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Prophecy of Days - Book One: The Daykeeper's Grimoire  by Christy Raedeke  BOOK DESCRIPTION: When her safe-cracker mom and code-breaker dad inherit a Scottish castle on the Isle of Huracan, sixteen-year-old Caity Mac Fireland is the only one in the family who's not happy about it. Ripped from her cushy life in San Francisco, taken away from her best friend Justine whom she's known since preschool, and relocated to the dreary island fortress, Caity's secret fantasy of being discovered by a Hollywood agent, talent scout, or even just a pageant coach seems more unlikely than ever. But when Caity stumbles across a hidden room in the castle, its walls covered in strange symbols, her life takes a bizarre turn. She finds herself center stage in an international conspiracy involving warring secret societies (complete with their own scouts, double agents, and assassins), the suppressed revelations of the Mayan Calendar and the year 2012,  plus  the fate of humanity. With...

Yes, there are some bugs in our new layout and they're not the kind which eats carrots. The land of HTML is a new one for us and we're trying to remove some coding which doesn't belong (we could use HELP if anyone knows how to get rid of the coding). We haven't settled on this background but we do know we love the three column format. We will also update and refreshen our header with some newer titles and widen it to fit the new format. Any suggestions? Questions? Let us know. As for the break, Meg is getting in some Xbox playing and finishing up reading Fang. Caity has read a few books and is revising her reviews. Laurie has a bunch to finish and a writers conference to attend next weekend. We will be around. HAPPY SPRING!

Publisher: Brava Date: November 2007 Page Count: 315 BOOK DESCRIPTION:  (ADULT TITLE)  In love, there's no such thing as a simple plan. Too bad police detective Russ Evans has to learn this lesson the hard way. At the outset, the whole thing really did seem simple. It was just supposed to be your average stakeout: Russ and his partner would scope out both the coffee shop and Laurel Wilkins. It seems Laurel is the new target of Trevor Dean, a con-artist whose notorious game is meeting women online and bilking them of their money. But when Russ decides to go inside the shop to get a better look, he discovers that Laurel is hearing-impaired--not to mention drop-dead gorgeous, with a body that makes him forget how to order coffee. To further complicate matters, it seems that Laurel has been expecting Russ. She's under the impression that she and Russ have been instant-messaging each other for weeks and are now here for their rendezvous. Russ is thoroughly confused. Is Laur...

Spring Break, computer problems and trying to redesign the blog (we still have HTML to remove if we can find it) caused us to post late. The end of March saw some great releases. This spring is certainly turning into a wonderful season for book lovers. We received for review: The Life O'Reilly by Brian Cohen (Thank you, Mr. Cohen!) The Map of True Places by Brunonia Barry (she wrote The Lace Reader) Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey We swapped: Ash by Malinda Lo The Heavenstone Secrets (Book 1) by V. C. Andrews We purchased through a great sale: Fang by James Patterson The Vampire Diaries, The Return: Shadow Souls by L. J. Smith In My Mailbox was started by   The Story Siren  

Reading level: Ages 9-12 Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (April 1, 2010) BOOK DESCRIPTION: All Kat Roberts wants is to be normal, or at least to look that way to students at her new school. But her mother is a medium, and not the kind that fits in between small and large; Kat's mom is the kind of medium who sees spirits and communicates with them. And, even worse, Kat has just discovered that she can see spirits too. In this first adventure in the popular Suddenly Supernatural series, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel brings humor and heart to the trials and tribulations of finding out who you are and who you want to be-all while surviving the seventh grade.  MY REVIEW: As many kids can relate to starting middle school can be scary. In this story Kat is a seventh grader who discovers she can see ghosts. Since her mom's a medium it makes sense she develops the same talent, but Kat doesn't really want this abil...

Reading level: YA Paperback, 318 pages Publisher: Tate Publishing BOOK DESCRIPTION: Arson Gable feels like a freak. He can create fire. He never asked for it. He never wanted it. But he can't shut it off. Before now, three things were true: he both loved and despised his grandmother; his life was going nowhere; and he was alone. But when a strange girl—who feels more normal behind a mask than inside her own skin—moves in next door, Arson hopes to find something he's never had: purpose. Using what he fears most about himself, Arson must face his consuming past and confront the nightmare that is his present as he walks the fine line between boy and monster. Dark, moody, and breathtakingly relevant, Arson, the chilling chronicle of an isolated boy with unimaginable ability, is sure to ignite the hearts and minds of a new generation. MY REVIEW:  Vega has crafted a gripping novel placing a voice to one of the faceless we see everyday. It's refreshing to re...

We're late posting this. Last week we received the following all from swapping: The Dark Hunters (graphic novel), story by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Art by Claudia Campos Black is for Beginnings (graphic novel) story by Laurie faria Stolarz (adaptation by Barbara Randall Kesel, Artwork by Janina Gorrissen) Beautiful City of the Dead by Leander Watts Candor by Pam Bachorz Liar by Justine Larbalestier Jane Bites Back by Michael Thomas Ford In My Mailbox was started by The Story Siren