[sbq]

Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee is about a sarcastic, overweight girl who just might eat herself alive. I don't think I'll ever meet someone funny and unique as Rosemary Goode. Her taste in music was really nice too. She was my favorite part of the whole book, and even if she weren't in the book, it was still inspiring. All the characters either make you want to meet them or strangle them. Two characters, Kay-Kay Reese and Kyle Cox, really caught my eye since they aren't typical in their own "catergory". Kay-Kay is a pretty, perfect girl who happens to lose her popularity for her drinking addiction and talking to Artichoke, who is Rosemary. She goes from mildly irritated by Rosemary to her best friend, the friend Kay-Kay had always wished she had. Kyle is a jock, playing those typical sports like baseball, basketball, and football. He's really down to earth and looks for what is inside instead of outside when it comes to his love life. Gosh, why couldn't there be more guys like that, instead of guys rambling on about Megan Fox and Victoria Secret Angels as if life depended on it? Sure, there are probably a lot of pretty girls who are nice, and jocks who aren't obnoxious but I don't often read about them in books. I did get confused with some of the Heavenly Hair workers, like Mrs. Bertha, but other than that, the characters fell perfectly into the plot. Rosemary just makes me want to get off my lazy butt and lose 45 pounds. Maybe not 45 since that's too much but a person like her just makes you want to keep going on and improve for the better.

Thank you for telling us about this book. I really want to read it. Actually I've just ordered it from Amazon! It seems like a story most people can relate to. Today's books annoy me with their artificiality. Love does not happen at first sight people. And I know for a fact that people who have fallen in love at first sight have either broken up or are divorced. It's lust people! I think sometimes certain books send the wrong messages to girls especially since this generation is impressionable. I can't wait to read this.

and just wonder if there is any book like "lock and key" ?

I love the romance type of book with a mix of family problem and dark secrets!


as for The Book Thief, I keep seeing it at borders but i couldn't pick it up for some reason,
can anyone give me a better summery than the one in the back cover ?

Here's a better summary I found of The Book Thief:

The Book Thief is set in Germany beginning in 1939, and focuses on an abandoned German girl, Liesel, who is sent to foster parents in another area, a small town near Munich. As Liesel learns to cope with her new environment, all the gains she has endured, and the extreme unhappiness of pre-war and wartime Germany, she yearns to escape via reading.

Her foster father Hans helps her learn to read, and Liesel finds books here and there — in a snowy graveyard, in a Nazi book-burning, and inside the local mayor's house. She has a few friends, including first her neighbour and classmate Rudy, and later on her foster father's best WWI friend's son, Max, a Jew whom her new family must hide in their basement. While the toll of WWII, Allied bombing, and Nazi brutality increases, Liesel's world starts to crumble, but words and reading somehow sustain her.

In regards to Lock and Key, there is a book I've read which is quite similar but I can't think of it at the top of my head. Have you tried teh author's other fictions. They are pretty similar!

[Star!Stung]

Thank you for telling us about this book. I really want to read it. Actually I've just ordered it from Amazon! It seems like a story most people can relate to. Today's books annoy me with their artificiality. Love does not happen at first sight people. And I know for a fact that people who have fallen in love at first sight have either broken up or are divorced. It's lust people! I think sometimes certain books send the wrong messages to girls especially since this generation is impressionable. I can't wait to read this.

It definitely won't disappoint. It'd be fun to reread it too, to get all of Rosemary's sarcasm and Mary's nosy comments.



The Musician's Daughter by Susanne Dunlap: Though I only read up to page 110 because I had to return it to the library, I don't think I'll ever forget those 110 pages. I was compelled to borrow the book because it took place in a country and time I could never trully familiarize myself with, Austria, and instruments were involved. Theresa Maria's father does not come home for Christmas one night and is found dead by a body of water in the Gypsies' territory, which I don't believe. I always felt one of the characters is lying and deceiving Theresa Maria. Maybe it was the handsome Zoltan, or even Theresa Maria's own godfather! Must find that book once again!

It's more targeted toward young teens but I think it's for all ages.

[jjong_yoon]

I just read this book! It's so disturbing but I really enjoyed it! This book really had me thinking, was it the mother's fault or was it Kevin?

i dunno actually. the mother obviously detached herself from kevin from the get go but then kevin was kind of born that way as well. his mothers neglect just sort of put fuel on the fire.
im actually wondering why he chose the mother rather than the rest of them (ok i dont want to go off telling the story so i hope you get my drift)

just wondering.. has anybody read the fountainhead by ayn rand? i was just wondering if it was worth a read.

