1. Virals by Kathy Reichs and Brendon Reichs
I saw the first book in the Virals series and knew I was meant to read it. The first book is about a secret lab where a new strain of parvovirus is invented and unbeknownst to the scientists can be transmitted to humans. Four teenagers, who happen to be children of scientists on the island, sneak in and free the dog that they were testing the parvovirus on. They then contract the disease and their genetic code is rewritten. They all have heightened abilities thanks to their "super-dog" DNA. They spend the first book learning how to control
their new abilities and hiding them from the son of the man funding the secret lab. There is more to the plot, but if you want to know you have to read it yourself. The main character (Victoria Brennan) is the niece of Temperance Brennan, a main character in one of Kathy Reichs other series.
The other books in the series involve the teenagers using their new abilities to solve crimes and even find pirate treasure! If that doesn't sound awesome, I don't know what does.
2. Mythos Academy by Jennifer Estep
I was a little hesitant to begin yet another mythology related series, but was pleasantly surprised when I read the Mythos Academy books. In the books, there are Spartans, Valkyries, Gypsies, and lots of other awesome magical people with different powers. There are also the reapers of chaos who are under the command of Loki (not Tom Hiddleston). There is a school called Mythos Academy where the mythological kids go to train and defeat the reapers of chaos who want to bring Loki back into power after he lost the first Chaos war. Gwen Frost, a gypsy, uses touch magic to find lost things for people and through a series of events is thrust into a crazy battle for an artifact that can change the fate of the world. It doesn't help that she meets a Spartan (Logan Quinn) and develops a huge crush on him. As you can guess, mayhem in-sues. The series has five books in it so far, and I recommend all of them.
I was very excited when i read about this series. It is about a girl (Violet Ambrose) who can hear "echoes" of things that have died, more specifically, things that have been murdered. She can also feel the imprint left by the killer. As she discovers human remains, she stumbles upon the murderer and mayhem in-sues. One of the most interesting parts of this series are the imprints left on the bodies, they can be a smell a specific color, a sound, or even a feeling. Her friends and family are very supportive and she slowly falls in love with her long time best friend, Jay, (whose last name I
cant remember). This series is great for someone who enjoys paranormal mysteries.
4. Secrets of the Eternal Rose by Fiona Paul
I read the first book in this series, Venom, thinking it would be like any other book set in Venice, but I was soo wrong. This series is about Cassandra Caravello, one of the young nobility in Venice. She discovers that one of her friends has died and goes to visit the tomb only to discover that the body is not her friend's and has an "X" slashed over her heart. when she flees the cemetery, She runs into a young artist (Falco) who agrees to help her look for the killer and the body of her friend. The two end up being caught in the middle of a secret society called, The Order of the Eternal Rose who are trying to find the key to immortality. Falco and Cass soon fall in love but there is only one problem, Cass is engaged to a boy she grew up with (Luca). Just like the other three series, mayhem in-sues.
In the other books in the series, Casss, Falco, and Luca try to uncover the secrets of the Order and unravel the mysterious deaths of Cassandra's parents while grappling with their growing love interests! This series is awesome and each book ends with an unexpected twist, dun, dun, dun. There are three books in this series.
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