Wednesday, May 25, 2011

I want it Wednesday


Wildcat Fireflies is the sequel to Ms. Kizer's first book Meridian. This one won't be out till the summer though. It is going to hit the bookstores July 12, 2011.

Summary:
Meridian Sozu is a Fenestra—the half-human, half-angel link between the living and the dead. She has the dark responsibility of helping souls transition safely into the afterlife. If people die without the help of a Fenestra, their souls are left vulnerable to be stolen by the Aternocti, a dark band of forces who disrupt the balance of good and evil in the world and cause chaos.
Having recently lost her beloved Auntie—the woman who showed her what it meant to be a Fenestra—Meridian has hit the road with Tens, her love and sworn protector, in hopes of finding another Fenestra. Their search leads them to Indiana, where Juliet, a responsible and loving teenager, works tirelessly in the nursing home where she and several other foster kids are housed. Surrounded by death, Juliet struggles to make a loving home for the younger kids, and to protect them from the violent whims of their foster mother. But she is struggling against forces she can't understand . . . and even as she feels a pull toward the dying, their sickness seems to infect her, weighing her down. . . .

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Free Comic Book Day!


What? Free? Yep, you read correctly that magical word free.

The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day. Click on the link before to find a store in your area that is participating. As a librarian, a reader of comics, and yes one who is currently working on her own, I think its a great idea to branch out and read something a little different. Ever tried a comic? Think there is nothing for you? Don't be so quick to judge. Not every book out there deals with superheros in tights.


Check out Free Comic Book Day!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Historical Fiction Friday

How about a little steampunk? The title of this book is neat.

Summary:
In 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one…except the "thing" inside her.

When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch….

Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her that says she's special, says she's one of them. The orphaned duke takes her in from the gaslit streets against the wishes of his band of misfits: Emily, who has her own special abilities and an unrequited love for Sam, who is part robot; and Jasper, an American cowboy with a shadowy secret.

Griffin's investigating a criminal called The Machinist, the mastermind behind several recent crimes by automatons. Finley thinks she can help—and finally be a part of something, finally fit in.

But The Machinist wants to tear Griff's little company of strays apart, and it isn't long before trust is tested on all sides. At least Finley knows whose side she's on—even if it seems no one believes her.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

I want it Wednesday


Sorry for the delay. I've been down and out with bronchitis or something like it.

This ghastly tale caught my eye and I thought I'd share it with everyone. However, this book doesn't come out until August 30, 2011.

Summary:

Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead.

So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous dead—keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.

When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn't expect anything outside of the ordinary: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.

But she, for whatever reason, spares Cas's life.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

May Releases

Here are a few titles that are being released this month. Enjoy.

  • I'm not her by Janet Gurtler
  • Shine by Luren Myracle
  • Girl wonder by Alexa Martin
  • Sixteenth summer by Michelle Dalton
  • Die for me by Amy Plum
  • Mercy by Rebbecca Lim
  • The girl in the iron corset by Kady Cross
  • Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
  • You don't know about me by Brian Meehl
  • Pretend you love me by Julie Anne Peters
  • Kiss of death by Lauren Henderson