[Star!Stung]

Just finished a few books in the last three days to two weeks so I though I might as well share and recommend.

The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee: It was not the best book I've read since I still hadn't found the best book I ever read, if that makes any sense. It was worth staying up to 2 in the morning to read but it's likely I'll read it again. Taking place in Hong Kong and flipping back between the 1942-45 and 1952-1954, shows the two relationships and struggles of Will Truesdale. First relationship, Trudy Liang, was my favorite. I can't remember how it exactly started but she pulled him up within Will's first days in Hong Kong around the time the attack on Pearl Harbor happened. Trudy was the only character that brought the book to life in a good and sad way. She was strong until the end. My throat tightens just thinking about what happened to her. But Will's relationship with Claire Pendleton was obviously never meant to be since on the left page, they meet and kiss, and on the right page, they're in freaking bed together! On the same day! They probably wanted to fill that empty spot inside of them. Claire from a loveless marriage. Will from war and a dangerous love. I would have put the book down if it weren't for the mystery of Trudy Liang.

Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay: Now, this, is my favorite book that I have read. Read it nonstop for 6 hours and remember everything about it. Starting in July 1942, Sarah's family is taken to a camp with other Jewich Parisians. That time was known as Velodrome d'Hiver. Sarah finds three chances to escape to save her brother from his hiding space back home, and she takes the last chance thanks to a friend and a kind officer. Her life soon spirals down to nothing, she no longer has anything to live for. Told in the POV of Sarah Starzynski and Julia Jarmond, the chapters were short and really easy to follow. Sarah's POV stopped halfway through the book but I always reread her POV twice, especially her last one. Then with Julia, she's given an assignment by the magazine she works for to write an article about Velodrome d'Hiver. Her husband's family begins to intertwine with Sarah's life as Julia digs up the past some people want to keep buried. The choices Julia makes shows how she grows from the first page to the last page. What interested me were the years. 1942, 1952, 1972, 1992, 2002. I won't say what happened in those years because I'm afraid I might spoil the book.

The Savage by David Almond: I haven't written in two weeks and I draw horribly but after reading this book, I want to write and draw until my wrists rot and my hands fall off. That's a little too graphic, sorry. Blue Baker decides to write a story, a real story without the happy ending. He knows everything isn't happy endings after his father passed away from a heart attack. Between his story is his daily life that he also writes out. Blue brings the local bully, his family, and a savage together, and meets the one mapping out his life day by day. Just 79 pages you'll never let go.

Paisley Hanover Acts Out by Cameron Tuttle: It's those books that just sucks you in and you become a part of it, even if it's told in Paisley's first person POV. After she loses the last seat in the school newspaper to popular girl Candy, she's sent to drama and she doesn't think she'll ever enjoy it. Her old friends abandon her for new ones or each other, Paisley finds new friends and enemies she never meant to find, and she plans on leaving her mark: she runs for president. A stalker is on the lose, sending Paisley notes with their E's written like backward threes but that doesn't help her find her stalker's identity. Paisley Hanover is just your average girl with a beautiful yet random notebook and a high school experience she and her readers will not forget.

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher: Found out about it from my friend's fanfic. I had gotten mixed up with who did what to cause Hannah Baker's death but it was a nice read. I'll probably forget about it over time so I might find it again in the library, if I'm lucky. Clay Jenson receives seven cassette tapes with thirteen reasons why Hannah killed herself two weeks prior to the first chapter. He walks around, sees through Hannah's eyes, and listens to the tapes in one night. He had to lie to his mother saying he was doing homework with a friend for a night so he could visit the places on the map, places Hannah mentions on the tapes. Clay is included, of course, or he wouldn't have been on the tapes. His reason ends up changing his life forever. Hannah sounds like a person who blames people for everything, even if she doesn't act like she does. She suits the book well though. I could relate to almost all the reasons she gave but they must have been more painful for her.

Gamer Girl by Meri Mancusi: This book is not good for the young, naive people online, even though nothing too bad happened because of the internet. Maddy starts playing Fields of Fantasy and meets Sir Leo. In FoF, Maddy thinks she could be whoever she wants without revealing her true identity. She soon wants to reveal her identity because she falls in love with Sir Leo. I'm not a fan of romance lacking suspenseful mystery or at least some historical background but this one was pretty good. Thank goodness Sir Leo was not some pedophile because the cover would just throw you off.

