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...

Sever by Lauren DeStefano Pages : 371 Genre : YA, Speculative Fiction Series : The Chemical Garden, book 3 My Rating : 3,5/5 What it’s about : Against her will Rhine ended up back where she left, in her husband’s home. Things are a bit different now though : Gabriel is long gone, Linden keeps a certain emotional distance from her and her young sister-wife Cecily, now a mother, is quickly growing up. For now, all Rhine wants...

This is not a Test by Courtney Summers Pages : 323 Genre : YA, Horror, Zombies Stand alone My Rating : 4,5/5 From the back of the book : It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, that doesn’t...

Mercy by Rebecca Lim Pages : 281 Genre : YA, Supernatural Series : Mercy, book 1 My Rating : 4/5 What it’s about : A fallen angel, Mercy has been waking up in other people’s bodies for as long as she can remember. When she wakes up in the body of choir girl Carmen, Mercy quickly finds herself mixed into the mystery of another young girl’s disappearance. Teaming with Ryan, the victim’s brother, and using her...

Eve by Anna Carey Pages : 318 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction, Dystopia Series : Eve, book 1 My Rating : 2,5/5 What it’s about : Years ago, a virus cleared out most of the Earth’s population. This is the dangerous, deadly world Eve grew up in. She didn’t get to know the world outside the all-girls school she grew up in, and until the day before graduation, she thought she could hope for a better life. When Eve learns...

Unremembered by Jessica Brody Pages : 320 Genre : YA, Speculative fiction Series : Unremembered, book 1 My Rating : 3,5/5 What it’s about : The unexpected survivor of a deadly plane crash, Violet has no memory of who she is. She can’t remember the date, her family, or how to use a computer. When time passes by and no family comes to claim her, Violet is temporarily placed in a foster family. Now she gets to learn...

The Midnight Spell by Rhiannon Frater and Kody Boye Pages : 288 Genre : YA, Paranormal Stand Alone My Rating : 4/5 From the back of the book : Best friends since kindergarten, Adam and Christy have always been the perpetual outsiders in their small town in Texas. The other kids call Adam gay and Christy a witch. On both counts the bullies are right. Their junior year in high school seems destined to be the same old same old until...

The Gypsy King by Maureen Fergus Pages : 400 Genre : Fantasy, YA Series : The Gypsy King, Book 1 My Rating : 4/5 What it’s about : There is one thing slave Persephone desires over everything else : her freedom. When she is surprisingly rescued by a thief in a fancy disguise, Persephone knows this is her chance. She has no desire to follow Azriel around,and no intention to trust him, no matter how tall and handsome he can be. My...