The House Witch #2 The House Witch 2 by Delemhach

The House Witch #2 The House Witch 2 by Delemhach I love this fantasy series and look forward to the third series. It's a good adult series. Love the relationship Finley has with the different characters in the story.

The House Witch #1 The House Witch by Delemhach

The House Witch #1 The House Witch by Delemhach This is my new fantasy favorite. You have got to love Finley. All the characters become real and their backstories make them endearing. It's a good story that starts slow and build up to the evolution of Finley and his relationship with the people who become part of his world.

Storybook Ending by Poppy Alexander

Storybook Ending by Poppy Alexander I liked this book. A woman's life flips upside down and she must rebuild her life. She faces many challenges but she also builds a new community around her. A good read.

The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman

The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman This is a delightful book and a perfect summer reading. I truely enjoyed the book. Brett gets some surprises after she finds out she won't be running her mother's cosmetic line. Her mother has something else in mind. She had been nursing her ill mother and after the funeral she finds out her mother has written letters and directions to help her find her own place in life. A good read. Enjoy.

The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods

The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods is my new favorite book that takes place in France. It is truly a great story. A young woman moves to another country with a new culture and language to find herself. She makes friends, hot chocolate and falls in love to later feel betrayed. She becomes a connector to bringing people and history together over French pastries. And then there is the ghost. It's an excellent story. Enjoy.

The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig

The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig IT's a good book and fine for high school libraries. A complete book that is well crafted. I liked this book very much. Enjoy.

Secrets of the Nile #2 Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez

Secrets of the Nile #2 Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez If found my new favorite author. There is adventure, mystery, secrets revealed and so much more. Throw in history and magic and you have the makings of a great story. You have to love Inez. She is one brave teen. Enjoy.

Secrets of the Nile #1 What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Secrets of the Nile #1 What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez Wow! What a great story! A young girl sneaks out and leaves her home in South America to go to Egypt for the first time to find out what happend to her parents and meet with ehr uncle. She doesn't know if she can trust her uncle and his handsome dashing young assistant. Great read for High School libraries. Enjoy.

The Powerless Trilogy #3 Fearless by Lauren Roberts

The Powerless Trilogy #3 Fearless by Lauren Roberts It was fine till the ending. It's okay for high school libraries. I just hated the last scene in the book. I felt it wasn't needed. I would of edited that one out. I think it was there just to add one more book for later on.

Now That I've Found You by Kristina Forest

Now That I've Found You by Kristina Forest There is a cute boy in this story. He's a muscian and also helps take care of a grandmother. He helps Evie get overherself and helps her look for her grandmother, who has left a note to explain that she'll be out for a while. Evie grows from a girl who is hurt and betrayed by her friend to girl who grows and matures. It's good for high school. Enjoy.

Shattered Realms #1 Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima

Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima This is a good read for YA adventure. Heros facing impossible odds. This has all the elements for a great story telling tale. Perfect for high school libraries. Enjoy.

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon I liked this book a lot because Evie grows through out the book. Her parents are divorced, she had caught her father cheating with another woman. Her father is getting married to the other woman and she is upset about it. She finds a book and returns it to the dance studio and ends up taking lessons with the owner's grandson. She also has the ability to see when people kiss their past, present and future. Fine for all high schools.

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

Heartless by Marissa Meyer is a prequal to Alice in Wonderland. Marissa Meyer's bring characters to life in her retelling of well known stories. A young girl who just dreams to be a baker and go against her family wishes fall in love with a young man from the mirror world. This is their story. A good read and a good audio book. Fine for any high school library.

Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks

Counting Miracles is a great adult book to read. It has all the elements to make this a successful story. I highly recommend it. The audio book also very good.

The Banned Books Club by Brenda Novak

The Banned Book Club is a good story. There is family dysfunction, healing and rebuilding of lives. a compelling story. A good read.

My Happy Marriage, Vol. 4 My Happy Marriage (Manga) #4 by Akumi Agitogi, Rito Kohsaka with Tsukiho Tsukioka

My Happy Marriage, vol 4 is a graphic novel that is fine for high school libraries. It's a Cinderella story line of a daughter who had to be a servant in a well to do family. She has a jealous mean half sister. The young man she ends up engaged to, shows kindness and helps her build her confidence. As he quietly investigates her family, he makes a connection that her deceased mother may have been part of a secretive magical family. A good read.

My Happy Marriage, Vol. 3 by Akumi Agitogi , Tsukiho Tsukioka (Designer) , Rito Kohsaka (Illustrator)

My Happy Marriage book 3 is part of a graphic novel that I would like to add to my high school library. It's a charming series. It reads like a variation of a Cinderella story. A good manga to add to high school libraries.

My Happy Marriage 02 by Akumi Agitogi , Rito Kohsaka (Illustrator)

My Happy Marriage book 2 is a charming graphic novel. Miyo lacks confidence and self esteem after all the years of mistreatment by her own family. But she is starting to blossom with the care of her fiance and his house maid/friend. Fine for any hishg school.

My Happy Marriage, Vol. 1 Rito Kohsaka , Akumi Agitogi (Original Creator)

My Happy Marriage, Vol. 1 was recommended to me by a friend. Thanks Sarah Smith. I'm enjoying this series. I think it is perfect for high school graphic novel collection. Story line and illustrations are fine. Enjoy.

The Christmas Bookshop #2 Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop is a story with heart and soul. Carmen and all the other cast of characters are solid and a strong community. Jenny Colgan stories are addicting because they are so charming. Right up there with Bridget Jones Diary. Enjoy.