Holly is spending the summer at the local country club, working at the hot grill and dishing out burgers and fries to all the hungry, cute boys. But the one boy she keeps focusing on is her fellow burger-flipper, Paul! He and Holly are always fighting and arguing, and soon, sparks are flying even away from the grill! But when Holly's best friend Ainslee tells her that she wants to ask out Paul, it sends Holly into a tailspin. Will Holly realize that she and Paul are meant to be...before their love goes up in smoke?
Really cute, really quick read!!!! Your typical YA fare, no heavy lifting with this one. A very light story with enjoyable characters. Definitely can be tackled in a couple hours!!!! A nice change for me from the darker book I read previously!!! :) 3/5
Ten victims, each with pale skin and long dark hair. All have been slashed across the throat, the same red lipstick smeared across their lips.
In the mid-1980s the Snow White Killer terrorized the streets of Nashville, Tennessee. Then suddenly the murders stopped. A letter from the killer to the police stated that his work was done.
Now four more bodies are found, marked with his fatal signature. The residents of Nashville fear a madman has returned, decades later, to finish his sick fairy tale. Homicide Lieutenant Taylor Jackson believes the killings are the work of a copycat killer who's even more terrifying. For this monster is meticulously honing his craft as he mimics famous serial murders…proving that the past is not to be forgotten.
A sickly mom. A tiny house trailer. High school bullies and snarky drama queens. Bad-guy dudes with charming smiles. Allie has problems. And then there's that whole thing about fulfilling a magical prophecy and saving the world from evil. Geez. Welcome to the sad, funny, sometimes-scary world of fifteen-year-old Allie Emerson, who's struggling to keep her and her mom's act together in the small-town world of Peacock Flats, Washington. An electrical zap from a TV antenna sets off Allie's weird psychic powers. The next thing she knows she's being visited by a hippy-dippy guardian angel, and then her mysterious neighbor, the town "witch," gives her an incredible moonstone pendant that has powers only a good-hearted "Star Seeker" is meant to command. "Who, me?" is Allie's first reaction. But as sinister events begin to unfold, Allie realizes she's got a destiny to live up to. If she can just survive everyday life, in the meantime.
Wow, this was a terrific book starting a new series!!!! I am amazed that this is Brothers YA debut novel, it was sooooooo good!!!!! Link some paranormal with teenage angst and along comes Moonstone. It's a book that left me itching to pick it back up every time I had to put it down and I stayed up past my *bedtime* last night despite being exhausted because I needed to know what would happen next. I truly enjoyed this book, and cannot wait to find out what happens next in Allie's story!!!! 5/5
Furious after being stood up by local hottie Johnny Leeson, Mira decides to abandon Battle Lake, Minnesota, where the women are churchgoers, the men like to hunt, and the body count is above average. But when a cheerleader bites the dust, Mira loiters long enough to snoop.
Mira is highly suspicious of the New Millennium Bible Camp, a disturbing place with a Stepford Wives meets Hee Haw vibe. Before ditching Battle Lake, Mira is hell-bent on confronting her own demons and catching a killer.
I just love this series, and feel the books keep getting better and better as the series progresses!!!! Mira James is a one of a kind sleuth and a character I truly love reading about. She's quirky and down to earth and constantly getting herself into trouble in Battle Lake. There is good progression of returning characters and I have also enjoyed the introduction of new characters in this book. They feel as if they belong and are not just thrown in for good measure!!! I truly enjoyed this book, and look forward to the next book in the series!! :) 4.5/5
Don't You Forget About Me continues the #1 New York Times bestselling series about the provocative lives of New York City's most prestigious private school young adults. Sharp wit, intriguing characters, and high stakes melodrama drive the action of this addictive series that have made Gossip Girl the lit world's coveted "it" girl.
I really liked the way this series ended. I was pleased with the outcomes of all of the main characters and was glad that the future of the smaller characters were not delved into. This particular book focuses mainly on the 5 main characters and I thought it was a great ending to the series. Now I'm anxious to go back and read the prequel and see where it all began!!!! ;) 4/5
He sought his birthright
Long ago, Rory MacKenzie's Scottish ancestor lost the bewitching woman he loved and regretted it forever. Before he died, he sent her his greatest work of art, a beautifully carved unicorn, as a token of his eternal devotion. Now, Rory is dettermined to reclaim the unicorn and restore his clan to glory.
She fought her birthright
Like all the women in her family, Victoria Cartwright has inherited the key to the mysterious wardrove in the family attic. Legend says that only the girl who possesses the magic of her ancestor can reveal the treasure within. But Vickie refuses to believe she is any sort of enchantress.
They bot got more than they bargained for...
When Vickie unexpectedly opens the wardrobe, the unicorn makes her dreams come true---until the handsome Rory shows up with his own plans for the unicorn, and for Vickie...
I absolutely adore this series. Annette Blair knows how to capture and keep the attention of her readers. The story of Rory and Vickie is magical and invoked so many emotions. The magic, the mystery, the romance, it makes for such a wonderful and fun story. I love the push/pull between Vickie and Rory and the dream aspect of this book was so enchanting. She describes her cast of characters so well, I feel that I actually know them, and understand them........just love this!!!! I am so sad to see this trilogy come to an end, but have already begun the next one which features Vickie's triplet sisters... 5/5
