The Testing

By Joelle Charbonneau

AR

RL 5.6

PTS 15.0

Cia Vale is honored to be selected as a testing candidate.  The night that Cia was ready to leave for the testing, her father told her to "trust NO ONE."  Cia trusts her childhood friend, Tomas, who doesn't care about passing the grueling and deadly test.  Tomas cares about Cia more than that.  Cia thought she knew everything about the testing, but that's about to change. . . I would recommend this book to people who like The Hunger Games trilogy.  It has action, romance, and the "being selected" vibe to it.  Also, in each test, people may die! If you like romance and action, you will love this book!

Reviewer: Rose Arcallana

Joelle Charbonneau

http://www.joellecharbonneau.com

Ocean of Blood

By Darren Shan

AR

RL 6.1

PTS 7.0

Larten finds himself depressed from time to time.  He has traveled the world, gambled, and tried every human pleasure imaginable.  Then he is given the choice to train with a vampire leader.  Will he accept the offer, or just continue being depressed?  In my opinion, this is an impressive story, full of vampires, half-vampires (vampaneze), and even a cannibal.  The author, Darren Shan, really drives the reader nuts--always ending his book, "To be continued. . . "

Reviewer: Alberto Delgado

Darren Shan: Master of Horror

http://www.darrenshan.com