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Son

1. Title: Son

1. Author: Lois Lowry
2. Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopia

1. Published: October 2012

1. Type: Series - Book 4 of The Giver Quartet

1. Pages: 393

1. Rating: ?

Summary (From Goodreads): They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions and colors didn’t exist. That she had become a Vessel at age thirteen. That she had carried a Product at age fourteen. That it had been stolen from her body. Claire had a son. But what became of him she never knew. What was his name? Was he even alive? She was supposed to forget him, but that was impossible. Now Claire will stop at nothing to find her child, even if it means making an unimaginable sacrifice.

Son thrusts readers once again into the chilling world of the Newbery Medal winning book, The Giver, as well as Gathering Blue and Messengerwhere a new hero emerges. In this thrilling series finale, the startling and long-awaited conclusion to Lois Lowry’s epic tale culminates in a final clash between good and evil.

Son.pdf

Son.epub

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Marked

1. Title: Marked

1. Published: May 2007

1. Author: P.C. Cast (Kristin Cast)

1. Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy

1. Type: Series - Book 1 of House of the Night

1. Pages: 306

1. Rating: ?

Summary (From Goodreads): 
After a Vampire Tracker Marks her with a crescent moon on her forehead, 16-year-old Zoey Redbird enters the House of Night and learns that she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess Nyx and has affinities for all five elements: Air, Fire Water, Earth and Spirit. But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers. When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school’s most elite club, is mis-using her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny – with a little help from her new vampyre friends (or Nerd Herd, as Aphrodite calls them).

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Let the Sky Fall

1. Title: Let the Sky Fall

1. Published: March 2013
2. Author: Shannon Messenger

1. Genres: Fantasy, Romance
2. Type: Series - Book 1 of Let the Sky Fall
3. Pages: 404
4. Rating: ?

Summary (From Goodreads): 
Vane Weston should have died in the category-five tornado that killed his parents. Instead, he woke up in a pile of rubble with no memories of his past - except one: a beautiful, dark-haired girl standing in the winds. She swept through his dreams ever since, and he clings to the hope that she's real.

Audra is real, but she isn't human. She's a sylph, an air elemental who can walk on the wind, translate its alluring songs, even twist it into a weapon. She's also a guardian - Vane's guardian - and has sworn an oath to protect him at all costs.

When a hasty mistake reveals their location to the enemy who murdered both their families, Audra has just days to help Vane unlock his memories. And as the storm winds gather, Audra and Vane start to realize that the greatest danger might not be the warriors coming to destroy them, but the forbidden romance growing between them.

Let the Sky Fall.pdf

Let the Sky Fall.epub

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Silver Shadows

1. Title: Silver Shadows

1. Author: Richelle Mead

Published: July 2014
Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal

1. Type: Series - Book 5 of Bloodlines
2. Pages: 380
3. Rating: ◆◆◆◆

Summary (From Goodreads):

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.

In The Fiery Heart, Sydney risked everything to follow her gut, walking a dangerous line to keep her feelings hidden from the Alchemists.

Now in the aftermath of an event that ripped their world apart, Sydney and Adrian struggle to pick up the pieces and find their way back to each other. But first, they have to survive. 

For Sydney, trapped and surrounded by adversaries, life becomes a daily struggle to hold on to her identity and the memories of those she loves. Meanwhile, Adrian clings to hope in the face of those who tell him Sydney is a lost cause, but the battle proves daunting as old demons and new temptations begin to seize hold of him. . . .

Their worst fears now a chilling reality, Sydney and Adrian face their darkest hour in this heart-pounding fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series, where all bets are off.

Silver Shadows.pdf
Silver Shadows.epub

My Review: Let's set things straight, I don't like series that don't include the original characters. I know it's a series apart from Vampire Academy but it felt like one whole at first. I made a huge exception for Adrian because I loved him. If Dimitri didn't exist, I would have chosen Adrian over any other for Rose. But back to the review. I died the moment Sidney went to rehab because I fell in love with her and Adrian all other again. I would definitely ship them. 

I like how Richelle made it from Sydney's and Adrian's point of view because we got to experience the best and worst of both sides. I admire Sydney a lot because she knows what she needs to do most of the time. Some people would go and say what they really feel or think to stay loyal to someone or something. But, Sydney knew what to do to get out of the room she was in and go to the next step. I accept that it's good to be selfless and think about others, ...

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Something Strange and Deadly

1. Title: Something Strange and Deadly

1. Published: July 2012
2. Author: Susan Dennard

1. Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal
2. Type: Series - Book 1 of Something Strange and Deadly
3. Pages: 388
4. Rating: ?

Summary (From Goodreads): 
There's something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia...

Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family as fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walkers by. But this is nothing compared to what she's just read in the newspaper—

The Dead are rising in Philadelphia.

And then, in a frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor... from her brother.

Whoever is controlling the Dead army has taken her brother as well. If Eleanor is going to find him, she'll have to venture into the lab of the notorious Spirit-Hunters, who protect the city from supernatural forces. But as Eleanor spends more time with the Spirit-Hunters, including the maddeningly stubborn yet handsome Daniel, the situation becomes dire. An now, not only is her reputation on the line, but her very life may hang in the balance.

Something Strange and Deadly.pdf

Something Strange and Deadly.epub

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Looking for Alaska

1. Title: Looking For Alaska
1. Author: John Green
Published: March 2005
Genres: Fiction, Young Adult Literature
Awards: Michael L. Printz Award
1. Type: Stand Alone
2. Pages: 256
3. Rating: ◆◆◆◆
Summary (From Goodreads):
Before. Miles "Pudge" Halter's whole existence has been one big nonevent, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the "Great Perhaps" (François Rabelais, poet) even more. He heads off to the sometimes crazy, possibly unstable, and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed-up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young, who is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart.

After. Nothing is ever the same.
Looking for Alaska.pdf
Looking for Alaska.epub

My Review: Had the book saved for months and didn't know what to do with it. It didn't really interest me at first. I didn't understand the cover at first, but reading the book things start to make more sense. 

Miles's point of view is what defined the book. Most books have a girl's point of view of the story, so we don't get to feel the boy's feelings. I liked his obsession with people's last words, it made him unique compared to all the other characters. People say to stay away from bad influences, but John Green has made a point in understanding

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