Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

In the book Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, Nora Grey's life is far from perfect. Nora had an attempt on her life yet survived which wasn’t a pleasant thing to go through. She had gained a guardian angel, but sadly her guardian angel was far from angelic, matter of fact quite devil-ish. The guardian angel named Patch had been given a second chance with life, while still not being human or being able to be seen. I personally believe that this book is good for most ages above 9-10 while it all depends on your mental age and how well you can take 18+ themes or themes of violence. Other than that, it’s truly an amazing book. 

I can relate with the character Nora Grey, as I believe she would be a great friend who wouldn’t talk about someone behind their back unless given a good reason, which I believe is outstanding friend material. This book would be the romance and horror category of books, although it rarely states anything truly in the horror category, even though there is gore and topics of such. Some parts of the book remind me of a few of the goosebumps series.

Review by Em0RaInB0w

 

Asylum by Madeline Roux

Asylum, by Madeline Roux, is a wonderfully scary book. Dan, Abby, and Jordan meet each other at a summer program at New Hampshire College, but unfortunately, the dorms are being redone. The replacement dorms are in an old, abandoned asylum called Brookline. Abby decides to go exploring in the closed off main office and drags the boys with her. This is where the mystery starts to unfold. What happens next I shall not tell you, you must read the book to find out.

I guarantee that you will love the photos the author includes. They add a more realistic feel to the book. The photos make the book scarier just like Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. If you love scary mystery books you will love this book.  (This book is not in our school library.  It is recommended for grades 7-10, but if you check with your parents you can get it at the public library.)

Reviewed by smarticles_t

The Shadows by Jacqueline West

The Shadows by Jacqueline West is the first book in a new series, The Books of Elsewhere.  I really enjoyed this book.  The main character, Olive moves into a new home on Linden Street with her super smart, mathematician parents.  The McMartin's were the former owners of the home, and they've left behind all of their furniture and their three cats.  Olive soon finds out this is not a normal house and there is absolutely nothing normal about the strange paintings that hang on the walls and refuse to be removed.  And wait, did something just move inside that picture???  Follow Olive into a new world, Elsewhere... if you dare.

Reviewed by Mrs. Castro

The Books of Elsewhere first book is The Shadows.  It is a book that will have you at the edge of your seat biting off all your nails down to the nub just to find out what happens next. When Olive Dunwoody moves into a large, stone house on Linden Street, she finds out the house is keeping secrets. She also finds out about the three cats and the paintings that won’t come off the walls in the hallway! And what about everything else in this house? Or what about Elsewhere?  Like it says on the back of the book, “This house is keeping secrets . . . be careful where you look!”

Reviewed by parrotcarrots

 

The Chilling Hour by Collin McDonald

Do you like twisted suspense stories that chill your bones?  Or stories that aren't what they seem?  Then I think The Chilling Hour by Collin McDonald is the right book for you.  In The Chilling Hour there are spooky, warped, thrilling short stories that make you scream.  I like this book because you don’t know where the plot is going to end.  Also because when I read this book the author hooked me by using dialogue.  In one of the stories in this book there’s a family of four on vacation stuck in a blizzard waiting for help.  Will they get out in time before the avalanche hits?  And are they lucky they met a guy named death?  I don’t know!  You find out!

Reviewed by killer kittens 226