 Author: Julie Kagawa
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Adventure
Published: October 2011My Rating: 4/5 'My name - my True Name - is Ashallayn’ darkmyr Tallyn. I am the last remaining son of Mab, Queen of the Unseelie Court. And I am dead to her. My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl…' To cold faery prince Ash, love was a weakness for mortals and fools. His own love had died a horrible death, killing any gentler feelings the Winter prince might have had. Or so he thought. Then Meghan Chase - a half human, half fey slip of a girl - smashed through his barricades, binding him to her irrevocably with his oath to be her knight. And when all of Faery nearly fell to the Iron fey, she severed their bond to save his life. Meghan is now the Iron Queen, ruler of a realm where no Winter or Summer fey can survive. With the unwelcome company of his archrival, Summer Court prankster Puck, and the infuriating cait sith Grimalkin, Ash begins a journey he is bound to see through to its end - a quest to find a way to honor his vow to stand by Meghan's side. To survive in the Iron Realm, Ash must have a soul and a mortal body. But the tests he must face to earn these things are impossible. And along the way Ash learns something that changes everything. A truth that challenges his darkest beliefs and shows him that, sometimes, it takes more than courage to make the ultimate sacrifice. |
 Author: Bernie Su, Kate Rorick
Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, Romance, Humor
Published: June 2014My Rating: 5/5 Twenty-four-year-old grad student Lizzie Bennet is saddled with student loan debt and still living at home along with her two sisters - beautiful Jane and reckless Lydia. When she records her reflections on life for her thesis project and posts them on YouTube, she has no idea 'The Lizzie Bennet Diaries' will soon take on a life of their own, turning the Bennet sisters into internet celebrities seemingly overnight.
When rich and handsome Bing Lee comes to
town, along with his stuck-up friend William Darcy, things really start to get interesting
for the Bennets' and for Lizzie's viewers. But not everything happens
on-screen. Lucky for us, Lizzie has a secret diary.
'The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet' takes readers deep inside Lizzie's
world and well beyond the confines of her camera - from the wedding where she
first meets William Darcy to the local hangout of Carter's bar, and much more.
Lizzie's private musings are filled with revealing details about the Bennet
household, including her growing suspicions about her parents' unstable
financial situation, her sister's budding relationship with Bing Lee, the
perils of her unexpected fame, and her uncertainty over her future - and whom
she wants to share it with.
Featuring plenty of fresh twists to
delight fans and new readers alike, 'The
Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet' expands on the web series phenomenon that
captivated a generation and reimagines the 'Pride and Prejudice' story like never before.
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 Title: Outlander (Outlander #1) Author: Diana Gabaldon
Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Time Travel
Published: January 1991My Rating: 5/5 The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon--when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach--an "outlander"--in a Scotland torn by war and raiding Highland clans in the year of Our Lord...1743. Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into intrigues and dangers that may threaten her life...and shatter her heart. For here she meets James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, and becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire...and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives. |
