What Jia's Been Reading, Early October

I think I might be getting my reading groove back. But I also think that has something to do with my choosing appropriate books for the reason. There's a definitely a pattern here — give me the creepy, the bloody, the supernatural.

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor. A very different sort of YA paranormal. It has all the familiar elements: a female protagonist with a mysterious heritage, a hot supernatural guy after her, and lots of mystery. But the execution makes a world of...