Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver

Well hello lovely folks! So it's been awhile!!!  I have read lots of books so be prepared for some updates coming in the next couple of days. I will try to do one review a day to catch up! :)

So let's start with Demon Trapper's Daughter by Jana Oliver! This was a good book!  Normally not something I would pull off the shelf and read but I had it as a book discussion book.  I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It was like Ghostbusters with a female lead!!!  Loved it! Check out the synopsis and other people's reviews of the book below!

Be forewarned: This book is the beginning of a series!!!  So be prepared to want to read the rest!!!

REVIEWS

SYNOPSIS:
"Seventeen-year-old Riley, the only daughter of legendary Demon Trapper, Paul Blackthorne, has always dreamed of following in her father's footsteps. The good news is, with human society seriously disrupted by economic upheaval and Lucifer increasing the number of demons in all major cities, Atlanta’s local Trappers’ Guild needs all the help they can get—even from a girl. When she’s not keeping up with her homework or trying to manage her growing crush on fellow apprentice, Simon, Riley’s out saving distressed citizens from foul-mouthed little devils – Grade One Hellspawn only, of course, per the strict rules of the Guild. Life’s about as normal as can be for the average demon-trapping teen.

But then a Grade Five Geo-Fiend crashes Riley’s routine assignment at a library, jeopardizing her life and her chosen livelihood. And, as if that wasn’t bad enough, sudden tragedy strikes the Trappers’ Guild, spinning Riley down a more dangerous path than she ever could have imagined. As her whole world crashes down around her, who can Riley trust with her heart—and her life?"-goodreads.com

Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison

Well what a pleasant surprise this book turned out to be!  Earlier this school year, I was doing Freshman Orientation at the local high school and finished the incredible book "Monsters of Men" by Patrick Ness and was in need of something to read. Fortunately, the orientations were for the school's library so I was able to easily find a book to read. I checked out the display for "Read for a Lifetime", the state of Illinois' High School Reading Challenge.  There I found this book.  This book about Lo that has hardcore OCD and hoarding issues whose brother is dead and she wants to know why.  I tell ya, it was better than I was expecting. I finished it in about a day and there were some twists and turns that I did not see coming!!!  I'm glad that I read this book and urge you to do the same. Check out the synopsis and reviews below!!!  And if you are interested in reading the books on the Read for a Lifetime List, check out the link here. I have already read quite a few and am looking forward to reading more!

REVIEWS
SYNOPSIS: "Penelope (Lo) Marin has always loved to collect beautiful things. Her dad's consulting job means she's grown up moving from one rundown city to the next, and she's learned to cope by collecting (sometimes even stealing) quirky trinkets and souvenirs in each new place--possessions that allow her to feel at least some semblance of home.

But in the year since her brother Oren's death, Lo's hoarding has blossomed into a full-blown, potentially dangerous obsession. She discovers a beautiful, antique butterfly pendant during a routine scour at a weekend flea market, and recognizes it as having been stolen from the home of a recently murdered girl known only as "Sapphire"--a girl just a few years older than Lo. As usual when Lo begins to obsess over something, she can't get the murder out of her mind.

As she attempts to piece together the mysterious "butterfly clues," with the unlikely help of a street artist named Flynt, Lo quickly finds herself caught up in a seedy, violent underworld much closer to home than she ever imagined--a world, she'll ultimately discover, that could hold the key to her brother's tragic death." -goodreads.com 

Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness

Holy Toledo!!! What a way to end a series!!!  Patrick Ness has easily become one of my favorite authors!!! There's not much I can say about this book series aside from wow!  Check them out!!!  Please!!!!

REVIEWS

SYNOPSIS:"War," says the Mayor. "At last." Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they're so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await? But then a third voice breaks into the battle, one bent on revenge - the electrifying finale to the award-winning "Chaos Walking" trilogy, Monsters of Men is a heart-stopping novel about power, survival, and the devastating realities of war." -goodreads.com

The Ask and the Answer

Fabulous book, Cliffhanger ending...again!!! Patrick Ness, what are you doing to me!!!!  This book is amazing...I can't believe it took me so long to read these!!!

I'm in the middle of reading the Demon Trappers Daughter by Jana Oliver so look for the review soon!  In the meantime, check out the synopsis and reviews for The Ask and the Answer!

REVIEWS

SYNOPSIS:
"We were in the square, in the square where I'd run, holding her, carrying her, telling her to stay alive, stay alive till we got safe, till we got to Haven so I could save her - But there weren't no safety, no safety at all, there was just him and his men...

Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode...

"The Ask and the Answer" is a tense, shocking and deeply moving novel of resistance under the most extreme pressure. This is the second title in the "Chaos Walking" trilogy." -goodreads.com

End of Summer Wrap Up!

End of summer reading is tomorrow, be sure to turn in all your raffle tickets!!!  I will be pulling today for our Hunger Games Laser Tag Raffle.  Our final party is getting moved, if you completed all of your reading, you will get a phone call with the details!!!

