Reviews by Tag: paranormal

Teen Review
Frostbite by Richelle Mead

Frostbite

By Richelle Mead
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Taylor E.
Sep 3, 2021

Frostbite, the second novel in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series, was even better than the first book. After a mysterious strigoi attack threatens the protections surrounding St. Vladimir's Academy, the student body takes a trip to a ski lodge. On the trip, controversy arises among the moroi, and Rose is held hostage by a group of strigoi.

Teen Review
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Vampire Academy

By Richelle Mead
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Taylor E.
Aug 13, 2021

Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy, the first book in a series of the same name, was excellent. After running away from school, Lissa, a Moroi princess, and her unofficial guardian/best friend, Rose, are caught and forced to return to St. Vladimir's Academy. There, the two girls must figure out who's after Lissa, all while trying to navigate a high school filled with vampires.

Teen Review
Scare Me by K.R. Alexander

Scare Me

By K.R. Alexander
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Saathwika A.
Jul 16, 2021

Every year, teams of kids compete against each other to see which team can frighten people. But, the kids are all going to lose, because the haunted house has awakened. The house will eat everyone and will not be happy until it does. Even though it started as a game, it will not end like one.

Teen Review
The Collector K.R. Alexander

The Collector

By K.R. Alexander
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Saathwika A.
Jul 14, 2021

Sixth grader Josie, her sister, and her mother both moved to their grandmother's house. Even though Josie does not like the town, she has to adjust to it. Weird things happen once her grandmother starts giving off warnings and rules. Then, one day at school, Josie meets a new girl named Vanessa. They become best friends. Suddenly, people from her school start to disappear. What or who is behind the disappearance?

Teen Review
Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab

Our Dark Duet

By Victoria Schwab
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Lisa J.
Jul 11, 2021

Our Dark Duet is the sequel to This Savage Song. It’s been six months since August Flynn fell. Six months since Kate Harker fled V-City. Six months since the world they knew was ripped apart. Kate is working as a monster hunter in the neighboring territory of Prosperity, while August is learning to embrace his duty as a monster, reaping the souls of sinners in South Verity.

Teen Review
The Vampire Diaries Season One

The Vampire Diaries, the Complete First Season

Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Emma D.
Jul 7, 2021

Vampire Diaries Season 1 is a fantasy, fiction TV series by Julie Plec. It follows the story of Elena Gilbert who lives in a small town called Mystic Falls. Elena’s life is normal and happy until a tragic day when her parents die. Then a pair of vampire brothers move to town named Stephan and Damon Salvatore. In the midst of love, violence, and friendship also lies vampires and witches. With her romance with Stephan and the violence from Damon, will Elena be able to keep everyone safe?

Teen Review
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

By Charles Dickens
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Saathwika A.
Jun 21, 2021

Scrooge, a selfish and rude man, does not know the true meaning of Christmas. When his dead friend’s ghost visits him and tells him that he needs to change his ways, Scrooge has no choice but to change his feelings. Three ghosts pay Scrooge a visit to teach him the power of Christmas. Does Scrooge change? Or is he still the selfish, rude man?  Read the book to find out!

Teen Review

We Speak in Storms

By Natalie Lund

Rated by
Natalie A from MO YA Lit Council
Apr 24, 2020

Fifty years ago in a town barely more than a pinpoint on a map, a deadly tornado swept through the local drive-in and took a whole generation of teenagers with it. In the present, there are too many coincidences: another tornado, the now ruined drive-in, and the same teens roaming as Spirits. 

Teen Review
The Soul Keepers by Devon Taylor

The Soul Keepers

By Devon Taylor

Rated by
Emma J. From Blue Valley YAAC
Mar 18, 2019

When teenager Rhett dies, he becomes a skelletor on the Harbinger, which is a ship that collects souls when people die. Suddenly, a demon appears and wants some special power that Rhett seems to have. What could it be? How will Rhett and his new friends stop her? Or can they even? 

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