Relish : My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley Pages : 192 Genre : Graphic novel, Memoir, Food Stand alone My Rating : 5/5 From the Back of the Book : Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter of a chef and a gourmet, this talented young cartoonist comes by her obsession honestly. In her forthright, thoughtful, and funny memoir, Lucy traces key episodes in her life thus far, framed by what she was eating at the time and lessons learned...

Before I Wake by Rachel Vincent Pages : 339 Genre : YA, Paranormal Series : Soul Screamers, Book 6 My Rating : 4/5 From the Back of the Book : Covering up her own murder was one thing, but faking life is much harder than Kaylee Cavanaugh expected. After weeks spent “recovering,” she’s back in school, fighting to stay visible to the human world, struggling to fit in with her friends and planning time alone with her...

Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart Pages : 290 Genre : Fantasy, YA Series : Lharmell, book 1 My Rating : 4/5 What it’s about : Princess Zeraphina has an unexplained thirst for blood – something she would not want anyone to know. When her sister gets promised to a prince in the north, Zeraphina is first excited; she sees the trip there as an occasion to investigate the source of her difference. But things in the north are not...

The Uninvited by Liz Jensen Pages : 320 Genre : Speculative Fiction Stand Alone My Rating : 5/5 From the back of the book :  A seven-year-old girl puts a nail gun to her grandmother’s neck and fires. An isolated incident, say the experts. The experts are wrong. Across the world, children are killing their families. Is violence contagious? As chilling murders by children grip the country, anthropologist Hesketh Lock has his own...

Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple Pages : 330 Genre : Mystery, Women’s fiction Stand Alone My Rating : 4,5/5 From the back of the book : Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she’s a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she’s a disgrace; to design mavens, she’s a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and,...

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi Pages : 374 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : Under the Never Sky, Book 1 My Rating : 4/5 What it’s about : Sometime in the future, the outside world has grown too dangerous to live in; most people live in enclosed cities, where technology keeps you perfect and alive for centuries and you get to escape in virtual realms of all sorts. Outside live savages and cannibals, and never should...

Thumped by Megan McCafferty Pages : 290 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : Bumped, Book 2 My Rating : 4/5 What it’s about : More than 8 months have passed since Melody and Harmony have seen each other. Since then, they have both been trying to live with their own secrets, while becoming the favorite topic of gossip of the medias. A set of twins each expecting a set of twins, now that’s something to inspire the...

Fever by Lauren DeStefano Pages : 341 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : The Chemical Garden, Book 2 My Rating : 3,5/5 What it’s about : Rhine and Gabriel’s escape has been successful – but it isn’t long before they realize that a free life isn’t always easy. Soon the pair are trapped in Madame’s carnival, a scarlet district that intends on making good fortune with Rhine’s looks. With...