I officially have no life from reading all these books but it's an addiction. I'll be around here more often. Once a week probably

Might as well live here then. My house is the really big one with a lot of words.

[sbq]

Just finished a few books in the last three days to two weeks so I though I might as well share and recommend.

The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee: It was not the best book I've read since I still hadn't found the best book I ever read, if that makes any sense. It was worth staying up to 2 in the morning to read but it's likely I'll read it again. Taking place in Hong Kong and flipping back between the 1942-45 and 1952-1954, shows the two relationships and struggles of Will Truesdale. First relationship, Trudy Liang, was my favorite. I can't remember how it exactly started but she pulled him up within Will's first days in Hong Kong around the time the attack on Pearl Harbor happened. Trudy was the only character that brought the book to life in a good and sad way. She was strong until the end. My throat tightens just thinking about what happened to her. But Will's relationship with Claire Pendleton was obviously never meant to be since on the left page, they meet and kiss, and on the right page, they're in freaking bed together! On the same day! They probably wanted to fill that empty spot inside of them. Claire from a loveless marriage. Will from war and a dangerous love. I would have put the book down if it weren't for the mystery of Trudy Liang.


Paisley Hanover Acts Out by Cameron Tuttle: It's those books that just sucks you in and you become a part of it, even if it's told in Paisley's first person POV. After she loses the last seat in the school newspaper to popular girl Candy, she's sent to drama and she doesn't think she'll ever enjoy it. Her old friends abandon her for new ones or each other, Paisley finds new friends and enemies she never meant to find, and she plans on leaving her mark: she runs for president. A stalker is on the lose, sending Paisley notes with their E's written like backward threes but that doesn't help her find her stalker's identity. Paisley Hanover is just your average girl with a beautiful yet random notebook and a high school experience she and her readers will not forget.

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher: Found out about it from my friend's fanfic. I had gotten mixed up with who did what to cause Hannah Baker's death but it was a nice read. I'll probably forget about it over time so I might find it again in the library, if I'm lucky. Clay Jenson receives seven cassette tapes with thirteen reasons why Hannah killed herself two weeks prior to the first chapter. He walks around, sees through Hannah's eyes, and listens to the tapes in one night. He had to lie to his mother saying he was doing homework with a friend for a night so he could visit the places on the map, places Hannah mentions on the tapes. Clay is included, of course, or he wouldn't have been on the tapes. His reason ends up changing his life forever. Hannah sounds like a person who blames people for everything, even if she doesn't act like she does. She suits the book well though. I could relate to almost all the reasons she gave but they must have been more painful for her.

Hey I'm going to give these books a try. But I've got too many books to go through as it is and I've got to get a book read for my book club next week! AGH! I read the other ones you mentioned and some of them I agree with you on and others I'm not that passionate about. I guess it depends on the mood you are in when you are reading them. I think that makes a lot of difference to the enjoyment of the book, well it does for me. I'm still waiting for Artichoke's Heart...sniff sniff!

[nxtlvl]

The Notebook was so good, but the movie turned out better thanks to dramatic effect.
Wicked was really interesting to read. I love how now I see the witch in a more 3-dimensional perspective ^^

[Star!Stung]

The Diary by Eileen Goudge - No matter how hard I guessed, I did not guess the ending correctly. Was close but way off too. The Diary is about two sisters, Emily and Sarah, who find their mother's old diary dating back to 1951. In the diary, the girls learn about the man their mother, Elizabeth loved more their mother. They infuse their love lives into their opinions and choose whether their mother chose the right man to marry. Once again, not my genre. I think the pretty bow on the front compelled me to borrow it. Would read it again if it wasn't due so soon!

[cutiek028]

I just finished The Chocolate War. by: Robert Cormier

Wow, the ending was totally not what I expected...I guess I was hoping for a happier ending. This one was just very hopeless. Ouch.

Brief Summary:
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.

[Star!Stung]

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson - After reading this book, I don't think I want to be alive in the future when restoring brains are illegal and everyone only has 100 points to use to restore everything else that goes wrong. I learned about bioethics and biotechnology, and how to make choices from what Jenna did to get what she wanted because she thought it was right. So it starts when Jenna wakes up from a 18-month coma, not so sure if she really is Jenna Fox. Her parents treat her like she is their world while her grandmother appears to dislike her. Slowly, she begins to remember her old life in pieces and the accident that led up to her coma. This easily replaces Sarah's Key as my favorite book. There are so many scenes I'll never forget or maybe the book as a whole.

