DJ's Life in Fiction

The feisty and determined faerie Princess Alannah is many things, but she never thought she would be the key to her people’s destruction. Kidnapped for a power she does not yet possess, Alannah finds herself in the clutches of the most malevolent sorcerer of her time. Maligo. Alannah escapes her prison with help from the handsome and stalwart warrior faerie, Brennus. Now she must cross mountains and forests fraught with rogue faeries, vicious Fae-hating trolls, dangerous shape-shifters, and more to reach the only ones that can help her control her incoming powers. The Elder Faeries. With Brennus by her side, Alannah is determined to reach the Elder Faeries and save her people. Maligo is just as determined she never makes it that far. Published February 1st 2012 An enchanting fantasy story about fairies, magical kingdoms and other strange and wonderful creatures that would be the perfect read for younger book lovers. The book changes from the point of view of a fairy prince...

Hey everyone, Welcome back to Mera's YA Book List! Today, I'm kicking off a series of author spotlights, for authors I'm love and think you'd love, and not just because of their writing but also because of their beaming personalities. Today: Nadege Richards So, I'm a little biased. Nadege is not only an admin on MYABL, an extremeley amazing one at that, but she is the author of series that is currently recieving rave reviews! So, I'll tell you just this- besides writing the Bleeding Heart Trilogy, Nadege is an amazing friend, she's one of the most caring and charitable people I've met over the blogosphere, and she's plain fun. Here are some review snippets of her book, Burning Bridges, #1 in The Bleeding Heart Trilogy. "The story is an emotional adventure. At one point, I was even brought to tears and that is a very rare feat! I am looking forward to book two." "It's a fabulously written love story for any teen/YA to enjoy and a MU...

Hey everyone! Welcome to Mera's YA Book List! Today we are participating in the blog tour for T.C. Hart's Second Sight which released on September 15th. Check out the info about the book, my review, and an awesome giveaway of the ebook. Check back everyday to see where the tour is headed next! The links for the entire tour is below! Being gay in high school is not always easy, and now Kyle is having unexplained visions. His friend, Jenny, is convinced that he is psychic. When thefts occur at school, Kyle realizes that his visions may be the key to solving the crime, if only he could figure them out.   As editor of the school newspaper, Kyle almost has more on his plate than he can deal with. When the news staff tries to figure out who the thief is, personalities clash and tension rises. But the challenges will form friendships that Kyle never would have imagined. And Kyle’s world will be changed forever. “So I’m both gay and psychic? That’s a lot for one high school guy to hand...

Calling Invisible Women by Jeanne Ray (NY: Crown, 2012).  Fifty-something Clover has been married to  her busy pediatrician husband for thirty-plus years. Their twenty-three-year-old son Nick, currently unemployed, has moved back into the family home, and their daughter Evie is away at college.  At one point Clover worked on the local paper as a reporter, but her job has been scaled back to a weekly gardening column.  Her life hums along just fine until one morning she gets out of the shower and can't see herself in the mirror--she's invisible. That first day she flickers back into visibility, but by the next morning it's permanent.  And no one notices except her best friend. A want ad in the paper takes her to a meeting with other invisible women where she learns that they've deduced that their condition is a side effect of a pharmaceutical trifecta: antidepressant, calcium supplement, and hormone replacement therapy, all products of a single company.  Pl...

Okay, so  I love authors, I love books, I love when people ask me about books. Obvious, right? So I posted on the page early three books I am currently always recommending. Here they are:                       After posting, one Lister ( Thanks for inspiring this post Jenna W.!) asked me a question. Jenna's question: What r they about? Of course, I don't give a vague answer. I'm here to inform the masses of book lovers! Libertad de la leer! Libertad de la libros! Nerds de libro se unen ! Uno para todos y todos para uno! Okay, I'm sorry! I got a little *ahem* passionate. So um, yeah. I thought back on my experiences reading the novels, I went over my reviews, and I re-read the descriptions via Goodreads, then I gave a nice hunk of responsey type stuff. Here! Mera: They are amazing! I'll try to tell you without adding anything that's not in the blurb. Illumine is about a teen girl named Essallie, who...

    Seventeen-year-old Addison Russell is in for a shock when she discovers that she can see the invisible world of the Annorasi. Suddenly, nothing is as it appears to be -- the house she lives in, the woman who raised her, even the most beautiful boy in town all turn out to be more than what they seem. And when this strange new world forces Addy to answer for a crime that was committed long ago, by parents she has never known, she has no choice but to trust Luc, the mysterious Annorasi who has been sent to protect her. Or so he says . . . Paperback , 288 pages Published November 1st 2011 by Octane Press The Veil. Wow! I loved this novel. Firstly, let me start off by saying, I wasn't planning on reviewing this novel. With my review pile being so incredibly long, I snuck in Oakes' book as a pleasure read. I mean, here I was drinking out of this mug daily that says, "Caffeine gives me Annorasi powers", eating Ghiradelli...