Vampire and Beyond
(Werewolves, Zombies, Mermaids, etc.)
VAMPIRES:
First Kill
Bibliography:
Brewer, H. (2011). First Kill. New York: Dial Books.
Joss wakes up one night and hears his little sister crying. As he moves to her bedroom and opens her door, he finds someone standing over her and she is bleeding from her neck. The intruder approaches Joss and tells him that he wasn't suppose to see this and that he is to "forget". Cecile died from the attacked that night and Joss can't remember anything about the intruder. His family mourns and he has now become as invisible at home as he has always been at school. At the funeral, Abraham, Joss' uncle, tells Joss that a vampire killed Cecile and that Joss can avenge her death. His parents send his for the summer to Abraham where he begins training as a slayer - one who hunts and kills vampires. Joss is determined to avenge his little sisters death, but he is not an adult yet and the training may kill him. As Joss trains he is befriended and his trust is betrayed. Now with more anger, Joss is inducted into the Slayer Society and he accepts an independent assignment from a man he just met. Joss will have to find a vampire that is living in the small town where his cousin Henry lives.
Nightshade
Bibliography:
Cremer, A. (2010). Nightshade. New York: Philomel Books.
Calla is an alpha wolf and she has been trained her whole life to be a great alpha wolf. She is to be mated with Ren and they will be the alphas of a new pack. Their job is to protect sacred sites for the Keepers. One day while in the forest Calls comes across a boy named Shay who is hurt and will die if she doesn't save him. She decides to break every rule that she has been taught and she saves him. Shay keeps turning up and Calla has to make sure that her wolf friends don't find out that she saved him. He makes her feel things that she has never felt before and he makes her question how she has been raised and her planned future with Ren. She begins to question if what she has known all along is really the truth or just a version of a story so that the wolves can be used for some demented master plan. Calla must decide who to believe and who she can trust.
Wolfsbane
Bibliography:
Cremer, A. (2011). Wolfsbane. New York: Philomel Books.
In the second book in the Nightshade series, Calla awakes in her enemies camp - The Searchers. She is given the opportunity to help them take down her former masters and save her pack in the meantime. The Searchers give Shay and Calla information, filling in some of the blanks that they have and providing new information about the masters and their plan and all of the history that has been taught that has been altered. Calla must decide if the Searchers are telling her the truth and everything she has ever know about he history is a lie or if they are feeding her information so she will help with their mission - to kill off the wolves. With Shay by her side, she decides that she has to trust the Searchers and they take her back to save her pack that has been captured and tortured. In the process she finds that Ren has also been captured and tortured and she has to decide if she can save them all. This is a high paced books and it moves fast. If you are a werewolf fan, this series will keep you filled with the tortured past, the past loves, new loves and trying to find happiness and will fill you with need to want more.
Zombies and Unicorns
This book is an anthology of stories about unicorns and zombies. Holly Black head Team Unicorn which includes stories by the following authors: Meg Cabot, Kathleen Duey, Margo Lanagan, Garth Nix, Naomi Novik and Dana Peterfreund. Team Zombie is lead by Justine Larbalestier and includes Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Maureen Johnson, Carrie Ryan and Scott Westerfeld. The book begins with an explanation of why either zombie stories or unicorn stories are the best and why Holly Black and ad Justine Larbalestier decided to create this book. The stories alternate between a unicorn story and then a zombie story with comments from Holly and Justine. The stories are really fun and since they are short, this makes for an easy, enjoyable read. It is great to see a story either about unicorns or zombies from each of these great authors. I would recommended this book, even if you aren't really into unicorns or zombies.
MERMAIDS AND OTHER CREATURES:
The Monstrumologist
The Curse of the Wendigo
Bibliography:
Yancey, R. (2010). The curse of the Wendigo. New York: Simon & Schuster.
In the second book of The Monstumologist series Will Henry finds himself along the side of Dr. Warthrop as they search the Canadian wilderness for a missing friend and fellow monstrumologist. The reader is provides with a history of Dr. Warthrop and John Chanler and what brought them together and their friendship. After a long and eventful journey, Chanler if found and they are able to bring him to safety - for now. Pellinore Warthrop and Will Henry travel to New York for a monstumologist annual meeting. While there, the reader is given another dear friend from the past to learn more about Dr. Warthrop. While in New York, strange events begin to happen after their friend John Chanler disappears and the group of monstumologists are off on another adventure of horror with a mysterious creature.
This week we are reading some pretty interesting books about vampires, zombies, mermaids, werewolves and other strange creatures. Each of the listed books below were fun reads and had great stories to share with the reader.This type of books are based on mythological or folkloric beings and a story has been created around them. I personally enjoyed each of these books and would recommend them to anyone interested in these areas or anyone wanting to try a books from one of these areas. I found them to be very well written stories along with great characters with a passionate story that develops into a great adventure. I could relate with the characters even though I don't know that I can relate to their specific creature characteristics.
VAMPIRES:
First Kill
Bibliography:
Brewer, H. (2011). First Kill. New York: Dial Books.