[mama_gir1]

I was reading Memoirs of a Geisha, gotta say it kinda drags on and killed my interest.
I loved the movie and all, but the book ain't that good.

[blushyy]

I like reading children's novels *blushes* I enjoyed the Harry Potter series as well as the Artemis Fowl series. They were so interesting! I was just wondering if anybody have any other recommendations for children's novels like those?

I'd also like to say thank you to those who have written their opinions about certain books. I have written some down on my "list of books to read" and will be either going to the book shop or the library to check them out. Thanks a lot!

[bock]

I like reading children's novels *blushes* I enjoyed the Harry Potter series as well as the Artemis Fowl series. They were so interesting! I was just wondering if anybody have any other recommendations for children's novels like those?

I'd also like to say thank you to those who have written their opinions about certain books. I have written some down on my "list of books to read" and will be either going to the book shop or the library to check them out. Thanks a lot!

I'm a big reader of children's/YA fantasy as well! A lot of them are series so I'll just list the first book in that series:
The Deltora Quest series - Emily Rodda (Easy to read, suspenseful, read the first series when I was 12 and loved it. 2nd fave series after Harry Potter. First series was actually split into 8 little books, first one called "The Forests of Silence")
Rowan of Rin - Emily Rodda
Will Buster and the Gelmet Helmet - Odo Hirsch (Set in the future. About a group of students who get selected to go to an elite school)
The Alchemyst - Michael Scott (I think the ideas are really interesting but I found the two main characters annoying)
The Bartimaeus Trilogy - Jonathan Stroud (I dont' particularly like this series but a lot of people love the wit and humour of it)
The Book of Lies - James Moloney
A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin (I haven't read it yet but my sister said if I liked Harry Potter, then I would like this series)
The Shamer's Daughter - Lene Kaaberbol (This takes a while to get into but you get hooked on eventually. It's short as well)
Northern Lights - Phillip Pullman (Was released as the movie "The Golden Compass". I found this series REALLY hard to get into but I got there eventually and thought the ideas were really clever. Actually felt sad at the end of it)

These are YA fantasy targeted more at girls:
Legacy - Cayla Kluver (Doesn't involve magic but I really enjoyed it. Very easy to read.)
Graceling - Kristin Cashore
Obernewtyn - Isobelle Carmody
Song of the Lioness Quartet - Tamora Pierce (The first book in this series is called Alanna: The First Adventure)
Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marilier

Some of these books are by Australian authors so I'm not sure whether they're available where you are.
If you want to read reviews, check out www.goodreads.com. Happy reading!

[asmiera]

I love reading the whole SWEET VALLEY series..
gosh I grown up with that books,
I read since highschool and yes it's my way to spend my free time.
I love that story it's really alive

with the twin jessica and elizabeth

[Myss Blewm]

I like reading children's novels *blushes* I enjoyed the Harry Potter series as well as the Artemis Fowl series. They were so interesting! I was just wondering if anybody have any other recommendations for children's novels like those?

I'd also like to say thank you to those who have written their opinions about certain books. I have written some down on my "list of books to read" and will be either going to the book shop or the library to check them out. Thanks a lot!

You might like the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan! It's action packed, and extremely hilarious. Jump on the bandwagon before the movie comes out. Just kidding about the bandwagon thing. But you should give it a try. The first book is titled "The Lightning Thief".


Also, I really loved The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy by Clare B. Dunkle. It's about two sisters who go to an underground kingdom since the older sister is being forced to marry the Goblin king. I know that it sounds a bit silly, but the story is pretty dark.


Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a popular children's book series but it's not a fantasy series. It's of acquired taste, and you kind of have to get Daniel Handler's (he is, by the way, the real author) sense of humor and style. It really is a depressing tale, and the author does not lie that the book leaves you feeling horrible by the time you get to The End. Little is resolved at the end, so if you like your loose ends to be well tied by series' end, you might want to stay away. But I love Daniel Handler's quirky humor and style, that's why I'm a big fan of this series.

My youngest brother reads a few other children/YA novels, but I haven't read any other of his books aside from the Percy Jackson series.

[alicechen]

I was reading Memoirs of a Geisha, gotta say it kinda drags on and killed my interest.
I loved the movie and all, but the book ain't that good.

