IMMORTAL Series by Gillian Shields

Immortal (Immortal #1)

Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, housed in a Gothic mansion on the bleak northern moors, is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. When Evie Johnson is torn away from her home by the sea to become the newest scholarship student, she is more isolated than she could have dreamed. Strict teachers, snobbish students, and the oppressive atmosphere of Wyldcliffe leave Evie drowning in loneliness.

Evie’s only lifeline is Sebastian, a rebellious, mocking, dangerously attractive young man she meets by chance. As Evie’s feelings for Sebastian grow with each secret meeting, she starts to fear that he is hiding something about his past. And she is haunted by glimpses of a strange, ghostly girl—a girl who is so eerily like Evie, she could be a sister. Evie is slowly drawn into a tangled web of past and present that she cannot control. And as the extraordinary, elemental forces of Wyldcliffe rise up like the mighty sea, Evie is faced with an astounding truth about Sebastian, and her own incredible fate.

Gillian Shields’s electrifying tale will dazzle readers with suspense, mysticism, and romance.

Published August 4th 2009

Betrayal (Immortal #2)

In this companion to "Immortal," magic and sweeping romance cross the bounds of time to deliver heart-stopping emotion and suspense.

Published August 3rd 2010

Eternal (Immortal #3)

This third book about the Mystic Sisterhood at Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies is another romantic thriller with paranormal elements and deep mystery. This time our heroine is Sarah Fitzalan, the dependable, faithful friend to Evie and Helen, her sisters in the Mystic Way. But this term Sarah finds that their friendship is tested to the limits. Evie is turning her back on the Mystic Way after the sisterhood laid her beloved Sebastian’s soul to rest; Helen is distracted; and a new girl, wild child Velvet Romaine, seems set on stirring up more trouble at Wyldcliffe. Sarah struggles to keep the sisterhood together as the threat of attack from the dark coven looms. 

All Sarah has to keep her going is her connection with her earth powers and a promise she cannot break. Must she sacrifice herself for the sake of her friends and sisters? Will her sisters join her, or will help come from unexpected sources, like her Romany ancestors, and a love she’d only just dared hope for?

Published August 2nd 2011

Destiny (Immortal #4)

Everything is connected. We weave in and out of one another's lives, like circles within circles, and everything is for a purpose.

Helen has always been the "crazy" one among the girls of Wyldcliffe, scarred by her bleak past and her troubled relationship with her mother, the former headmistress and leader of the Wyldcliffe coven, Mrs. Hartle.

But Miss Scratton promised Helen that a love "beyond the confines of this world" is waiting for her. Could this be Lynton, the mysterious music student who visits Wyldcliffe for his lessons? And what about the brooch her mother gave her--what can the Seal reveal about Helen's past and future?

Now that Miss Scratton is gone, life at Wyldcliffe takes an even darker turn. An unexpected threat arrives in the form of a new high master, whom Helen remembers from her unhappy childhood. Can Helen, Evie, and Sarah finally overcome Wyldcliffe's darkness? Will Lady Agnes come to their aid? And what sacrifices must they make to fulfill their destiny?

"Destiny" is the stunning conclusion to this gripping series about sisterhood, the circles of time, and love. 

Published July 31st 2012

Recenzie HEX HALL de Rachel Hawkins

Cu trei ani in urma, Sophie Mercer si-a descoperit puterile de vrajitoare, har mostenit de la tatal ei, pe care mama, o simpla muritoare, l-a indepartat imediat dupa casatorie. La balul de absolvire a liceului, Sophie atrage asupra ei atentia celor din jur printr-o vraja care se termina foarte prost si este trimisa la Hex Hall, un fel de scoala de corectie pentru asa-zii copii Prodigium, adica vrajitoare, zane, magi, metamorfi, varcolaci si, in mod exceptional, vampiri.

La sfarsitul primei zile la noua sa scoala, Sophie are deja trei dusmani noi, este indragostita lulea de un vrajitor sexy, descopera ca are o colega de camera vampir, iar o fantoma infricosatoare o urmareste pretutindeni. Mai mult, curand, Sophie afla ca cineva ii ataca in mod misterios pe elevii de la Hex Hall.

