THE WICKED DEEP By Shea Ernshaw

October 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment

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THE WICKED DEEP By Shea ErnshawThe Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
Published by Simon Pulse on 3/6/18
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Paranormal, Young Adult
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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ReviewedbyDani

Welcome to the cursed town of Sparrow…

Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town.

Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under.

Like many locals, seventeen-year-old Penny Talbot has accepted the fate of the town. But this year, on the eve of the sisters’ return, a boy named Bo Carter arrives; unaware of the danger he has just stumbled into.

Mistrust and lies spread quickly through the salty, rain-soaked streets. The townspeople turn against one another. Penny and Bo suspect each other of hiding secrets. And death comes swiftly to those who cannot resist the call of the sisters.

But only Penny sees what others cannot. And she will be forced to choose: save Bo, or save herself.

Short and Sweet Review

200 years ago three sisters were accused of being witches and were drowned. Now every summer solstice they come back and take the bodies of three girls and drown unsuspecting boys in the harbor where they were killed. 

Penny Talbot is used to her towns history and the story of the Swan sisters, but when Bo and outsider comes to town she feels like she has to look out for him. Both Penny and Bo are hiding secrets from each other and those secrets may become their downfall.

I liked the setting of Sparrow it seemed like a dreary little town and Penny lived on an island away from the town. We see a lot of the island mainly because when it’s Swan season Penny wants to stay where it’s safe. When Bo comes to town Penny feels a need to keep him safe, especially because he has no idea about the Swan sisters and could end up being a victim if he isn’t careful. Bo is hiding the reason of why he came to Sparrow and Penny is hiding her ability to see the Swan sisters. I thought it was interesting that Penny had the ability to see the sisters while no one else in town could, it was also useful because she knew who to avoid. We learn more about the swan sisters which I liked, they ended up being dealt a bad card. Penny and Bo also had a little romance, which I didn’t mind I liked them together. The plot twist at the end was actually really good and I suspected something but not what actually ended up happening

The mystery of who the Swan sisters could be and our two characters secrets kept me reading til the very end. I loved the plot and the characters and it was a great read for the month of October!

 

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GHOST WOOD SONG By Erica Waters

July 15, 2020 by Leave a Comment

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GHOST WOOD SONG By Erica WatersGhost Wood Song by Erica Waters
Published by HarperTeen on 7/14/20
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, LGBT, Paranormal, Young Adult
Pages: 368
Format: eARC
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If I could have a fiddle made of Daddy’s bones, I’d play it. I’d learn all the secrets he kept.

Shady Grove inherited her father’s ability to call ghosts from the grave with his fiddle, but she also knows the fiddle’s tunes bring nothing but trouble and darkness.

But when her brother is accused of murder, she can’t let the dead keep their secrets.

In order to clear his name, she’s going to have to make those ghosts sing.

Short and Sweet

With her father’s fiddle Shady Grove has the ability to call ghost. After her brother is accused of murder Shady knows she has to use the fiddle and get some help from the other side to prove her brothers innocence.

Characters

Shady: Shady Grove is our main character. She plays the fiddle and has been around the presence of ghost for most of her life. Shady is described as a good girl and innocent and she doesn’t know many of the secrets her family has been hiding from her. I did like Shady she was determined to help her brother. She loves her family and friends but she did anything she could to help Jesse and keep her mom, aunt, and Honey safe.

Romance

Shady and Cedar: Cedar is a cowboy and a sweet one at that. Even before he really knew Shady he would help her out. I like how they both have a passion for playing music it brought them together in a way. I liked the romance between these two and how much Cedar cared for Shady’s wellbeing.

Shady and Sarah: Shady and Sarah are friends and potential lovebirds but it was not working out. Sarah was closed off and sometimes she would just ignore Shady which I didn’t like.

Quotes

~ “Shady Grove. Jesse ain’t never done anything but look out for you. It might be your turn to look after him. No matter what. That’s what brothers and sisters do.”

My Thoughts

~ Shady is one brave girl, she went out following the sounds of fiddle playing to find her father’s fiddle, and she facing the ghost that come when she plays the fiddle.

