Something Paranormal This Way Comes!
It's almost Halloween, and scary things are synonymous with this day. Well, we all know I lean towards the light and fluffy, and therefore, haven't really read many scary books, but I have read some that feature some otherworldly creatures, and fall nicely into the paranormal genre.
- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead - Vampires, dhampirs, an awesome heroine, and a killer romance had me loving this series.
- Bloodlines by Richelle Mead - I was so excited to spend more time in this world, and to do so with Sydney and Adrian was a treat.
- How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather - Mather did a great job weaving her family history into this Salem witch story.
- Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova - Loved getting to learn about witches in Latin culture and enjoyed the fabulous family focus.
- When Life Gives You Demons by Jennifer Honeybourn - a great Buffy-type heroine, who happens to be an exorcist-in-training enhanced my enjoyment of this fun tale.
- Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins - a reform school for witches, faeries, and shapshifters was the setting for a series I adored.
- Fallen by Lauren Kate - This was an epic, across the ages love story, which happens to involve angels and the battle between good and evil.
- Soulless by Gail Carriger - It says it right on the cover of the book - a novel of vampires, werewolves, and parasols. So. Much. Fun.
- Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - Probably my favorite of the Shadowhunter's series, it features the usual paranormal suspects, but with a steampunk flavor.
- My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent - Banshees and reapers and romance. I read them all.
Do you have a favorite paranormal book or series?
Let us know in the comments!
The Vampire academy/ Bloodlines books look so fun! I need to get to those at some point. And I love that cover of Fallen!
ReplyDeleteI thought those books were fantastic. They were fun and action packed.
DeleteI used to be obsessed with the Vampire Academy series and it's spin-off! <3 It has such an addictive quality. :)
ReplyDeleteLily | Sprinkles of Dreams
I was really excited when Mead wrote Bloodlines, because I was not ready to leave that world. I still would love more. I was thinking an aged-up Declan in his own series.
DeleteI haven't read any of these but When Life Gives You Demon is one I think I will check out!
ReplyDeleteDemons was fun and cute. I would love to read more demon hunting adventures starring that group
DeleteI loved VA and Hex Hall back in the day! I've got to read the Rachel Vincent one as I really enjoy her writing.
ReplyDeleteI started one of Vincent's new series, and liked it. I need to finish it up.
DeletePeople have recommended Soulless to me before. I’m not sure if it’s my kind of thing, but I am interested in reading it. It sounds unusual.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Carriger does that time period so well. I have read her YA series, which features younger versions of the same characters, and found it fantastic as well
DeleteVampire Academy is such a good series! I also loved the Hex Hall books back in the day. I remember starting My Soul To Take but fell off along the way. It sounds like an entertaining read :)
ReplyDeleteI am a solid fan of both Mead and Hawkins. I want to read more from Vincent, because I really enjoyed the Soul Screamers series
DeleteOne day I’m going to break open that box set of the Vampire Academy sitting on my shelf and binge the whole thing. (Really, I will!) Clockwork Angel was so good. I enjoyed the whole TID trilogy but meeting Tessa and Jem and Will in that first book was so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteDo it! It's a fun series.
DeleteI've only read Labyrinth Lost, but I really loved that one. I still need to check out How to Hang a Witch!
ReplyDelete-Lauren
www.shootingstarsmag.net
The HTHAW books are cool, because of the historical slant. I really enjoyed them
DeleteI try to dispel my fear of vampires by reading 'soulless' but I just couldn't finish the book as every few pages, the word vampires keeps appearing. and also I didn't like the central character which I can't remember the name.
ReplyDeleteI doubt I would read any of the other on your list but no big deal as everyone has different taste.
have a lovely day.
Alexia doesn't come off as warm and fuzzy, but the more I got to know her, the more I loved her.
DeleteI read and liked the first Vampire academy book but never went on with the series! Might get back to it some day...
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed that series, but probably liked the spinoff more. And Mead featured a lot of the central characters from VA in Bloodlines too
DeleteHey! Books I've actually read! But I loved both The Vampire Academy series and the Fallen series.
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I always get excited when I see books featured that I have read too
DeleteI read the first Hex Hall but never did finish the series. Maybe one day. I love the VA series and an reading the Bloodlines series now too.
ReplyDeleteI loved Hex Hall. I was hoping when Hawkins completed Rebel Belle, she would return to the spinoff
DeleteOh nice! I LOVED Vampire Academy and Bloodlines! Soulless was another delightfully entertaining read! Love Hawkins' books too! Great picks! Glad to see you enjoyed some of my faves! ;)
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Have a GREAT day!