Pe masura ce secretele sangeroase se dezvaluie treptat, Sophie trebuie sa se pregateasca pentru cea mai mare amenintare pe care o are de infruntat: o societate secreta, L'Occhio di Dio, al carei scop declarat este exterminarea tuturor fapturilor Prodigium, si  in special a ei.

Nu pierde si continuarea!

PAREREA MEA

Hex Hall prezinta povestea tinerei vrajitoare Sophie Mercer. Rectific. Povestea tinerei si amuzantei vrajitoare Sophie Mercer.

Cine nu si-a dorit vreodata sa fie vrajitoare? Plecand de la desenele animate care mi-au marcat copilaria, si pana la dorinta de a-ti putea aranja ca prin minune parul, cine nu s-a visat macar o singura data vrajitoare? Deci?

Cam asa este Sophie, ii place sa fie vrajitoare, sa poata ajuta pe cineva, sa-si poate vindeca o julitura, sau mai stiu eu ce, chestii marunte. Problema e ca in majoritatea datilor, vrajile ei nu functioneaza asa cum trebuie, si in urma unei astfel de vraji, ea ajunge la Hecate Hall, Hex Hall, mai pe scurt.

" In fata mea se profila Hecate Hall, care, potrivit brosurii pe care o strangeam in palma umeda, era "cea mai buna scoala de corectie pentru adolescentii Prodigium".

Prodigium. Era doar un cuvant latinesc pompos care-i includea pe toti monstrii. Pentru asta erau cei de la Hecate.

Asta eram si eu."

Pe parcursul lecturii veti descoperii o Sophie amuzanta, curioasa, indragostita iremediabil de iubitul uneia dintre dusmancele ei. O Sophie care intra mai mereu in belele si o buna prietena. Mai pe scurt, o eroina tare draguta.

Cartea este buna, spre foarte buna. Parerea mea. Imi place cum este scrisa, este usor de citit, si, cel mai important, are cateva momente tare amuzante! "CAINE RAU!" O sa stiti despre ce vorbesc numai daca cititi cartea.

Va garantez ca o sa va placa, in ciuda scurtei mele recenzii. O sa radeti, o sa stati ca pe ghimpi, o sa fiti curiosi, o sa savurati lectura. GARANTAT!

NOTA: 4/5

SPELLBOUND Series by Nikki Jefford

ENTANGLED (Spellbound #1)

A Resurrection Spell Gone Wrong

Two months after dying, Graylee Perez wakes up in her twin sister Charlene’s body. As a witch, can anyone blame her mother for attempting to bring her daughter back to life? Now Gray is stuck sharing her sister’s body in twenty-four-hour shifts.

Raj McKenna is rumored to meddle in the black arts, not to mention he’s after Gray’s invisibility spell, and worse—her heart. But Raj might be the only one powerful enough to save Gray from fading away forever.

The race is on for Gray to find a way back inside her own body before Charlene purges her from existence.

*****

This book is intended for older teens.

Published February 20th 2012

DUPLICITY (Spellbound #2)

If Graylee Perez thought sharing a body with her twin sister was bad, dealing with a duplicate of herself is two times worse. Gray the second doesn’t seem to get that Lee’s boyfriend, Raj McKenna, is off limits. Then there’s the problem of Adrian Montez. He expects one of the Grays to be his.

Nearly a year later, the council is onto them for past misdeeds; Lee, along with the rest of the coven, has lost control of her powers; and Gray is being stalked by what looks like the Grim Reaper. 

If they work together, they may stand a chance of setting things right and making it out alive.

*****

This book is intended for older teens.

Published May 20th 2012

ENCHANTMENT (Spellbound#3)

In the third and final installment of the Spellbound series, Graylee Perez (the duplicate), goes to Spain for a summer of escape. There she meets new friends and comes face to face with her old adversary, Adrian Montez. 

When Gray tries to setup a spell that will banish Adrian from her life, she inadvertently falls under a love spell instead.

Charlene returns, having hijacked a new body, for one final battle between the twins. 

*****

This title is intended for older teens.

Expected publication: September 2012