Tonight is Teen Just Dance from 6:30-8pm. Last day to turn in raffle tickets is Tuesday, July 31st!  Leave a comment if you have any questions!!!

Ms Laura

Knife of Never Letting Go

Patrick Ness is a mean mean man! So this book is incredible, but it just ends....ENDS!!!  When you read it, make sure you have the next one available!!!! And I hear the 2nd one just ends as well, so you might as well just get the whole trilogy!!! :) Check out the synopsis and reviews below! Happy Reading!

REVIEWS

SYNOPSIS:
"Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd and his dog, Manchee -- whose thoughts Todd can hear too, whether he wants to or not -- stumble upon an area of complete silence. They find that in a town where privacy is impossible, something terrible has been hidden -- a secret so awful that Todd and Manchee must run for their lives.

But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought?" -goodreads.com

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

This book was awesome!  It took me a while to read it but only because I've been super busy.  When I was finally able to sit and read it, I think it took about 8 hours total so really, that's not too shabby for an almost 400 page book!  I really enjoyed this book!  Am I mad that it's a series of four and I have to wait for the next one cause the book kind of just ended?  YES!!!  But at least I have so many other series that come out at various points during the year, the next book will be out before I know it!!!  Check out the Synopsis and Reviews below!

Happy Reading! :)

REVIEWS

SYNOPSIS:
"Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, the ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . 

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future." -goodreads.com

Starters by Lissa Price

On the negative side, this is not a stand alone book and yet another series that I have to wait for the next book to come out...on the plus side, it is only a 2 book story and the final book comes out in December so at least I dont have to wait THAT long!!!  This book was awesome.  As I was reading, the climax kept growing and growing and growing...nonstop!  I can't wait to see what Lissa Price does with the rest of the story!!!  I like this story so much that if I try to write what it's about, I will give something away, so check out the Synopsis and Reviews below!!!

REVIEWS
SYNOPSIS:
"HER WORLD IS CHANGED FOREVER

Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend Michael and fighting off renegades who would kill them for a cookie. Callie's only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place in Beverly Hills run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man.

He hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders—seniors who want to be young again. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her, Tyler, and Michael alive, agrees to be a donor. But the neurochip they place in Callie's head malfunctions and she wakes up in the life of her renter, living in her mansion, driving her cars, and going out with a senator's grandson. It feels almost like a fairy tale, until Callie discovers that her renter intends to do more than party—and that Prime Destinations' plans are more evil than Callie could ever have imagined. . . " -goodreads.com

Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

My God!!!  What a fabulous sequel to Delirium!!!  I mean, it took me a little while to get into it since I read Delirium so long ago and I was only reading on my lunch break, so it took some time to finally get going for me...but once it did?  I finished this bad boy in like 3 hours!!!  I love love love this book!  I really am upset that I have to wait til next year for the final installment in this trilogy, however as long as it ends well, I'm sure the wait will be worth it!

I'm not one for giving away crucial points of a book so I dont want to say anymore than it was great and you should read it!!!  For a Synopsis and Reviews, check below!!!

REVIEWS

SYNOPSIS:

"I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare,
pushing aside thoughts of Alex,
pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school,
push,
push,
push,
like Raven taught me to do.
The old life is dead.
But the old Lena is dead too.
I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence,
behind a wall of smoke and flame.

Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite."-goodreads.com

City of Lost Souls Chapter Reveal!!! Only til April 4th

City of Lost Souls – Shadowhunter Chapter Reveal

	Starting Wednesday, March 28th visit the blogs below and piece together the first chapter of Cassandra Clare’s next installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Mortal Instruments!

	Wednesday, March 28th		CassandraClare.tumblr.com
	Thursday, March 29th		NovelNovice.com
	Friday, March 30th		EvesFanGarden.com
	Monday, April 2nd		TheStorySiren.com
	Tuesday, April 3rd		MundieMoms.com
	Wednesday, April 4th		MortalInstruments.com

	This is the ONLY sneak peek you’ll get until City of Lost Souls goes on sale on May 8th! And you’ll have the chance to win a very limited edition Shadow Hunter Family Ring!

Dead to You

Lisa McMann is definitely one of my favorite authors!!!  I have read everything she has written except for one which I have every intention on reading.  This book was a little different from what she normally writes but I enjoyed it all the same.  The first paragraph drags you in and nothing is what you expect it to be!  Check out the synopsis and reviews below!!!

REVIEWS

SYNOPSIS: 

"Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has returned to his family. It's a miracle... at first. Then the tensions start to build. His reintroduction to his old life isn't going smoothly, and his family is tearing apart all over again. If only Ethan could remember something, anything, about his life before, he'd be able to put the pieces back together. But there's something that's keeping his memory blocked. Something unspeakable"- goodreads

Hunger Games Success!!!

Found these articles about the Hunger Games movie that was released this past week.  Read up!  Get excited!  Let me know what you thought of the movie!!!

Clove

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/isabelle-furhman-hunger-games-knife-assassin-201342878.html

Hunger Games Pay Day!

