Chloe Saunders is your average teenage girl. She lives in Buffalo, with her aunt and attends an art school. She spends time with her friends, talks to boys, that kind of thing. Then she meets a ghost. This ghost is terrifying and grotesque. The interaction sends her into a breakdown, which gets her sent to a group home, Lyle House.Lyle House is for mentally-ill teens who must work through their problems, or at least that is what it is advertised to be. Bizarre situations are occurring at this house, not only with herself, but also with other residents of the house. And no matter how much she tries not to believe it, Chloe sees more ghosts. Through strange events, the secrets everyone is hiding spills out, connections are made, and soon nothing is as it was thought to be. But with secrets.... there are always people who want to keep them quiet.
The start of this all seemed very Sixth Sense to me. I was hooked with the first chapter because it was the first "YA Horror" book that actually gave me the creeps. LOVED IT! The creepiness gets toned down a lot after the first chapter and the action seems to slow, but still good.

Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.
Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty—especially if they learn of her Sight—and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens.
Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries.
Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer.
Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention.
But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost—regardless of her plans or desires.
Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything.
Faerie intrigue, mortal love, and the clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in Melissa Marr's stunning 21st century faery tale.
I did read this but had no interest in really reading the next one. I didn't like Aislinn's actions or Keenan's. All the people in this books seem essentially selfish and the characters who I thought were interesting, I wanted to know more about, but they never got more than a paragraph; they were fillers to push the story forward.
'Folklore, mystery, and romance swirl together in a story unlike any other out there. I thoroughly enjoyed it.” —Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Lovely“Twilight fans will love it.” —Kirkus Reviews
I LOVED THIS BOOK! The writing is very clever and the romance scenes are smoking (I feel like Jim Carey, now). I liked it because it took a creature from folklore that I've always been fascinated with and expanded it. Very creative. The second one was my favorite, to date, but number four comes out in January. We'll see what happens after that.
Grade 8 Up—Seventeen-year-old Jenna Fox awakens after more than a year in a coma to find herself in a life—and a body—that she doesn't quite recognize. Her parents tell her that she's been in an accident, but much of her past identity and current situation remain a mystery to her: Why has her family abruptly moved from Boston to California, leaving all of her personal belongings behind? Why does her grandmother react to her with such antipathy? Why have her parents instructed her to make sure not to tell anyone about the circumstances of their move? And why can Jenna recite whole passages of Thoreau's Walden, but remember next to nothing of her own past? As she watches family videos of her childhood, strange memories begin to surface, and she slowly realizes that a terrible secret is being kept from her. Pearson has constructed a gripping, believable vision of a future dystopia. She explores issues surrounding scientific ethics, the power of science, and the nature of the soul with grace, poetry, and an apt sense of drama and suspense. Some of the supporting characters are a bit underdeveloped, but Jenna herself is complex, interesting, and very real. This is a beautiful blend of science fiction, medical thriller, and teen-relationship novel that melds into a seamless whole that will please fans of all three genres.Next on my to read list. Optioned for a movie.

I liked it a little. There was just something missing. Didn't like it enough to read number two. But I did like the romance. The end was good. Her little sister Riley was really just too annoying for me to care to endure more of it. BUT a lot of people like it and it was optioned for a movie. CRAZY!
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