Romance...Blomance----(puke)

AUTHOR: Balog, Cyn
TITLE: Sleepless

In the ever increasing collection of paranormal romances Sleepless falls quickly to the middle of the heap. Told in alternating chapters, Balog introduces us to Eron and Julia. Eron DeMarchelle is a Sandmen, a demure and sophisticated creature that aids in putting helpless humans to sleep and protecting them from themselves. Julia is an innocent human whose long time boyfriend has recently died in a horrible car accident.
After one hundred years of service Sandmen are granted a fresh start, a chance to live the life the lost, only after they train their replacement. Enter Griffin, a brash and abrasive Sandmen in Training, more concerned about sneaking into the bedrooms of his more attractive charges, than fulfilling his duties.
Some readers may be intrigued by the introduction of the Sandmen and the art of putting people to sleep. However, very little of the back story is explained. Eron is perhaps the most well developed character, and readers will be charmed by his

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods
By: Melissa De La Cruz


302p
Hyperion,

ISBN-10: 142310126X
ISBN-13: 978-1423101260


Annotation:
Select teenagers from some of New York City's wealthiest and most socially prominent families learn a startling secret about their bloodlines.


Summary:
A new trend of vampire novels are appearing in bookstores all across the country. Melissa De La Cruz's are perhaps one of the most interesting series on the stands. De La Cruz has melded the Gossip Girl Generation with the vampire genre, creating a combination that leaves you hungry for more.

The popular students at the New York's Duchesne School have a little secret, they are more beautiful, strong and intelligent than even they are aware of. When the students start to display their true tendencies, a power struggle is set to begin. A hipper band of vamps will be hard to find than the ones in Blue Bloods, not only sure you want to become a vampire, you are sure you want to run with Schuyler Van Alen and her posse.

Mason

Mason
By: Thomas Pendleton

256p
HarperTeen

ISBN-10: 0061177369
ISBN-13: 978-0061177361


Annotation:
When a sadistic high school student tries to cover up a murder by brutally beating an innocent girl, his mentally challenged but psychically gifted brother, Mason, uses his powers to bring about justice in their sleepy Louisiana town.

Summary:
In Pendelton’s first novel we are introduced to Mason; a mentally challenged young man and his sadistic drug dealing brother Gene. As the story opens we are exposed to the graphic image of a nine year old Gene attempting to asphyxiate his resented “special” younger brother, only to be stopped in time by his parents, both of which are gone after that fateful night.

Fast forward; Gene and Mason are now in high school, Mason is constantly harassed and bullied by his classmates and his brother’s friend much to the enjoyment of Gene. Mason’s only saving grace is Rene a childhood friend of his, a friend that is a whole lot of danger. Little does Rene know that she is putting herself at risk by befriending Mason, risk at the hands of Gene.
Mason also has a very special ability; he is able to project lifelike images into other people’s mind. When Rene gets brutally attacked by a group of high school students, orchestrated by Gene, it is up to Mason and his special ability to avenge her.

Pendleton creates interesting well developed characters from the first page. The story is quick paced and manages to keep the readers attention. The tension is thick in the air once the final confrontation is at hand. Readers will be hooked, and unable to put down this chilling young adult novel.

Summoning

The Summoning

By Kelley Armstrong

416p

Harper Collins

ISBN-10: 0061450545
ISBN-13: 978-0061450549

Annotation:
After fifteen-year-old Chloe starts seeing ghosts and is sent to Lyle House, a mysterious group home for mentally disturbed teenagers, she soon discovers that neither Lyle House nor its inhabitants are exactly what they seem, and that she and her new friends are in danger.

Summary:
When Chloe was a child she had the ability to see ghosts. These ghosts took great pleasure in trying to scare her, and by age six she was terrified of the basement. Now she is older, she has moved far away from the creepy house, and has long forgotten about the incidents in the basement. That is of course until now. As she is walking from one class to another she notices a man who is covered with burn marks and what is worse is he can see her too.

Chloe is captured by the school's administration and sent to a group home for children with mental disorders. She quietly accepts her fate until she realizes that many of her housemates have abilities too.

This novel will keep you on the edge of your seat from cover to cover. Readers will constantly be guessing the next outcome and will be shock by the result. As the readers become more captivated by the story, it only pull you in deeper. Definitely a book that will be hard for some to put down, and one to be read by those who do not scare easily.