~ I was worried about Shady weird things happened when she played the fiddle other than just the ghost, there was a shadow man that would appear and wasps.

~ I loved that Shady felt that she had to be Jesse’s protector in this time, it’s usually the other way around with Jesse protecting Shady.

~ Shady and her friends; Cedar, Rose, Sarah, Orlando, and Kenneth form a band. They’re also around when the ghost appear when Shady plays the fiddle and although they don’t like what’s happening they stick around to help Shady when she needs it.

~ I felt bad for Shady’s mom she lost her first husband and then her second and she lost Jesse too when he was taken to jail.

~ I liked that there was a mystery to this book and that the fiddle was able to summon the ghost. It was great seeing Shady follow leads and play the fiddle and be reminded of her father.

~ Shady’s family also had a lot of secrets that she didn’t know about and seeing her uncover them and learn more about her family made me happy. Everything going on in her family’s past and what happened with Jesse was like two separate mysteries but everything tied in nicely.

~ The one thing I didn’t like was the love triangle I feel like it could have been great without it especially because I didn’t like the way Sarah treated Shady.

Overall

This was such a good book! It was creepy and kept me on the edge of my seat. I just wanted to know what would happen next with the mystery and the ghost and the fiddle! Shady was brave and I loved how determined she was and she wasn’t about to let anyone stop her from achieving her goal. If you’re in the mood for a mystery or something creepy this is the book for you!

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HEX HALL By Rachel Hawkins

May 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment

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HEX HALL By Rachel HawkinsHex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Series: Hex Hall #1
Published by Hyperion Books on 3/2/10
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 323
Format: Ebook
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Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she is a witch. Her non-gifted mother has been supportive, consulting Sophie’s estranged father—a warlock—only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it’s her dad who exiles her to “Hex Hall”, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, fairies, and shape-shifters.

By the end of her first day, Sophie has three new enemies, a futile crush on a warlock, a tagalong ghost, and a vampire roommate. Worse, Sophie soon learns that an unknown predator has been attacking students. As a series of blood-curdling mysteries converges, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.

Short and Sweet Review

When Sophie was 13 she discovered her witch. Sophie is now 16 and after her last spell goes wrong she gets sent to Hecate Hall a school for witches, shapeshifters, and faeries. At Hex Hall Sophie meets her roommate Jenna, who is a vampire and unfortunately is being blamed for the death of a student. While at Hex Hall Sophie also becomes the enemy of three of the most popular girls and she learns that someone has been attacking students.

Sophie struggled a lot at school mainly because unlike the other students she hasn’t been practicing magic as long as the other students have. Most of the students hate Sophie because her father is the head of the council, which is awful mainly because Sophie has never met her father so she really doesn’t know a lot so it makes her seem like she’s pretending to be clueless when she really has no clue about what’s going on. Sophie meets Anna, Elodie and Chaston, three of the popular witches who happen to want Sophie to be a member of their coven but when Sophie declines they end up making things even harder for her. Sophie also meets Archer a very handsome warlock but he already has a girlfriend, Elodie. I think that Sophie and Archer had chemistry so it was upsetting that he was already taken. During the school year a few students get attacked and sadly everyone is pointing the finger at Jenna. I thought it was great that Sophie stuck by her side. We see Sophie grow as a witch and we learn a lot about her family history. I liked how everything progressed and seeing Sophie’s interactions with the other characters and how the mystery of the attacker slowly unfolded.

I love how the book ended and I’m excited to see what will happen in the next book.

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POSSESS By Gretchen McNeil

May 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment

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POSSESS By Gretchen McNeilPossess by Gretchen McNeil
Published by Balzer + Bray on 8/21/12
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Horror & Ghost Stories, Mystery & Detective, Paranormal, Young Adult
Pages: 400
Format: Ebook
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Fifteen-year-old Bridget Liu just wants to be left alone: by her overprotective mom, by Matt Quinn, the cute son of a local police sergeant, and by the eerie voices she can suddenly and inexplicably hear. Unfortunately for Bridget, the voices are demons—and Bridget possesses the rare ability to banish them back to whatever hell they came from. Literally.

