Teens Rock

Alex and Darla are tired of sitting around waiting for Alex’s parents to show up.  After six months, of being cooped up and helping Alex’s uncle they decide it is time for them hit the road and begin a search for Alex’s parents.  Along the way they meet perils that will test their strength and Alex must find a way to push through.

The author shares a lot of knowledge and you can tell his research was well done.  New key characters show up that become an important part of the book.  It is action packed, although at times you think it is too hollywood.  There is no way a person would survive everything Alex survives, but you root for him to pull through.

A great read for someone who likes a lot of action! I’m happy to say there is no Zombies in the series.  There are the more believable cannibals in the series. I enjoyed every minute it and look forward to reading the third book when it is released next year.

Sidenote: Mr. Mullin is from Indianapolis, Indiana.  It is great to see a fellow Hoosier with such great success.

Ethan Chase just wants to avoid Them – the Fey.  All they
bring is misery and destruction.  Being
the half-brother of the Iron Queen herself does not help.  After all he has already been made a pawn of
their game when he was kidnapped years earlier.

The problem is he sees them and they know he sees them. Even
moving to another school after being expelled does not seem to help.  Trouble seems to find him the high school
star quarterback to the bully magnet – half human/half Phouka.

Ethan wants to maintain his bad boy persona, but it is a
really a deception to keep people from getting too close.  To save himself and his classmate he returns
to a place he promised he would never go back.

For fans of the Iron Fey series it is a natural progression
of the storyline.  Ms. Kagawa keeps her
readers entranced.  You never know what
you will find around the next corner.
One thing you can trust is that you cannot trust the fey.  Returning favorites (Ethan, Puck, Ash,
Grimalkin, Meghan) and new favorites (Kenzie and Keirran) meld together in
harmony.  Looking forward to see where
the story continues in The Traitor Son in
Fall 2013.

*Review of The
Lost Price is from Galley.  Title and
release of second book is from Goodreads.com*

The third book in the Heroes of Olympus series, the Mark of Athena does not disappoint.  Annabeth is reunited with her love, Percy, at Camp Jupiter and the reunion is anything but simple.  Anything dealing with the Gods is rarely simple.  Now that the Gods are torn shifting back and forth between the Greek and Roman persona’s it is even more difficult.  And when children of the Greek and Roman Gods are put together it is inevitable that it will become a combustible situation.

The prophesied team of seven demigods must leave in a hurry, as things suddenly go haywire when one of its’ members (under the influence of spirits) fire upon the camp.  Not only does the team of seven have to fulfill the prophecy before I is too late, they must take on other challenges.  Without the successful completion of these missions, the Quest to defeat Gaea itself will not be a success.

This page turner leaves you wanting more.  Book four is scheduled to be released in Fall 2013.