I recently read two really good young adult novels. Cinder (2012) by Marissa Meyer is a must read. It’s a retelling of Cinderella, but in this version, Cinderella is a cyborg. The story stays true to the flavor of the original fairy tale, and I couldn’t put it down. The only problem with it is that its a 4 part series with the second book (Scarlet) due out this month. I can’t wait.
Sweep by Cate Tiernan isn’t a new series, though this is my first time reading it. I’ve had the first book sitting on my shelf for a year or two and was just never motivated to pick it up. It goes that way with me sometimes. Well, I recently started it, and read it in one day. It’s not a long book or a hard read. Morgan is just an ordinary girl with a beautiful best friend. When Cal starts at their school, she’s pretty convinced that he’ll never look at her. He invites her and others to a “party,” where she learns that he’s a witch, and maybe she is too. This series is 15 books long, and I’m looking forward to starting the next 14.
That’ll have to wait though, since I decided to revisit an old favorite series of mine… the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton…
Doree Weller 