"Waiting on" Wednesday – December 15, 2009
This weekly event is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. I can’t wait to read Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves . I have this listed for my YA Debut author challenge & can’t wait to get my hands on it. It’s out in just a few weeks! Release Date: January 5, 2010 Publisher: Simon Pulse Love can be a dangerous thing…. Hanna simply wants to be loved. With a head plagued by hallucinations, a medicine cabinet full of pills, and a closet stuffed with frilly, violet dresses, Hanna’s tired of being the outcast, the weird girl, the freak. So she runs away to Portero, Texas in search of a new home. But Portero is a stranger town than Hanna expects. As she tries … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bleeding Violet, Dia Reeves, WOW
Review: Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl & Kami Garcia
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Released: Dec 1 2009 Hardcover, 576 pages ISBN: 978-0316042673 Recommended for: YA paranormal romance lovers Teaser quote: “There seemed to be nothing too unbelievable for this Gatlin. It’s funny how you can live somewhere your whole life, but not really see it.” (pg 221, ISBN 978-0316042673) My rating: 4.5/5 My thoughts: In the small southern town of Gatlin, nothing really happens. Everyone knows everyone, you are born there and you die there. Ethan’s whole world changes when a new girl, Lena, comes to town to live with her uncle…he recognizes her as the girl from his dreams. There is no way to avoid the connection they have and life in Gatlin becomes much more interesting as secrets surface, powers are developed and they uncover details of the curse haunting her family. This … Read entire article »
Filed under: Beautiful Creatures, Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, review
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