3.) Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

 "Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well."

 Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition,2011)
(Daughter of Smoke & Bone Series, Book 1)

Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Modern Fantasy, My Favorites, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Series

Honors: Audie Award for Fantasy (2012), Children's Choice Book Award Nominee for Teen Choice Book of the Year (2012), The Inky Awards Nominee for Silver Inky (2012), Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee (2014), Andre Norton Award Nominee for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy (2011) Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Books of the Year (2011), YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults (Top Ten) (2012) [Honors Information found at Goodreads.com]

Review: Karou lives a life of relative freedom as an art student in Prague. She has her own flat, doesn't live with parents, and has money she uses as she wishes. But she is harboring secrets. Secret like the human/animal hybrid creatures that she draws in her sketch book are real, and they are her family. Also she must collect teeth for Brimstone, the closest thing she can call father, in exchange for wishes. Although she doesn't know why he collects teeth of all kinds, from any animal...or human. To help her collect these teeth she can be transported around the world through special doors from Brimstone's lair. When scorched hand marks begin to appear on these doors Karou begins suspect something sinister is afoot, and she is bound and determined to find out what it is to protect her chimera family. When she meets an angel named Akiva secrets from her past begin to emerge and enlighten her life.

Opinion: FANTASTIC! Not your average, everyday paranormal romance. This book is incredibly hard to describe and my review can't even do it justice. As a matter of fact I haven't been able to find a summary that has! There is a lot to this book, it takes place in two time-lines, in two worlds, and has a lot to offer! I can't wait to read the sequel, but it has a lot to live up to. I also want to mention that Karou is the pinnacle of the strong female character that many would like young women to read about nowadays. I listened to the audio version and it was also quite good, so I would definitely also recommend the audio to anyone who wants a good audiobook.

Ideas: This book would be perfect for teenage girls who like the kick-ass female protagonist, but it would also be good for girls who like paranormal romance. This would be good in a modern/urban fantasy display, or a strong female character display.