"Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing With Fire" by Derek Landy

In the book Skulduggery and Valkyrie are trying to stop Baron Vengeous who has stolen armor from a sacred place , used vampires to help him do what ever he wants, and has brought the Grotesquery back to life to kill people everywhere and to bring the faceless ones back to earth with there gods to rule forever. Valkyrie learns to use fire and air magic to defend herself and help with what ever mission. In the end Skulduggery's arm gets cut off after killing the Baron by taking of his invincible armor and shooting him in the chest with his revolver. The Grotesquery is still living. Stephanie stabs a sword into it's chest twist it moves it down and twist it again making it scream in pain and die. Valkyrie falls down and Skulduggery picks up his removed arm and asks if she needs a hand. After to days Skulduggery is in one piece and Valkyrie is not even scared.

I would read this book if i wanted to learn about what happens after the first and who the new villain is and what he is trying to accomplish until Skulduggery and Valkyrie take him down.
{ACTION PACKED BOOK} Read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Lifting the Sky" by Mackie d'Arge

Ever since her dad left the familywhen she was small, 12-year-old Blue has continually moved from place to place with her ranch-hand mother. Finally, Blue can hardly believe her luck - her mom has been hired to manage the ranch of Blue's dreams - the house and mountains even match a drawing that Blue once drew. In short order, Blue acquires a pair of orphaned calves to take for, a friend from the neighboring reservation, and the strange and wonderful ability to see the auras - the colors, lights, and energies - given off by all living things. Blue begins to realize her special talents might actually enable her to find her place in the world when she learns she can manipulate the auras to help heal injuries. Blue's "dream-come-true" is threatened, however, when her and her mother's past starts to catch up with them.

I'll probably never live on an isolated ranch in Wyoming, but after reading this book, I think I have a good idea what it would be like. I love the ability of some authors who create characters so real and believable that one feels one can actually go track them down for a good visit. Blue is such an appealing character, one can't help but hope that things work out for her. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves animals and nature, or who is wondering about their own place in the world. Plus, who couldn't use a little virtual vacation in the mountains of Wyoming?

I'd rate this book FIVE out of FIVE stars.

"Ruined" by Paula Morris

Rebecca, newly transplanted to New Orleans to live with an aunt, feels like a fish out of water. Battling homesickness for New York City and her traveling father, Rebecca must also deal with the cliques in her new school, which seem to be focused entirely on the importance of local family history, social class, and the upcoming Mardi Gras season of parties and parades. Although at first content to be an outsider, Rebecca's interest and involvement with the popular group is intensified after she becomes friends with a mysterious girl who seems to be living in the cemetary. Rebecca becomes intent to solve the mystery of her new friend and the 150-year-old curse associated with a local mansion.

Reading "Ruined" is the next best thing to an actual visit to the city of New Orleans. Morris skillfully describes the neighborhoods, streets, and cemetaries of the city and makes them part of the action and atmosphere. One can easily imagine the frenzy and excitement of attending one of the Mardi Gras parades while reading of it in this book. The mystery that embroils Rebecca snakes its way through the city, its parties, and its inhabitants, wrapping itself ever tighter around our heroine.

Although some of the action seems at times to be a little too outlandish to be believable, the nifty plot twists keep one reading. I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery involving history, ghosts, and curses! Rated FOUR and a HALF out of FIVE stars.

"Sparrow Hawk Red" by Ben Mikaelsen

After the car crash that killed Ricky's mother his Ricky's father wont take any actions. in the book Sparrow Hawk Red by Ben Mikaelsen only ricky and his new friend Soledad are heading to Mexico to catch the man that kill his mother. Soledad is pretty much a hobo that is helping ricky through his journey. through this time of getting mexico Ricky learns a powerful lesson the lesson of courage. will he get to Mexico alive and back? if you want to find out read Sparrow hawk red.

i would recommend this book to anyone interested in a big adventure or wants to read a good book. i would rate this book 3-5. it wasnt one of my favorite books.

"Pendragon: Merchant of Death" by D.J. MacHale

Every teen has crushes, plays b-ball, travels throughtime and space... wait what?!?!? this is how bobby penndragon feels. Its the day of the play off game at his high school, the girl of his dreams just kissed him... what could go wrong, right? How about his uncle crashing in while hes in the middle of the kiss of his dreams with courtney chetwyned and riding off into the night, only to be dragged through time and space. Yeah, really! when his uncle takes him to an old abandoned subway, and goes to a hidden door. When his uncle and him are shot at by a rediculously tall stranger named saint dane, they run for cover. They get to the inst hidden door, close the door, when his uncle yells out " denduron!!!" things get pretty freaky. the tunnel at the inside of the door seems to go on forever, but them a jumble of sweet musicle notes and white light pour out and bobby and his uncle are swept away. When they reach the end of the tunnel, it is up to bobby and his uncle to save denduron, an alien planet with close to no technology, and close to no hope for servival. will they make it out alive? who knows. read the book!
I would give this book 32.999 stars out of five. You wont believe this book! I cant do it justice, you have to read it yourself!

"New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer

Alike the book, bella is still in love with edward. but, when edward leaves bella, the worst thing happens. She falls into a spiralling depression, and whenever she even thinks about edward, her still strong love comes back to haunt her as a piercing pain in her chest. Being forced to curl up into a ball isnt the best thing to be doing, so she does something unexpected. Whenever she is doing something wreckless, she sees a vision of edward, so, she makes a rash decision: she got a dirtbike. You all remember Jacob, correct? well, she asks him to help her fix the bike, and when she does so, Jacob falls in love with her. After he is done fixing the dirtbike, bella goes to further and further extents to see edward. But when jacob joins a misterious cult, Bella need help, but now there is no body to help her.
What will happen to bella now? read the book to Find out. I give this book five of five stars!

"Sparrow Hawk Red" by Ben Mikaelsen

In the book Sparrow Hawk Red Ricky Diaz thought his mother died in a car accident but soon learns she was murdered by drug dealers and he wants to find revenge. His father refused to do a drug mission by stealing a plane and smuggling drugs from other countries. Ricky then decided to do it himself by running away to Mexico disguising himself as a street boy. Has a lot of trouble surviving ,when he meats a friend she helps him to get into the drug compound get the plane and return home.
This is one of several good Ben Mikaelsen books that I would read if I liked to read Fiction that could one day come true as a book tells it to be. I would rate this book
5 stars.