Book Type: Softcover
Publisher: Lands Atlantic Publishing
Age Range: Young Adult
Publication Date: May 21, 2011

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Page: 141

“I would do the same,” he whispered.

His hand reached out for me and caressed my face.

“That, Teagan, is the unfortunate fate of us both.”

I’m happy to announce that (October 4-8) Windowpane Memoirs will be dedicated to Angela Morrison new YA novel: Unbroken Connection. Each week’s post will be an opportunity to win the contest. Come and support this great title.  Also I will give away a random Swag Material (from different books and authors) package between the people who comment in October posts.   Wish you all GOOD LUCK!

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: Razorbill
Age Range: Young Adult
Publication Date: August 10, 2010

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What if love refused to die?

Haven Moore can’t control her visions of a past with a boy called Ethan, and a life in New York that in fiery tragedy. In our present, she designs beautiful dresses for her classmates with her best friend Beau. Dressmaking keeps her sane, since she lives with her widowed and heartbroken mother in her tyrannical grandmother’s house in Snope City, a tiny town in Tennessee. Then an impossible group of coincidences conspire to force her to flee to New York, to discover who she is, and who she was.

Reincarnation, Mystery, Betrayal and Romance are the elements that center this presentation’s story.  The Eternal Ones narrates the story of Haven, a “different” girl who’s been always an outcast and many understand there’s something “off” in her.  Ever since she was a little girl, Haven’s had visions about other eras where she is another person called Costance and is in love with a boy called Ethan.  After a tragedy, Heaven tries controlling her visions for the repercussions they bring to her life but end up not being successful.  This one day she sees a guy named Iain while watching a program and it’s now when she decides to solve her vision’s mysteries and the role this guy plays in the story.  The story has a good concept and the union of diverse elements makes it more interesting.  Once Heaven and Iain reconnect the drama begins in the story, since there are constant problems and secrets that build the line for the past to repeat itself again.  lain keeps Haven in the “dark” about certain topics and his refusal about her joining Ouroboros Society gets her doubting if Iain bases his decisions for her own good “to protect her” or for his own benefit.  Secondary and tertiary characters are simply built, but they develop great potential on their respective roles.  Antagonists really show as the bad guys of the story and Beau, Heaven’s best friend, shines though his character for being any girls ideal friend.  The key under this story is that Miller uses romance as the small element in a mystery where the story per se of this characters is just a minimal detail in a  secret society full of mysteries.  The eternal ones, a love story narrated under a lost haunting love and then reborn of the eternal love flame in soulmates.

Book Type: Softcover
Publisher: Lands Atlantic Publishing
Age Range: Young Adult
Publication Date: August 19, 2010

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In the aftermath of Sophie’s ordeal, Weston will make some uncharacteristic decisions to distance himself from the past in an attempt to change the future.  But, while venturing into the improbable, the present sneaks up in a chilling way that will lead to Wes’ unexpected submission. Suddenly, Sophie will find herself watching as both his immortal secret and his own existence are threatened.

With its two main topics; Science and Spirituality, The Broken Lake brings a love story that flows harmoniously thanks to the combination of romance, suspense and some humoristic touches.  The Broken Lake narrates the story of Sophie and Weston picking up just where The Pace ended.  In this release by Shorts we will have our main characters battling to conquer the “clock” and the way each one fights internally and externally with their own issues.  This book is surrounded by an invisible X element that’s waiting to surface to complicate the lives of our main characters.   I have really liked the main character developing in this sequel and the inclusion of secondary and tertiary characters. Certainly you can see a different Sophie who will not give up without fighting hard in the process. I have really liked seeing her more self concentrated, in her love for Weston and slowly leaving behind the girl she used to be. Weston is adorable and the characteristics I liked about him in The Pace are still shining. The tenderness his love for Sophie evokes is certainly deep and at the same time the weakness any enemy could use against him. Sophie and Weston’s relationship in the Broken Lake is addictive, the reader has the pleasure to see their love flourish and regardless their “history”, they keep writing new pages without attempting to lose anything. My favorite moment occurs during the narration on pages 236-243 (ARC) and let me tell you page 241 (ARC) took my breath away.  I’ve read a lot of  YA books already and something that really turns me off are those relationships where “I saw you, you saw me, you’re the love of my life, I’ll die for you even though I don’t know anything about you”, and this is where the difference lies within this book series. Sophie and Weston have history rounding a century and those who have read The Pace know this factor. Their way of thinking is: we loved once, twice and now again, let’s fight destiny, re write our story and conquer it. This sequel possesses a huge heart among The Pace series and will set bases for the journey remaining to our characters, I just wish to see them get where I’m hoping. The Broken Lake, where destiny and love meet again in a battle to defeat the pace of time.

