A Demon Made Me Do It by Penelope King
Published by Ascendence Press in 2011
315 Pages
Themes: Demons, Love, Friends, Loss, and Revenge.
First Sentence: "Whoever says Hell is the worst place imaginable obviously never spent a day at Dove Creek
High School."
When I first heard of this book, I was a little skeptic about it. But when I heard it was about a girl who has a demon possessing her, I thought I could give it a chance. As soon as I started it I was drawn in.
It starts off with Liora, one of our main characters, at school getting yelled at by her English teacher. This is where Lucky, Lioras demon side steps in. After Lucky gets a few words in about his teaching she is sent to the Principals office, but very quickly leaving after freaking him and his secretary out. While Liora is ditching school she runs into the very attractive Kieron, the new boy who just came from the big cities. For some reason he shows interest in Liora, which confuses her greatly. After hanging out in the woods for a few hours, she heads comes home to Tatiana her caretaker who is also a very powerful witch. This is where the confusing part comes in.
It turns out Liora is only in control of her body for the morning and in the evening Lucky steps in. This is result from a very tragic attack by a pair of very creepy demons, which causes them to follow this routine everyday. While Liora goes to school everyday, Lucky goes into the demon world to hunt down some other demons, collect debt, or go drinking in a bar. But when humans and demons begin to go missing and end up dead, Lucky and her friend Bones, an Incubus, plus someone else, go searching down the ones who have committed these murders. All in all it's a very well put together story line and I have to say Lucky does act badass at some points.
Another thing I have to add is this, if they switch on and off like that, how is their body not extremely tired!? It has been confusing me for awhile. Other than that, I suggest this to people who love a good fantasy novel.
4/5 Stars
Lola and the Boy Next Door
Published by Dutton in 2011
338 Pages
Themes: Love, Friends, Costumes, Accepting Who You Are
First Sentence,"I have three simple wishes."
This book is the companion novel to Anna and the French Kiss, and I have to say it definitely lives up to its predecessor! Yet another good YA novel. And I have to say this cover is really cute!
The story is based around Dolores (a.k.a Lola) Nolan. She lives with her two dads in San Francisco. She has a really interesting (and awesome!) hobby of hers where she dresses
up in something other than herself, (wigs, crazy outfits, etc.) Next door "new" neighbors move in. It just so happens to be the Bell twins, who she had previous history with. Also having to deal with the struggles of having a 22-year-old boyfriend and having to deal with Cricket Bell, her past love interest.
On top of that Lola is making a Marie Antoinette dress like this ->and her hanging out with her friends Lindsey, Anna and St. Clair. Yeah that Anna and St. Clair! Going through many conflicts involving these characters and some very fashionable outfits, Lola learns many things about herself and her friends.
Rating 4.5/5 Stars 
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Published by Dutton in 2010
372 Pages
Themes: Love Interests, France, Drama, Foreign Exchange Schools
First Sentence," Here is everything I know about France: Madeline and Amalie and Moulin Rouge."
The first thing I have to say about this book is: It is amazing! This is one of those cases where you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. I completely dived into this book.
The main scenario of this book is Anna Oliphant, or as her friends Bridget calls her, Banana Elephant, is being sent to SOAP (School of America in Paris) by her father. Her father, who has a strangely close description to Nicholas Sparks, thinks she needs to get out. So Anna is left in her dorm in the middle of Paris with no clue of what to do. Then, she meet her new friends, Meredith, the soccer (Football) player, Rashmi, the very intelligent and mysterious girl, with her boyfriend Josh, an aspiring artist with a tendency to ditch class. And finally, the magnificent St. Clair. He catches every girls attention in their school. Unluckily he has a girlfriend, Ellie, a previous student there and best friends with Rashmi. After getting to know him, Anna begins to have feelings for him. Just those feelings cause many ups and downs of the story. It's a wonderful roller coaster of love and true friendship. I suggest this to anyone who loves a good book.
5/5 Stars
Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
Published by Katherine Tegan Books May 19th, 2010
293 Pages
Themes: Mermaids, True Love, Acceptance, First Kiss, Comedy
Lily Sanderson has been living on land for the past three years. Living on land? She is a mermaid princess from a kingdom in the Caribbean. Once she found out her mother was a human she wanted to go see what it was like living in the human world- and experience her high school years there too. From the first day of school she knew she would stand out- and not in a good way. And the only boy she wants seems to be unreachable, mostly because of her arch nemesis, Quince. For those three years all of her attempts to confess to him have been completely seized from her. Until Quince offers a deal to her so she could finally get a chance with him. But low and behold something goes wrong that sends both Lily and Quince scrambling to go find the solution to their problem-at the bottom of the sea.
I thought this books was very cute and fast paced. I loved the aspects of the book and of course the mermaids! Though sometimes Lilys denial throughout the book can be annoying it was a nice fluff read!
4/5 Stars
Matched by Ally Condie
Published by Dutton in 2010
Pages 366
Themes: Dystopian Society, Love, Rebellion, Truth
First Sentence:" Now that I've found the way to fly, which direction should I go into the night?"
Cassia Reyes is about to be Matched on her 17th birthday. This is the first step into something she would not expect at all. She has always followed the rules of their society and never doubted the government. That is until she sees Ky Markhams, a fellow friend, not Xander, her Match, face on her datapad that she receives at her Matched ceremony. Since then he has always been on her mind. When her grandfather shows her a poem hidden inside an Artifact, something past down within her family. Little does she know that this poem will help tie Ky and her together.
This has been the second time I have read this book and I have to say, in doing so my hesitation on whether I liked it or not was put to rest. This is such an in depth book and I really loved it this time. Despite the fact that this was a book I needed to read for school it was much more enjoyable. I loved when Cassia became more rebellious and found out more about the government because it made the plot way more intense.
4/5 stars (sorry if this sounds a little cheesy, I'm a bit rusty )
I finally found a challenge that is perfect for readers like me!
I will be taking part in the Off the Shelves Challenge where you set an amount of books you own and have been trying to get around to read for awhile and try to read these books within this year. I have decided to choose the challenge level - On a Roll. Hopefully I will be able to read this many!
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The Alchemyst By Michael Scott
Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers in 2007
Pages 375
Themes/Subjects: Magic, Immortality, Prophecies, Evil vs. Good
When I picked up this book I thought it would be terrible. Not just because I had to read it for a reading competition but also because it didn't seem like it would have a good plot. But boy I was wrong! The main characters in the book, Josh and Sophie, are twins working at a bookshop and coffee shop. Little did they know that they would be thrown into a world of magic. The owner of the bookshop, Nick Fleming and his wife Perry turn out to be immortal and really Nicholas Flamel and Perrenelle Flamel, two of some of the most powerful magic users in the world. Nicholas is the best Alchemyst in the world but when the book of codex (which holds all of these important spells in them) is stolen, except for the two most important pages, he must save the twins who are confused why they are being put in the middle of it. Little do Josh and Sophie know that they are a big part of the prophecy that says if the world is going to end.
This book was amazing! The only part that I do not like in the book is that you don't get any background info on the main characters. But after the first hundred pages or so I got sucked into the plot. The descriptions were very clear and you saw everyones point of view which made it even more interesting!
4/5 stars
