Odd hours, by Dean Koontz

This is the fourth book Koontz has written about Odd Thomas - a well named young man who has the ability to see ghosts and other supernatural beings and has visions of the future. Odd is one of the most endearing and quirky characters you are ever likely to meet as he sets out like a modern day knight to rescue the innocent and fight the forces of evil. Odd's self-depreciating sense of humor, his compassion, and his calm acceptance of his bizarre world make these books hard to put down.

We have all four books in this series at CHS, and I would recommend reading them in order, beginning with the first one, Odd Thomas.

The haunting of Alizabel Cray, by Chris Wooding

This horror story takes place in a Victorian England haunted with evil supernatural creatures bent on taking over the world. Thaniel, seventeen, is a wych-hunter. Together, he and Cathaline--his friend and mentor--track down the fearful creatures that lurk in the Old Quarter of London. It is on one of these hunts that he first encounters Alaizabel Cray. Alaizabel is half-crazed, lovely, and possessed.Whatever dreadful entity has entered her soul has turned her into a strange and unearthly magnet--attracting evil and drawing horrors from every dark corner. Cathaline and Thaniel must discover its cause--and defend humanity at all costs.

This story gets off to a slow start, but once I got into it a couple of chapters I was hooked by the dark mystery and suspense. Fantasy lovers shouldn't miss this one.

City of thieves, by David Benioff

City of thieves is a World War II story that takes place in Russia during the Siege of Leningrad. The Germans have Leningrad cut off, and the people still surviving are starving and desperate. Two young men, one an army deserter and one arrested as a looter, are about to be executed when they are given a reprieve. Lev and Kolya can find a dozen eggs for an NKVD colonel to use for his daughter's wedding cake and live. Or fail, and die. So the two set off on an impossible 4 day quest that takes them through the frozen city, through the surrounding countryside, and eventually behind German lines in search of the eggs that will save their lives.
This is part war tale, part coming of age story, part adventure and love story. It is brutal and funny, touching and always entertaining.