Book Type: Softcover
Publisher: Lands Atlantic Publishing
Age Range: Young Adult
Publication Date: August 19, 2010

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Page: 236

“Wes stood up and reached out his hand.

He slowly led me up the stairs,

making my heart feel all fuzzy.

By the time we reached the top,

I knew that we were headed to a place we handen’t been before.”

Book Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion
Age Range: Young Adult
Publication Date: June 29, 2010

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After a close encounter with the front end of a school bus, Alona Dare goes from Homecoming Queen to Queen of the Dead. Now she’s stuck here in spirit form with no sign of the big, bright light coming to take her away. To make matters worse, the only person who might be able to help her is Will Killian, a total loser/outcast type who hates the social elite. He alone can see and hear her, but he wants nothing to do with the former mean girl of Groundsboro High.  Can they get over their mutual distrust and this weird attraction between them to work together before Alona vanishes for good and Will is locked up for seeing things that don’t exist?

If I could describe The Ghost and The Goth in just one phrase it would be: Strangely Adorable! The The Ghost and The Goth narrate the story of Alona and Will a little bit after Alona’s death. Narrated in two POVs under the main character’s voices, the story allows the reader to know them and understand the growth process each carry in the story. Alona is the typically perfect girl that exists in every high school and the one secretly envied by everyone, including her friends. Then, we have Will, the boy unknown by Alona’s elite group and the one people stare at twice because of his weirdness. Kade does a great job taking readers throughout a fun path but also learning at the end that there’s hope under everything where you can see the journey and suffering of our narrators at the same time. Alona’s journey and suffering is exactly as the description states; from being the party queen to being dead and stuck between two “worlds”. Will’s deal is to accept a gift which he considers a curse. At the end, Alona would find Will beyond being goth and Will finds Alona is much more than a ghost. The end is emotive, adorable and funny at the same time; making it a great combination for any reader and this could be the biggest compliment I can give the author. Kate thrives on the ability the blend those three in harmony.

The story leaves open possibilities for a sequel and I would LOVE  if the author could turn this story into a series.

I’m happy to announce that (July 5-8) Windowpane Memoirs will be dedicated to Shelena Shorts YA series: The Pace. Each week’s post will be an opportunity to win the contest.  Come and support this great title.  Also I will give away a $25 Amazon Card between the people who comment in July posts.   Wish you all GOOD LUCK!

Book Type: Softcover
Publisher: Lands Atlantic Publishing
Age Range: Young Adult
Publication Date: May 18, 2010

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Seventeen year old Teagan McNeel falls for captivating Garreth Adams and soon discovers that her crush has an eight point star etched into the palm of his right hand-the mark of an angel.  But where there is light, dark follows, and she and Garreth suddenly find themselves vulnerable to a dark angel’s malicious plan that could threaten not only her life, but the lives of everyone she knows.

There’s something special that makes Angel Star bright within the angel-themed line of novels. What makes it distinguish from other titles on the same line could be described with one phrase:  Great World Building Development.

Angel Star narrates the story of Teagan, a simple girl that deals with normal 16 year old teen problems until the day she meets Garret Adams. Teagan will be involved in a war between good and evil where she’ll be the key to uneven the balance of this battle. I’ve completely loved this story from beginning to end and my only complaint is not having Lemniscate (the sequel) at hand. The rhythm of the story is taken in a divine way where this fantastic world drawn with Murgia’s words takes life of its own; not only for its singularity, but for the real part that frames the story. I should mention and applaud the author at this point for one of my favorite characters on the story; Teagan’s mom. This is a real balanced character and reaffirms my idea that normal parents can be healthily portrayed in Young Adult literature. Romance in the story is adorable, deep and certainly spiritual. Garret will make a HUGE sacrifice to protect Teagan and you’ll love him as soon as you know the details and his story. If I had to summarize in one sentence Teagan and Garret’s romance, I’d use Terri Guillemets’ words when she said: “Angels have no philosophy but love”. The spiritual world and the rules of angelology that Murgia creates are beautifully crafted and have a good line for the reader to start tying puzzle pieces together and let me warn you that the author gives clues from the very first page. Something I liked a lot is that the author creates expectations with the story’s villain, Hadrian, during the whole story and it’s really worth the wait when the moment comes. Beautifully written, this story will take you on a journey during a battle between good and evil where the heart of a youngster will be her most powerful ally. Angel Star, a novel of a great love between a mortal and an immortal narrated with substance, elegance and spirituality.

Book Type: Softcover
Publisher: Lands Atlantic Publishing
Age Range: Young Adult
Publication Date: May 18, 2010

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Page: 69

“From the moment you were created,

I was assigned to guard you,

to protect you and guide you.

I never realized I would … “