Title: The Unmaking of June Farrow Author: Adrienne Young Genre: Fantasy Plot: The Farrow women are cursed. June Farrow knows this all too well. Her mother lost her mind and disappeared when June was a couple months old. Her grandma who raised her is losing hers as well. She found out a year ago, JuneContinue reading “The Unmaking of June Farrow – Adrienne Young”
Category Archives: Darkness
Fairy Tale – Stephen King
Title: Fairy Tale Author: Stephen King Genre: Fantasy Plot: Charlie is at the end of his junior year of high school. He had a rough childhood, he and his father are learning to get along again. Then Charlie heard the creepy house neighbor’s dog scared barking. He found the owner, Mr. Bowditch, with a brokenContinue reading “Fairy Tale – Stephen King”
The Jerusalem Chronicles – Bodie and Brock Theone
Title: Book 1 – When Jesus Wept Author: Bodie and Brock Theone Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction Plot: David ben Lazarus is a vineyard owner near Jerusalem during the time of Jesus. When he hears of Jesus through John the Baptist, he’s curious but skeptical. But everything changes when he actually meets him. David benContinue reading “The Jerusalem Chronicles – Bodie and Brock Theone”
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – Suzanne Collins
Title: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Plot: Coriolanus Snow is in his last year of school. His family was once very prominent, wealthy family before the war and dark days. Now he lives with his cousin, Tigris, and their grandma’am. They try to hide this fact they’reContinue reading “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – Suzanne Collins”
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell – Robert Dugoni
Title: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell Author: Robert Dugoni Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: Samuel Hill was born with ocular albinism. This makes his eyes bright red. His mother says his eyes are ‘a gift from God.’ His classmates call him ‘the devil’s child.’ What makes life bearable are his two friends, Ernie (the onlyContinue reading “The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell – Robert Dugoni”
The Sunlit Lands Trilogy – Matt Mikalatos
Titles: 1 – The Crescent Stone, 2 – The Heartwood Crown, 3 – The Story King Author: Matt Mikalatos Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Plot: 1 – Madeline is a junior in high school, and she’s dying. Every day she finds it harder to breath. One day in class, Madeline collapses. Her friends Wu Song, nicknameContinue reading “The Sunlit Lands Trilogy – Matt Mikalatos”
The King’s Feather – Amy Earls
Title: The King’s Feather Author: Amy Earls Genre: Fantasy, Christian, Young Adult Plot: Pero has been hiding for the past 12 years. She has a secret talent that she needs to hide from Dr. Carper, who took her mom for the same reason 12 years ago and why she’s been hiding. If Pero wears herContinue reading “The King’s Feather – Amy Earls”
Vampires of el Norte – Isabel Cañas
Title: Vampire of el Norte Author: Isabel Cañas Genre: Thriller, Historical Fiction Plot: Nena and Néstor were childhood friends on a rancho in northern Mexico in the mid-1800’s. Nena’s the daughter of the rancho owner. Néstor’s one of the ranch hands. The two of them sneak away most nights to find silver so Néstor canContinue reading “Vampires of el Norte – Isabel Cañas”
The Clockmaker’s Daughter – Kate Morton
Title: The Clockmaker’s Daughter Author: Kate Morton Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Elodie is an archivist in London. Her boss asked her to sort through some boxes. In one of the boxes is a satchel. In the satchel there a sketch book and portrait of a young woman. Elodie uses all of her resources to findContinue reading “The Clockmaker’s Daughter – Kate Morton”
The Wishing Game – Meg Shaffer
Title: The Wishing Game Author: Meg Shaffer Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: Lucy is a kindergarten aide with a love for reading. She’s been tutoring a kid named Christopher since she fostered him for a few weeks. She passed on her love of reading to him as it was one of the few things that couldContinue reading “The Wishing Game – Meg Shaffer”
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