I read 16 books this month but it was a little hit or miss, hopefully, next month will be better.
1. Vampire Princess by Cameron Drake – No one knows I survived the attack on my royal family all those years ago. I owe my life to my guardians, two ancient Vampires who would give their lives to protect me. I might have unspeakable powers of night, but right now? I need to pass AP calc, make a couple of friends, and try not to drink the sweet, young blood of my classmates. Being in hiding means pretending I’m a nice, normal, human teenage girl, and that’s the hardest part. I couldn’t be less interested in football games and prom dates. Enter Dylan. Dylan’s got gorgeous blue eyes, the body of an underwear model, and a laugh that turns my insides to mushy goo. He makes me want to be normal, to stick around this town for longer than a few months. The craziest part? Dylan means that staying hidden is the last thing I want to do. He makes me want to go to prom. Prom! So here I am, teenage Vampire Princess and cheerleader, pompoms and all. Trying not to drink my boyfriend like a juice box. Young love is complicated, amirite?
2. Japan 2041: The Last Bastion of Civilization (A scenario analysis) by Andrew Blencowe – If you’re a contrarian, or simply wish to imagine a radically different future, The Last Bastion of Civilization will challenge your current world-view. Written as a series of letters and short essays, each of the 18 chapters attacks a present-day assumption with a counter-punch argument of its own. Sometimes controversial, always challenging, it’s a future to consider given today’s world affairs.
3. Taurus (Murders of the Zodiac #4) by A. P. Morgan – When a killer tries to murder me, I was protected by an unexpected source, his evil boss. He wants me alive so I can try to save people while he has them murdered. In an unusual turn of events the killer goes silent. Maybe he’s giving me time to recover from my near death experience, but I have a feeling that’s not the case. Playing his evil game just isn’t my style. Now, catching a murderer is something I can get behind, if I can stay out of the hospital long enough to try. This time he’s going down.
4. Never Have I Ever Faked a Boyfriend (Never Ever Love #2) by Juliet Bardsley – Their relationship was supposed to be pretend… Eric Emerson’s last year at Cedar Oaks High couldn’t be better — he’s one of the most popular guys in the senior class, is holding solid A’s across the board, and has a gorgeous girlfriend. It couldn’t be better, that is, until his girlfriend breaks up with him for a college guy. Bri Songs loves living under the radar: she’s not exactly popular, would rather teach yoga than attend the usual teenage functions, and is perfectly content with being a senior who’s never had a real kiss. She tells herself that, at least. But with her sister’s wedding right around the corner, Bri’s mom is incessantly nagging her to bring a date. After a chance encounter after school, Eric and Bri come up with a plan to make both their lives better — Eric will escort Bri to her sister’s wedding, and Bri will help Eric win back his ex. All they have to do is pretend to date. Win-win, right? But as their plan begins to work, the line between fiction and reality gets blurred. What happens when fake feelings suddenly turn real?
5. Geneva Sommers and the Magic Destiny by C.J. Benjamin – All her life Geneva has been preparing for this battle–good versus evil, light versus darkness. She knows the odds of victory are slim. She’s just one girl facing an army of darkness, but her magic has grown more powerful and by the next Blood Moon she will be stronger than ever. With Ravin’s army growing by the day, Geneva is going to need every ounce of magic she can summon, and that means cutting ties to everything that makes her weak. Geneva sacrifices herself to save her friends and family, planning to defeat the enemy from within their walls. Imprisoned and alone in the legendary Tower of Lux, Geneva struggles with the weight of her destiny. But her friends refuse to let her face her fate alone. They plot a secret rescue mission that could ruin all of Geneva’s plans. With the lives of her friends hanging in the balance Geneva will face her most difficult challenge yet. Can she find the courage to fulfill her destiny no matter the cost?
6. Unearthed by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner – When Earth intercepts a message from a long-extinct alien race, it seems like the solution humanity has been waiting for. The Undying’s advanced technology has the potential to undo environmental damage and turn lives around, and their message leads to the planet Gaia, a treasure trove waiting to be explored. For Jules Addison and his fellow scholars, the discovery of an ancient alien culture offers unprecedented opportunity for study… as long as scavengers like Amelia Radcliffe don’t loot everything first. Despite their opposing reasons for smuggling themselves onto the alien planet’s surface, they’re both desperate to uncover the riches hidden in the Undying temples. Beset by rival scavenger gangs, Jules and Mia form a fragile alliance… but both are keeping secrets that make trust nearly impossible. As they race to decode the ancient messages, Jules and Mia must navigate the traps and trials within the Undying temples and stay one step ahead of the scavvers on their heels. They came to Gaia certain that they had far more to fear from their fellow humans than the ancient beings whose mysteries they’re trying to unravel. But the more they learn about the Undying, the more Jules and Mia start to feel like their presence in the temple is part of a grand design – one that could spell the end of the human race…
7. Geneva Sommers and the First Fairytales by C.J. Benjamin – Find out where the magic of Hullabee Island begins. Mermaids, Father Time, Mother Nature, fairies and magic mirrors are just a few of the mysterious myths and legends that shroud the island in mystery. Discover how Geneva and her friends first meet and uncover the strange beauty of their island and the power it holds. Six fairytales ripped from Hullabee Island’s world of folklore and legends.
