Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

TITLE: Incarceron
AUTHOR: Catherine Fisher
PAGES: Hardcover, 464
PUBLISHER: Dial
GENRE: Fantasy/Sci-fi
OTHER BOOKS BY CATHERINE FISHER: The Oracle Prophecies, "Darkhenge," "Corbenic," "Darkwater Hall," "Sapphique"

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia

TITLE: Beautiful Creatures
AUTHOR: Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
PAGES: Hardcover, 563
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown
GENRE: Paranormal Romance
OTHER BOOKS BY KAMI GARCIA & MARGARET STOHL: COMING SOON: Beautiful Darkness, Caster Chronicles #3, Caster Chronicles #4

Fallen by Lauren Kate - B+

TITLE: Fallen
AUTHOR: Lauren Kate
PAGES: Hardcover, 452
PUBLISHER: Delacorte Press
GENRE: Paranormal Romance
OTHER BOOKS BY LAUREN KATE: "Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove", COMING SOON: "Torment" and "Rapture"

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

Times are hard in the mountain city of Fellsmarch. Reformed thief Han Alister will do almost anything to eke out a living for himself, his mother, and his sister Mari. Ironically, the only thing of value he has is something he can't sell. For as long as Han can remember, he's worn thick silver cuffs engraved with runes. They're clearly magicked-as he grows, they grow, and he's never been able to get them off.

While out hunting one day, Han and his Clan friend, Dancer catch three young wizards setting fire to the sacred mountain of Hanalea. After a confrontation, Han takes an amulet from Micah Bayar, son of the High Wizard, to ensure the boy won't use it against them. Han soon learns that the amulet has an evil history-it once belonged to the Demon King, the wizard who nearly destroyed the world a millennium ago. With a magical piece that powerful at stake, Han knows that the Bayars will stop at nothing to get it back.

Meanwhile, Raisa ana'Marianna, Princess Heir of the Fells, has her own battles to fight. She's just returned to court after three years of relative freedom with her father's family at Demonai camp - riding, hunting, and working the famous Clan markets. Although Raisa will become eligible for marriage after her sixteenth name-day, she isn't looking forward to trading in her common sense and new skills for etiquette tutors and stuffy parties.

Raisa wants to be more than an ornament in a glittering cage. She aspires to be like Hanalea-the legendary warrior queen who killed the Demon King and saved the world. But it seems like her mother has other plans for her--plans that include a suitor who goes against everything the Queendom stands for.

The Seven Realms will tremble when the lives of Han and Raisa collide in this stunning new page-turner from bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima.

Summer Reading List & Upcoming Books To Buy

So summer is approaching and for most of us, that means lazy days interspersed with hauling yourself off the couch and away from that really good book to go to work.  Well.  We can't have all those books without working at least a little bit.

So speaking of summer and books, I'd like to toss out the question, What's on your summer reading list?  Have you resolved yourself to finally read a hundred books before school starts again?  Finally hunkering down and absolutely forcing yourself through Shakespeare's works?