Diva by Alex Flinn

Uber fantastic, wonderful, terrific, amazing, incredible book!
Diva follows Caitlin's story after the book Breathing Underwater.
Caitlin applies to and gets to go to a performing arts school where she is able to shine singing opera music. She makes new friends, tries new things - like dancing - and blogs about her journey. Between her mother dating Doctor Toe Jam, and still avoiding Nick,and trying to fit in at her new school, she is pretty busy. While the last book made me cry, this one made me happy. Great story for teens!

Cat's Paw by L. A. Taylor

I got this book free to read on my kindle. It was surprisingly captivating. It held my interest well and I read it all today. Miranda's husband of 18 years, Alexi, a lighthouse keeper, has been gone for four months on a secret mission for the governor. He has not written to her in two months. Finally, she leaves her two teenage sons to man the lighthouse and sets off for the town where her husband's letters were sent from. An orange cat who has recently added himself to her family comes with her. Perplexingly, she is accused of practicing magic because the cat has extra toes. The Prefect for her town arrives and bails her out and encourages her to continue her search for her husband. Someone is following her, the police are not cooperating and she must find clues to his whereabouts on her own. Despite rumors of magic, which she believes does not exist and is a bunch of nonsense, and mysteries and lies, she continues her search to find her husband.
This is a great book and I really enjoyed it!

Roar and Liv (An Under the Never Sky story) by Veronica Rossi

This novella tells Roar's story and gives some background into his relationship with Liv, his love. With romance and sorrow, like the other books in the Under The Never Sky series, this book fills in more of the background and details these two characters. Rossi is an excellent author and I enjoy reading her descriptive stories.

Neverfall by Brodi Ashton

This short book tells the story from Cole's point of view and tells the story of his visit to the Delphinians to try to learn how Nikki survived the Feed. Being tortured in the Delphinian dungeon sounds pretty rotten. For those who enjoy the Everneath books, this one fills in a few more pieces of the puzzle.                  

Unbroken (Ruined #2) by Paula Morris

This is much better than her first book in this series. Parts of it are still kind of travel guide/textbookish, and I still don't think that the characters' development is as good as it could be, but the story is really good. Set a year after the first book, Rebecca has returned to New Orleans with her father who is there for business and her best friend Ling. Rebecca is looking forward to seeing Anton, and once again, she sees a ghost who needs her help. Anton tells her that Toby has a vendetta against her and we learn that Frank, the handsome ghost boy also has an enemy, and a ghostly girlfriend. Filled with action, romance, and of course, ghosts, this book is a winner and I recommend it highly to girls age 10 to 15.

Fire Prophet by Jerel Law

This is the second book in the Son of Angels series. Jonah and his sister Eliza and their brother Jeremiah are quarterlings - one quarter angel. In this adventure, the fallen angels are on the warpath against the quarterlings and Jonah and his siblings must go to a convent where they are trained along with some other quarterlings in how to use their angel powers. They meet a prophet, battle the Fallen, and trust in the Lord. Once again, I am a bit concerned that some Christian parents may not want their children seeing God and angels portrayed as superheroes, but I do like that prayer is the most effective weapon. I like the way the gifts are portrayed and I think that 7 year old Jeremiah's gift is great.
I enjoyed this book a lot and I think kids will enjoy it too!

Everbound by Brodi Ashton

Wow! Talk about a twist in the plot! In this second imaginative book, Nikki goes to the Everneath to rescue Jack. Cole reluctantly helps her as they navigate the mazes in the circles of the realm - water, wind, and fire until they reach the center. There is action, intrigue, love, romance, more action, and did I mention major twists in the plot? Totally a must read and I hope the next book comes out soon. As an aside, though the cover on the book is beautiful, it really has little to nothing to do with the book. Nikki wears jeans - with pockets - and a shirt - not a black diaphanous dress.