Jen Croup's Blog – June 2010 Archive (9)

Summary: When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it's up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess?





They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the

war with the Titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to…

Summary: The Traveler Seraph must use all her cunning and ability as a Raven mage to track down an unimaginable force of destruction known as the Shadowed.

What I thought: Well I loved this book!! I wish I could have seen Lahr with someone. I loved watching Rinnie grow up. You saw the boys come into their powers in the first…

Summary: For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord,

Voldemort.





Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as

well. And the Azkaban…

Summary: The Raven mage Seraph must protect the world from a terror that threatens to reemerge after generations of imprisonment.

What I thought: I have to say I have not read another author who can create characters like Patricia Briggs can. You can't help but fall in love with everyone one of them. I…

Summary: Elena Gilbert is a pretty, popular teen who was orphaned when her parents were killed in an accident. Despite the tragedy, her life has always been normal and wholesome. Until the beginning of the school

year, when two new vampire brothers show up to shake the peaceful

universe at Robert E. Lee High.…

Summary: On one side of the border lies the modern world: the internet, homecoming dances, cell phones. On the other side dwell the ancient monsters who spark humanity's deepest fears: dragons.





Seventeen-year-old Kay Wyatt knows she's breaking the law by rock climbing near the border, but she'd rather have an adventure than follow

the rules. When the dragon Artegal unexpectedly saves her life,…

Summary: When mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson attempts to return a powerful Fae book she'd previously borrowed in an act of desperation, she finds the bookstore locked up and closed down. It seems the book

contains secret knowledge-and the Fae will do just about anything to

keep it out of the wrong hands. And if that doesn't take enough of

Mercy's attention, her friend Samuel is struggling…

Summary: Police Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara found her calling at an early age when an unstable man broke into her family's home, trapping and terrorizing them for hours. Now she's Savannah's top hostage negotiator,

defusing powderkeg situations with a talent for knowing when to give

in-andwhen to jump in and take action. It's satisfying work-and

sometimes those skills come in handy at home dealing…

Summary: After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson is finding his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend,

Tyson, a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows

Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any normal friends.

But things don't stay quiet for…