REVIEW: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Format: Paperback
Pages: 61 Pages
Rating: ★★

Goodreads Blurb

Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher, came to Tarry Town in the glen of Sleepy Hollow to ply his trade in educating young minds. He was a gullible and excitable fellow, often so terrified by locals' stories of ghosts that he would hurry through the woods on his way home, singing to keep from hysterics. Among these stories was the legend of the Galloping Hessian, the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow.

REVIEW: Flesh and Blood (#4) - Simon Cheshire

Flesh and Blood (#4) - Simon Cheshire
Series: Red Eye
Publisher: Stripes Publishing
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336 Pages
Rating: ★★★★

Goodreads Blurb

I must record the facts that have led me to where I am now. So that, when someone reads this, they understand. Sam Hunter's neighbours are pillars of the community, the most influential people in town. But they're liars too. The Greenhills are hiding something and Sam's determined to find out what it is. As his investigation unfolds, he realizes the lies reach further than he ever imagined - is there anyone he can trust? Uncovering the horror is one thing ...escaping is another.

REVIEW: Midnight Alley (#3) - Rachel Caine

Midnight Alley (#3) - Rachel Caine
Series: Morganville Vampires
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Format: Paperback
Pages: 365 Pages
Rating: ★★★★★ (It was Amazing)

Goodreads Blurb

When Claire Danvers learnt that her college town was run by vampires, she did what any intelligent, self-preserving student would do: she applied for a transfer and stocked up on garlic. The transfer is no longer an option, but the garlic may come in handy.
Now Claire has pledged herself to Amelie, the most powerful vampire in town. The protection her contract secures does little to reassure her friends. All of a sudden people are turning up dead, a stalker resurfaces from Claire's past, and an ancient bloodsucker extends a chilling invitation for private lessons in his secluded home.

REVIEW: Trial by Fire (#1) - Josephine Angelini

Trial by Fire (#1) - Josephine Angelini
Series: Worldwalker
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384 Pages
Rating: ★★★★★ (It was Amazing)

Goodreads Blurb

This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying experiences that others in her hometown of Salem take for granted, which is why she is determined to enjoy her first high school party with her best friend and longtime crush, Tristan. But after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class, Lily wishes she could just disappear.

Suddenly, Lily is in a different Salem—one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles. Strongest and cruelest of them all is Lillian . . . Lily's other self in this alternate universe.

What makes Lily weak at home is what makes her extraordinary in New Salem. In this confusing world, Lily is torn between responsibilities she can't hope to shoulder alone and a love she never expected.

REVIEW: Bad Bones (#3) - Graham Marks

Bad Bones (#3)- Graham Marks
Series: Red Eye
Publisher: Stripes Publishing
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336 Pages
Rating: ★★★ (Liked It)

Goodreads Blurb

Some things are best left buried. Gabe is feeling the pressure. His family has money troubles, he's hardly talking to his dad, plus lowlife Benny is on his case. Needing some space to think, he heads off into the hills surrounding LA. And he suddenly stumbles across a secret that will change everything. A shallow grave. Gabe doesn't think twice about taking the gold bracelet he finds buried there. Even from the clutches of skeletal hands. But he has no idea what he's awakening

REVIEW: The Dead Girls' Dance (#2) - Rachel Caine

The Dead Girls' Dance (#2) - Rachel Caine
Series: Morganville Vampires
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Format: Paperback
Pages: 380 Pages
Rating: ★★★★★

Goodreads Blurb

Claire has her share of challenges. Like being a genius in a school that favours beauty over brains; homicidal girls in her dorm, and finding out that her college town is overrun with the living dead. On the up side, she has a new boyfriend with a vampire-hunting dad. But when a local fraternity throws the Dead Girls' Dance, hell is really going to break loose.

REVIEW: Rivers of London (#1) - Ben Aaronovitch

Rivers of London (#1) - Ben Aaronovitch
Series: Peter Grant
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Kindle
Pages: 432 Pages
Rating: ★★★★★ (It Was Amazing)

Goodreads Blurb

My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as the Filth to everybody else). My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit - we do paperwork so real coppers don't have to - and finding a way to climb into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Leslie May. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from someone who was dead but disturbingly voluble, and that brought me to the attention of Inspector Nightingale, the last wizard in England.