Worldweavers #3: Cybermage, by Alma Alexander (Eos, 2009)

Thea has finally come into her own as an elemental mage and world weaver – not bad for a girl formerly lacking in magic. For the time being, she’s still stuck at the Wandless Academy until she masters her abilities. … Continue reading

Cybele’s Secret, by Juliet Marillier (Alfred A. Knopf, 2008)

When scholarly Paula travels to Istanbul with her merchant father to help him negotiate the purchase of a legendary religious artifact known as Cybele’s Gift, she’s drawn into a series of adventures influenced by the magical beings of the Otherworld. … Continue reading

City of Ashes, by Cassandra Clare (McElderry Books, 2008)

Still reeling from the events which left her mother in a coma and her true father revealed as a cunning, ruthless villain, Clary Fray struggles to accept her new status as a Shadowhunter, even as she attempts to juggle the … Continue reading

Chance Fortune in the Shadow Zone, by Shane Berryhill (Tor Starscape, 2008)

Thanks to a teleporter malfunction, fledging superhero Chance Fortune and his team, the Outlaws, are left stranded in the deadly Shadow Zone, their powers scrambled. Here, they have to deal with the legions of super villains exiled to the Zone … Continue reading

Hallowmere #2: By Venom’s Sweet Sting, by Tiffany Trent (Mirrorstone, 2007)

With Falston School destroyed, and two of the legendary rathstones in the hands of the vampiric Unhallowed Fey, the Council of Elaphe decides to take the fight to the Fey. And so Corrine, Ilona and Christina, as well as their … Continue reading

Hallowmere #3: Between Golden Jaws, by Tiffany Trent (Mirrorstone, 2008)

The ongoing struggle between Corrine and her allies and the vampiric Unhallowed Fey heats up as both sides attempt to gain mastery of the powerful rathstones, with the latest round taking them to London in search of the fabled Stone … Continue reading

A Posse of Princesses, by Sherwood Smith (Norilana Books, 2008)

Rhis, a romantic, rebellious princess of a small but prosperous kingdom, finds both friends and rivals when she’s sent to spend time in a nearby kingdom for a coming of age party, along with numerous other princes and princesses. After … Continue reading

A Curse Dark As Gold, by Elizabeth J. Bunce (Arthur A Levine, 2008)

When her father dies, Charlotte Miller takes on the burden and responsibility of running the family mill. However, in trying to keep the business solvent, she becomes entangled in the machinations of a rival mill and the threads of a … Continue reading

Birth of the Pack, by Petru Popescu (Tor Teen, 2007)

Lily, Nikki, Arielle and Grazia have one plan in mind: start a girls’ soccer team at their South Pasadena high school. Calling themselves the Weregirls, they embark upon a journey of self-discovery and empowerment, made all the more potent when … Continue reading