Posts

Showing posts from September 26, 2010

Contest Craze

Image
Princess Bookie is hosting her Contest Craze. The first Contest Craze Mini Challenge #1 is to blog about your  top 5 list of books for 2011. The winner will receive a pack of ARCs. After some thought we decided our Top 5 for 2011 are: 1. City of Fallen Angels . Cassandra Clare. The Mortal Instruments series. Book 4. Clary. Jace. Need we say more? 2. Afterlife . Totally hooked on Claudia Gray's Evernight series. Patiently waiting for the continuation of Bianca and Lucas' story. 3. Darkest Mercy . Just started the Wicked Lovely series this year and adore it. Expect #5 to be just as great as the others. 4. So Silver Bright (Theatre Illuminata #3) by Lisa Mantchev. Bertie, Ariel, Nate. Can't wait! 5. Blackveil (Green Rider #4) by Kristen Britain. Absolutely love this fantasy series. Karigan. The King. Adventure. Evil. Forbidden romance. So much to like. Fantasy and paranormal make up our list. Think about your own choices then head over to Princess Bookie'

Dark Song by Gail Giles

Image
Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 7, 2010) Book summary: Mark said he heard the dark song when he creeped houses. The song the predator's heart sings when it hears the heart of the prey. I heard it now. Mark said it had always been in me. Lurking. Waiting for me to hear. Ames is not the person she was a few months ago. Her father lost his job, and her family is crumbling apart. Now, all she has is Marc. Marc, who loves her more than anything. Marc, who owns a gun collection. And he'll stop at nothing--even using his guns--to get what he wants. Ames feels her parents have betrayed her with their lies and self-absorption, but is she prepared to make theultimate betrayal against them? My review: Dark Song is one of those novels which makes the reader think about the reading experience during and after. Ames could sit next to you in school. Marc could live on your street, stand on line next to y