We are total opposites here. I loved the book! Reread it twice already and still intriguing as ever.
I saw the movie, it didn't captivate me. I only liked the breath-taking scenes of the mountains and such.

Finished My Sister's Keeper and I cried a few times during the book. I liked the way it's set up to show every character pov.
I loved the lawyer Campbell!! His various answers about his service dog were cute! Now the shocking thing was the ending.
I couldn't believe it....read the paragraph twice to make sure.....But no spoilers....SIGH!! I'm neutral. Didn't like it or hate it.

I will give the movie version a try.

[prettycrimson_]

Y'all, The Hunger Games; I absolutely LOVE this book. The second book of the series is coming out in September, and I am SO excited. Aimed for teens, I think. But whatever, any age could enjoy this book.

I guess it would be considered in the sci-fi genre, but it's action-packed, funny, sad, fast--JUST GOOD. It is simply written, but the author does a fantastic writing job. It's hard to describe without making it sound cheesy, but I'll try my best. Basically, it's about a (future?) society that takes a boy and girl from each district and throws them into an elaborate arena. Whoever survives, whoever outlasts the rest and is not killed by another person, is the winner. It's called the Hunger Games; it can last for months, and the government basically controls it. It's told in the point of view of the girl from District 12 who volunteered to take her little sister's place (who does not annoy me at all, unlike some other lead female characters). CHECK IT OUT! My description does not do it justice. MUST READ. There's a little romance in this, too.

Also, I love Juliet Marillier's books. I think my favorite of hers is probably Daughter of the Forest. DUDE. It's in the fantasy genre, and it has one of the best romances I've ever read. I just love the guy! And the girl is just so devoted to her family, it's hard not to like her. MUST READ, ALSO.

ONE MORE

Beauty, A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast... It's... a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Much more detailed than the Disney classic--and different. I don't wanna spoil anything by telling the differences, but her name doesn't come from her looks. Heheh

[shinhbang]

Well, I don't know if there any "Dark Fantasy" lovers and reader out there, but I for one, loves the paranormal world. At first I started with Vampires because their nature was quite interesting. Then I shifted to werewolves. And so on to demons, gods, and goddesses.
My personal favorites that you all should try some day are the Black Dagger Brotherhood (J.R. Ward), Dark Hunter (Sherrilyn Kenyon), and Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead). Yes, I have a thing that involves people in being, half dead or just the undead.

The Black Dagger Brotherhood books involves seven vampire warriors who are specifically bred to kill their enemies that are hunting the vampires down to extinction. And get this, these vampires don't drink from humans. They fill themselves with the opposite gender of their kind to sustain life. So, the brotherhood undergoes training. Each brother is cursed, and each books tells the story of them finding the girls who would basically show them life they've never seen before.

Dark-Hunter books involves all kinds of creatures and beings from demons, to vampires, to shape-shifters, gods and goddesses. It's amazing where the paranormal is being expanded. Each book talks about a Dark-hunter who used to be a human who was betrayed and slain against their will. Before they get the chance to reincarnate, the Goddess of hunt and moon, Artemis gives them a choice if they would work for her to obtain vengeance that they had always wanted. The Dar hunter agrees and becomes an immortal being with some limitations like no sunlight allowed and much more. Similar to vampires but their not vampires. The vampires in these books are the bad guys that are being hunted by the Dark- hunters. And each book brings in a woman that would help them step out of the past torture that had always haunted them.

Vampire Academy is another vampire novel where vampires are somewhat royals and have guardians to protect them from predatory vampires called the Strigoi. It starts with a main girl called Rose Hathaway where she undergoes training and meets this guy (another guardian and a trainer) who she is forbidden to fall for. But then she does anyway.

Yep, my choices lies here.

[yanjing]

I'm definitely going to check these books out. I want to catch up on some reading before the semester starts.
The Time Traveler's Wife keeps popping up among these posts. Is really that good?

The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears: It's one of my favorite books. It follows an immigrant and his friendship with two females, a mother and her daughter. It's beautifully written.

Harrowing the Dragon: This book introduced me to one of the greatest fantasy writers of all times, Patricia A. Mckillip. She's a fantastic writer. It's not her best book in my opinion (Forgotten Beast of Eld is my favorite) The book is a compliation of her short stories so its a great way to check out if you like fantasy stuff.

translations of Beauty: Two twins and their differences. Incident occurred that caused their family to move to start a new life elsewhere. Tragic and serious, with occasional inserts of light heartedness. It's a great read.

