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Ashton, Brodi
6 Reviews
(3)
YA
Aspiring author Charlotte Brontë's admiration of classmate Jane Eyre is unwavering (even when Jane is suspected of poisoning the headmaster). When Jane turns down a job offer from the ghost-hunting Society for Relocating Wayward Spirits and instead leaves Lowood School to work as a governess, Charlotte tags along. An entertaining, madcap reinterpretation of Jane Eyre wherein Victorian practices collide with paranormal adventures.
Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac
(3)
YA
Piper Baird is thrilled to win a scholarship to renowned Chiswick Academy in Washington, DC. Vying for a prestigious award for teen journalists, Piper hunts for an exclusive scoop, zeroing in on the lavish lifestyle of her privileged classmates; complications ensue when she falls for one of her subjects. Piper's humor and commitment to journalism make this otherwise familiar teen romance stand out.
Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello
(3)
YA
Rejecting the sad facts of Jane Grey's nine-day reign in sixteenth-century England, the authors of this novel imagine an irreverent alternative history that substitutes love for politics and people with the ability to change into animal form for religious controversies. Jane's marriage to her cousin begins poorly, and murderous plots in her court abound, but Jane cheerfully triumphs in this romp.
Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac
(4)
YA
In this trilogy-ender, Nikki, now an unwilling Everliving, and her boyfriend Jack return to the Everneath to destroy it and restore Nikki's humanity. They strike an uneasy alliance with untrustworthy--though currently amnesiac--Everliving Cole. The Everneath, based on the underworld of Greek mythology, grows more complex (sometimes convoluted); the love triangle is a bit melodramatic but adds suspense.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
(4)
YA
Everneath series.
In the first book, Nikki's boyfriend Jack took her place as a Forfeit in the Everneath. Now Nikki coerces immortal Cole into a rescue mission before Jack is completely drained of his life's energy, but she is unsure whether she can truly trust Cole. The physical and psychological dangers of the Everneath--inspired by the underworld of Greek mythology--are intriguing despite inconsistent fantasy logic.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
(4)
YA
Nikki, depressed after her mother's death and her boyfriend Jack's apparent betrayal, has allowed herself to be taken to the Everneath (the Underworld) and drained of her life force. Her connection to Jack inspires Nikki, back aboveground, to fight her looming return to the Everneath. This spin on the Persephone myth tends to the melodramatic and obvious, but Nikki's desperation feels authentic.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
6 reviews
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