Toto mi hnije v to-read liste, vážení

S najnovšími knižnými titulmi, ktoré vyšli nedávno alebo ešte len vyjdu, vás už mesiace oboznamujú rôzne meme na rôznych blogoch. Tie majú okrem iného aj ten efekt, že si na základe nich napráskame naše to-read a wish listy knihami od výmyslu sveta, z ktorých 75% ani nikdy neprečítame. Ale to je vlastne dobre, lebo spoznáme milióny nových kníh a z nich si už my vyberieme, čo nám nakoniec za prečítanie stojí a čo nie.

Ja som sa dnes na GR hrabala v mojom to-read liste a vydlabala z neho niekoľko kníh, ktoré boli  novinkami už kedysi dávno. Vtedy o nich málokto niečo vedel okrem faktu, že majú trebárs peknú obálku alebo zaujímavú anotáciu. Teraz sú už však v sekcii YA paranormal takmer veteráni a čo viac, čas ukázal, že nešlo len o obrovské a dočasné halo, ale že položili stavebný kameň pomerne kvalitnej sérii.

Možno nie všetky nižšie spomenuté knihy sú výkvetom YA literatúry, ale hanbu si rozhodne nenarobili. A ja si ich už KONEČNE MUSÍM PREČÍTAŤ!

Pozn. Nejedná sa o slovenské preklady, ľudia :( Bohužiaľ dnešný článok je určený tým anglicky čítajúcim. Ale ostatní si aspoň môžete pozrieť obálku a anotáciu k pripravovanej knihe Pod vraždenou oblohou :)



Jenna Black - Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker #1)

Počet dielov v sérii, ktoré už vyšli: 3
Doposiaľ najvyššie hodnotená kniha v sérii: 2. diel (Shadowspell) : 4.09, počet hlasujúcich 3 245

It's all she's ever wanted to be, but it couldn't be further from her grasp...

Dana Hathaway doesnt know it yet, but shes in big trouble. When her alcoholic mom shows up at her voice recital drunk, again, Dana decides shes had enough and runs away to find her mysterious father in Avalon: the only place on Earth where the regular, everyday world and the captivating, magical world of Faerie intersect. But from the moment Dana sets foot in Avalon, everything goes wrong, for it turns out she isn't just an ordinary teenage girl, she's a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel between both worlds, and the only person who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie.

Dana finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat game of Fae politics. Someone's trying to kill her, and everyone seems to want something from her, from her newfound friends and family to Ethan, the hot Fae guy Dana figures she'll never have a chance with...until she does. Caught between two worlds, Dana isn't sure where she'll ever fit in and who can be trusted, not to mention if her world will ever be normal again

Jeri Smith-Ready - Shade (Shade #1)

Počet dielov v sérii, ktoré už vyšli: 2
Doposiaľ najvyššie hodnotená kniha v sérii: 2. diel (Shift): 4.25, počet hlasujúcich 1 599

Love ties them together. Death can't tear them apart.

Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan's band playing a critical gig and Aura's plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend's life. She never thought it would be his last.

Logan's sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He's gone.

Well, sort of.

Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura had wanted nothing more than to figure out why the Shift happened so she can undo it. But not with Logan's violet-hued spirit still hanging around. Because dead Logan is almost as real as ever. "Almost."

It doesn't help that Aura's new friend Zachary is so understanding--and so very alive. His support means more to Aura than she cares to admit.

As Aura's relationships with the dead and the living grow ever complicated, so do her feelings for Logan and Zachary. Each holds a piece of Aura's heart...and clues to the secret of the Shift.

Cate Tiernan - Immortal Beloved (Immortal Beloved #1)

Počet dielov v sérii, ktoré už vyšli: 2

Doposiaľ najvyššie hodnotená kniha v sérii: 1. diel (Immortal Beloved): 4.18, počet hlasujúcich 2 281

Nastasya has spent the last century living as a spoiled, drugged-out party girl. She feels nothing and cares for no one. But when she witnesses her best friend, a Dark Immortal, torture a human, she realizes something's got to change. She seeks refuge at a rehab for wayward immortals, where she meets the gorgeous, undeniably sexy Reyn, who seems inexplicably linked to her past.

Nastasya finally begins to deal with life, and even feels safe--until the night she learns that someone wants her dead.

Cate Tiernan, author of the popular Sweep series, returns with an engaging story of a timeless struggle and inescapable romance.

Rachel Hawkins - Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1)

Počet dielov v sérii, ktoré už vyšli: 2

Doposiaľ najvyššie hodnotená kniha v sérii: 2. diel (Demonglass): 4.29, počet hlasujúcich 10 670

Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father--an elusive European warlock--only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shapeshifters.
By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tagalong ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire student on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect.


As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.

Holly Black - White Cat (Curse Workers #1)

Počet dielov v sérii, ktoré už vyšli: 2

Doposiaľ najvyššie hodnotená kniha v sérii: 2. diel (Red Glove): 4.18, počet hlasujúcich 3 353

The first in a trilogy, this gritty, fast-paced fantasy is rife with the unexpected. Cassel comes from a shady, magical family of con artists and grifters. He doesn't fit in at home or at school, so he's used to feeling like an outsider. He's also used to feeling guilty--he killed his best friend, Lila, years ago.

But when Cassel begins to have strange dreams about a white cat, and people around him are losing their memories, he starts to wonder what really happened to Lila. In his search for answers, he discovers a wicked plot for power that seems certain to succeed. But Cassel has other ideas-- and a plan to con the conmen.

Chloe Neill - Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires #1)

Počet dielov v sérii, ktoré už vyšli: 5
Doposiaľ najvyššie hodnotená kniha v sérii: 3. diel (Twice Bitten): 4.37, počet hlasujucich 7 430

Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn't exactly glamorous, but it was Merit's. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker-and this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the walking undead.

Turns out her savior was the master vampire of Cadogan House. Now she's traded sweating over her thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of vamps loyal to Ethan "Lord o' the Manor" Sullivan. Of course, as a tall, green-eyed, four-hundred- year-old vampire, he has centuries' worth of charm, but unfortunately he expects her gratitude- and servitude. But an inconvenient sunlight allergy and Ethan's attitude are the least of her concerns. Someone's still out to get her. Her initiation into Chicago's nightlife may be the first skirmish in a war-and there will be blood.

Tera Lynn Childs - Forgive My Fins (Fins #1)

Počet dielov v sérii, ktoré už vyšli: 2

Doposiaľ najvyššie hodnotená kniha v sérii: 2. diel (Fins Are Forever): 3.94, počet hlasujúcich 1 308

Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but when you’re half human, half mermaid like Lily, there’s no such thing as a simple crush.

Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid – she’s a Thalassinian princess. When Lily found out three years ago that her mother was actually a human, she finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been living on land and going to Seaview high school ever since, hoping to find where she truly belongs. Sure, land has its problems – like her obnoxious, biker boy neighbor Quince Fletcher – but it has that one major perk – Brody. The problem is, mermaids aren’t really the casual dating type – when they “bond,” it’s for life.

When Lily’s attempt to win Brody’s love leads to a tsunami-sized case of mistaken identity, she is in for a tidal wave of relationship drama, and she finds out, quick as a tailfin flick, that happily-ever-after never sails quite as smoothly as you planned.