8. Elena Vanishing by Elena Dunkle & Clare B. Dunkle – Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia. Told entirely from Elena’s perspective over a five-year period and co-written with her mother, award-winning author Clare B. Dunkle, Elena’s memoir is a fascinating and intimate look at a deadly disease and a must read for anyone who knows someone suffering from an eating disorder.
9. Final Draft by Riley Redgate – Laila Piedra doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, and definitely doesn’t sneak into the 21-and-over clubs on the Lower East Side. The only sort of risk Laila enjoys is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories: epic sci-fi worlds full of quests, forbidden love, and robots. Her creative writing teacher has always told her she has a special talent. But three months before graduation, Laila’s number one fan is replaced by Nadiya Nazarenko, a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist who sees nothing at all special about Laila’s writing. A growing obsession with gaining Nazarenko’s approval—and fixing her first-ever failing grade—leads to a series of unexpected adventures. Soon Laila is discovering the psychedelic highs and perilous lows of nightlife, and the beauty of temporary flings and ambiguity. But with her sanity and happiness on the line, Laila must figure out if enduring the unendurable really is the only way to greatness.
10. Cherokee Summer by Susan Antony – When Ace leaves home to spend the summer in Cherokee, North Carolina the last thing she expects to find is a boyfriend—until she meets Cherokee Tribe member John Spears. As Ace and John’s friendship blossoms, they find their life experiences mirror each other and they fall in love. Despite hurdles thrown by well-meaning family members and jealous frenemies, the star-crossed lovers remain committed to their mutual belief that the universe has drawn them together. However, when Ace sends John a strange text and then suddenly disappears, the two must rely on their trust in each other to save both their lives and their love.
11. The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton – Camellia and her sisters control beauty. They are Belles and they can make you ‘perfect’. Glossy hair, smooth skin, flawless body. You’ll feel better once it’s done. The results are worth the pain. And when they fade, the Belles will fix you all over again . . . But beauty has a price. . . What would you give to be beautiful?
12. Going Over by Beth Kephart – It is February 1983, and Berlin is a divided city with a miles-long barricade separating east from west. But the city isn’t the only thing that is divided. Ada lives among the rebels, punkers, and immigrants of Kreuzberg in West Berlin. Stefan lives in East Berlin, in a faceless apartment bunker of Friedrichshain. Bound by love and separated by circumstance, their only chance for a life together lies in a high-risk escape. But will Stefan find the courage to leap? Or will forces beyond his control stand in his way?
13. The Goddesses of Japan (The Goddesses of the World #1) by Kazuko Nishimura – The deities Izanami and Izanagi are appointed Creators of the New World–the Land of the Rising Sun. A beautiful relationship of love develops between them during the Creation phase, but fate sadly sets them apart forever. Their offspring fight for hegemony over the land and Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess emerges victorious. Her descendants become the rulers of the new world and founds the legendary Yamato Dynasty. Although, throughout antiquity alliances are forged with powerful aristocratic families and warrior clans in order to survive treachery and rivalries, with the emergence of the Samurai class, the Imperial House loses grip on state affairs and for almost a century and half, the country is engulfed in brutal civil wars. The sword becomes law and the strong feed on the weak in a dynamic interchange of power, where there is always one who is yet stronger than the strong. Stealth agents, Ninja, enter the scene, worsening the situation, yet help the process of reunification of the country. With the introduction of Christianity, the new rulers fear becoming European subject and so isolate the entire nation from the outside world. After more than two centuries of seclusion, political power is finally restored to the Emperor, who opens the borders, but perhaps it is too late for Japan to recover from its medieval slumbering…
14. Gemini (Murders of the Zodiac #5) by A. P. Morgan – Last month I recovered from an arrow wound. Now, I’ve discovered I have a gift, but it may get me killed before I can learn how to use it. My body can’t afford another hole and this killer is a determined knife welding manic. Can I manage to stay on his trail long enough to find the Zodiac Master this time?
15. Replica (Replica #1) by Lauren Oliver – LYRA – The Haven Institute – tucked away on a private island, it looks serene, even beautiful. But up close you’ll notice the locked doors. The guards. The biohazard suits. A clandestine research facility where thousands of replicas – human models – are born, raised and observed, Haven is a prison. A prison from which Lyra and a boy known only as 72 manage to escape. GEMMA – In and out of hospitals for as long as she can remember, Gemma’s teenage years have been lonely and a little dull. But after she is nearly abducted by a stranger claiming to know her, Gemma starts to investigate her family past, discovering mysterious links to the secretive Haven research facility. Gemma leaves home hungry for answers, only to stumble upon two replicas and a completely new set of questions.
16. Every Falling Star by Sungju Lee & Susan McClelland – Every Falling Star, the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who was forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. Sungju richly recreates his scabrous story, depicting what it was like for a boy alone to create a new family with his gang, “his brothers,” to daily be hungry and to fear arrest, imprisonment, and even execution. This riveting memoir allows young readers to learn about other cultures where freedoms they take for granted do not exist.
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