Joss wakes up one night and hears his little sister crying. As he moves to her bedroom and opens her door, he finds someone standing over her and she is bleeding from her neck. The intruder approaches Joss and tells him that he wasn't suppose to see this and that he is to "forget". Cecile died from the attacked that night and Joss can't remember anything about the intruder. His family mourns and he has now become as invisible at home as he has always been at school. At the funeral, Abraham, Joss' uncle, tells Joss that a vampire killed Cecile and that Joss can avenge her death. His parents send his for the summer to Abraham where he begins training as a slayer - one who hunts and kills vampires. Joss is determined to avenge his little sisters death, but he is not an adult yet and the training may kill him. As Joss trains he is befriended and his trust is betrayed. Now with more anger, Joss is inducted into the Slayer Society and he accepts an independent assignment from a man he just met. Joss will have to find a vampire that is living in the small town where his cousin Henry lives.
WEREWOLVES:
Nightshade
Bibliography:
Cremer, A. (2010). Nightshade. New York: Philomel Books.
Calla is an alpha wolf and she has been trained her whole life to be a great alpha wolf. She is to be mated with Ren and they will be the alphas of a new pack. Their job is to protect sacred sites for the Keepers. One day while in the forest Calls comes across a boy named Shay who is hurt and will die if she doesn't save him. She decides to break every rule that she has been taught and she saves him. Shay keeps turning up and Calla has to make sure that her wolf friends don't find out that she saved him. He makes her feel things that she has never felt before and he makes her question how she has been raised and her planned future with Ren. She begins to question if what she has known all along is really the truth or just a version of a story so that the wolves can be used for some demented master plan. Calla must decide who to believe and who she can trust.
Wolfsbane
Bibliography:
Cremer, A. (2011). Wolfsbane. New York: Philomel Books.
In the second book in the Nightshade series, Calla awakes in her enemies camp - The Searchers. She is given the opportunity to help them take down her former masters and save her pack in the meantime. The Searchers give Shay and Calla information, filling in some of the blanks that they have and providing new information about the masters and their plan and all of the history that has been taught that has been altered. Calla must decide if the Searchers are telling her the truth and everything she has ever know about he history is a lie or if they are feeding her information so she will help with their mission - to kill off the wolves. With Shay by her side, she decides that she has to trust the Searchers and they take her back to save her pack that has been captured and tortured. In the process she finds that Ren has also been captured and tortured and she has to decide if she can save them all. This is a high paced books and it moves fast. If you are a werewolf fan, this series will keep you filled with the tortured past, the past loves, new loves and trying to find happiness and will fill you with need to want more.
ZOMBIES:
Bibliography:
Back,
H. & Larbalestier, J. ( 2010). Zombies and Unicorns. New York:
McElderry Books.This book is an anthology of stories about unicorns and zombies. Holly Black head Team Unicorn which includes stories by the following authors: Meg Cabot, Kathleen Duey, Margo Lanagan, Garth Nix, Naomi Novik and Dana Peterfreund. Team Zombie is lead by Justine Larbalestier and includes Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Maureen Johnson, Carrie Ryan and Scott Westerfeld. The book begins with an explanation of why either zombie stories or unicorn stories are the best and why Holly Black and ad Justine Larbalestier decided to create this book. The stories alternate between a unicorn story and then a zombie story with comments from Holly and Justine. The stories are really fun and since they are short, this makes for an easy, enjoyable read. It is great to see a story either about unicorns or zombies from each of these great authors. I would recommended this book, even if you aren't really into unicorns or zombies.
Bibliography:
Yancey, R. (2010). The Munstrumologist. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Will
Henry is twelve and is the apprentice to Dr.Peilimore Warthrop, who
studies monsters. Will Henry is use to seeing unusual things with the
Dr.'s studies. When a grave robber shows up in the middle of the night
with something to show the doctor, Will Henry is drawn to the conclusion
that there are strange things living amongst them. He stays by the
doctor's side as they journey to discover how these creatures came to be
in this area, who knew about them, and why they are here. The answers
they find bring this situation close to home for Dr. Warthrop.
Throughout this frightening journey, Will Henry is learning about
himself and others around him and he discovers that he is loyal to the
doctor who has taken care of him and a special bond between them is
recognized by both Will Henry and Dr. Warthrop.
The Curse of the Wendigo
Bibliography:
Yancey, R. (2010). The curse of the Wendigo. New York: Simon & Schuster.
In the second book of The Monstumologist series Will Henry finds himself along the side of Dr. Warthrop as they search the Canadian wilderness for a missing friend and fellow monstrumologist. The reader is provides with a history of Dr. Warthrop and John Chanler and what brought them together and their friendship. After a long and eventful journey, Chanler if found and they are able to bring him to safety - for now. Pellinore Warthrop and Will Henry travel to New York for a monstumologist annual meeting. While there, the reader is given another dear friend from the past to learn more about Dr. Warthrop. While in New York, strange events begin to happen after their friend John Chanler disappears and the group of monstumologists are off on another adventure of horror with a mysterious creature.
