Dark Visions

Dark Visions, by L. J. Smith, is the mystical, romantic story of five psychics. Kaitlyn Fairchild can predict the future by drawing. Sometimes, she'll get an urging itch in her fingers, and they speed off painting without Kaitlyn knowing what will result. The only problem is, she can never figure out what her warnings mean until it's too late. She joins with four others, as they go to the Zetes Institute in California to help expand research on their powers. Yet the Institute isn't as friendly as it seems, nor is the owner, Mr. Zetes. And Kaitlyn is suddenly torn between two guys; Rob, the sweet, charming healer, and Gabriel, the aggressive, rude psychic vampire, who feeds off of humans energy. Then, the five students get linked telepathically, and the only way to break it is for one of them to die. Can they deal with the link and escape Mr. Zetes before one of them must die? This book is mysterious, mystical, and full of adventure and romance, the perfect combination. Readers won't want to put it down, and will be kept captivated until the last word.

Star rating: 5/5 * * * * *

How To Ditch Your Fairy

How To Ditch Your Fairy, by Justine Larbalestier, is the hilarious story of a girl named Charlie. In New Avalon, every person has a person fairy, though no one can see them. Steffi, Charlie's crush, has a get-out-of-trouble fairy, so he never gets caught. Rochelle, Charlie's best friend, has a clothes-shopping fairy, so she'll always find the perfect outfit for almost 100% off! And Fio, Charlie's sworn enemy, who has the best fairy of all, an all-the-boys-will-like-you fairy. But Charlie is stuck with a stupid parking fairy, meaning that she'll always find a parking spot, and she's sick of it. She tries to avoid cars to make her fairy go away, yet still, it goes so slow. Finally, she joins up with Fio, the single person she has sworn against, to swap fairies. Charlie is beyond excited for Fio's fairy, despite the warnings that it isn't at all what it seems. However, with this new fairy, Steffi can't show his real feelings, and Charlie has the entire sports teams chasing after her and fighting over her. Now Charlie is desperate to get rid of the fairy she's always wanted. But how can she? This book is funny, captivating, and magical. It has a great story line, and its readers will finally believe in fairies! And maybe, if you pay close attention, you'll even find out what kind of fairy you have.

Star rating: * * * * * 5/5