 | The Twilight Saga Collection by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $39.49 / Used from: $37.50 I've been a fan from the beginning. I found the complexity of relationships between the characters especially unique to this story. Very popular now, of course, because of the movie(s), but the books are still worth mentioning.
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 | Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $4.52 A highly adventurous tale of a physically and mentally strong girl. I was absorbed into the world of Katsa.
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 | The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Buy new: $10.47 / Used from: $9.93 Talk about a book to make you confront your morals and belief systems about many issues facing today's youth: love, death, friendship, family relationships, even reality TV. I cannot wait until the second book is released!
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 | City of Bones (Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $2.89 I was immediately drawn into the racing action of the world Clare imagines. Fast-paced in a good way. I fell in love with the characters and truly cared about what would happen to them in the series. Interesting love triangle, too. Complex. Weird. And I wanted more.
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 | City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.50 Even better than the first. I like the direction the story took. I devoured this book in one night.
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 | City of Glass (Mortal Instruments) by Cassandra Clare
Buy new: $10.52 / Used from: $9.97 I like that the setting of this book changed from the first two. New characters were introduced as well. Should we trust them? Read to find out!
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 | The Host: A Novel by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $14.97 / Used from: $9.98 Thoroughly enjoyed this book, even though it was very different than anything I've ever read. Meyer paints a believable world in which characters face very difficult decisions in the wake of invasion. Speaks to very human instincts in the face of disaster.
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 | Evernight (Evernight, Book 1) by Claudia Gray
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $2.48 This story took on some interesting twists that made it unique to the genre. Believable and interesting relationship between Bianca and Lucas.
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 | Stargazer (Evernight, Book 2) by Claudia Gray
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $5.48 Even better than the first! Some steamy love scenes make for interesting chemistry between several of the characters in this book. Hopefully, the series continues.
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 | The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 The first vampire book I ever read - over ten years ago. I recently reread it, and found it to be just as good as I remembered. The ending of this book is especially bittersweet.
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 | Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $5.30 Imagine a world where parents can give away their newborns or teenagers without consequence. In this sometimes-difficult-to-read novel, three teenagers try to escape their destiny of becoming "unwound". This is the kind of adventurous book I love to get my hands on. Highly recommended.
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 | The Giver by Lois Lowry
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $1.81 A modern-day classic tale for readers of any age. This is a must-read book.
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 | Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.73 A heart-wrenching tale, especially when written through the eyes of the little boy in the story. Very poignant and imaginative. What else could be expected of Ms. Lowry?
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 | Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 A very quick read, but every page is deep, thought-provoking, and poignant. Sentences could be read like poetry. It's the story of a girl trying to rebuild her life after every person in her family is killed in a tragedy.
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 | If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Buy new: $9.93 / Used from: $6.73 Who's to say what happens to us when we die or when we are in a coma? This book delves deeply into the heart and mind of one girl in a coma after a car accident. She reflects upon her life in story snippets, and we learn about her in this manner. Will she decide to stay and live, or will she decide it is her time to go? Read and find out!
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 | Feather (Unedited Signed First Edition: Book One of Feather Book Series) by Abra Ebner
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $38.82 Ordered this book from Amazon and the copy came signed from the desk of the author.The book is in its first edition, and has editing mistakes. I found this to be enduring, like I am part of the book-making process.Ihere will several other books in the series, so be on the lookout for this author.
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 | A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $2.12 Intriguing story about ghosts and the young boy and girl who must exist as them. Powerful love story that brings up the issue of mortality. Would it truly be great to live forever? Read about that and more in this great tale.
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 | The River King by Alice Hoffman
Buy new: $11.25 / Used from: $0.01 A stunning story of a private school and the students and teachers who attend. This book has one of the most beautiful endings I have ever read in a novel. It questions right and wrong, love and obligation, and believing in something more than yourself. Simply beautiful.
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 | Beastly by Alex Flinn
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.92 Ever wonder what it was like for the Beast in the classic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast"? Modern re-telling of a great and timeless story.
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 | Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $6.00 What is an adventure or love story without first mentioning Edgar Allan Poe? In his completed works, we find his stories and poems to be dark, morally complicated, and creepy; the kind of writing that keeps you awake to read it and then keeps you awake just thinking about what you've read. Dig deeper into the Poe files.
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 | Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $2.49 Marr creates a world of dark intrigue, where faeries are not happy magical creatures, but sinister and scheming. Loved this book and the books that follow. Great series.
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 | Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely) by Melissa Marr
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.19 Companion novel to "Wicked Lovely". Minor characters from "Wicked Lovely" become major characters here. Dark, twisted, very interesting love triangle. Loved the characters!
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 | Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $8.89 Marr's third book in her faery world. Just as dark. Each book was better than the last!
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 | The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Buy new: $8.52 / Used from: $2.00 The science-fiction idea of time travel with a romantic twist. Very talented writing. Complex without being cumbersome. Will keep you thinking long after the last page is read.
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