Vampire Mountain by Darren Shan
Genre: YA Supernatural Fantasy Romance
Part of a Series? Cirque du Freak, book 4
Rating: 8/10

This was pretty typical Darren Shan fare, except for the fact that 6 years have passed since book 3. It's sad, in a way, because Darren hasn't aged, but his former best friend is an adult now. Still - a good book in which the ( Read more... )

Blood Witch by Cate Tiernan
Genre: YA Supernatural Fantasy Romance
Part of a Series? Sweep, book 3
Rating: 8.5/10

I really like the way each book in the series feels like a part of a whole, instead of its own individual unit. There were so many questions raised in this book that were never answered, but I'm sure they will be later on in the series. ( Read more... )

Another Time, Another Love by Vivian Schurfranz
Genre: Time Travel Romance
Part of a Series? no
Rating: 6/10

Wow, this book was really not good. So corny and the heroine was utterly ridiculous.

Prospero's Children by Jan Siegel
Genre: Fantasy
Part of a Series? no
Rating: 7.5/10

I wasn't really expecting to like this book, but it was actually really cool. ( Read more... )

Ithaka by Adele Geras
Genre: Mythological Fiction
Part of a Series? no
Rating: 7.5/10

Fun! A story about what was happening back at Ithaka while Odysseus tried to make his way home.

Princess in Love by Meg Cabot
Genre: YA
Part of a Series? Princess Diaries, book 3
Rating: 9.5/10

Possibly my favourite Princess book yet. I had to tear myself away from reading ( Read more... )

Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot
Genre: YA
Part of a Series? Princess Diaries, book 2
Rating: 9/10

This book was just as good as the first one (not that I expected any less). I finished it in a day, so I'm just glad that there are plenty more in the series still to read. Also, I was overjoyed to see that the second movie they made had absolutely ( Read more... )

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Genre: YA
Part of a Series? Princess Diaries, book 1
Rating: 9/10

This was an excellent book. Not quite as good as some of Meg Cabot's more fantasy-esque series, but  it was still amazing, of course. I knew what was going to happen for most of it, since I saw the movie, but that's alright.

The Blood Books, Vol. 1 by Tanya Huff
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Part of a Series? yes
Rating: 10/10

I knew that I would love this book, but I wasn't quite prepared for how much I would love it. The first half was amazing of course, but I enjoyed the second half even more because it was never turned into an episode of the tv show. The only downside is that I ( Read more... )

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Genre: mock non-fiction
Part of a Series? no
Rating: 8/10

While this wasn't a novel as I was expecting it to be, it was still a great book. Survivors retell an entire war - from the first zombies, to how they were finally beaten by humans. It was great to see how nations, rather than just individual people ( Read more... )

Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar
Genre: YA-ish
Part of a Series? yes
Rating: 6/10

This book was somewhat of a disappointment. I think I probably would have liked it more if I wasn't in love with the show. A lot of the characters were way different in the book (most especially, Rufus, Jenny and Chuck) and I can't say that I was a fan of the change. ( Read more... )

Wow, I got kinda behind on this whole book review thing.

Never After by Rebecca Lickiss
Genre: YA Comedic High Fantasy (if that's enough genres for you)
Part of a Series? no
Rating: 6/10

This book was alright. It tried to amusingly break down fairy-tale cliches, and did a well enough job of it, I suppose. It wasn't really anything special though, and ( Read more... )