Lament

by Maggie Stiefvater

What's a girl to do when her best friend is in love with her and she doesn't feel the same way about him? How about complicating the issue with a new guy who she does have feelings for, and who is some sort of killer faerie! Come join Dee and James and Luke (and the "Fair Folk") for a vividly-described story filled with music and mystery.

-- Kristin McKeown, Faculty

Fallen

by Lauren Kate

When her boyfriend dies in a mysterious fire, high school senior Luce is sent away to a reform school for troubled teens. Her new school is dark and decrepit, with mysterious students who seem even more troubled than herself. But the students at Sword & Cross are much more than they appear, especially Daniel Grigori who is intent on ignoring Luce. She wants to understand the uncontrollable desire and familiarity she feels towards him. He, meanwhile tries to keep Luce at a distance, telling her that discovering the truth of their attraction would kill her as it has many times before. Star-crossed soul mates who for centuries find one another only to lose one another over and over again, their love is the key to a battle between good and evil, love and hate, and ultimately angels and demons. This supernaturally dark romance is sure to leave readers begging for a sequel.

-- Hollie Hawkins, Faculty