Terrified to tell her friends or family about this new power, Bridget confides in San Francisco's senior exorcist, Monsignor Renault, who enlists her help in increasingly dangerous cases of demonic possession. But just as she is starting to come to terms with her freakish new role, Bridget receives a startling message from one of the demons. And when one of her oldest friends is killed, Bridget realizes she's in deeper than she ever thought possible. Now she must unlock the secret to the demons' plan before someone else close to her winds up dead—or worse, the human vessel for a demon king.

Short and Sweet Review

Bridget can hear the voices of demons and she has the ability to banish them back to where they came from. Bridget is being trained by Monsignor Renault a senior exorcist who enlists Bridget to help him with dangerous exorcisms. When Bridgets friend is killed, Bridget realizes that the demons have a message for her and now she has to figure out how to stop the demon king before he claims a human vessel.

Bridget is one those characters who likes to be left alone, she just doesn’t want to be bothered. I liked Bridget it was interesting to see how her ability worked and I liked that she was able to help with the exorcisms. The demons could communicate with Bridget and gave her a message about what the demon king planned to do, I like how this progressed the plot. Bridget also had a love interest, Matt Quinn and he’s the police sergeants son. Matt and Bridget used to be best friends when they were younger but drifted apart. I liked seeing how Bridget and Matt reconnected, they did have chemistry and they were a good fit he was very protective over her. Bridget’s friend is killed during the halfway point in the book and that’s when things really started to progress. My favorite things about this book was seeing Bridget go to the exorcisms and her piecing together what the demon king had planned and where her ability came from.

I love all of Gretchen McNeil’s books and this one was also entertaining and fun! I liked the whole exorcism aspect and the little bit of mystery that was also in there!

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3:59 By Gretchen McNeil

December 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment

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3:59 By Gretchen McNeil3:59 by Gretchen McNeil
Published by Balzer + Bray on 9/17/13
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Paranormal, SciFi, Young Adult
Pages: 373
Format: Ebook
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Josie Byrne's life is spiraling out of control. And just when she thinks it can't get worse, she wakes to an image of herself in the bedroom mirror. Except it's not her at all—the girl in the mirror is blonder and prettier. And her name is Jo.

The two girls are doppelgängers whose universes overlap every twelve hours at 3:59. Fascinated by Jo's perfect world, Josie jumps at the chance to pass through the portal and switch places for a day.

But Jo's world is far from perfect, and the stuff of nightmares lurks around every corner. And when Josie finds herself trapped there, her life becomes more dangerous—and more deadly—than she ever imagined.

Josie’s life seems to be spiraling out of control but things get weird when Josie sees herself or a girl who looks exactly like her in a mirror, it turns out that the girls are doppelgängers. Every 12 hours their universes overlap and Josie thinks that Jo lives a better life than her jumps at the opportunity to switch places for 24 hours. But Jo’s world isn’t as perfect as it seemed and now Josie is trapped there and has to find a way back home. I love books by Gretchen McNeil so I was excited to finally read 3:59, I throughly enjoyed it. We mainly read from Josie’s point of view but at 3:59 we get to see a few things from Jo’s POV as well. There were so many twist and turns that I didn’t know what to expect or who to trust. I liked feeling like I was with Josie on a journey, she had to use everything she knew about physics to figure out how to get back home. I also liked how Josie learned how things may look better on the other side but it’s not always what you think. The people in Jo’s world don’t really trust her so it was hard for Josie to earn their trust and it was interesting to see how everything worked out. I wasn’t expecting most of the things that happened but it just kept me on the edge of my seat. 3:59 is definitely a page turner and I would recommend it!



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NOW ENTERING ADDAMSVILLE By Francesca Zappia

September 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment

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NOW ENTERING ADDAMSVILLE By Francesca ZappiaNow Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia
Published by Greenwillow Books on 10/1/19
Genres: Contemporary, Fantasy & Magic, Mystery & Detective, Paranormal, Young Adult
Pages: 368
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher
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When someone burns down the home of the school janitor and he dies in the blaze, everyone in Addamsville, Indiana, points a finger at Zora. Never mind that Zora has been on the straight and narrow since her father was thrown in jail. With everyone looking for evidence against her, her only choice is to uncover the identity of the real killer.

