To cold faery prince Ash, love was a weakness for mortals and fools. His own love had died a horrible death, killing any gentler feelings the Winter prince might have had. Or so he thought.
Then Meghan Chase—a half human, half fey slip of a girl—smashed through his barricades, binding him to her irrevocably with his oath to be her knight. And when all of Faery nearly fell to the Iron fey, she severed their bond to save his life. Meghan is now the Iron Queen, ruler of a realm where no Winter or Summer fey can survive.
With the unwelcome company of his archrival, Summer Court prankster Puck, and the infuriating cait sith Grimalkin, Ash begins a journey he is bound to see through to its end—a quest to find a way to honor his vow to stand by Meghan's side.
To survive in the Iron Realm, Ash must have a soul and a mortal body. But the tests he must face to earn these things are impossible. And along the way Ash learns something that changes everything. A truth that challenges his darkest beliefs and shows him that, sometimes, it takes more than courage to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Told in Ash's POV as he journey's to gain what he needs to join Megan in the Iron Kingdom. A good finale to the series.
The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past...bridged two irreconcilable worlds...faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for—and their love—forever.
Nora and Patch are back fighting to do all they need to do stay together. The story continues. This third book was better (for me) than the second book and I will read the fourth.
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves… or it might destroy her.
Loved the characters and plot of this book. It is a page turning, action-packed gem. Definitely on my best YA list of 2011. Can't wait for the second book Insurgent
The most powerful advisor to the King of Sounis is the magus. He's not a wizard, he's a scholar, an aging solider, not a thief. When he needs something stolen, he pulls a young thief from the King's prison to do the job for him.
Gen is a thief and proud of it. When his bragging lands him behind bars he has one chance to win his freedom-- journey to a neighboring kingdom with the magus, find a legendary stone called Hamiathes's Gift and steal it.
The magus has plans for his King and his country. Gen has plans of his own.
Award winning book with a surprise ending. Well worth the read.
Mickey Bolitar's year can't get much worse. After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, he's forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools.
A new school comes with new friends and new enemies, and lucky for Mickey, it also comes with a great new girlfriend, Ashley. For a while, it seems like Mickey's train-wreck of a life is finally improving - until Ashley vanishes without a trace. Unwilling to let another person walk out of his life, Mickey follows Ashley's trail into a seedy underworld that reveals that this seemingly sweet, shy girl isn't who she claimed to be. And neither was Mickey's father. Soon, Mickey learns about a conspiracy so shocking that it makes high school drama seem like a luxury - and leaves him questioning everything about the life he thought he knew.
An adult fiction author that has successfully ventured into the YA genre. A fast paced mystery that had me turning the pages and looking forward to more of Mickey's adventures.
Davis Delaware is not from Delaware. But try telling that to everyone at his new school. When you move in the middle of ninth grade, people are going to think whatever they want about you. If they pay attention at all.
Blending in is fine with Davis. He just wants to doodle in his notebook. Make a few friends. Not rock the boat.
Easier said than done.
Because when he starts a band called The Amazing Dweebs with beautiful Molly and nerdy Edwin, Davis rocks the boat big-time. And all that rocking gets the attention of school bully Gerald the Butcher Boggs. Now Davis is suddenly king of the school -- and the Butcher's next target.
This can't end well.
A Humorous with awesome illustrations that enhance the story. Younger readers will enjoy this book.
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Thanks for the great reviews and suggestions. I think it takes a very skilled author to do a great YA book, it must be shorter and tell all and hold their attention. We as adult give books a great opportunity to get interesting.
I really want to read the thief one :D
Awesome. And I didn't know Silence was out. Just downloaded it to my nook. Thanks!
Some great books here. I need to get to the last two books in the Iron series, I'm enjoying the books.
Divergent caught my attention since it is on your best-of list this year.
I have Divergent in my Audible library to read soon. Thanks for your comments on all of these.
You have a lot of great choices here... looks so good! Some of these I cant wait to read!
I love your YA round-up! So many good ones to add to my list!
I see three on there I'd like to read. You do bad things to my overburdeoned wish list.
The Thief...I enjoyed that book quite a bit. I recently read the follow-up, which was also quite good. However, I recommend not waiting too long. I did and felt like I was missing something. Still enjoyed immensely.
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