Hey everyone! Check out the books coming out in May.

Runaway: Being Nikki book 3 by Meg Cabot out early in some stores
Jekel Loves Hyde : by Beth Fantalasky
Lies: A Gone Novel by Michael Grant
Spells: Sequel to Wings by Aprilynne Pike
Kiss of Death: Morganville Novel by Rachel Caine
Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising By Jason Henderson
Something Like Fate : by Susane Colasanti
Spirit Bound: Vampire Academy book 5 by Richelle Mead
Love Bites: Vampire Kisses Book 7 by Ellen Schrieber
The Demon's Convent: Sequel to the Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
Still Suck To Be Me: Sequal to Sucks To Be Me by Kimberly Pauley
Early to Death, Early to Rise : (Madison Avery Book 2) by Kim Harrison
Endless Summer: Sequel to Boys Next Door by Jennifer Echols

The Reckoning

Summary:

My name is Chloe Saunders. I'm fifteen, and I would love to be normal. But normal is one thing I'm not. For one thing, I'm having these feelings for a certain antisocial werewolf and his sweet-tempered brother—who just happens to be a sorcerer—but, between you and me, I'm leaning toward the werewolf. Not normal. My friends and I are also on the run from an evil corporation that wants to get rid of us—permanently. Definitely not normal. And finally, I'm a genetically altered necro-mancer who can raise the dead, rotting corpses and all, without even trying. As far away from normal as it gets.

Review:

Once again Kelley Amstrong does not disappoint! Just like the first two books in the series, The Summoning and The Awakening, they are full of action, suspense and romance. This is definitely a series that boys and girls of 12 and above would enjoy. The characters are well developed early in the series and by the end you love them all like friends. The only negative comment I have is that I was slightly disappointed with how many questions and loose end were not answered. I know Kelley is planning a spin off series with the first book called The Gathering, I can only hope that our favorite characters make a cameo and help answer some of those questions. All in all still one of my favorite series.

Incarceron

Summary:
Incarceron is a prison so vast that it contains not only cells, but also metal forests, dilapidated cities, and vast wilderness. Finn, a seventeen-year-old prisoner, has no memory of his childhood and is sure that he came from Outside Incarceron. Very few prisoners believe that there is an Outside, however, which makes escape seems impossible.
And then Finn finds a crystal key that allows him to communicate with a girl named Claudia. She claims to live Outside- she is the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, and doomed to an arranged marriage. Finn is determined to escape the prison, and Claudia believes she can help him. But they don't realize that there is more to Incarceron than meets the eye. Escape will take their greatest courage and cost more than they know.

Review:
I'll start off on a positive note, The book was original, creative and good for either boys or girls. However, this book was just okay for me. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. I found it to be confusing at times. First, Incarceron was supposed to be a paradise. So why were prisoners sent there? Second, it took forever for me to understand what was really going on. It doesn't explain how people are living on the outside of Incarceron or why they are living the way they are until you are well into the book. In fact for the first 100 pages or so, I thought both Claudia and Finn were both in different parts of Incarceron. Lastly, the relationships between characters didn't make me want to keep reading either. I don't think the characters were developed in a way that made you connect or care about them. I was very close to putting it down but I wanted to finish it so I could give a proper review. I will read the sequel when it's available, but that's mostly because I don't like to let a series go unfinished. Hopefully the second book will be better.

Scarlett Fever

Young Adult:
Ever since Mrs. Amberson, the former-aspiring-actress-turned-agent, entered Scarlett Martin's life, nothing has been the same.
She's still in charge of the Empire Suite in her family's hotel, but she's now also Mrs. Amberson's assistant, running around town for her star client, Chelsea - a Broadway star Scarlett's age with a knack for making her feel insignificant.
Scarlett's also trying to juggle sophomore year classes, her lab partner who is being just a little TOO nice, and getting over the boy who broke her heart.
In the midst of all this, her parents drop a bombshell that threatens to change her New York life forever...

Review:
I really liked the first book, Suite Scarlett, this sequel just wasn't as good. The beginning - say first third of the book- starts very slow and does not engage the reader (or at least not this reader). The middle section picked up and was fun and interesting - but still not as clever as the writing in the first book. The book then abruptly ends. I felt like my book was missing a chapter or two. I'm sure the author is setting up for a sequel, but I dislike the fact that she left so many things open so that the book doesn't stand on its own very well.