The Iron King - Julie Kagawa

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.

Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.

When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

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So the book started off a little boring for me at first, but I kept on reading, and I was glad that I did. AMAZING! BEAUTIFUL! STUNNING! I loved it! The way the Julie writes just draws me in.

The only part I didn't like about the book was the begining, and now after finishing it I see that it really wasn't that boring at all.

This is a must read if you have not read it already!

AMAZON   |   BARNES & NOBLE

Glow - Amy Kathleen Ryan

What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone you'd been promised to since birth, and one unexpected violent attack made survival—not love—the issue?

Out in the murky nebula lurks an unseen enemy: the New Horizon. On its way to populate a distant planet in the wake of Earth's collapse, the ship's crew has been unable to conceive a generation to continue its mission. They need young girls desperately, or their zealous leader's efforts will fail. Onboard their sister ship, the Empyrean, the unsuspecting families don't know an attack is being mounted that could claim the most important among them...

Fifteen-year-old Waverly is part of the first generation to be successfully conceived in deep space; she was born on the Empyrean, and the large farming vessel is all she knows. Her concerns are those of any teenager—until Kieran Alden proposes to her. The handsome captain-to-be has everything Waverly could ever want in a husband, and with the pressure to start having children, everyone is sure he's the best choice. Except for Waverly, who wants more from life than marriage—and is secretly intrigued by the shy, darkly brilliant Seth.

But when the Empyrean faces sudden attack by their assumed allies, they quickly find out that the enemies aren't all from the outside.

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I read this book a while ago, back before I started a book blog, but it was so good I have to share it with you.

The book starts off with Waverly's life normal and happy, but then everything changes when the people of the New Horizon attack the Empyrean and do some seriously bad things to the people, especially the young girls.

I love how Ryan brings religion into the plot and then questions it.

Then the cliffhanger ending... Kieran turning to religion to help the boys left on the ship. This book will surely not disappoint any reader.

AMAZON    |    BARNES & NOBLE

Spark  on JULY 17, 2012!