The Forest of Hands and Teeth

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Mary lives in a walled village in what once was the United States. Outside the walls are the unconsecrated, once alive human beings, but now "infected" and banished to outside the village. Unconsecrated are forced to fight for food - human flesh. The only way to kill an unconsecrated "person" is to cut its head off. Mary's father is missing and assumed to be unconsecrated and her mother was infected and chose to become unconsecrated in order to find her husband. Mary, despite knowing the danger involved is determined to leave her village and find what is beyond her village walls. This is the first book in a trilogy.



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Ask Me Why I Hurt

Ask Me Why I Hurt by Randy Christensen

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Dr. Christensen treats homeless teens by driving around in a moblie medical unit (a winnebago). While not the most well written - you will be haunted by the teens that Dr. Christensen treats. Thank goodness there is someone like Dr. Christensen (and his staff) in this world!



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This Dark Endeavor

This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Victor Frankenstein stumbles upon "The Dark Library" hidden in his family's estate. Although he is forbidden to enter the library again, he does so in order to save his twin brother from death. Victor goes to extraordinary lengths and blurs the line between life and death.



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Matched

Matched by Ally Condie

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the correct choices for her and her family, for the good of everyone. The Society chooses her best friend Xander as her life-long match and Cassia is thrilled. When she gets home and reads the data pod provided to her at the Match Banquet there is another person listed as her match - Ky. Is this a mistake? Is the Society capable of making mistakes? Is the Society acting in the best interest of its citizens?



I am hooked and can't wait for the sequel - "Crossed" to come out.



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A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I can't believe how AMAZING this book is!! Everyone must read this. If you like to listen to your books, check out the Playaway. It is FANTASTIC!!



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Thirteen Reasons Why

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Clay has a crush on Hanna but for reasons he doesn't understand she commits suicide. A couple of weeks later he receives a package containing cassette tapes that Hanna recorded before she killed herself and she gives 13 reasons why she did it. Clay is worried that he did something but can't think what it was - but he had to have done something or he wouldn't have been mentioned on the tapes. Heartbreaking and eye-opening.



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The Alchemyst

The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Josh works for Nick Flemming in a old bookstore and his twin Sophie works across the street from him at a tea shop. The twins were going about their day when a limo shows up and their world as they know it is turned upside down. It turns out that Nick Flemming is THE Nicholas Flamel - the alchemyst that supposedly died in the 1400s. This is a fun fantasy and I can't wait to read book two - "The Magician"



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