Demon's Fall by Karalynn Lee (Carina Press, 2010)

Demon's Fall by Karalynn Lee

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


3 Stars! Angels and demons and incubus's....Oh, my!! Karalynn Lee did some very creative world building with this one!

We meet Kenan as he is strolling the Hellsgate marketplace and finds an angel caged. Jahel came to Hellsgate looking for a soul of a girl she was looking out for. Kenan immediately buys her from the merchant and takes her home. He decides to help her find the soul in hopes of getting her to bed and gaining Jahel's soul, as Kenan is an incubus.

I really had a difficult time getting into Demon's Fall. I didn't immediately connect with either of the characters. The pacing of the story was really slow for the length. It took me over a week to finish it, and it was only a novella. However, the world building and the last few chapters were able to redeem this story for me.

Lee designed an entire Hellsgate culture, along with a battle between Heaven and Earth that was really quite intense for a 26,000 words or so. And I really loved how the Kenan collected souls, very clever! I would definitely recommend this story, if only for the world building!




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Tin and Paper by Ella Drake

My rating: 4 of 5 stars






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The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


4 1/2 Stars! The Goddess Test by Aimee drew me in immediately. I was impressed with the creativity of the entire storyline. Carter took Greek mythology and gave it an exciting and modern twist! Clever, dark, and light all at the same time.

We first meet Kate as she is driving from New York into a town called Eden with her very ill and dying mother. It is her mother's last wish to return to her hometown before she passes away. Because of her mothers illness Kate has become a loner, and tries her best to stay away from the other students in the new high school. But inevitably a few trend towards her. One girl convinces her to go to a school party to meet everyone, and Kate grudgingly agrees to go. The evening of the party is met with tragedy and a meeting with an intriguing stranger, Henry. And Henry claims to be a God. Thus begins The Goddess Test.

This is certainly one of the best YA books I have read this year. I would highly recommend to YA and paranormal fans alike. And I am definitely looking forward to next installment in this series. Great debut!!



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Hunters by Michelle Marquis

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Okay, I really enjoyed listening to this book. There were some issues with likability with the h early on, however, the ending really redeemed her. There was a ton of sex (and I love sex in a book,) yet I felt it was a tad overdone and repetitious. Overall though, a good, exciting read!



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Sweet Valley Confidential by Francine Pascal

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


So I did enjoy listening to Sweet Valley Confidential. I grew up in the eighties (very late eighties, of course!) and the Wakefield Twins were very much a part of my reading life. Never great works of literature, but always fun light reads. And that was the same with this book. Francine Pascal brought back several of the characters, and it was very much a Sweet Valley revisit for those who grew up reading about the twins trials and tribulations. And there was one big twist I really appreciated!



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Girl in the Beaded Mask by Amanda McCabe

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


An enjoyable read. I did find the ending was abrupt as I expected at least another chapter.



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