The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

 

This is the first book in the secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel. Nicholas is a bookstore owner and has hired a 15 year old boy named Josh. His wife Perry is Nicholas's wife and she owns a coffee shop across the street. She hired Josh's twin sister Sophie. Josh was downstairs looking for books when all hell breaks out upstairs. He makes his way upstairs and there's a strange guy with some weird walking creatures attacking Nicholas. Josh, wants to help him but, he sees what looks like green smoke and the smell, smells like rotten eggs. 

Mr. John Dee isn't a really nice guy. But, he's on a mission to bring back the Dark Elders that were some of the one's that ruled this world a long time ago. Mr. Dee wants the Codex that will help him do just that and Nicholas has it. With fighting going on inside the bookstore, Josh is getting pushed bac down the stairs. Then, Perry comes into the bookstore to help her husband and in the process one of those monsters grabs Perry and poles her outside. With the fighting, Nicholas Is trying to stop those monsters from taking her but, it only makes it worse.

Sophie and Josh are twins and they are standing in the bookstore wanting to ask Nicholas what the hell happened. When Nicholas tells them that is was magic. Both, of the twins start to question what he's saying. They start thinking about magic shows, but not real magic, in which is what Nicholas is say is very much real. 

He loses the Codex but, Josh ends up with two pages. He tells the twins that they need to come with him because he need to go see a friend. Scatty as she goes by. Lives above a Dojo. She's considered one of the best warriors that Nichloas knows and also a vampire. She's a second generation Elder. When her Dojo is attacked by Mr. Dee because he wants those last two pages. Nicholas tells the twins that they need to head to one of the high Elders that will help then awaken there magic powers. 

It's a whole journey and many, many more things happen. Full of adventure, fighting and trying to understand all the different Elders all over the world and how magic came into the world. The book moves quite fast and you just want to know what happens next. I'm not going to give to much away. You should pick up the book and read it, if you want to know what happens in the end. 

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

 

This is the first book in the Robert Langdon series. I'll say, this was very, very good. Short chapters and fast paced. 

Robert Langdon was getting ready to get up and the phone rang. He answered and the person on the other side told him a story and then, Robert hung up the phone. Thinking that it was a crank call from some of his students. He went about making coffee, when the phone rang again. He heard what the person said. As soon as the word, Illuminati was said, he quickly picked up the phone. He listened to everything that this person was saying and then, asked if he would come and take a look for himself. 

He got to the airport, noticed the plane and was worried. It was only going to take about a hour to get there. When he got off the plane, the pilot said,' welcome to Switzerland." What the hell, Robert thought. Why the hell was he here. 

Kohler, the head of Cern was waiting for him at the door. Robert is a professor of symbology and he's studies many different kinds of symbols and this one he thinks, has to be a joke. The Illuminati hasn't been around for a very long time. When Kohler takes him to a very cold room and lying on the floor is a dead person with the word, Illuminati burned into his chest. He almost gets sick. He's never seen anything like this before. He tried to explain to Kohler about the symbolism of this and what it could mean. But, Kohler just keeps cutting him off. 

The dead guys daughter, Vittoria shows up from a flight she takes back home. She wants to know what happened. When she asks to see her father, she's told it wouldn't be a good idea. When the phone rings on Kohler's device and he answers it. The things said, scares him so he hits the speaker button. All three listen, finding out that four Cardinals will be murdered and branded with air, wind, fire and water in very special places all over Rome. Robert and Vittoria are headed to Rome to stop the from happening. There is more but, think you should pick up the book if you haven't read it yet. OMG, its' really good and the ending will surprise you.  

The Killing Game by Iris Johansen

 This is book two in the Eve Duncan series. Joe Quinn heads over seas to get Eve. Logan has had her for a little over a year and Joe's made the decision to bring her back home. If he has to lie to her he will. Logan's not happy and accuses Joe of using her daughter Bonnie to bring her home. Logan tells her that he's head back himself. 

Joe takes them to his cabin on the lake when they get home. He needs to call Spiro and find out when she's going to get the girls skull. After Joe leaves to make the call, another call comes on her phone. It's a guy and he tells her to call him Dom. He also says that he wants me to get a ten year old girl by the name of Jane. She has red hair and green eyes. I'm to protect her and get to know her, tell he comes and get her. He's planning on killing me and the girl together. 

I will say that the banter between Eve and Joe are good. Yes, he's jealous of Logan and he wants her all to himself. He also knows the Eve and Logan are more then friends. Logan is a billionaire. He knows how to use people and for awhile there he used Eve. Reading the conversations between Joe and Eve you know he's in love with her and she doing everything she can to fight him an every way she can. I just had to laugh out loud a few times. 

Getting Jane wasn't going to be easy. Its a felony to kidnap a child. She needed help and the only person she knew was Logan. She also didn't want joe to know. But, he's good at what he does and ends up finding her with the kid. 

I don't want to give to much away. The ending was good. You'll never guess who the serial killer is as Dom calls himself. Read the book. It was so damn good. Need the third book now.   

Redeemed by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast

 This is the final and 12th book in the house of night series. Zoey Redbird is in trouble. She turned herself in thinking that she killed two guys in the park. But, it wasn't true. It took a few days for Detective Marx to find out what really happened. Neferet is back and stronger then ever, after her snake like dark things killed as will as her all these people in a church so she can get stronger. She has completely lost her mind and decides to take control of the hotel she had been staying in. 

With all the craziness, Zoey and her friends need to try a figure out how to kill or contain her. Thanatos is the high Priestess of the school and also death. She helps those that have passed on to go where their supposed to go. She also comes up with an idea to contain Neferet in the hotel. To create a spell that will burn all evil doing things. It will take a lot of power and Shaunee who has the fire element she can control. 

When people start falling off the top of the hotel. Kalona is the winged immortal and he tries to save some of them, it ends up having those snake like evil things coming after him. With him being who he is, it will take him some time to heal. Thanatos, Shaunee, Zoey and all the rest of her circle all go to the special tree. Grandma Redbird is Indian and has to remind Zoey that the ground is ancient. Only old magic can stop really evil magic and a good chance it will contain Neferet. 

This is one of the best books and a great ending to the series. Lots of things happening and does Zoey and her friends really take care of Neferet. I hope you pick up the book and read the series. It was worth it.