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/hunger-games-haul-promises-payday-bump-stars-jennifer-220231982.html

New Hunger Games Trailer!!!

CLICK HERE to see the newest movie trailer for the Hunger Games!!!  I am uber geeked about this guys!!!

It's been a while since I have posted on here but I was busy having a baby!!! So my books have kind of been on the back burner...

But I promise, I will start reading again soon and posting!!!  In the meantime, enjoy the trailer!!!

Happy Reading!
Ms. Laura

Hunger Games Movie!!!

So I'm totally getting geeked out for the Hunger Games movie set to be released March 2012...here's an article about some of the actors playing the parts!!!

CLICK HERE!!!

Happy Reading!

Ms. Laura

Happy October!

Okay,
So I know October is almost over and I haven't posted like anything!  I feel like a total lame! I've actually been reading a lot of Adult non fiction lately so I havent been able to write reviews! :(  But I am in the middle of reading a couple of really awesome books!!!  And for all you Creepy Book lovers out there, here is a picture of the pamphlet we have for our super awesome Book Display!!!

Click on the actual pictures to get a full sized view!!! 

Hope to be writing reviews soon!  Happy Reading!

Ms. Laura

Away (The Line Book 2)

Another book that I've been waiting forever and a day for finally came out!  I really enjoyed the second book in the Line Series by Teri Hall.  Rachel has made it across to Away and is with the Others.  Is her father still alive?  What happens in the lives of the Others?  Do they really have special powers?  Find out all this and more in the second book of this series....there just has to be another one!!! 

I really enjoyed this book!  I just wish that I could start like series books after the entire series is out so I dont have to wait!!!  Check below for synopsis and reviews!!!

AWAY

REVIEWS

SYNOPSIS:
"After crossing the Line, Rachel finds herself in a world where survival is never guaranteed - a world where bizarre creatures roam the woods and people have strange abilities. Everything has gone to ruin Away and the survivors have banded into warring clans. Rachel finds her father being held prisoner by a tribe of Others, and she and her new friends set out to rescue him. But when they cross back over the Line, Rachel and Pathik make a foolish decision, bringing them into further danger that can only be resolved with an unthinkable sacrifice.


An adventure filled with life-and-death choices, dark conspiracies, and heart-poundingly suspenseful moments, this sequel delivers." -goodreads.com

Teen Movie Night Thursday!!!

Remember that we are having Teen Movie Night this Thursday, September 22nd from 6:30-8:30pm...only 3 days left to vote!!!

CLICK HERE to vote!!!

Teen Movie Night: VOTE!!!

Alright Teens:  We are having a movie night next Thursday, September 22nd from 6:30-8:30pm

You need to vote for the movie you want to watch!!! Click on the link below, or click on the Survey Gadget on the right side of our blog page, or leave a comment on the Richton Park Facebook page or a comment on here!!!  You can also email Ms Laura at: teenlibrarianrpl@yahoo.com

Check out the flyer below for more details:

Power of Six ( I am Number Four Book 2)

This book was absolutely amazing!!!  However, now I'm mad...since it just came out last month...I now have to wait I dont know how long for the next book...and you know the author loves to leave you hanging at the end!!!  If you haven't read the first book, I Am Number Four, you should!!! Check out the synopsis!!!

Power of Six

REVIEWS
SYNOPSIS:
"I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened in Ohio. John Smith, out there, on the run. To the world, he's a mystery. But to me . . . he's one of us.


Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us—if we all still believe in our mission. How can I know? There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in, avoiding contact with one another . . . but our Legacies are developing, and soon we'll be equipped to fight. Is John Number Four, and is his appearance the sign I've been waiting for? And what about Number Five and Six? Could one of them be the raven-haired girl with the stormy eyes from my dreams? The girl with powers that are beyond anything I could ever imagine? The girl who may be strong enough to bring the six of us together?

They caught Number One in Malaysia.
Number Two in England.
And Number Three in Kenya.
They tried to catch Number Four in Ohio—and failed.

I am Number Seven. One of six still alive.

And I'm ready to fight." -goodreads.com

Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go

It's been a while but I've finally started reading again!!!  Check out the first book in this series!!!

It's took me a while to get through this book only because I only had 15 minutes on my lunch break to read it weveryday.  And the book was entertaining, just a little hard to get into within 15 minutes....but you should give it a read, cause it is good!!!! I think the rest of the series could be very entertaining...

Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go

REVIEWS

SYNOPSIS:
"When Milton and Marlo Fauster die in a marshmallow bear explosion, they get sent straight to Heck, an otherworldly reform school. Milton can understand why his kleptomaniac sister is here, but Milton is—or was—a model citizen. Has a mistake been made? Not according to Bea “Elsa” Bubb, the Principal of Darkness. She doesn’t make mistakes. She personally sees to it that Heck—whether it be home-ec class with Lizzie Borden, ethics with Richard Nixon, or gym with Blackbeard the Pirate—is especially, well, heckish for the Fausters. Will Milton and Marlo find a way to escape? Or are they stuck here for all eternity, or until they turn 18, whichever comes first?"