A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin (I haven't read it yet but my sister said if I liked Harry Potter, then I would like this series)

Its quite different from Harry Potter. Its definitely a more difficult read but its amazing. It's actually part of a series. So if you end up liking it you should read all of them of course!

[kathy]

I liked the Time Traveler's Wife, but it's a somewhat sad story. It's very heartwarming & touching though...it's kind of Nicholas Spark stories but with a twist.

Well, I don't know if there any "Dark Fantasy" lovers and reader out there, but I for one, loves the paranormal world. At first I started with Vampires because their nature was quite interesting. Then I shifted to werewolves. And so on to demons, gods, and goddesses.
My personal favorites that you all should try some day are the Black Dagger Brotherhood (J.R. Ward), Dark Hunter (Sherrilyn Kenyon), and Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead). Yes, I have a thing that involves people in being, half dead or just the undead.

The Black Dagger Brotherhood books involves seven vampire warriors who are specifically bred to kill their enemies that are hunting the vampires down to extinction. And get this, these vampires don't drink from humans. They fill themselves with the opposite gender of their kind to sustain life. So, the brotherhood undergoes training. Each brother is cursed, and each books tells the story of them finding the girls who would basically show them life they've never seen before.

Dark-Hunter books involves all kinds of creatures and beings from demons, to vampires, to shape-shifters, gods and goddesses. It's amazing where the paranormal is being expanded. Each book talks about a Dark-hunter who used to be a human who was betrayed and slain against their will. Before they get the chance to reincarnate, the Goddess of hunt and moon, Artemis gives them a choice if they would work for her to obtain vengeance that they had always wanted. The Dar hunter agrees and becomes an immortal being with some limitations like no sunlight allowed and much more. Similar to vampires but their not vampires. The vampires in these books are the bad guys that are being hunted by the Dark- hunters. And each book brings in a woman that would help them step out of the past torture that had always haunted them.

Yep, my choices lies here.

I love Sherrilyn Kenyon & JR Ward's books! Highly recommend them also.

If you love these types of books, Kresley Cole is another very good author in the paranormal suspense & romance thing.
Her characters range from Valkyries to demons to ghosts to werewolves though. But the books are very similar in that the main character is looking for their one true mate & run into all types of complications.
One other thing I LOVE about Kresley Cole books are that the females can kick ass. literally.

[sbq]

Dark-Hunter books involves all kinds of creatures and beings from demons, to vampires, to shape-shifters, gods and goddesses. It's amazing where the paranormal is being expanded. Each book talks about a Dark-hunter who used to be a human who was betrayed and slain against their will. Before they get the chance to reincarnate, the Goddess of hunt and moon, Artemis gives them a choice if they would work for her to obtain vengeance that they had always wanted. The Dar hunter agrees and becomes an immortal being with some limitations like no sunlight allowed and much more. Similar to vampires but their not vampires. The vampires in these books are the bad guys that are being hunted by the Dark- hunters. And each book brings in a woman that would help them step out of the past torture that had always haunted them.

Vampire Academy is another vampire novel where vampires are somewhat royals and have guardians to protect them from predatory vampires called the Strigoi. It starts with a main girl called Rose Hathaway where she undergoes training and meets this guy (another guardian and a trainer) who she is forbidden to fall for. But then she does anyway.

Yep, my choices lies here.

Woah! I love your tastes. I'm huge Dark-hunter fan. I can't wait for Bad Moon Rising. We get to read about Fang and Amy! Yeah! I love all the characters but my favorite characters are Zarek, Vane, Simi, Katra and Acheron. I'm sure there are others. I love them all. I can see the Nick story-line developing nicely. I just read the dark-hunter manga! It's currently doing the story line of Kyrian and Tabitha's twin. Forget her name.

Vampire Academy is okay, I much prefer Richelle Mead's Succubus series. I like the Morganville Vampires. I haven't read any of J.R Ward's Brother hood series. I think I have one of her books. It's called Dark Prince. Haven't read it yet. I don't even think its by J.R Ward.

I've read the House of Night series by P.C. Cast and her daughter, it's okay. I get bored of it during book 3. Haven't read past that. When I get bored, I'll give it another go.

Currently I'm reading The Trial by Franz Kafka and Across the Nightingale Floor by Liam Hearn. Both are good so far. I'll summarize both books later.