What Lies Around The Bend...

"Caro Mitchell considers herself an only child - and she likes it that way. After all, her much older sister, Hannah, left home eight years ago, and Caro barely remembers her. So when Caro's parents drop the bombshell news that Hannah is returning to live with them, Caro feels as if an interloper is crashing her family. To her, Hannah's a total stranger, someone who haunts their home with her meek and withdrawn presence, and who refuses to talk about her life and why she went away. Caro can't understand why her parents cut her sister so much slack, and why they're not pushing for answers. Unable to understand Hannah, Caro resorts to telling lies about her mysterious reappearance. But when those lies alienate Caro's new boyfriend and put her on the outs with her friends and her parents, she seeks solace from an unexpected source. And when she unearths a clue about Hannah's past - one that could save Hannah from the dark secret that possesses her - Caro ...

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS FAR IN THE FALLEN SERIES, STOP NOW. DO NOT READ. THIS IS BOOK 4. FOR BOOK 1, CHECK OUT FALLEN . FOR BOOK 2, CHECK OUT TORMENT , AND PASSION FOR BOOK 3. "The sky is dark with wings.... Like sand through an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past, they must find the place where the angels fell to earth.  Dark forces are after them, and Daniel doesn't know if he can do this - live only to lose Luce again and again. Yet together they face an epic battle that will end with lifeless bodies... and angel dust. Great sacrifices are made. Hearts are destroyed. And suddenly Luce knows what must happen. For she was meant to be with someone other than Daniel. The curse they've borne has always and only been about her - and the love she cast aside. The choice she makes now is the only one that truly matters. In the fight for Luce, who will win?" Review: ...

"Ruby dreams of escaping the Congregation. Escape from slaver Darwin West and his cruel Overseers. Escape from the backbreaking work of gathering Water. Escape from living as if it is still 1812, the year they were all enslaved. When Ruby meets Ford - an irresistible, kind, forbidden new Overseer - she longs to run away with him to the modern world where she could live a normal teenage life. Escape with Ford would be so simple. But if Ruby leaves, her community is condemned to certain death. She, alone, possesses the secret ingredient that makes the Water so special - her blood - and it's the one thing the Congregation cannot live without." Review: This book made me a raging ball of fury (redundancy necessary). Not to say this book was bad, in a sense, but the character just made me profusely upset. Most of the book, Ruby is near her breaking point and is about to fight back, despite what her mother says, "Otto saves. We sustain and endure." How...

"Annabel Greene is the girl who has everything. At least, that's what she portrays in her modeling shoots. But Annabel's life is far from perfect. Her friendship with Sophie ended bitterly, and her older sister's eating disorder is weighing down the entire family. Isolated and ostracized at school and at home, Annabel retreats into silent acceptance. Then she meets Owen - intense, music-obsessed, and determined to always tell the truth. And with his guidance, Annabel learns to just listen to herself and gains the courage to speak honestly. But will she be able to tell everyone what really happened the night she and Sophie stopped being friends?" Review: "I'm sensing a theme here" is a line I read that just so happens to apply to me when I'm reading Sarah Dessen's novels. Again, I stayed up all night reading this book. Why? I'm glad you asked. Because her books are so goddamn good! tears were brimming my eyes pretty much the entire ...

"Amelia is used to being upstaged by her charismatic younger sister, Charly. She doesn't mind, mostly, that it always falls to her to cover for Charly's crazy, impulsive antics. But one night, Charly's thoughtlessness goes way too far, and she lands both sisters in serious trouble. Amelia's not sure she can forgive Charly this time, and not sure she wants to... but the situation is far worse than either of them realizes. Amelia has no choice but to give up everything - her friends, her future, her dream - in order to cover for Charly's huge mistake. Amelia doesn't understand how her sister could do this to them both. What she doesn't know is that Charly is hiding a terrible secret - one with the potential to change everything." Review: This book surprised me right out of the gate. It was nothing I was expecting and that was wonderful. I related with the sibling feuding and Amelia's rebellious state (which by the way she had every ...

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS FAR IN THE FALLEN SERIES, STOP NOW. DO NOT READ. THIS IS BOOK 3. FOR THE REVIEW OF BOOK 1, CHECK OUT FALLEN AND TORMENT FOR BOOK 2! "Luce would die for Daniel. And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead and Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn't need to be that way... Luce is certain that something - or someone - in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime... going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel... and finally unlock the key to making their love last. Cam and the legions of angels and Outcasts are desperate to catch Luce, but none are as frantic as Daniel. He chases Luce through their shared past, terrified of what might happen if she rewrites history. Because their romance for the ages could go up in flames.....

"Briony has a secret. It is a secret that killed her stepmother, ruined her sister's mind, and end her life, if anyone were to know. Briony is a witch. And she can see the Old Ones, the spirits that haunt the marshes surrounding the town - The Dark Muse, the Reed Spirits, the Mucky Face, and the Wythes. She is the only one who can, besides the Chime Child who sentences witches to death. Then Eldric comes along with his golden lion eyes and a great mane of tawny hair. He is as natural as the sun, and treats her as if she's extraordinary. And everything starts to change...." Review: When I started reading this novel, my expectations were low. The book was very vague on the time period with which it was set, so it was hard for me to understand the language, however I soon caught on. And with that, the book went into full swing and it was great. The reviews and everything you heard is true. Chime is a classic of this generation and Franny Billingsley is a wo...