Thursday, July 29, 2010

Fairies, fantasy, vamps, and more

Many of the participants in the Adult Summer Reading program have gravitated toward selections featuring fantastical and mythological beings such as fairies and vampires. Here are some reader recommendations and reviews compiled from reading logs and Reader Reviews:

Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning (Fever Series #1)
LARGE TYPE FICTION MONING
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“It is definitely out of the ordinary and full of awe. I can’t wait to finish the whole fever series and find out what is the total outcome of this fascinating story.”
– Stephanie A.

Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning (Fever Series #2)
FICTION MONING
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"This book has done it all. It has combined the vampire, ghostly, magical, and paranormal world with ours. Bloodfever, for me, pulled me into the pages to keep reading to find out what the main character will face next and what she will do to survive and cope with her new life all together with a possible new lover. Totally LOVED it!"
-- Stephanie A.

Faefever by Karen Marie Moning (Fever Series #3)
LARGE TYPE FICTION MONING
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"Very fascinating and full of 'what's coming next' character. It has the style to suck you in the story if you are interested in 'fairies,' monsters, and mysteries, nothing like the 'Twilight series'. You will enjoy it!"
-- Stephanie A.

Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning (Fever Series #4)
FICTION MONING
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Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta
FICTION ACOSTA
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Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse novels #10)
NEW FICTION HARRIS
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"I really liked the book. The end wasn't as suspenseful as usual. But it was still very good."
-- Leslie D.
"I love this series. I can't help but keep reading. Very intense in every book. Can't wait for the next book to come out."
--Jennifer H.

A Touch of Dead: Sookie Stackhouse: The Complete Stories by Charlaine Harris
NEW MYSTERY HARRIS
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"I did enjoy the stories. I haven't read the Sookie Stackhouse books yet. They were a little hard to follow. The stories were still easy to read and fun."
-- Sandra L.

Club Dead by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse novels #3)
MYSTERY HARRIS
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Club Dead was a great read. Harris introduces new and exciting characters to keep the reader wanting more. I hope to see more of the new characters in books to come.”
– Sandra L.

Also continuing to be popular with adults is the Twilight series: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn
TEEN FICTION MEYER