fix a colossal screw-up, Fate’s cast into a secret world bound by the ancient Book of Fables to retrieve a magical object powerful enough to set everything right. The only problem is, once she’s inside this savage wonderland,...

Source: Ink Slinger PR and The Author * I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an hoest review, all thoughts and opinions are my own. * Series: The Survivors #1 Published: March 31st 2011 by Chaffie Press Edition: Ebook, 298 pages Genre: YA Fantasy/Paranormal/Historical fiction Purchase: Amazon / Barnes & Noble **We receive a small kickback from Amazon purchases, all of which will go towards giveaways! Rating: 4.5/5 Description from Goodreads:  In 1692, when witch trials gripped the community of Salem, Massachusetts, twenty-six children were accused as witches, exiled, and left for dead. Fourteen of them survived. The Survivors is the first installment of the tantalizing tales of the fourteen ill-fated Survivors and their descendants, who have been content in hiding for over three centuries. Isolated on a Montana mountainside, only Sadie, the rogue daughter, dares to abandon the family’s sacred hiding place. But no matter how far Sadie runs, something always pull...

An Entire week dedicated to re-tellings of Lewis Carrol's Classic story:  Alice in Wonderland Source: Local Library Publisher : Amulet Books Series: Splintered #1 Published:  January 1st 2013 Genre : Young Adult Paranormal Fantasy  Purchase: Amazon / Barnes & Noble Rating :  Brittany: 4.5/5 Michelle: 5/5 Synopsis via Goodreads:  This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now. When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wond...

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Source: Borrowed from Library Publisher: Razorbill Release date: August 16th 2007 Series: Vampire academy #1 Edition: Paperback, 332 pgs Genre: Young Adult/ Fantasy/ Paranormal Purchase:   Amazon / Barnes and Noble * We receive a small kickback from amazon purchases, all funds will go towards future giveaways! St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger... Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever. I really wan...