When Phoebe meets the girl that is to be her best friend she doesn't know she's actually a fairy, on a mission that will affect her life. She doesn't know that her brother who she inevitably falls for is fairy either. Even though their plans seem to point to an ominous ending for Phoebe this story is less fantasy than it seems. More than anything it's about exploring who you are and understanding that other people's expectations aren't always true, nor do they have to be fulfilled.

Fragile Eternity - Melissa Marr - Young Adult - The third installment in Melissa's fairy world does not disappoint, Aislinn' insistence on staying a part of her mortal world has left her with a weaker court (now that she's her queen) but also a sense that can no longer deny being completely fairy. I can't wait for the next one.

The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Fiction - The author of Shadow of the wind, a book that stayed with me long after I'd turn the page. The Angel's Game has held my attention impeccably, with a wonderful mystery and beautiful prose at every turn. It's so easy to lose yourself in the Barcelona of the 1920's, this will be a book that is talked about.