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I went through a stretch of reading a lot of paranormal at one point, and read all the biggies about that time.
DeleteOh Sam I am so happy that you featured not only Vampire Academy and Hex Hall but also Fallen!!! I wanted to feature this last one for weeks now because I so loved it!!! Sophie @bewareofthereader
ReplyDeleteI head there was a Fallen adaptation, and I really would love to see it
DeleteMy friend Lydia at work LOVES The Vampire Academy books. One day at work she was talking about it for about 1/2 hour. I'd like for her to beta read my NaNoWriMo book, but there's no vampires in there (just some very evil elves).
ReplyDeleteI'm #2 on hold at the library for Clockwork Angel. Finished The Mortal Instruments though! Can't wait to read the next series.
TID is probably the best of all three series (if you ask me). I hope you love it when you read it.
DeleteWhen Life Gives You Demons - ha, love that cover and title!
ReplyDeleteThe cover and title definitely captured the fun of the book. I would love to see it as a series.
DeleteGreat list and it also reminds me that I bought How to Hang a Witch on sale a few months ago and promptly forgot to read it.
ReplyDeleteI liked both HtHaW books. I thought there was going to be a third, but I guess it's not going to happen.
DeleteI'm almost finished with the Vampire Academy series and I'm going to miss it so much when I finish the final book. I wasn't too fond of it at first but it's definitely grown on me. Plus, I absolutely adore Dimitri so that kind of helped 😂
ReplyDeleteIf you read Bloodlines, it kind of keeps you in the VA world, and many of the major players from VA pop up and play important roles at some point.
DeleteI haven't read any of these but I do have most of them on my tbr list. There just isn't enought time!
ReplyDeleteTempus Fugit! There is never enough time.
DeleteI cannot believe that I have not read ANY of these, my goodness! I do want to read the Vampire Academy series, mostly because I have enjoyed the author's other stuff, and sometimes vampires are fun! My Soul to Take also looks pretty interesting! Great picks!
ReplyDeleteAnd this week, I thought I featured more mainstream stuff than my normal unknown contemporaries. I read all of these, except for Demons, when YA paranormals were EVERYWHERE.
DeleteYay for Labyrinth Lost. I definitely found every excuse to mention Bruja Born this October.
ReplyDeleteIt's a series I wish more people talked about, because I really liked it, and excited to continue it.
DeleteHex Hall has always been on my list bc BOARDING SCHOOLS! I don't read a ton of paranormal, but most of the ones I've read I've loved!! Nice list!!
ReplyDeleteI always award extra points for being set in a boarding school. I read most of these years ago, when YA paranormal was a thing, but I really enjoyed them all.
DeleteI love scary things but I read next to 0 horror. Anna Dressed in Blood would be my last scary read and that was years ago.
ReplyDeleteKaren @ For What It's Worth
Anna was all over this week. I have only read the TDC books by Blake
DeleteVampire Academy is so good! Although I still need to read the last two books. Great list!
ReplyDeleteA favorite series of mine. I hope you finish it soon!
DeleteI love Vampire Academy! Richelle Mead is a fav of mine. I just wish she wrote faster! lol. (And that she returns to writing some of her adult series for they rocked.)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the others except The Infernal Devices series (Jem & Will!) and Fallen but will check the others out. I love me some paranormal romances/reads.
I had contemplated starting one of Mead's adult series. Georgia Kincade looks interesting, because succubi are always interesting.
DeleteThanks for sharing this list, Sam. I love Fallen. If I remember correctly, I was a bit disappointed with the ending, but I still love the series. When I first read Fallen, I couldn't put it down.
ReplyDeleteTânia @MyLovelySecret
The ending of Fallen reminded me of the way Legend ended. Where it was more a new beginning than an ending (?)
DeleteOmigosh you brought me back with Hex Hall. Hawkins brought all the funnies and cool paranormal creatures with it. Great picks, Sam! :)
ReplyDeleteThat was such a great series, and I was really pumped about there being a spinoff, when we got that one book. I thought she might pick back up with that when Rebel Belle was done, but alas, it was abandoned. *sad face*
DeleteThe only one of these I have read is Clockwork Angel and it wasn't really the book for me... I found it too similar to the mortal instruments in terms of characters! But I do want to read Soulless because it sounds so cool, and I have heard good things about the Bloodlines series as well ^.^
ReplyDeleteTDI is set sort of in the same world, different time period, but still the same world. There were bound to be a lot of similarities. I have loved all of Carriger's books, and I like the way she took us into that world at all different age levels. The Parasol Protectorate is adult, The Custard Protocol books are more NA, and The Finishing School books are YA. We even get to see some of the characters at different ages through the series.
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