Bloodline

Bloodline by Kate Cary

I would give this 3 out of 5 stars.

John Shaw has been sent to the front lines for World War I.  He is very mystified by his captain, Quincy Harker, by his abnormal qualities. During the war John is injured and his is sent back to his home town in England to recovery.  Mary Steward, a nurse, takes care of John and becomes quite fond of him as well as John's little sister, Lily, who lives near by.  John now suffers from odd delusions from his time in the war.  In order to help him recover, Mary decides to read his diary which is filled with gruesome stories from the war and interesting tidbits about Captain Quincy Harker.

I actually enjoyed reading this book.  Normally I don't like when books are in letter form, but this is the book I really liked.  I liked the fact that it changes point of views because you get to feel what other characters are feeling. This book is supposed sort of a spin-off type of story about Dracula which makes this book a whole lot more interesting in my opinion.  I have never read Dracula, but someday I hopefully will.  It is set in the World War I era, so it is very interesting to read about a different time period.

I would say this is middle school and up. I would say this is like PG-11 because it is not PG, but it isn't PG-13.

The Secret Circle

The Secret Circle by L.J. Smith

I would give this 3 out of 5 stars.

Forced to leave her home is California, Cassie finds herself in a new town meeting her grandmother for the first time.  She feels a strange bond to a terrifying group of teens who seem to rule her new school. Initiated into the coven of witches that's controlled New Salem for hundreds of years, she's drawn into the Secret Circle, a thrill that's both intoxicating and deadly. But when she falls for the mysterious and intriguing Adam, Cassie must choose whether to resist temptation or risk dark forces to get what she wants—even if it means that one wrong move could ultimately destroy her.


I genuinely enjoyed this book.  I am glad for a change of species since mainly I have been reading about vampires.  I am watching the TV series to this book series which is quite interesting.  Some parts of this book are cheesy and predictable, but what books aren't these days?  I really like L.J. Smith her books are so captivating and once I start reading, it is hard to put it down. 


I would say this is for middle school and up.  I would also say this is PG.

Angelfire

Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton

I give this 4 out of 5 stars.

When Ellie meets Will, she feels like she has meet him before.  Then she begins having terrifying nightmares of monstrous creatures that are hunting her and killing her.  On Ellie's seventeenth birthday, Will awakens Ellie's power, and she knows that she can fight the creatures that stalk her in the shadowy darkness, but only Will has the keys to unlock her memories. Now that her power has been awaken she must hunt those that are trying to kill her.  Ellie has power that no one can match, and her role is to hunt and kill the reapers that prey on human souls. But in order to survive the dangerous battle between the angels and the Fallen, she must also search for the secrets of her past lives and truths that may be too frightening to remember.

This is a cool and interesting twist too angels.  I love the fact that has Ellie is reborn over the centuries she has become more human.  I wish the author added more detail because that would make this book 10 times better. Also this book felt a bit rushed, but other than those to complaints I really enjoyed this book.


I would say this book and soon to be series is for middle school and up.  I would rate it maybe PG to PG-13.

House of Night

House of Night Series by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast

I would give this series a 4 out or 5 stars.

Review for Marked. Book one of this series.

Zoey has had it bad.  Ever since her mom remarried, Zoey's life has been awful.  Step-loser as Zoey calls her new step dad practically hates Zoey, so when a Vampire Tracker comes to Zoey's school and marks her, she is all but thrilled.  Now she must pick up her life and leave behind her almost-boyfriend Heath and her bestfriend Kayla to go to the House of Night a school for fledglings. When Zoey arrives, she realizes she isn't your average fledgling.  Her mark has already been completely filled in signifying she is an adult vampire. See how Zoey handles her new life in the House of Night Series.

This is a very cool twist to the vampire mythology.  I really enjoyed reading about all the weird different things happen in their customs.  I find it very interesting that P.C. Cast wrote this book with her daughter Kristen Cast.  Overall I really enjoyed this series, and the good thing about this series there are like eight books and the Cast family is still writing more.

This series is for High School and up because of sexual content and language.  I would rate this maybe PG-13.

Wake

Wake by Lisa McMann

I would give this series a 4 out of 5.

First book in the Wake Trilogy

Janie Hanagan is different.  When people fall asleep around her she gets sucked into their dreams. She discovered this special ability when she was only eight years old.  Only a closed door will separate the dreamer's dreams and Janie.

Janie live with her mom, so she works at a nursing home because older people are restless sleepers.  One night on the way home from work she gets sucked into someones nightmare. Randomly she gets sucked into this mystery person's dreams until one day she figures out who they belong to, Cabel.  Cabel helps Janie with her ability. Then Janie hears some rumors which make her no longer trust Cabel... for now.

I really liked this book, but I think most people will either hate it or love it.  The book is set up really weird.  It is almost like a diary.  Lisa McMann created a very cool and interesting twist to a normal romance. Also I haven't read any books or really heard about this strange ability to get sucked into people's dreams, so it was very interesting to read about.  The only think I would want to change about this book would be to make it flow a little better and for it to be a little longer.

This story is for late middle school and up, but high schoolers will enjoy it too.  I would say this is rated PG-13.

Hearts at Stake

Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey

First book in the Drake Chronicles

I would give this book a 5 out of 5 stars.

This story is in the alternating point of view of Lucy Hamilton and Sloange Drake.

Lucy is Sloange's best friend and Sloange is Lucy's best friend, they have been since they were young.  There is one slight problem in their friendship--they are two different species. Lucy is human and Sloange is a vampire, or well she will be on her sixteenth birthday. Sloange is the first girl born vampire in the history of the ancient families. Sloange also has seven older and very protective brothers who won't let her out of their sight. Then Kieran Black, an anti-vampire agent, messes up everything. He's positive that the Drakes killed his family, so he's looking for revenge.

