The Shining

The Shining, by Stephen King [adult fiction]

by Ryan, 12th grader

A writer, his wife, and his 8 year old son run maintenance at the Overlook Hotel, over winter. As the writer gets writer’s block, he starts to act strange. This horrifying tale of spirit and insanity is written by Stephen King.

Companions of the Night

 

Companions of the Night, by Vivian Vande Velde [YA Fiction]

by Marina, 8th grader

The main character travels to the cleaners and is caught between a vampire and the hunters. Then, they think she’s a vampire and the hunters kidnap her family. She teams up with Ethan, the vampire, and tries to get them back. She’s trapped in a world of lies, betrayal, and deadly vampires. You have to read it.

Shattered Mirror

Shattered Mirror, by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes [YA Fiction]

by Marina, 8th grader

Sarah is a witch. A vampire hunter. A Vida. She belongs to the most renowned family of vampire hunters in the world. Vampires fear her family. She transfers to a new school. (At her old one, she was expelled for fighting a vampire and damaging school property). To add to her luck, her seat is between two vampires. They are friendly, though, and befriend Sarah. She mistakenly starts to think of them as friends. But she gets caught up in family problems, murderous vampires, and the temper of her mother. Befriending vampires, no matter how weak, goes strictly against all Vida laws. Soon she finds herself up against one of the most powerful vampires. She has to decide between friendship and life, while her mother threatens to strip her powers and ban her from the family. This book is exciting and page-turning. You don’t know who’s good, who’s bad, or who to trust. You have to read it.

by Bryttany, 7th grader

This book is about 2 children, Sarah and Chris. Sarah is a witch who kills vampires, and Chris is a vampire who kills witches. Sarah and Chris are best friends. Should Sarah kill her best friend, or should Chris kill his best friend?

The Cirque du Freak Series

The Cirque du Freak series, by Darren Shan [YA Fiction]

by Marina, 8th grader

The Darren Shan novels are well-known. Unfortunately, they’re awful. Darren, the narrator, is whiny and annoying. The books are extremely short and very predictable. 1/3 of the way through, you can predict EXACTLY what’s going to happen. They’re extremely boring.

I warn you. Don’t read them.

Dangerous Girls 2

Dangerous Girls 2, by R.L. Stine [YA Fiction]

by Michelle T.

The book is about this group of people who are friends and they are vampires. The characters are twin sisters who want revenge against each other because Livvy thinks Destiny killed Ross, but she didn’t — her dad did.

Guilty Pleasures

Guilty Pleasures, by Laurell K. Hamilton [adult fiction]

by Christina

Erotic demonic thrill ride that will keep you entertained. Enter Anita Blake’s world filled with vampires, werewolves, and any other possible horror creature there is. If you love reading about vampires and horror books in particular, this is the book for you — but I will warn you that later on in the series, her books are more of adult books.

Gallows Hill

Gallows Hill, by Lois Duncan [YA Fiction]
by Bryttany, 8th grader

There’s this girl who can see through a crystal ball and people (her own friends) blame her of being a witch and plan to hang her at Gallows Hills in Salem.