Banff Library Teen Site - Fiction Reviews

AGE: 14+
LOCATION: YA PB K
GENRE: Suspense
RATED: *** It's scary how good this is!
REVIEWER: Tonya, Banff Public Library staff

This author really captures how teenage angst and hormones can make a person howl! Vivian knows that she's smart, strong and sexy; she also knows she's a werewolf. She loves what she is; loves the night, and the hunt. She loves the powerful and painful magic of "the change," and that all the boys in her pack howl after her. But, shape-shifters make dangerous companions and Vivian wants something more than animal lust once she falls for the sensitive heart-throb at her new school. She thinks this human boy might be special enough to understand her wild magic, but can Vivian tame her undomesticated desires? Or, should she reveal her proud, sleek animal-self to this gentle boy her pack-mates call "meat boy"? Can a predator truly love her prey?

AGE: 11 - 15
LOCATION: Y SED
GENRE: Suspense
RATED: ** Frightfully interesting
REVIEWER: Susanne, Banff Public Library staff

Magicians, orphans, lost treasure, and evil-doers -- this book and its sequel have all these delightfully shivery elements. A great weekend book! Followed by Dark Flight Down.

AGE: 14+
LOCATION: FIC MOO
GENRE: Suspense fiction
RATED: ** It’s scary how good this is!
REVIEWER: Grace, Teen Summer Reading Programme participant

Charlie can see red, glowing things… no, he’s not going crazy! It’s just that he can see “soul vessels.” When somebody dies, their soul enters a “possession” and Death Merchants have to collect them. Unfortunately, the “sewer harpies” are after the soul vessels too, so… this is one interesting part in the book. Another is when Charlie’s daughter says “Kitty” to someone, and the person she aims it at drops dead! What’s going on? Readers are bound to be entranced by this book. Read it… or else!

AGE: 12 - 15
LOCATION: J BOO
GENRE: Suspense
RATED: ** Frightfully interesting
REVIEWER: Tonya, Banff Public Library staff

Pip and Tim, twins who have moved into a 600 year old English country Estate, don't know that terrible, dark magic surrounds their new home. The twins are shocked when a pale boy named Sebastian suddenly emerges from the walls of the house claiming to be the son of the ancient alchemist who originally built it. As Sebastian pits his powers against those of his father's evil rival, he leads the twins into a bizarre web of intrigue and horror and a modern and gruesome battle between good and evil shrouds Pip and Tim. Are Sebastian's powers strong enough? The twins keep following him out into the dark and end up witnessing dreadful acts of magic; will they come out alive?



		Suspense Blood and Chocolate - Klause, Annete Curtis AGE: 14+ LOCATION: YA PB K GENRE: Suspense RATED: * It's scary how good this is! REVIEWER: Tonya, Banff Public Library staff This author really captures how teenage angst and hormones can make a person howl! Vivian knows that she's smart, strong and sexy; she also knows she's a werewolf. She loves what she is; loves the night, and the hunt. She loves the powerful and painful magic of "the change," and that all the boys in her pack howl after her. But, shape-shifters make dangerous companions and Vivian wants something more than animal lust once she falls for the sensitive heart-throb at her new school. She thinks this human boy might be special enough to understand her wild magic, but can Vivian tame her undomesticated desires? Or, should she reveal her proud, sleek animal-self to this gentle boy her pack-mates call "meat boy"? Can a predator truly love her prey? Book of Dead Days - Sedgwick, Marcus AGE: 11 - 15 LOCATION: Y SED GENRE: Suspense RATED: Frightfully interesting REVIEWER: Susanne, Banff Public Library staff Magicians, orphans, lost treasure, and evil-doers -- this book and its sequel have all these delightfully shivery elements. A great weekend book! Followed by Dark Flight Down. A Dirty Job - Moore, Christopher AGE: 14+ LOCATION: FIC MOO GENRE: Suspense fiction RATED: It’s scary how good this is! REVIEWER: Grace, Teen Summer Reading Programme participant Charlie can see red, glowing things… no, he’s not going crazy! It’s just that he can see “soul vessels.” When somebody dies, their soul enters a “possession” and Death Merchants have to collect them. Unfortunately, the “sewer harpies” are after the soul vessels too, so… this is one interesting part in the book. Another is when Charlie’s daughter says “Kitty” to someone, and the person she aims it at drops dead! What’s going on? Readers are bound to be entranced by this book. Read it… or else! Doctor Illuminatus: The Alchemist's Son - Booth, Martin AGE: 12 - 15 LOCATION: J BOO GENRE: Suspense RATED: Frightfully interesting REVIEWER: Tonya, Banff Public Library staff Pip and Tim, twins who have moved into a 600 year old English country Estate, don't know that terrible, dark magic surrounds their new home. The twins are shocked when a pale boy named Sebastian suddenly emerges from the walls of the house claiming to be the son of the ancient alchemist who originally built it. As Sebastian pits his powers against those of his father's evil rival, he leads the twins into a bizarre web of intrigue and horror and a modern and gruesome battle between good and evil shrouds Pip and Tim. Are Sebastian's powers strong enough? The twins keep following him out into the dark and end up witnessing dreadful acts of magic; will they come out alive?		Vampire High by Douglas Rees Stuff for Your Space by Ellen Warwick Harry Houdini by Vicki Cobb


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