A Couple of DNFs

Summery:
Evie's paranormal past keeps coming back to haunt her. A new director at the International Paranormal Containment Agency wants to drag her back to headquarters. The Dark Faerie Queen is torturing humans in her poisonous realm. And supernatural creatures keep insisting that Evie is the only one who can save them from a mysterious, perilous fate.
The clock is ticking on the entire paranormal world. And its fate rests solely in Evie's hands.
So much for normal.
--From Goodreads

My Thoughts: 

I loved the first in the series. The second was okay. And for some reason, I couldn't seem to finish the third. Maybe it was the fact that it only seemed to focus on one major thing. Evie trying to get Lend back from the Faerie Queen. And when that was accomplished, she seemed to hit another dead end with her happily ever after scenario, when the Queen placed a curse on Lend. Though I usually enjoy reading paranormal stories, this one also seemed a bit far fetched, as Evie seemed to be the only one with any real power to do anything. That, and the fact that the story seemed to drag on, and at some point, I felt fed up, and wanted to get to the point of the whole story. I may pick this one back up in the future, but for now, I was not able to get through it. 

Summary:
Girl, Interrupted meets Beautiful Creatures in this fast-paced thriller
When sixteen-year-old Faye arrives at Holbrook Academy, she doesn't expect to find herself exactly where she needs to be. After years of strange waking visions and nightmares, her only comfort the bones of dead animals, Faye is afraid she's going crazy. Fast.
But her first night at Holbrook, she feels strangely connected to the school and the island it sits on, like she's come home. She's even made her first real friends, but odd things keep happening to them. Every morning they wake on the floors of their dorm rooms with their hands stained red.
Faye knows she's the reason, but what does it all mean? The handsome Kel tries to help her unravel the mystery, but Faye is certain she can't trust him; in fact, he may be trying to kill her - and the rest of the world too.
Rich, compelling writing will keep the pages turning in this riveting and tautly told psychological thriller
--From Goodreads

My Thoughts:

I was attracted to the psychological aspect of this novel, but couldn't really get into it. There was a lot of mysterious things happening to the main character and her friends, but about half way into the novel, there didn't seem to be much of an explanation. The story seemed to be going in different directions, without much stability, which is a shame, because I really did enjoy the rebellious edge that Faye and her group had against the system. There were little things as well, that wasn't really explained, like why Kel was the only one able to have his own clothes, and everyone else had to wear the designated uniform. All in all, there was just too many questions and not enough answers.