The power of six - Pitticus Lore

Fast pace as we go on the journey with John smith, No 6 and Sam to find the remaining members of the Loric. No. 7 is in an orphanage in Spain trying to hide from the Mogardorians who find her. Two seperate stories are told as No. 4 and No. 7 fight to stay alive.
A great read and those who enjoyed 'I am Number Four' wont be disappointed!

The Hunter - Tom Wood

A Fantastic read! Loved this book, up there with the best thrillers ive read. This book had me from page one. Fast paced action as I became engrossed in the life of an Assasin  who becomes 'the target'. Can't wait for Book 2!

Songs of the earth - Elspeth Cooper

This Book is fabulous. If you enjoy fantasy than you will enjoy this read. A book about magic, good versus evil, with romance. A tear jerker that had me in tears at the end. I look forward to Book 2 and following Gair into his hourney of 'revenge'.

Bloodlines - Richelle Mead

From the cover:
Sydney's blood is special. That's because she's an alchemist - one of the group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the world of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. But the last encounter Sydney had with vampires got her in deep trouble with the other alchemists. And now with her allegiances in question, her future is on the line.

Being a fan of Vampire Academy i didnt know what to expect..i was hoping for Big things...and was i disappointed..?..
No i wasnt. It was good although it took a while for me to get into, the 2nd half of the book is def better than the first..but it has left me wanting to read book 2. It will be interesting to see how Sydney and Adrians relationship develops, if it develops. And how could i not want to read book 2 when Dimitri enters book 1 on the last page.
A good read.
All Vampire Academy fans will enjoy it I'm sure!
:)

The Maid - Kimberly Cutter

From the front cover

"The girl who led an army, the peasant who crowned a king, the maid who became a legend"

Based on the epic tale of Joan of Arc. A fabulous read. 

Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen

This book is full of suspense. A great read!
From the blurb;

'At first the prisoner scratches at the walls until her fingers bleed. But there is no escaping the room. With no way of mesuring time, her days, weeks, months go unrecorded. She vows not to go mad. She will not give her captors the satisfaction she will die first.'

The question is 'Why is this happening?' Gripping, it had me reading to the end to find the answer!

The Game Changer : Dr. Joyce Valenza

Wow! I was lucky enough to hear Joyce speak last Friday at the Melbourne SLAV conference. She really is an amazing, dynamic Teacher/Librarian

Click on the link above for Joyce's wiki notes from the PD