You Suck by Christopher Moore, 328 pages

This continues the "eternal" love story of Thomas C. Flood and his vampire girlfriend Jody. This book is just as funny and offbeat as the first one in the series, Bloodsucking Fiends. I really haven't read a Christopher Moore book yet that I haven't found myself laughing out loud while reading. How many vampires do you think contemplate the significance of their last bowel movement?

The Enemy by Charlie Higson, 440 pages

A plague has hit, with everyone over 16 getting sick and dying or turning in mindless, flesh-eating zombies. Kids are forced to hole up and forage for supplies, while avoiding all adults. In London, groups of kids have gathered in supermarkets and such, while being picked off slowly by hungry grownups. A teen shows up one day, promising safety at Buckingham Palace if they can make it across the city.
This was a good read, though very dark and depressing at times, watching child after child die. I think I have read too many zombie books this month so I need to read something upbeat next, lol.

Blood Suckers: The Vampire Archives Volume 1, 394 pages

This is a collection of vampire short stories by a collection of well-known authors ranging from Bram Stoker to Stephen King. Some of the stories were really odd and some were really good. My favorite was the Stephen King story. I found myself plodding through some of them, but this is still worth reading if you like vampire stories.

Virals by Kathy Reichs, 454 pages

Kathy Reichs is best known for her mystery novels featuring Temperance Brennan and the tv show Bones from her books. She has started a new teen series featuring Tory Brennan. Tory is a fourteen-year-old girl living with the father she just discovered after her mother died in a car accident. Living on a island with a tiny population of scientists, she has made friends with 3 other teens. Her and the 3 boys spend time exploring the local area. When they break a dog/wolf puppy out of a lab, they quickly find themselves smack dab in the middle of a conspiracy needing investigating. Exposed to something that is changing them, these 4 teens must find out what is happening to them and what a decades old murder of a teenage girl has to do with it.
I have read all of Kathy Reichs' books and am a big fan. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this new teen series but it was great. I can't wait to read the next one featuring these teens. This is definitely Maximum Ride meets Bones.

The Walking Dead, Vol. 13 by Kirkman, Adlard, & Rathburn, 132 pages

Boo-hoo! This is the last book in this series so far, so I will have to wait a while to find out what happens to the survivors of the zombie plague that has hit the world. I have enjoyed this series so much that I bought the first 8 books in a giant collection myself. Books-A-Million might be glad to not see so much of me though, lol.

The Walking Dead, Vol. 12 by Kirkman, Adlard, & Rathburn, 132 pages

Awesome, awesome, awesome. This series continues to hold my attention, the only sad thing is waiting for the next ones to come out.

The Queen's Rival by Diane Haeger, 406 pages

Elizabeth Blount, known as Bessie to her friends and families, has wanted nothing more than to follow her parents to court. She is elated when she is able to go and serve as a maid of honor to Katherine of Aragon. But her expectations are quickly diminished when the Spanish queen's court is quieter and more devoted to prayer than filled with revelery than Bessie was lead to believe. Bessie though soon finds the excitement she hoped for when the young and dymanic King Henry VIII returns from war. She has set the king on a pedestal, believing that the King and Queen have a courtly love that no one can come between. But the king's wandering eye soon lands on the beautiful and naive Bessie. Will Bessie's maidenly attraction for the king survive reality?

There are many books depicting the lives of King Henry VIII and his many wives, but very few covering the mother of his firstborn son. Diane Haeger's book "The Queen's Rival" brings to life one of the lesser known but no less interesting figures in one of history's most dynamic and intriguing times. As a fan of English history, I have read tons of books surrounding this time period, and Diane Haeger promises to become one of my favorite authors.

This is another review book from NightOwl Reviews that I got to read before it comes out. I love historical fiction and this was a great read that I totally recommend to fans of English history.