There’s one big problem—Zora has no leads. No one does. Addamsville has a history of tragedy, and thirty years ago a similar string of fires left several townspeople dead. The arsonist was never caught.

Now, Zora must team up with her cousin Artemis—an annoying self-proclaimed Addamsville historian—to clear her name. But with a popular ghost-hunting television show riling up the townspeople, almost no support from her family and friends, and rumors spinning out of control, things aren’t looking good. Zora will have to read between the lines of Addamsville’s ghost stories before she becomes one herself.


Short and Sweet

After the house of the school janitor burns down everyone in Addamsville points a finger at Zora, but Zora had nothing to do with it. Now Zora has to team up with her cousin Artemis to prove that she’s innocent which won’t be easy especially when her family has a reputation.

Characters

Zora: Zora Novak is an outcast in Addamsville and the other townspeople look at her as if she’s trouble. Zora’s mom disappeared when she was thirteen and soon after that her dad was sent to prison and Zora was taken care of by her sister Sadie. Zora has a hard exterior and I felt bad for her because she’s not a bad person she has good intentions and tries to keep the town safe but others don’t see it like that.

Artemis: Artemis and Zora are complete opposites. Artemis is sweet and in her own way tries to help even though she’s not able to see ghost like her cousin she can feel them and she also knows a lot about the town’s history which turns out useful. Artemis is more well off then Zora so she does end up saying things that offend Zora but she doesn’t mean it, its just because they’re from such different worlds.

Quotes

~ “She’d spent thirteen years teaching me everything she knew, but she’d never taught me how not to be scared.”

~ “I didn’t hate Addamsville at all. But Addamsville sure hated me.”

My Thoughts

~ In the town of Addamsville there’s a lot of ghost stories and now there’s a popular ghost hunting tv show coming to town, but what they don’t know is that the stories are very real.

~ Zora herself is a ghost hunter and its her job to get rid of them and there’s a certain kind called a fire starter and they start fires that burn fast and cause a lot of damage. Zora’s mom taught her everything she knows about ghost and cousin also knows about ghost and is supposed to be Zora’s partner.

~ A dangerous fire starter from Zora’s past is back and this time he’s determined to take her down and to do that he starts fires and tries to leave evidence proving it was Zora. Zora already has a a shaky reputation because people think she’s an arsonist which gives her more motivation to prove that the current fires being set aren’t her doing.

~ Zora’s mom disappeared when she was thirteen and her dad also got sent to prison for scamming some of the townspeople. So while her parents aren’t around it’s just Zora and her sister Sadie and they have a rough time because everyone in Addamsville has it out for them.

~ I liked that Zora and Artemis teamed up, they didn’t have the best relationship at first but I like how they learned more about each other and ow they did have each other’s back.

~ Zora didn’t have a lot of support from her friends or family and I felt bad because she’s not a bad person she just got dealt a bad hand.

Overall

I really liked this book! It really gets you in the mood for Halloween especially with all the ghost and the ghost hunter tv show. Zora was a great main character and you end up feeling for her, she doesn’t deserve all the hate she gets from people in town. The ending was so good and left me wanting more! I’m not sure if there’s going to be a sequel but I hope there is! Definitely check this book out, its an enticing story with ghost, ghost hunters, and a mystery about a small town in Indiana!

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THESE WITCHES DON’T BURN By Isabel Sterling

August 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment

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THESE WITCHES DON’T BURN By Isabel SterlingThese Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling
Series: These Witches Don't Burn #1
Published by Razorbill on 5/28/19
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, LGBT, Paranormal, Young Adult
Pages: 336
Format: Ebook
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Hannah's a witch, but not the kind you're thinking of. She's the real deal, an Elemental with the power to control fire, earth, water, and air. But even though she lives in Salem, Massachusetts, her magic is a secret she has to keep to herself. If she's ever caught using it in front of a Reg (read: non-witch), she could lose it. For good. So, Hannah spends most of her time avoiding her ex-girlfriend (and fellow Elemental Witch) Veronica, hanging out with her best friend, and working at the Fly by Night Cauldron selling candles and crystals to tourists, goths, and local Wiccans.

