Crave (A Novel of the Fallen Angels) by J.R. Ward

A bit about the book
Fallen Angel Jim Heron has completed his first task: helping Vin Di Pietro to redeem his soul. Now he must identify and battle a demon that can take any form. Worse still, his old boss Matthias wants him to assassinate Isaac, a member of The Firm who's gone AWOL - and Jim's pretty sure he's supposed to save him.

But before Jim can get to Issac to warn him, Isaac's picked up by the police for illegal street fighting. It's soon clear that he is falling for his gorgeous public defender - will their love redeem Isaac's soul? Or has the demon Devina, who's determined to see Jim fail, set an elaborate trap?

The battle between good and evil has left the future of humanity in the hands of a reluctant saviour and his band of fallen angels. Seven deadly sins that must be righted. Seven souls that must be saved.

What I thought
Great book! Jim, now a Fallen Angel, is back doing what he does best, fighting the bad and saving the good in this great sequel to Covet. In this book he has to save Isaac who was one of his friends from when he was in Special Ops, and now Isaac's gone AWOL. Isaac's earning a living by fighting in illegal MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fights, and moving around from city to city so he doesn't reveal to his boss, Matthias, where he his, because if his boss finds him its game over because no one escapes Matthias and Special Ops. Then when Isaac gets busted at one of his fights, his public defender, Grier, can't believe how attracted to him she is and Isaac feels the same way, and she's hoping she can help him get his life in order and get him back on the straight and narrow.
I really liked this book, plus it's by one of my favourite author's J.R.Ward so I just had to read it. Their is a variety of different characters in this series and obviously my favourite character is Jim, he's head-strong, he has a good heart and he's willing to help others and the bonus in this book is he's now a Fallen Angel which just makes him an even better character. This book has got loads of action, romance, Fallen Angels and demons so it's got a little bit of everything which is great. So if your a fan of J.R.Ward then I definitely recommend this series.

A Girl's Guide to Vampires (Dark Ones Series) by Katie MacAlister

A bit about the book
Nowadays, finding The One
really can be a pain in the neck

Joy Randall should know. She's been looking for the right guy for years. But, as yet, no real man has lived up to the heroes of the vampire romance novels she's completely addicted to.

So when her friend Roxy suggests a holiday to the Czech Republic, Joy simply can't say no. After all, it has everything:

A craggy, romantic landscape.
Tall, dark, handsome strangers.
Immortal, undead, bloodsucking fiends.

OK, the last one is just Roxy's imagination. Because vampires don't really exist ... or do they?

Plagued by dreams of a handsome stranger, haunted by a mysterious prophecy, and pursued by three pale, brooding, sinister suitors, suddenly Joy isn't so sure...

What I thought of the book
Really good book! I've read quite a few vampire books that have been lol funny and I really enjoy that type of book, I think it makes a change from the doom and gloom that some vampire books have in them, so I had to give Katie MacAlister's Dark Ones series a go. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I couldn't stop laughing, I'm still giggling to myself now at some parts of the book I can remember.
I loved Joy, she was an amazing character, she was funny, independent, sarcastic, strong-headed, and took crap of no one, especially men. All the laughing I did was because of her.
So people who are fans of MaryJanice Davidson and Michelle Rowen will definitely enjoy this book, I can't wait to read the next one.

The Morganville Vampire Series Reading Order - Rachel Caine

Glass Houses - Book 1
The Dead Girls' Dance - Book 2
Midnight Alley - Book 3
Feast of Fools - Book 4
Lord of Misrule - Book 5
Carpe Corpus - Book 6
Fade Out - Book 7
Kiss of Death - Book 8
Ghost Town - Book 9
Bite Club - Book 10 - Due out May 2011

Ghost Town (The Morganville Vampires Series) by Rachel Caine

A bit about the book
When Claire is ordered to repair the systems that protect Morganville, it's not just cutting into her study time, it's a life-threatening problem. If there's one thing this vampire-infested town is serious about, it's security.

But achieving the impossible only brings a whole new set of problems, and the upgrades have unexpected consequences: people inside the town are slowly beginning to forget who they are, even the vampires. Soon, the town's little memory problem has turned into a full-on epidemic. Now Claire needs to figure out a way to pull the plug on her experiment - before she forgets how to save Morganville...

