Filed under: Young Adult Fiction | Tags: fantasy, Libba_Bray, www.libbabray.com, YA_fiction
A fantasy novel The Sweet Far Thing was a great ending to the trilogy written by Libba Bray. The main character Gemma Doyle continues to try and discover her place in 19th century England and the parallel world of the realms. At school she is seemingly a misfit; in the realms, she holds the power to create or destroy the magical place she stumbled upon two years prior. The characters continue to evolve and their desires to use magic for good and bad culminate. This book keeps you enthralled, wanting to know how it ends for every character and side plot. I highly recommend this book. But naturally, read the first two before you get to the finale.
~Contributed by Karen L.
Filed under: Adult Fiction, Mysteries | Tags: adult_fiction, book_review, Grafton, Mysteries, series
Avid fans of Grafton’s ABC mystery series will have undoubtedly already read T is for Trespass (it’s been flying off the shelves!). The great thing about this series is that the books don’t necessarily have to be read in order. Of course, if you like somewhat light mysteries, I would recommend you start with “A is for Alibi” and work your way through them all! Grafton never disappoints readers with her strong, likeable 
female heroine, private investigator Kinsey Millhone.
What’s different about this latest edition is that Grafton alternates between the voice of Kinsey and that of the antagonist of the book. You’ll be turning pages feverishly to find out what’s happening with one and then the other.
~Contributed by Gina Loprinzo
Filed under: Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fiction | Tags: adult_fiction, New_Moon, series, Stephenie_Meyer, teens, vampires, YA_fiction
The last book I read (in between semesters) was New Moon. This is the second book in the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. For much of the story, Bella is separated from her love, the vampire Edward. While this is heartbreaking, there is plenty of excitement as Bella’s friendship with 
Jake deepens and she discovers a secret about him (no spoilers here!).
School Library Journal says, “New Moon will more than feed the bloodthirsty hankerings of fans of the first volume and leave them breathless for the third.” This is one reader who will be reading the third and fourth volumes the first chance she gets.
Recommended for ages 15-adult.
~Contributed by Gina Loprinzo
