This week with the release of New Moon by Stephanie Meyer I've been thinking quite a bit about what other books are out there that a fan of the Twilight series might want to read next. Right now there are quite a few books out there and here are a series and 2 books that I've read and think that Twilight fans may also enjoy.
The House of Night Series by P.C. and Kristin Cast
Zoey has been marked as a fledgling vampire and is attending the House of Night school. She attends school at night and sleeps during the day along with her friends/classmates Stevie Rae, Erin, Shaunee and Damien. This series begins with the book Marked and continues with Betrayed, Chosen, Untamed, Haunted and the most recently released title Tempted. I found myself drawn into the first book quickly and looking forward to finding out what happened to Zoey and her friends. This series is geared toward teenagers and I would recommend not younger than 13 because of some of the situations Zoey finds herself in.
Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Nora Grey is making it day by day after the murder of her father and her mother being away for work most of the week. She has her best friend Vee and isn't looking for romance, no matter how hard her friend tries to get her to notice. Then Patch enters her life. Patch seems to be the ultimate bad boy...or is he? Nora isn't sure and she finds her self unsettled by how Patch knows more about her than her closest friends do and how he always seems to be around. After Nora encounters a number of terrifying events she finds herself trying harder to figure out what, if anything, Patch has to do with any of them and if she should run from him or run to him. The events that happen to Nora had me on edge and there were twists throughout the books that I didn't see coming and I found myself wanting to read whenever I had a chance to pick up the book just to find out what happened next. Like the House of Night Series, this book is geared towards teens and given the nature of some of the things that happen to Nora, I would advise older teens give this book a try.
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
What do you do when you begin your senior year of high school, a few months away from your 18th birthday and the new exchange student arrives on your doorstep to let you know that you are actually a Romanian Vampire Princess and he is in fact your betrothed? Ask Jessica Packwood a.k.a. Anastasia Dragomir who has just learned all of this from Lucius Vladescus who has arrived to take her back to Romania so that they can marry and fullfill the agreement that was made years ago to prevent these two Vampire families from going to war. Told from Jessica's point of view, letters Lucius writes home to his uncle and occasional passages from Growing Up Undead: A Teenage Vampire's Guide to Dating, Health and Emotions ( a book which Lucius gives to Jessica to help her understand what she is) this book has moments of humor and romance which help lead to a story that is a good read. Again this book is geared for teens and is well suited for 14 and up.
In upcoming posts I'll tell you about books I've been reading geared for interemediate readers (4th-6th grade), titles that may appeal to fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, as well as a variety of other books. If you have any suggestions or have a book that you'd like to recommend please leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you.
Happy Reading!
Melinda
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