This series is one of my all time favorites.  Readers get to see the story from two points of view, a soon-to-be vampire and a fragile human.  Alyxandra Harvey is a phenomenal writer who catches readers in the first few chapters.  Readers can't help but fall in love with this story and the characters all with it.

This story is for late middle school and up, but high schoolers will enjoy it too.  I would say this is rated PG-13.

Strange Angels

Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow

I would give this book a 4 out of 5 stars.

Dru Anderson has had a tough life.  She's only 16 and has lived in practically every state.  Her and her dad travel from state to state, city to city  hunting things from the Real World. When her and her father come to the Dakotas, things take a turn for the worst.  A zombie comes thrashing into their home.  Dru is left alone, terrified, scared with no where to go.  Soon Dru finds out she's not who she thought she was.

This series is one of my favorites.  This world is different from other supernaturals worlds in other books.  I would love to live in Dru's world.  Lili St. Crow is a captivating author with an eye for details. The characters in this series are well developed.

I would say this book is for around middle school and up. Also I would rate it as PG-13 for violence.

Academy 7

Academy 7 by Anne Ousterlund

I give this a 1 out of 5 stars.

Aerin Renning has secrets and a dark past.  She's accepted into the most prestigious school Alliance which takes her by surprise since she isn't even a citizen, but that won't stop her from going.  She keeps herself isolated in fear that her secrets might become exposed.  Because she isn't from their world, Aerin must spend all her time researching Alliance in hopes of being invited back to Academy 7.

Dane Madousin is the son of a very powerful man in Alliance.  His father is the General and is on the Council, a small circle that governs Alliance.  Going to Academy 7 was never a dream of Dane's, but anything to get away from his excuse for a father.  Dane finds out that he is at the top of his classes except one--Physical Combat.

After a mishap in the computer lab, Dane and Aerin are forced to work together as punishment.  After weeks of silence, secrets are revealed. Dane and Aerin quickly begin to realize they much more in common than they ever though before.

Overall this book was not one that I will ever read again. The book is written in third person switching point of views every second.  It is very hard to keep track of what has happened and is very slow.  There is no real meaning behind this book, no message.  The characters aren't described well, so it is hard to connect.  For me, books with well written character are the best books because we grow to love the character and connect with them, but the character in Academy 7 weren't given a personality.

This is for middle school only.   I would say its rated PG.

Vampire Stalker

Vampire Stalker by Allison Van Diepen

I give this 4 out of 5 stars.

Have you every fallen for a fictional character?  Amy has.  She is in love with a vampire hunter from one of her favorite series Otherworld named Alexander Banks.  A few days after the newest book from the series comes out, Amy is attacked by a strange young man and then saved by an Alexander look alike.   Amy does not believe that this man could be The Alexander Banks, but he proceeds to show her all of his scars from his vampire run ins which makes her believe him.  And the man who attacked her happens to be the infamous Vigo who is the leader of the vampires.  Somehow they have traveled through a portal into Amy's dimension.  Now Alexander must kill Vigo once and for all before Amy's world becomes infested with vampires like Alexander's is.  Amy's feelings for Alexander seem to grow after meeting him in person, but once the deed has been completed Alexander must leave before the portal closes or else he will never be able to go back.

This was a very interesting book.  I have never read anything quite like this.  Even though some parts could have been written a little better, I loved the idea of this book.  I agree with the author that some books just feel very real unlike others.  It's all about the little details given to the characters to make readers fall in love wit; however, this book doesn't have those details to make me fall in love with the characters, but Van Diepen did do her research in adding a detailed explanation on how Alexander was able to cross into Amy's world and how the author of Otherworld was able to tap into the minds of those from Alexander's world.  Overall I liked this book because of the idea behind it.  If it didn't have this interesting twist; then, this book would not be very good.

I would say this is for middle school and up.  Also I would say this is PG-13 because nothing bad happens just some fighting scenes.

Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Review

I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Rose Hathaway is not your average teen, she is stronger and faster.  She is a dhamphir, a half-vampire half-human hybrid.  She lives in a world where there are two types of vampires, the good mortals who can weld magic, the moroi and the undead immortal evil vampires, the strigoi both drink blood, but are completely different.  Moroi can go into the sun, but strigoi cannot.  Dhamphirs protect the moroi from evil strigoi. Rose is training to be able to protect moroi from the evil vampires at her vampire boarding school St Vladimirs. Rose is very special, she can see into her best friend Lissa’s mind and can feel all of her emotions.  Sure Rose is feisty, sassy, and disrespectful teen, but she is extremely loyal.  Rose is the kind of girl you don’t want to be on her bad side.  With this uncontrollable girl comes the only guy that seems to be able to control Rose and his name is Dimitri. Dimitri is Rose’s personal guardian mentor.  He is a god among the dhamphirs for his legendary strigoi killing skills and his killer looks.  Even though this book is set in practically another world, they all are still in high school, and we all know with high school comes drama.  And can you guess where most of this drama is centered???

Vampire Academy is the world I want to live in.  This book is adventurous, humorous and even has a bit romance.  Packed full of suspension and excitement, teens won’t want to put this intriguing book down once they start reading. This amazing story sucked me in and still won’t let me out.  

Read about Rose’s adventures in Vampire Academy.  Then continue on with Rose’s story in the next book of the thrilling Vampire Academy Series.

This book is for middle school and up.  I would rate this book PG-13.  There are, in the later books and a little bit in this book, fighting scenes and some suggestive situations that the characters get into.