Pariah Graphic Novel No 2 - Aron Warner

Pariah Graphic Novel No 2 - Aron Warner

About the book:

Why are the most elite black-ops forces chasing a 16-year-old girl across the country? Why can't they find her? And why do they want to kill her? Because they think Lila Ellerman is a terrorist who released a deadly virus into the wild. But really, she's just a girl with a crush on a guy named Brandon. Yes, she's figured out the science of controlling anti-matter, but that doesn't make her a criminal. Will she be able to protect her friends and keep them from being taken prisoner, or worse? 

Aron Warner is the Academy Award®-winning producer of the animated blockbuster “Shrek” series. Mr. Warner joined PDI/Dreamworks in 1997 working as the producer on the animated film, Antz. He is currently in partnership with director Andrew Adamson in Strange Weather where they and partner Jeff Fierson are developing a slate of live action and animated feature films and television shows. He, producing alongside James Cameron, just wrapped the Untitled Cirque Du Soleil 3-D project, which was written and directed by Adamson. Pariah is his first graphic novel series.

4/5

So this is the second Graphic novel in the series, and although i thought we would continue on where the last one left off, this one is actually about what happened in the lab, and follows Lila's story after everything goes wrong in the lab. 

I found this story a little different to the first issue, although i wasn't disappointed with finding out what happened in the lab that made everything go wrong i did miss not following on from the first issue. But that said this issue was a really good story line, and the graphics were good although possibly not as good as the first one, but they did follow the story along nicely giving pictures to the action going on around. i will be heading over to the next installment to see where everything is going to lead with the escape,capture and eventual outcome of it all.

Pariah Graphic Novel No 1 - Aron Warner

Pariah Graphic Novel No 1 - Aron Warner

About the book:

Brent Marks is not a freak. He is one of the Pariah, a group of teens who become extremely intelligent after being cured of a genetic disorder. Although in most ways a normal teen, Brent is considered dangerous and is tracked down by the government who see these kids as an enormous threat. Can he evade them? What do they have planned for Brent and the others? 

Aron Warner is the Academy Award®-winning producer of the animated blockbuster “Shrek” series. Mr. Warner joined PDI/Dreamworks in 1997 working as the producer on the animated film, Antz. He is currently in partnership with director Andrew Adamson in Strange Weather where they and partner Jeff Fierson are developing a slate of live action and animated feature films and television shows. He, producing alongside James Cameron, just wrapped the Untitled Cirque Du Soleil 3-D project, which was written and directed by Adamson. Pariah is his first graphic novel series.

4/5

This Graphic novel is about Brent and is the first in a series of Graphic novels that Aron warner is going to do. This follows Brent as he finds out that those of his kin are not like him they seem to be out to cause the world problems. Being a Pariah who grows up to be an extremely intelligent being, although Brent doesn't see him self as anything but normal.

I found the graphics in this novel good, with clear indicators as to what was happening within the dialogue. I enjoyed finding out about Brent and the sort of person he believes he is, although i do think there is a lot more to come from him in the coming issues. The plot line is well thought out and compels the reader to keep on reading to the end. I enjoyed reading this Graphic novel and will be reading the next one in the series to find out what is going to happen next.

The Marsburg Diaries- Chris White

The Marsburg Diaries - Chris White 

About the book:

Harvey Marsburg, son of the late William Marsburg, is reading through his deceased father's long-lost diary. At first, Harv is annoyed at the peculiarities of his father, irritated that he has to uncover old wounds by reading this old book. But he finds to his amazement that his father might not actually have been mad. In fact it appears that William may have been nearly 150 years old when he died in 1977. Now his body lies decomposing in a Yorkshire mausoleum, but his legacy lives on. Harvey reads cryptic notes from the executor: "May your father rest in peace. He deserves it." Something watches him from the darknesses of his house as he reads the diary with growing interest. Plus, there are two other books in that old trunk that the foundation sent. One of them, he could swear it, is calling to him..

4/5

This book follows William who had a tenuous relationship with his father many years ago. After he died William received items belonging to his father, including a trunk that he has never to this point looked in. After receiving a letter from his father the opens the trunk and finds a safe within there, locked away for all these year are three books. The first of which he picks up and finds is his fathers diary from many years ago, feeling compelled to read the diary, and this is where the story really starts to take a turn.

I found this book well written and compelling to read. The story of William and his fathers diary along with all the strange happenings really pull the reader into the story. I really enjoyed the darkness behind the story, and found that the author has done a really good job in weaving a world of which is believable and enticing. I cant wait to read the next instalment of this novella to find out where all the darkness is going to lead William, as well as what else he is going to find out about his fathers past that he doesn't know. 

Covet - J R Ward

Covet - J R Ward 

About the book:

Redemption isn't a word Jim Heron knows much about - his specialty is revenge and, to him, sin is all relative. But everything changes when he becomes a fallen angel and is charged with saving the souls of seven people from the seven deadly sins. And failure is not an option. Vin Di Pietro long ago gave himself up to his business - until fate intervenes in the form of a tough-talking, Harley-riding, self-professed saviour, and a woman who makes him question his destiny. With an ancient evil ready to claim him, Vin has to work with a fallen angel not only to win his beloved over...but to redeem his very soul.

5/5

I picked up this book as i love the BDB boys. Although it is a completely different book to those so i wouldn't want to compare it, so that is the only reference i will make to my boys. This book is about Jim who has had a very chequered past , but then everything changes when he dies only to become a fallen angel with tasks that he must complete in order for the world as we know it to stay exactly the same as it has always been. We also meet Vin who is a business man only interested in money and how to get more everything in his life is about what he can buy and what he will get out of it until he meets Jim and goes out for a drink, then his life changes with one look from a very special woman. With Jim trying to save Vin from a destiny of evil in order to complete his first task, and that's when things start to get difficult.