What I thought
Great book! Ghost Town is book nine in The Morganville Vampire series, and if your familiar with this series then I'm sure you'll agree it's a great series. You're following the life's of, Michael Glass, Shane Collins, Eve Rosser and Claire Danvers, all teenagers and all residents of the Glass House, and all residents of Morganville, which is a town mixed with humans and vampires, but basically the vampires run the town.
I really enjoyed this book, I was hooked to this series from the first page of the first book (Glass Houses), and I've continued to keep up with them, I will admit this series is one of my favourite YA series.
Ghost Town lived up to the books before it as I was on the edge of my seat at some parts, and tears in my eyes at other points. This book definitely has the usual action, which is loads of it because to be honest, their is always something going on in Morganville that is life-threatening, and to me, that's what keeps you hooked.
I'm going to leave you with the Introduction to Morganville, which everyone needs to know lol:

Welcome to Morganville. You'll never want to leave.
So, you're new to Morganville. Welcome, new resident! there are only a few important rules you need to know to feel comfortable in our quiet little town:

• Obey the speed limits,
• Don't litter,
• Whatever you do, don't get on the bad side of the vampires.

Yeah, we said vampires. Deal with it.
As a human newcomer, you'll need to find yourself a vampire Protector - someone willing to sign a contract to keep you and yours from harm (especially from the other vampires). In return, you'll pay taxes...just like in any other town. Of course, in most other towns those taxes don't get collected by the Bloodmobile.
Oh, and if you decide not to get a Protector, you can do that, too...but you'd better learn how to run fast, stay out of the shadows, and build a network of friends who can help you. Try contacting the residents of the Glass House - Michael, Eve, Shane, and Claire. They know their way around, even if they always end up in the middle of the trouble somehow.
Welcome to Morganville. You'll never want to leave.
And if you do...well, you can't.
Sorry about that.

Prey (Shifters Series) by Rachel Vincent

A bit about the book
"The fight was about
to get unbelievably,
irreversibly bad"

Having barely escaped a tribunal with her life, defiant werecat Faythe can't seem to keep out of trouble. Her disobedience jeopardises her father's position as Alpha of the south-central Pride and a young tabby in her care refuses to shift into cat form to save her own life.

But a darker danger lurks in the bloody and mysterious disappearance of Faythe's boyfriend, exiled stray Marc. Tired of being a target, Faythe's ready to embrace her destiny and fight like an Alpha to get Marc back and defend the honour of her Pride.

What I thought
Brilliant fourth book! This is definitely my favourite book in the Shifter series so far, and I still have two more to go. This one was, in my book, definitely a weepy, I couldn't stop the tears from falling.
Faythe is having a bit of a rough time, she only gets to see Marc every so often, then she's trying her hardest to get Kaci (the young tabby she's took under her wing) to shift because she's so weak and shifting is the only thing that can help her. Then Marc goes missing and it turns out he's been kidnapped, so the only thing Faythe has on her mind is finding Marc, which most of the Pride presumes is dead. But Faythe will never believe that until she she's him for herself and she will never give up looking for him either. And to top it all off they're having problems with the werecat council, so yet again, Faythe's got a lot going on.
Full of fast-paced action all the way through, I loved this book.

Pride (Shifters Series) by Rachel Vincent

A bit about the book
It's not a game, Faythe.
It's a power play and
they've already won.

The werecat council has three cardinal laws - and headstrong Faythe stands accused of breaking two of them: infecting a human with her supernatural skills and killing him to cover her tracks. With the death penalty hanging over her head, Faythe has no escape route left.

That is, until a shapeshifter informs the pride of a rash of rogue strays terrorising his land. Yet this threat is nothing like any they've seen before. Only Faythe has the knowledge to save the pride, but can she prove her worth? Or will the council's verdict condemn them all . . . ?

What I thought
A great third book! Faythe has got a lot going on in this book, she's going in front of the werecat council for murder and infection charges, her and Marc still haven't really spoken in about 2 months, and now theirs strays lurking in the woods near the lodge where they're staying, so as I said, Faythe has got a lot going on.
This book had me on the edge of my seat, and it also brought tears to my eyes. At parts of the book I was so frustrated I just wanted to scream (I so do not like Calvin Malone lol). This one is definitely my favourite up to yet, now I'm on to Prey the fourth book in this great series, I'm gonna be so upset when this series ends.