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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Do you want to know the truth?

Daughter of Smoke and Bone

By:Laini Taylor
Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. 
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. 
And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war. 
Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages--not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out.
When one of the strangers--beautiful, haunted Akiva--fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

I Am Number Four
 by Pittacus Lore 
Image Detail In this book, John Smith is an alien from the planet Lorien. He came to earth when his planet was destroyed by the Mogadorians, with his guardian Henri who was sent to keep anyone from harming him. There were 9 Lorien children sent to Earth to preserve the species. These nine have been separated most of their lives. They are connected through a Lorien charm that protects the nine children from the Mogadorians. The Mogadorians are hunting down the Lorien children one by one. The children are numbered one through nine. The Mogadorians can only kill the children in order of their number. Three are dead. John Smith is number four. They will come for him next. I really enjoyed this book. I felt that it was well written and did a good job of drawing the reader into another world. When I first heard of this book from my friend, I was somewhat skeptical about how well the book would be written. However, after I read it, I have found that this has become my favorite book. I can't wait for more! The setting in I Am Number Four was very well manipulated. The book starts out with John and Henri living in Florida. They have to abruptly leave their home there and move on to somewhere else, do to the fact that they know the Mogadorians will soon catch up with them there. John and Henri leave their pristine private beach in Florida and move to Paradise, Ohio. John and Henri's home in Paradise is surrounded with dense forests and gives the feeling of being snug in their home. Paradise, Ohio really comes to feel like a home to John. All throughout the book Lore gives a very vivid description of the setting and allows the reader to fly across the country and enter the world that involves Paradise, Ohio and John Smith. This book is very good and I would certainly recommend it to anyone out there looking for a good book!


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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Enclave (Razorland, #1) by Ann Aguirre
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Summary: The Hunger Games meets I Am Legend

Deuce has lived in an underground enclave all of her life, where the rules are strict and the motto is ‘only the strong survive.’ Those fortunate enough to live until their fifteenth birthday are honored with a name and one of three jobs – Breeder, Builder, or Hunter.

For Deuce, all she has ever wanted is to be a Hunter and works with blind devotion towards her goal. Hunters are not only responsible for feeding the enclave, but also for protecting them from the Freaks – flesh-eating monsters who roam the dark tunnels outside the enclave for fresh meat. On her fifteenth birthday, Deuce has proven her worth and is officially initiated as a Huntress. Partnered with the brooding Fade, an outsider from Topside, Deuce is given the job of finding out why the once mindless Freaks are now showing signs of cunning intelligence, further threatening the survival of her people.

As Deuce and Fade work together, Deuce makes the realization that the enclave's leaders are not as perfect as she once thought they were; and when she is forced to  leave the only life she has ever known, she must learn how to survive Topside.

If you’re a fan of dystopian fiction, you will absolutely love this book! Enclave is action-packed and fast paced from the very beginning up until you turn the last page. The characters are strong, engaging, and very human in their emotions. I can’t wait for the next installment of this series.