From Sherlock Holmes (the young one) to Dr. Moreau to Downton Abby-esque

Week of January 1

DR. FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTERS Suzanne Weyn (Scholastic)
Dr. Frankenstein left behind a legend...as well as two unacknowledged twin daughters. When Giselle and Ingrid claim their inheritance, nobody is safe as the mad doctor's legacy leads to a twisted, macabre journey of romance and horror.

ALTERED Jennifer Rush (Little, Brown)
In this fringe science adventure, Anna is on the run with four genetically altered boys her scientist father cared for, and she must piece together the clues of their past before the Branch catches up to them and steals everything away. A riveting medical-engineering thriller full of identity twists, mystery and romance.

Week of January 8

CRASH (Visions Book One) Lisa McMann (Simon Pulse)
If what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. She keeps having a vision of a careening truck... and nine body bags in the snow. The vision is giving her clues to a mystery, one that Jules has to solve to keep her vision from becoming a reality, and killing the one she's loved her whole life.

DOOMED Tracy Deebs (Walker Childrens)
When Pandora unwittingly releases a global computer virus, she plunges the world into the dark ages: no Internet, no cell phones, no utilities, no authorities. Pandora has to enter a virtual reality world to find the key to saving the world as we know it. It's The Matrix meets the Pandora myth, perfect for fans of gaming, dystopian adventure and romance.

REVOLUTION 19 Gregg Rosenblum (HarperTeen)
Robot apocalypse. What more do you need to know? Twenty years after the robots have enslaved mankind, teenagers Nick, Kevin and Cass start off looking for their parents and end up realizing it's time for revolution. Rip-roaring, old-fashioned science-fiction action and an excellent book for boy readers.

THE CADET OF TILDOR Alex Lidell (Dial)
Tamora Pierce meets George R. R. Martin in this smart, political, medieval fantasy-thriller. In training as an elite soldier, Cadet Rene de Winter struggles to keep up with her male peers. But with unrest in the country and warring crime families seeking power, she and her best friend end up in the middle of... Well, a YA version of Game of Thrones.

Week of January 22

CINDERS AND SAPPHIRES (At Somerton series) Leila Rasheed (Hyperion)
Rose Cliffe has just become the lady's maid to Ada Averley. Ada has returned to Somerton with scandal on her family's heels. In both their worlds, ruthless ambition, forbidden attraction and unspoken dreams hide behind dutiful smiles and glittering jewels. Upstairs, Downstairs plus Downton Abbey plus Gossip Girls.

THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER Megan Shepherd (Balzer + Bray)
Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has lived a respectable life in London, despite rumors of her father's gruesome scientific experiments. When she learns he is alive, she travels to the remote tropical island to find out if the accusations are true. What she finds is more horrible, and dangerous than she could have imagined. Inspired by H. G. Wells's classic The Island of Dr. Moreau, this is a "dark and breathless Gothic thriller."

New Entries to Popular Series:

THE ESSENCE (Pledge sequel) Kimberly Derting
RISE (Nightshade) by Andrew Cremer
FANGTABULOUS (A Vamped Novel) Lucienne Diver
SHADES OF EARTH (Across the Universe) Beth Revis
GATES OF PARADISE (A Blue Bloods Novel) Melissa de la Cruz
BLACK ICE (Sherlock Holmes: the Legend Begins) Andrew Lane
PRODIGY (Legend) Marie Lu

Rosemary Clement-Moore writes Young Adult books because she loves to read them. Visit her webpage or blog to find out more about her award winning Maggie Quinn: Girl vs. Evil series, and her gothic romance, THE SPLENDOR FALLS (now in paperback) and her latest: TEXAS GOTHIC.