Siren's Song by Heather McCollum

Siren's Song by Heather McCollum 359 pages

Jule Welsh can sing. She enthralls people with her bel canto voice. But it takes more than practice to reach her level of exquisite song; it takes siren's blood running through her veins. Jule is starting her senior year at Cougar Creek High when her relatively normal world begins to resemble a roller coaster flying through a carnival scare house. Her mother is diagnosed as insane and committed, a psycho-stalker is snapping pictures of her to put into his homemade Jule-shrine, her voice is suddenly putting people into comatose trances, oh and the gorgeous new guy in town, Luke Whitmore, is interested in her . . . but also wants to kill her.

Dead City by James Ponti

Dead City by James Ponti, 277 pages
Book 1 of series

Molly Bigelow is not your ordinary girl. Instead of taking regular classes like normal kids, Molly's mother put her in fencing, fighting and working at the morgue with her. Turns out Molly's mother, a forensic pathologist, was a zombie hunter in Omega - a secret society that monitors zombies. Molly quickly learns that all the martial arts and fencing classes she tool come in handy when battling evil zombies. When she uncovers a group of sinister zombies trying to take over New York, it will take all she has learned and more to keep them at bay. This book is 2014-2015 Truman Award Nominee.

Hollow Earth by John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman

Hollow Earth by John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman - 382 pages

Twins Em and Matt are able to animate their drawings -- bringing them to life.  While this is a great trick, it also brings them to the attention of two different groups that want to either harm them or use them.  The Guardians want to bind their powers as they are too powerful.  The Hollow Earth Society wants them to open the doors to Hollow Earth where all the monsters exist. 

I'll be honest.  I picked up this book to read simply because it is written by John Barrowman, the actor that plays Capt. Jack on Doctor Who and Torchwood.  I was surprised to find that I really enjoyed the book.  While it wasn't the best written fantasy story I've read, it was very enjoyable.  I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

Unbreakable by Kami Garcia  305 pages

When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, her world begins to unravel. She doesn't know that paranormal forces in a much darker world are the ones pulling the strings. Not until identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into Kennedy's room and destroy a dangerous spirit sent to kill her. The brothers reveal that her mother was part of an ancient secret society responsible for protecting the world from a vengeful demon -- a society whose five members were all murdered on the same night.  Now Kennedy has to take her mother's place in the Legion if she wants to uncover the truth and stay alive. Along with new Legion members Priest and Alara, the teens race to find the only weapon that might be able to destroy the demon -- battling the deadly spirits he controls every step of the way.