But dealing with her ex is the least of Hannah's concerns when a terrifying blood ritual interrupts the end-of-school-year bonfire. Evidence of dark magic begins to appear all over Salem, and Hannah's sure it's the work of a deadly Blood Witch. The issue is, her coven is less than convinced, forcing Hannah to team up with the last person she wants to see: Veronica.

While the pair attempt to smoke out the Blood Witch at a house party, Hannah meets Morgan, a cute new ballerina in town. But trying to date amid a supernatural crisis is easier said than done, and Hannah will have to test the limits of her power if she's going to save her coven and get the girl, especially when the attacks on Salem's witches become deadlier by the day.


Short and Sweet

Hannah lives in Salem, Massachusetts, but that’s normal the only thing that Hannah has to keep to herself is the fact that she’s an elemental witch. Hannah can’t let anyone that isn’t a witch know about her powers, so when a blood ritual occurs during the end of the year bonfire, Hannah knows there’s trouble especially when evidence of dark magic is appearing over town and someone starts attacking witches.

Characters

Hannah: Hannah is our main character. I liked Hannah most of the time but I feel like she put herself in dangerous situations most of the time. She usually didn’t wait for help she just jumped into action which would be great if there wasn’t a witch hunter after her and other witches. I did like how she tried to protect those around her and she had a strong sense of right and wrong.

Veronica: Veronica is Hannah’s ex, and conversations between the two are awkward, mainly because Veronica wants to give the relationship another try but Hannah is done. I felt bad for Veronica mainly because she seemed like she was on the witch hunter’s hit list.

Gemma: Gemma is Hannah’s best friend and she’s very supportive. Gemma encourages Hannah to take chances and do what she believes is right. I like that Gemma was around as Hannah’s support system and that their friendship didn’t change after everything that happened.

Morgan: Morgan is new in town and is one of the girls that dances with Gemma. I thought Morgan was great she was understanding and was also worried about things that were happening to Hannah. I thought Morgan’s secret was a good element to add in because it showed that people can be different than the stereotypes about them.

Romance

Hannah and Veronica: Hannah and Veronica are exes but they’re apart of the same coven, so thats awkward. Um what I learned about their past relationship was that Veronica usually made all of the choices and decided what they would do. Hannah said she was over Veronica but Veronica wanted to give their relationship another shot. I thought these two went back and forth a lot especially about their feelings for each other.

Hannah and Morgan: Morgan is new in town and is also a dancer and one of Gemma’s friends, which is how Morgan ends up meeting Hannah. There were a few sweet moments with Hannah and Morgan but they got interrupted by things happening around them more than once.

My Thoughts

~ I liked that the setting was in Salem, it really set the mood for the book considering that there were the Salem witch trials and now we have a witch hunter in town.

~ There’s a lot that happens in this book starting from the bonfire and then everyone in the coven finally realizing that a witch hunter is after them and no one is safe.

~ So there’s different kinds of witches: Elementals, Blood, and Casters. Hannah is an elemental and is able to control the elements though she’s better at controlling some more than others.

~ Hannah tries to solve the mystery with Veronica, Gemma, and a school friend Benson. I thought they did a good job of compiling clues. I wasn’t sure at first who could have been behind the attacks but I figured it out.

~ I felt bad for Hannah a lot of the attacks either happened to her or Veronica but Hannah seemed to lose a lot more.

Overall

I enjoyed this book and I liked the mystery. It ended with a cliffhanger and I’m excited to see what will happen next and what the witch hunters are planning and how the witches will prepare.

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MISSING, PRESUMED DEAD By Emma Berquist

May 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment

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MISSING, PRESUMED DEAD By Emma BerquistMissing, Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist
Published by Greenwillow Books on 5/21/19
Genres: LGBT, Paranormal, Young Adult
Pages: 384
Format: eARC
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When eighteen-year-old Lexi foresees the brutal murder of a young woman outside a club in downtown L.A., she is powerless to stop it.

