31 Days of Halloween { review } Devilish by Maureen Johnson
Devilish by Maureen Johnson. © 2007 Razorbill (Penguin). ISBN 9781595141323. Trade Paperback. Young Adult / Urban Fantasy. 264 pages. $8.99 US. Source: purchased at local Books-A-Million
Synopsis: The only thing that makes St. Teresa’s Preparatory School for Girls bearable for Jane is her best friend Ally. But when Ally changes into a whole different person literally overnight the fall of their senior year, Jane’s suddenly alone—and very confused.
Review: Ah, senior year. The year where everything is going to go your way…or is it? Jane is snarky, sarcastic and a genius with spiked hair. Ally isn’t the smartest girl ever but is the eptiome of a wallflower with her accident prone, plain self. But Jane and Ally are best friends, and the world to one another.
On the day when the seniors allow underclassmen to become their “littles”, Ally receives an anonymouse red velvet cupcake which completely changes her life. After vomitting up the sugar catalyst in front of the entire school and oddly in the process gaining a “little”, Ally begins moving away from her best friend Jane. Suddenly, Ally is coming to school with designer handbags and always seems to have something planned when Jane invites her over.
As it turns out, Ally sold her soul to the Devil in order to be popular. And it’s up to Jane, with the help of her stalker and a secret sect of demon-slaying nuns and priests, to free her best friend’s soul from the grips of damnation. Problem is, that’s rather hard to do without putting yours within harm’s reach as well…
Devilish is the hilarious and surprisingly heartwarming story about the bonds of friendship, based on the classic story of Faust, and I enjoyed it immensely (and I really hope Maureen does more urban fantasy!). I laughed, I cried and I wanted to be Jane’s best friend. I urge you all to read this book!
Synopsis: It’s the beginning of senior year and Yuki’s psychic awareness of ghostly spirits is threatening to ruin her life. Her ability to sense spirits of the dead isn’t glamorous like the ghost hunting on television. SHE SMELLS THE DEAD. The smell impressions are becoming stronger. Yuki is being visited in her dreams, and she suspects that her friend Calvin is involved in something strange. To make matters worse her crush on Garrett is going unrequited, Yuki’s friend Emma is on a rampage against bee oppression, and annoying Calvin Miller mysteriously disappears. Will Yuki be able to focus her powers in time to save the lost soul who is haunting her? Meanwhile, who will save Yuki from following the spirits into the light?
Nothing much happens in the sleepy town of Venus Cove. But everything changes when three angels are sent from heaven to protect the town against the gathering forces of darkness: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl who is the least experienced of the trio. They work hard to conceal their true identity and, most of all, their wings. But the mission is threatened when the youngest angel, Bethany, is sent to high school and falls in love with the handsome school captain, Xavier Woods. Will she defy the laws of Heaven by loving him?
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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. © 2007 Razor Bill. ISBN 978-1-59514-171-2. Hardback. 304 pages. Ages 12 and up. $16.99 US. [ 
