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Favorite Quote

“I’m saying that I love you, Maggie.”

Page: 280

What I Liked

Relationship diversities throughout the story, conflicts and adversities that characters had to surpass.

What I Didn’t Like

I was craving for one of Simon Elkeles special epilogues and Returning To Paradise doesn’t have one of those. Does this mean it will be a third novel in the series?

A group of three books cover images that I like the most from the titles to be released in the current month. Usually I already pre-ordered the titles or own them. I named the section like I did because I like thinking about these covers like they are something that its meant to look.

*Eye Candy: visual images that are pleasant to see.

Book Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Egmont USA
Age Range: Young Adult
Publication Date: July 12, 2010

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His love captivated her …  his secrets might kill her.

Since her sister’s mysterious death, Persephone “Phe” Archer has been plagued by a series of disturbing dreams. Determined to find out what happened to her sister, Phe enrolls at Devenish Prep in Shadow Hills, Massachusetts the subject of her sister’s final diary entry.   After stepping on campus, Phe immediately realizes that there’s something different about this place—an unexplained epidemic that decimated the town in the 1700s, an ancient and creepy cemetery, and gorgeous boy Zach and somehow she’s connected to it all.   But the more questions she asks and the deeper she digs, the more entangled Phe becomes in the haunting past of Shadow Hills. Finding what links her to this town … might cost her her life.

Gathering elements like Science, Fantasy, Mystery and Romance together, Shadow Hills is without a doubt a PAGE TURNER.  This first delivery by Hopcus narrated the story of Persephone “Phe” after her sister’s terrible death and her life’s changes because of some dreams she can’t figure out. Putting together info with secret entries from her sister’s journal, Persephone decides to switch schools to Shadow Hills, Massachusetts, a place described in the very last entry of the journal.  Once in Shadow Hills, Persephone tries to reveal the mystery behind her sister’s death no matter what, the meaning of her dreams and which puzzle piece the place plays. This will take her to open doors towards knowledge in a place where mystery and singularity of its inhabitants will leave her with more questions than answers while getting close to a costly truth.  I really liked Persephone as narrator. She is a strong, decided character which is featured to the reader in a simple way, which makes it easy to identify with.  Secondary and tertiary characters are well defined in their respective roles and allow the narrative to flow properly.  Romance in the story is interesting with both; character aspect and the chemistry between him and Persephone.  It’s really interesting and the elements Hopcus uses to develop the relationship are good for the reader. Fans of this type of reading will not be let down, on the contrary, they will count the days to read the sequel.  I must mention that the most fascinating aspect is that something is happening ALL the time and when the pieces come together it’s just wonderful to see the way the author combined all the elements. This is the major compliment I can give Hopcus for the presentation of this first novel. Shadow Hills; where the secrets of a town, a love tempted in so many ways and the singularity of a young girl collide in a novel full of emotions to which you won’t be able to stop reading until the last page.

I received some swag material that the lovely Anastasia Hopcus sent me.  I will give them between those who comment on the review.

Book Type: Hardcover
Publisher: RazorBill
Age Range: Young Adult
Publication Date: March 4, 2010

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“The way you kiss, the way you sing.

The way you tell me everything.

Will you take my heart?

I’m offering it to you …”

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Book Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt
Age Range: Young Adult
Publication Date: September 1, 2009

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Destiny Faraday makes a point of keeping her distance from her classmates at Hedgebrook Academy. Her number-one rule: don’t get attached. But one day, unexpectedly finding a car at their disposal, Destiny and three of her classmates embark on an unauthorized road trip. They’re searching for one fair day a day where the good guy wins and everything adds up to something just and right. Their destination: Langdon, a town that Destiny’s unsuspecting companions hope will hold simply a day of fun. But, as Destiny says, “Things are not always what they seem.” Only she knows that Langdon holds far more than that a deep secret she has never shared with anyone.

There are stories that remain recorded in your memory and thanks to them you understand the “why” of loving literature so much; The Miles Between is one of those stories. The story’s extract can be summarized with words like: coincidence, faith, destiny and second chances. The story begins with our narrator Destiny Faraday making us know the base of the world she lives in: where and “why”, we’ll superficially see a bit of her previous story lived at Hedbrook Academy. Destiny lives under a simple life code: routine, pre availability and does not bond with anyone, EVER. Until one day she wishes “just a fair day”. It’s October 19th when three Hedbrook Academy classmates and herself take the car’s steering wheel unto a journey that will change their lives forever. Right over the surface, many will think that this story is about coincidences alone, but goes way beyond. We’ll meet Destiny and the rest of her companions: Seth, Mira and Aidan on some wonderful way. Their journey will be infested with curious events “Serendipity” style and, however, the trail will leave tracks in the lives of each one of our characters. They will find something once lost in their lives, giving an opportunity to trust each other, meet with themselves and granting a new opportunity to live. Flawlessly written, the Miles Between is a story of a girl finding herself and realizing life itself in her.

1. This book’s got great potential as extracurricular material. It can be used to make dynamics such as:
If you could ask for a just a fair day:

• What would you do?
• How would it be?
• Who would you share it with?

2. If you could have the opportunity Aidan had on meeting X subject, what would you suggest that could change your country for good?

This among other topics. I think that the complexity of being young and some of them being scarred by their particular circumstances in its past allows this book to explore a lot of sad topics in a brilliant, modern way and rich in content without being boring.

A group of three books cover images that I like the most from the titles to be released in the current month. Usually I already pre-ordered the titles or own them. I named the section like I did because I like thinking about these covers like they are something that its meant to look.

*Eye Candy: visual images that are pleasant to see.

Book Type: Softcover
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Age Range: Young Adult
Publication Date: June 7, 2009

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Eager to learn everything she can about her new abilities as an Immortal, Ever turns to her beloved Damen to show her the way. But just as her powers are increasing, Damen’s are waning. In an attempt to save him, Ever travels to the magical dimension of Summerland, where she learns the secrets of Damen’s tortured past; a past which he has always kept hidden from her. But in her quest to cure Damen, Ever discovers an ancient text that details the workings of time. Now Ever must choose between turning back the past and saving her family from the accident that claimed their lives or staying in the present and saving Damen, who grows sicker every day.

Blue Moon is a very good sequel for the new hit series: The Immortals. I felt that the beginning was a little slow but I think it was a time frame to settle where the story was going to. The mayor compliments I can give to Noel is that it shows that she did an excellent work researching about all the spiritual themes the series portraits. One of the most interesting parts we have in this sequel was watching some glimpses of Ever and Damen’s past lives. I think this will be HUGE in future sequels of this series because I think the law of reincarnation will be evolving a huge role in the series. After Ever visited Summerland, the book takes you in a journey that leaves your breath away. We also have a clue of what maybe will be the Riley’s series about. The new characters, even the “bad guys” are great, my favorites; Romy and Rane. The ending was spectacular. I’m looking FW to read Shadowland, the third installment in this series.

My worries with this story are the amount of sequels already programmed to be published because of this two aspects: repetition and extending the story to a bitter point.