I loved this book from the start Ward has an amazing way with words drawing you into the whole story line and captivating readers into always wanting more from her characters. Everything is always described in such a way that you always know whats going on, but want to find out what is going to happen next, what relationships are going to be formed and how they will pan out in the grand scheme of things. I will definitely be heading for the next book in this series as i find Wards work so compelling to read even if its not the first time you have read the book you will definitely want to re read it at a later date. 

Darke Academy Blood Ties - Gabriella Poole

Darke Academy Blood Ties - Gabriella Poole 

About the book:

The Darke Academy is a school like no other. An elite establishment that moves to an exotic new city every term, its students are impossibly beautiful, sophisticated and rich. This term the secretive Darke Academy has moved to New York, and Cassie Bell is no longer the innocent new girl. Now she is strong, determined, and hiding secrets of her own. For Cassie has been introduced to the world of the Few and is struggling to come to terms with her astonishing powers, a dangerous romance and the malevolent spirit inside her, demanding to be fed. When an old enemy returns, bent on revenge, Cassie is tested to the limit. Can she rescue her friends from a horrific fate, or will she end up destroying them to save herself? Wherever the Darke Academy goes, death is never far behind ...

4/5

This is the second book in the series and follows Cassie through her coming to terms with being part of the Few although she is also very different from all the rest of them. It follows through her relationship with the stunningly beautiful Ranjit and the problems that come with the relationship they have. There are a lot of secrets kept between the 3 friends that in the end cause trouble between them all, but when the time comes they have to put things aside and deal with the real problem at hand, that they are all in danger from the past coming back with vengeance. Will they manage to settle everything and deal with the threats or will death follow Cassie around as it seems to have done in the past.

I found this a really good second installment of the series, it easily took over where the first left off keeping me captivated with Cassie's story. As well as her trials and tribulations at coming to terms with being Few,and everything that comes with that and more . Delving into the new city and finding out more about the characters and what they have to deal with is so well written that you feel like you could be there. I found that i wanted to know what was going to happen and how everything was going to end for Cassie both in her private life and her life within the Few. I will be heading over very soon to re read the third part in this series so stay tuned. 

Darke Academy Secret Lives - Gabriella Poole

Darke Academy Secret Lives - Gabriella Poole 

About the book:

The Darke Academy is a school like no other. An elite establishment that moves to an exotic new city every term, its students are impossibly beautiful, sophisticated and rich. And the more new scholarship girl Cassie Bell learns about the Academy, the more curious she becomes. What sinister secrets are guarded by the Few -- the select group of students who keep outsiders away? Who is the dark stranger prowling the corridors at night? And what really happened a year earlier, when the last scholarship girl died in mysterious circumstances? One thing Cassie will discover is that a little knowledge may be a dangerous thing, but knowing too much can be deadly...

4/5

This is the first in a series of books about the Darke Academy, in this book we meet Cassie as she leaves her old life living in an orphanage. Cassie has managed to pass a test as well as an interview and secure herself a place at the prestigious Darke Academy. Everything changes when she arrives at the Darke Academy, with having to make new friends as well as getting everything she could out of her experience going through this new school. Along with her room mate Cassie discovers that there are many things that she doesn't know about the academy and this makes her curious, so she ends up sneaking around at night only to find that there is more than just her out at night and now she wants to know what is really going on at the Darke Academy and what this ha to do with an elite group know as the Few. What will Cassie find out when she goes in search of answers.

I enjoyed reading this book, and as it is the second time i have read it that does bode well or this series. I found the book well written and the locations well researched. You follow along with Cassie and everything that happens along the way, the author sucks you in making you want to continue reading to find out what Else Cassie is going to get up to and what trouble she is going to end up in at the end of everything. I really enjoyed the story line and the whole take on it, i found that it is a very different book than a lot of books that are around bringing a whole new sort of supernatural creature. I will definitely be looking at the next book in the series again.

Destined - P C and Kirstin Cast

Destined - P C Cast and Kristin Cast

About the book:

In Destined, the forces of Light and Dark collide as their epic struggle focuses on Tulsa's House of Night. Zoey is home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side and preparing to face off against Neferet. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx's gift of a human form, he and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together if Rephaim can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father's shadow. 

But is Zoey really safe? Does she truly know those who are closest to her? And will love win when it is tested by the very soul of Darkness? Find out what s destined in the next thrilling chapter of the House of Night series.

5/5

I couldn't wait to read this book, the next installment in the House of Night series. We follow the trials of Zoey as she fights against the dark that is Neferet. This book covers Zoey and the gang returning to the Tulsa house of night under slightly different rules than they had before. Zoey is still trying to convince everyone outside of her gang of friends that Neferet is not what she seems to be, her hardest job is to convince the council that she hasn't been forgiven by Nix. In this book she finds an unlikely ally coming together to try and defeat a common enemy. How will everything pan out i would definitely give this book a read to find out especially if you are a fan of the series. I don't want to spoil it for anyone who has not read this book yet but go and read it.

I really enjoyed this book although i must admit it did take me a little longer than the rest of the books to get into the story. Once i was there though i couldn't put it down and loved the way it was written, the action and the twists and turns that took place. Once again the authors have managed to keep me enthralled by Zoey and her band of friends. I cant wait for the next installment next year to find out what else is going to happen in the house of night.