But then the girl’s ghost appears, seeking vengeance, and Lexi is swept into a dangerous search that could put her directly in the path of a serial killer. From the author of Devils Unto Dust, this fast-paced and literary thriller will haunt fans of Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious and Karen M. McManus’s One of Us Is Lying.

With a touch, Lexi can sense how and when someone will die. Some say it’s a gift. But to Lexi it’s a curse—one that keeps her friendless and alone. All that changes when Lexi foresees the violent death of a young woman, Jane, outside a club.

Jane doesn’t go to the afterlife quietly. Her ghost remains behind, determined to hunt down her murderer, and she needs Lexi’s help. In life, Jane was everything Lexi is not—outgoing, happy, popular. But in death, all Jane wants is revenge.

Lexi will do anything to help Jane, to make up for the fact that she didn’t—couldn’t—save Jane’s life, and to keep this beautiful ghost of a girl by her side for as long as possible.


Short and Sweet

Lexi has the ability to see when people are going to die and how they’re going to die just by touching them. When Lexi foresees the death of a girl outside of a club, and then sees her ghost a few days later Lexi knows she has to help the ghost move on, but first the ghost wants to find her killer.

Characters

Lexi: Lexi is our main character and she comes off as rude and she pushes people away and this is because of her ability. Lexi doesn’t like her ability she doesn’t find it useful and its mainly unpleasant, because who wants to see how people die? Lexi also has the ability to send ghost away into the afterlife if they want it and if not she can do it anyway. I thought Lexi was mainly misunderstood because she’s standoffish. Lexi is also smart even though she didn’t finish high school she has a love for science.

Jane: Jane is our ghost. When Jane was alive she was described as full of life but as a ghost she’s ready for vengeance. Jane has trouble remembering what happened that night so Lexi has to help her by walking her through what happened that night. Jane was an okay character there wasn’t much development, she was a ghost bent on revenge and she liked Lexi and seemed to care for her.

Romance

Lexi and Jane: This is an interesting relationship to say the least, I mean one is dead and the other is alive. Umm Lexi comes to like Jane the more they spend time together and I think it was the same for Jane, they were an okay couple but they did have a few things about them that bothered me. One, Jane didn’t know that Lexi foresaw her death. Two, they both get angry at each other pretty quick, but makeup just as quick.

My Thoughts

~ Lexi works at a club and all of her coworkers also have abilities some are psychics, healers, and witches.

~ I liked Lexi’s grandfather he also has the same ability I feel like he felt bad that she inherited the gift.

~ Lexi has a roommate named Trevor who so happens to be a ghost and I loved him he cared about Lexi and made sure she was okay and was willing to help her when she needed it.

~ So Jane wasn’t the only person who was killed there have been others and Janes death started the investigation into the missing and murdered people because Lexi saw her ghost and they both wanted to find who could have done it.

~ There’s not much I can really saw about the book because I don’t feel like it was long but, the characters were okay, the mystery was good, I wasn’t expecting what happened in the end and thats the whole book to me.

Overall

I thought this was a good book I enjoyed it but it wasn’t anything special it was just another ghost story with a side of mystery. I thought the mystery aspect was good I wasn’t sure who did so that’s always a good thing. So if you enjoy books with a vengeful ghost, a main character who doesn’t like using her ability, and a mystery then check this book out.

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THE AWAKENING By L.J. Smith

April 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment

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THE AWAKENING By L.J. SmithThe Awakening by L.J. Smith
Series: The Vampire Diaries #1
Published by HarperCollins on 3/1/99
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 324
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A deadly love triangle

Elena: beautiful and popular, the girl who can have any guy she wants.

Stefan: brooding and mysterious, desperately trying to resist his desire for Elena . . . for her own good.

Damon: sexy, dangerous, and driven by an urge for revenge against Stefan, the brother who betrayed him.

Elena finds herself drawn to both brothers . . . who will she choose?


Short and Sweet Review

“You want everybody and everything revolving around Elena Gilbert.”

