DEMON PRINCESS
REIGN OR SHINE
Author: Michelle Rowen

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers (September 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080279534X
• ISBN-13: 978-0802795342

SUMMARY:

As if trying to fit in at a new school isn’t stressful enough, sixteen-year-old Nikki Donovan just found out that her long-lost father is, in fact, the demon king of the Shadowlands—the world that separates and protects us from the Underworld. When she is brought there by the mysterious—and surprisingly cute—messenger Michael, she learns that her father is dying, and he wants her to assume the throne. To complicate matters, a war is brewing between the Shadowlands and the Underworld, her half-demon qualities are manifesting, and her growing feelings for Michael are completely forbidden. Ruling a kingdom, navigating a secret crush, and still making it home by curfew—what’s a teenage demon princess to do?

MY THOUGHTS:

Author Michelle Rowen never disappoints me with her fun, quirky and adorable reads!  I don’t know why I waited so long to buy and review this book! It is the first book in the authors new teen line focusing on the paranormal.

We start the book off with Nikki Donovan.  She is turning sixteen, has popular friends, and has just been asked by her crush to the Winter Dance.  She is on cloud nine with everything in her life.  She soon discovers, by a mysterious boy at school, that cloud nine is not where she belongs.  She is told by this stranger that she is a demon princess.  Nikki reacts like any normal person would–she runs and thinks this is a horrible joke.  Nikki’s mother is on husband number four, and never met her real Father.  She believes he ran off when her Mom found out she was pregnant.  It turns out Nikki’s father, Desmond, is King of the Shadowlands.  He keeps peace at the borders of Hell and the Human world.

Along the journey of discovery, Nikki falls for Michael–a Shadow–and must learn to control her new demonic powers.  She struggles with coming to terms with being a Darkling, mixed and confusing feelings for Michael, and an Aunt she never knew she had.

I loved this book so much! I immediately went online to Amazon and ordered the next book in the series.  I want to know how Nikki is going to handle being half demon/half human now that she has accepted who and what she is.  I want to know more about her friends (who will shock you with a surprise or two in this book) and if she will get to see Michael and her Father again.

If you are in the mood for laugh out loud teen drama with a fiery paranormal punch to it, then this is the book for you!

MY RATING:

Outstanding Book That Will Stay On My Bookshelf
For Rereading! 5 STARS

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that my 5 year old daughter Allison has been diagnosed with
Alopecia Areata.  Basically it is an autoimmune disease that attacks the hair roots and causes hair loss. You can read more about it HERE.

Well, my wonderful Aunt wanted to help. She had a friend that is involved with The Hat Box Foundation.  It is a foundation of many wonderful people who make hats for cancer patients who have lost their hair.  You can read about the program HERE.

We received a packaged of these beautiful hats, which are wrapped up so nice, and we wanted to take some pictures to show everyone.  This is my first time posting pictures of my family on my blog. So Allison was thrilled to pose and ham it up for the camera!  I present to you Allison modeling her new hats!!

Before I start posting my book reviews for the day, I wanted to take a moment to remember that fateful day of Sept. 11, 2001.  I remember just finishing up my 12 hour night shift at our local hospital.  The day nurses were coming in asking if we had watched the morning news at all.  We had told them no because we had a busy night on the floor.  They proceeded to hand us their newspapers and turned on the TV to the news station. I remember us all standing there horrified and in disbelief.  That was one of the worst days in our American history, and one I will never forget.  No one should forget it.