City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare (Mortal Instruments Series #5)
The demon Lilith has
been destroyed and Jace has been freed from her captivity. But when the
Shadowhunters arrive to rescue him, they find only blood and broken
glass. Not only is the boy Clary loves missing–but so is the boy she
hates, Sebastian, the son of her father Valentine: a son determined to
succeed where their father failed, and bring the Shadowhunters to their
knees.
No magic the Clave can summon can locate either boy, but
Jace cannot stay away—not from Clary. When they meet again Clary
discovers the horror Lilith’s dying magic has wrought—Jace is no longer
the boy she loved. He and Sebastian are now bound to each other, and
Jace has become what he most feared: a true servant of Valentine’s evil.
The Clave is determined to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to
harm one boy without destroying the other. Will the Shadowhunters
hesitate to kill one of their own?
Only a small band of Clary and
Jace’s friends and family believe that Jace can still be saved — and
that the fate of the Shadowhunters’ future may hinge on that salvation.
They must defy the Clave and strike out on their own. Alec, Magnus,
Simon and Isabelle must work together to save Jace: bargaining with the
sinister Faerie Queen, contemplating deals with demons, and turning at
last to the Iron Sisters, the reclusive and merciless weapons makers for
the Shadowhunters, who tell them that no weapon on this earth can sever
the bond between Sebastian and Jace. Their only chance of cutting Jace
free is to challenge Heaven and Hell — a risk that could claim any, or
all, of their lives.
And they must do it without Clary. For Clary
has gone into the heart of darkness, to play a dangerous game utterly
alone. The price of losing the game is not just her own life, but Jace’s
soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she even still
trust him? Or is he truly lost? What price is too high to pay, even for
love?
Dreamless by Josephine Angelini (Starcrossed Series #2)
Can true love be forgotten?
As
the only Scion who can descend into the Underworld, Helen Hamilton has
been given a nearly impossible task. By night she wanders through Hades,
trying to stop the endless cycle of revenge that has cursed her family.
By day she struggles to overcome the fatigue that is rapidly eroding
her sanity. Without Lucas by her side, Helen is not sure she has the
strength to go on.
Just as Helen is pushed to her breaking point,
a mysterious new Scion comes to her rescue. Funny and brave, Orion
shields her from the dangers of the Underworld. But time is running
out—a ruthless foe plots against them, and the Furies’ cry for blood is
growing louder.
As the ancient Greek world collides with the
mortal one, Helen’s sheltered life on Nantucket descends into chaos. But
the hardest task of all will be forgetting Lucas Delos.
The Enchantress by Michael Scott (Secret of Nicholas Flamel Series #6)
The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it.
San Francisco:
Nicholas
and Perenelle Flamel have one day left to live, and one job left to do.
They must defend San Francisco. The monsters gathered on Alcatraz
Island have been released and are heading toward the city. If they are
not stopped, they will destroy everyone and everything in their path.
But
even with the help of two of the greatest warriors from history and
myth, will the Sorceress and the legendary Alchemyst be able to defend
the city? Or is it the beginning of the end of the human race?
Danu Talis:
Sophie
and Josh Newman traveled ten thousand years into the past to Danu Talis
when they followed Dr. John Dee and Virginia Dare. And it’s on this
legendary island that the battle for the world begins and ends.
Scathach,
Prometheus, Palamedes, Shakespeare, Saint-Germain, and Joan of Arc are
also on the island. And no one is sure what—or who—the twins will be
fighting for.
Today the battle for Danu Talis will be won or lost. But will the twins of legend stand together? Or will they stand apart—one to save the world and one to destroy it?
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa Blood of Eden Series #1)
Allison Sekemoto
survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By day,
she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be
eaten.
Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them.
The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie
herself is attacked—and given the ultimate choice. Die
or become one of
the monsters.
Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what
she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being
immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human
blood, and you will go mad.
Then Allie is forced to flee into the
unknown, outside her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of
humans who are seeking a legend—a possible cure to the disease that
killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless
creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.
But it isn’t
easy to pass for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past
the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what—and who—is worth
dying for.
Maximum Security by Robert Muchamore (Cherub Series #3)
CHERUB is an elite
intelligence organization that employs agents under the age of
seventeen. Because of their age, CHERUB agents have an unparalleled
advantage in the realm of espionage. No one would ever suspect teenagers
to be agents. Rigorously trained and exceptionally talented, CHERUB
agents will stop at nothing to accomplish their missions. In Maximum Security,
280 child criminals live in the sun-baked desert prison Arizona Max.
One of them is the son of a weapons dealer who has been selling U.S.
missiles to terrorists.
If CHERUB can get the kid, they have a chance to
stop his father. Getting into the prison is easy. Breaking out is the
hard part.
The Killing by Robert Muchamore (Cherub Series #4)
CHERUB agents are highly
trained, extremely talented—and all under the age of seventeen. For
official purposes, these agents do not exist. They are sent out on
missions to spy on terrorists, hack into crucial documents, and gather
intel on global threats—all without gadgets or weapons. It is a highly
dangerous job, but these agents have one crucial advantage: Adults never
suspect that teens are spying on them.
In The Killing, James
is assigned to what looks like a routine mission. Leon is a small-time
crook with big money. James’s job is to make nice with Leon’s kids, dig
up some leads, and infiltrate his home. But when James suddenly unravels
a much larger plot, the mission becomes anything but ordinary.
Unfortunately, the only person who might know the truth is a reclusive
eighteen-year-old boy—who happens to have died more than a year ago.
The Selection by Kiera Cass
For thirty-five girls,
the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the
life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of
glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and compete
for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America
Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her
secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to
enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a
palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then
America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the
plans she's made for herself- and realizes that the life she's always
dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.
The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan (Kane Chronicles Series #3)
He's b-a-a-ack! Despite
their best efforts, Carter and Sade Kane can't seem to keep Apophis,
the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world
into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task
of having to destroy him once and for all. Unfortunately, the magicians
of the House of Life are on the brink of civil war, the gods are
divided, and the young initiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone
against the forces of chaos. The Kanes' only hope is an ancient spell
that might turn the serpent's own shadow into a weapon, but the magic
has been lost for a millennia. To find the answer they need, the Kanes
must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician who might be
able to lead them to the serpent's shadow . . . or might lead them to
their deaths in the depths of the underworld.
Nothing less than
the mortal world is at stake when the Kane family fulfills its destiny
in this thrilling conclusion to the Kane Chronicles.
Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins
What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?
This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.
Tenderhearted
Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel
emotions of other people. She’s aware of a struggle within herself, an
inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has
always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darkness
within. It isn’t until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan
Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put
to the test. He’s the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone
had warned Anna.
Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?