I don’t even know where to start you guys so I guess I’ll give you a synopsis because the one from the book isn’t great. Elena is starting a new year in high school and then a new student, Stefan arrives. Elena finds herself attracted to Stefan and will do anything to have him. Here’s the thing Stefan doesn’t seem to feel the same way about Elena and he spends most of his time avoiding her. Okay here’s my problem with the book he obviously doesn’t feel the same way about her so what does she do? She spends half of the book moping and trying to come up with ways to get him to like her honestly its ridiculous. Also once he does start talking to her she starts asking him if he loves her. Like what?! He literally just started talking to her and then the next day she asks him “don’t you love me Stefan?” It’s just weird and put me off and anyway we don’t even find out Damon exists until like 60% through the book and its not like she’s drawn to him like the book says, he uses his powers on her to get these reactions from her. This book was hard to get through I couldn’t stand Elena, she was self-centered and even though she might not have thought so she was. The only thing that was different from the show was Elena’s best friends were Bonnie and Meredith, and Caroline was more of an enemy. Would I read the second book? I don’t know I would have to be bored or maybe in a mood to suffer. I don’t understand why I didn’t like this book because I’ve read the Nightworld series by L.J. Smith and loved it, and now I want to go back and see if I still love them or if I’m losing it.

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HOCUS POCUS AND THE ALL-NEW SEQUEL By A.W. Jantha

November 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment

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HOCUS POCUS AND THE ALL-NEW SEQUEL By A.W. JanthaHocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel by A.W. Jantha
Published by Freeform on 7/10/18
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Paranormal, Young Adult
Pages: 528
Format: Ebook
Source: Reviewer Purchase
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Shortly after moving from California to Salem, Massachusetts, Max Dennison finds himself in hot water when he accidentally releases a coven of witches, the Sanderson sisters, from the afterlife. Max, his sister, and his new friends (human and otherwise) must find a way to stop the witches from carrying out their evil plan and remaining on earth to torment Salem for all eternity.

Twenty-five years later, Max and Allison's seventeen-year-old daughter, Poppy, finds herself face-to-face with the Sanderson sisters in all their sinister glory. When Halloween celebrations don't quite go as planned, it's a race against time as Poppy and her friends fight to save her family and all of Salem from the witches' latest vile scheme.


Short and Sweet Review

Well Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel we get two books in one. The first book is just like the movie and if you haven’t seen the movie I’ll give you a quick background. Max and his younger sister Dani have moved from California to their new home in Salem. And on Halloween Max try to impress his crush Allison by taking her to the Sanderson sisters house, only to end up bringing them back from the dead. Now Max, Allison and Dani have to figure out how to get rid of the sisters with the help of a cat named Binx who was actually a human that was cursed by the sisters in the 1600s. I enjoyed reading this but I honestly think that if you’ve seen the movie the first half of the book can just be skipped because it follows the movie so closely.

25 years later Max and Allison have a daughter named Poppy, which the second book focuses on. Poppy doesn’t believe her family when they tell her about their run in with the Sanderson witches 25 years ago and she likes to keep the story about them on the down low to avoid embarrassment. But this year on Halloween her parents decide to throw a party and they invited most of their coworkers and Poppy’s classmates. In this book Poppy has a best friend Travis and a crush on a another friend Isabella. At the party Poppy, Travis, and Isabella decide to leave and go visit the Sanderson house. After playing with a spirit board and saying a spell much to Poppy’s disbelief she ends up bringing back the Sanderson sisters but at a cost, the spell she cast brought the sisters back but took her family in exchange. Now Poppy, Isabella, and Travis have to find the moonstone to reverse the curse, and they get the help of Binx and his sister Emily, and Elizabeth Sanderson. I liked the elements of this book especially learning about Elizabeth Sanderson who is very different from her sisters. Isabella is also a descendent of the Sanderson sisters and is a key player in finding the moonstone. Isabella and Poppy’s friendship and developing feelings for each other also played out very nicely. The Sanderson sisters are still very wicked and are trying to take over which is why they need the moonstone. Overall this was a good book and I think its better to read around Halloween and maybe watch the movie around the same time to get in the Halloween spirit.

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