Ashley says:  Well if you thought it was easy to be a normal teenager, think again! Vladimir Tod is half human and half vampire. His best friend’s name is Henry and Henry knows his secret. Vlad’s family died in a mysterious house fire. Suddenly Vlad has a new English teacher who is actually his uncle. His uncle has been searching for him. Someone else has been searching for Vlad as well, someone sinister call D’ablo. It’s an adventure, so pick it up today and read!   
(Ashley is Lori's fourteen year old daughter.)

Cathryn says:  Noel has created a wonderful new world of unexpected characters that will keep the reader coming back for more.  Set a short time following the deaths of Ever’s parents and sister, the 16 year old is still coming to terms with the results of the accident, including the abilities she had acquired such as being able to hear peoples’ thoughts and see ghosts.  As Ever tries to deal with everything in her new life she meets Damen who seems to take the edge off her unusual skills but there just might be something more to him than meets the eye.  The writing style is quick paced and well done.  I truly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the rest of the series.

Lori Says: For her first young adult novel I have to say I am very impressed.  With a style that keeps you guessing, and wanting more, Armstrong weaves the tale of Chloe, a fifteen year old who has just discovered she can see, hear and speak to the dead, making her a necromancer.   Of course, she doesn’t want to believe it, especially when everyone else thinks she’s crazy and they send her to Lyle House.  A home for disturbed children that is full of secrets, and unfortunately lots of dead people buried in the basement. 

Here she encounters Simon, a sorcerer, his brother Derek, a werewolf and Rae, who claims she can burn things simply by touching them(although no one’s really sure if she can).  Through a series of odd occurrences and mysterious findings, they discover the original owner of Lyle house was a “supernatural” and performed experiments on others of his kind.  Hence the dead people in the basement.  It seems that the home is for supernatural children and their keepers are not happy when the teens plan a break out in the middle of the night. 

A wonderfully suspenseful novel that will surely grab your teen and whip them off on a rush of ride. 
I cannot wait to read book two.