Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson

Fresh and exciting, Suite Scarlett is a great summer read.

Scarlett Martin, lives in an old, run-down Art Deco Hotel called the Hopwell, situated in New York City. On her fifteenth birthday, Scarlett expects the usual present. A key to a suite that she has to take care of. But what she doesn't expect is that, on that same day, she gets a permanent guest. Mysterious, abrupt and brewing secret plans, Scarlett's new guest takes her down a path that she would never have expected...


I really enjoyed Suite Scarlett, the characters were interesting, lighthearted, and didn't have a terminal disease or a star crossed lover. 


Suite Scarlett is exactly that, sweet. Cute, charming, but at times predictable, you'll find yourself following along with Scarlett, but sometimes frustrated at her and other characters.


Set in New York, Suite Scarlett is a fluffy, fun read that is great for you if you like authors Kody Keplinger, Meg Cabot or books Where I Belong by Gwendolen Heasley and Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn. 

An agreeable example of contemporary fiction for Young Adults, I would recommend this book to teenage girls aged 13-16.

Christmas List

If you are looking for a book for Christmas this year, then here are some great choices...

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS by Rick Riordan

THE SPIDERWICK  CHRONICLES by Holly Black and Tony Ditzirelli

SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT SERIES by Derek Landy

THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY by Suzanne Collins

CHERUB by Robert Muchamore

 

CLARICE BEAN SERIES by Lauren Child

MOLLY MOON SERIES by Georgia Byng

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES by Holly Black and Tony Ditzirellli

THE OTHER COUNTESS by Eve Edwards

THE ETERNAL ONES by Kirsten Miller

HOUSE OF NIGHT SERIES by P.C. and Kristin Cast

HALO by Alexandra Adornetto

THE HUNGER GAMES TRILOGY by Suzanne Collins

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Reviews Coming Soon...

Look out for these reviews coming soon, but in the meantime, I thought I would tease you with their delicious plots...
                                                         
ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS BY STEPHANIE PERKINS


Anna was looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more.  So she's less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris-until she meets Etienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful, Etienne has it all . . . including a serious girlfriend.

But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true.  Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?

Stephanie Perkins keeps the romantic tension crackling and the attraction high in a debut guaranteed to make toes tingle and hearts melt.

 BEAUTIFUL CREATURES 
BY KAMI GARCIA AND MARGARET STOHL

In Ethan Wate's hometown there lies the darkest of secrets . . .
There is a girl.
Slowly, she pulled the hood from her head. Green eyes, black hair. 
Lena Duchannes.
There is a curse.
On the Sixteenth Moon, the Sixteenth Year, the Book will take what it's been promised.
And no one can stop it.
In the end, there is a grave.
Lena and Ethan become bound together by a deep, powerful love. But Lena is cursed and on her sixteenth birthday, her fate will be decided.
Ethan never even saw it coming.

THE LIFE OF A TEENAGE BODY SNATCHER 
BY DOUG MACLEOD

Thomas Timewell is sixteen and a gentleman. When he meets a body-snatcher called Plenitude, his whole life changes. He is pursued by cutthroats, a gypsy with a meat cleaver, and even the Grim Reaper. More disturbing still, Thomas has to spend an evening with the worst novelist in the world.
A very black comedy set in England in 1828, The Life of a Teenage Body-snatcher shows what terrible events can occur when you try to do the right thing. 'Never a good idea,' as Thomas's mother would say.




 

REVIEW: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride

Debut novel of author Lish McBride, Hold me closer, Necromancer is highly entertaining and not to be missed.

College drop-out Samhain LaCroix doesn't get what he bargained for when he finds out that he is a powerful necromancer. With a territorial necromancer trying to train and kill him, can Sam learn to master his powers before he becomes the ghost?

I recommend Hold me closer, Necromancer  for girls and boys aged 13 - 15. Fans of Heather Brewer (Vlad Tod) will love this series.

The witty repartee of this novel comes together with the pop culture references and regular language to make a fascinating read that you can't put down.

I really enjoyed this book, I felt that the characters were well-developed and that through what was portrayed, you got to know the characters fast and effectively.
The comic side of the novel was amusing, yet fresh at the same time.

"This is a SCARY funny book, OR a FUNNY scary book. In any case, it's a GREAT book. I LOVE IT." Sherman Alexie.

I am Number Four international trailer - check it out...

As the movie release dawns, here's a new trailer to keep you hooked until February 2011...



Read the review of I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore here