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Advent (Advent Trilogy #1)
January 27, 2012
The ocean has kept its secret for a long time, but now it is giving it up to the earth. It will be found- the magic ring of the greatest magus in the world- and it will be at the centre of a power struggle. Gavin never knew he was different until everyone started telling … Continue reading
Tags: 14+, 2012, fantasy, gothic fantasy, Hodder, reviews, worth reading
Midwinterblood
November 21, 2011
Eric Seven arrives on the Blessed Island as a journalist trying to uncover its secrets in the year 2073. It all feels a little deja vu- the people, the culture, the odd, dragon-orchid flowers. And that it would be- because Eric’s story starts long, long before 2073: ten centuries previously, when Eirek bound himself to … Continue reading
Tags: 2011, fantasy, horror, Indigo (Orion), mystery, reviews, worth reading
The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus #2)
October 25, 2011
How many demigods does it take to ruin Gaia’s plans of world domination? Well three, for now at least. Percy has been gone for eight months now. He’s lost all recollections of his past and is being chased by two gorgons across America. That is, until he bumps into godess Juno and finds the Roman … Continue reading
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
September 16, 2011
Imagine teeth- all kinds of teeth. Dogs’ teeth. Cats’ teeth. Jackals’ teeth. Human teeth. Within them is a power that can only be unlocked by Brimstone in all his new devilry. Working quietly away, elsewhere, he seeks to create wish-fulfillment. But soon the Seraphim will find him and break him and extinguish his dark magic … Continue reading
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
September 7, 2011
Would you believe your grandfather if he told you stories of children with supernatural powers? Or would you just dismiss them as fairy tales? For Jacob, this is a very real choice, and in an attempt to understand his grandfather, he visits the Welsh island of his upbringing… only to find more than he bargained … Continue reading
Blood Red Road (Dustlands #1)
September 3, 2011
They came on the eve of a sand storm: riders in black. They had burst into their lives, taking Lugh and murdering Pa. Now Saba and Emmi are on a reconaissance mission to rescue their beloved brother from the clutches of a distant king. They’ll travel desert and mountain, through fire and rain to get … Continue reading
Tags: 12+, 2011, adventure, dystopian, fantasy, must read, reviews, Scholastic, worth reading
Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant #4)
August 18, 2011
Now on their fourth adventure, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain continue vanquishing evil to protect everything they love. Now battling against the bad guys who seek their own personal revenge, things get tangled in an onslaught of hidden motivations and villainy. After the intrepid escapades of Valkyrie and Skulduggery in The Faceless Ones, Dark Days … Continue reading
Power of Six (Lorien Legacies #2)
August 7, 2011
John, Sam, and Six are on the run. The FBI are on their tails, and they have some serious explaining to do. They’re being labelled terrorists, enemies. But the FBI is the least of their problems. The trio are being chased across America by the Mogadorians who are intent on destroying them and their legacy. … Continue reading
The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant #3)
July 26, 2011
The Faceless Ones are returning, and this time it’s for real. Batu, the archvillain, has taken all the necassary precautions to ensure that Skulduggery Pleasant and the cheap little sidekick of a girl of his cannot interfere with his grand scheme. This time, the Faceless Ones really will return, for real. It’s all-go for Skulduggery … Continue reading
Troubletwisters (Troubletwisters #1)
July 12, 2011
Jack and Jaide are wrenched from their lives when they are moved from their city-life to a small house in the seemingly quiet town of Portland, where their mysterious Grandma X lives. After arriving at the peculiar house, odd things seem to happen, and the twins are confused whether their grandma is working against them … Continue reading
The Tiger’s Curse (Tiger Saga #1)
June 24, 2011
Kelsey needs a summer job. Is she going to stack shelves in a supermarket? Serve fries at McDonalds? No, she’s going to go work in a circus and look after a Tiger. During her placement, a man visits the circus and offers to buy Ren the tiger and transfer him to a nature reserve in … Continue reading
The Emerald Atlas (Books of Beginning #1)
May 20, 2011
Given up by their parents, Kate, Michael, and Emma move from orphanage to orphanage, sometimes staying no longer than two weeks. The reason? All three believe their parents will re-claim them one day. For now though, they’re moving to a new orphanage, one set in the mysterious Cambridge Falls. The only children in their new … Continue reading
Tags: 2011, 9+, Doubleday, fantasy, reviews, worth reading
Maximum Ride: Angel (Maximum Ride #7)
May 2, 2011
If you’ve ever read a previous Maximum Ride, Angel is much the same. To summarise what happens: bird kids are safe, bird kids get involved in dangerous stuff, bird kids try and figure out what is happening, bird kids save someone, a bird kid nearly dies, bird kids are safe again. You’d think that James … Continue reading
The Iron King (Iron Fey #1)
April 25, 2011
The Iron King, written by Julie Kagawa, is a fictional adventure book based on the ancient characters of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It follows the sudden introduction of Meghan Chase, part of a poor “hillbilly” family. She lives with her mother, step-father, Luke, and half-brother, Ethan. As you may well imagine with stereotypes … Continue reading
Scrivener’s Moon (Fever Crumb #3)
April 10, 2011
Fever Crumb is back with her father, the logical, scientific engineer, and her mother Wavey, the irrational but excitable Scrivener, but not for long. Within a few days she is back on the road, and this time she is with her mother, travelling to a black pyramid in the north which might hold the long … Continue reading
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