false 2873356 2 2899519 2008 Sacred Scars (A Resurrection of Magic, Book 2) total:138|5:64|4:49|3:20|2:4|1:1| 138 585 342 47 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 19:28:04 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 19:45:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 4 0 false Thu Oct 15 08:06:43 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 08:21:00 -0700 2009
the most remarkable thing about it is the author's ability to build on a bigger story while creating smaller arcs throughout. i am dying to know what happens in the big picture but i am distracted by the build-up and resolution of the smaller s...more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 5 1 false Tue Sep 22 21:27:01 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 22:02:30 -0700 2009 "He hates Somiss," I breathed. "So long as he knew we all cared about him and--"

"Hate is complicated," Gerrard interrupted me again.

"No, it isn’t," I whispered, and he didn’t answer me. He didn’t need to. I knew he was right.
...more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 5 0 false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 09:17:03 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:21:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 4 0 false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 19:57:02 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 11:51:48 -0700 2009
There is a lot of tense, anxious waiting by the main characters. Nothing much happens plotwise, and yet lots of things happen in the slow, psychological build-up/change in the characte...more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 5 0 false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 18:59:13 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 17:19:09 -0700 2009 Skin Hunger, the first book the A Resurrection of Magic trilogy was one of the best books of 2007. Sacred Scars continues in its excellent tradition as a sophisticated, elegant, and complex story taking up where Skin Hunger left off but incredibly enough is constructed so that it can stand alone if ...

more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 3 0 true Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 21:08:01 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 20:05:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 4 0 true Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 18:33:31 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 17:57:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 5 0 false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 09:35:11 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 16:03:32 -0700 2009 With that said, on top of the amazing cover (or... should i say underneath?) is a book that is totally and completely spectacular.
So, i feel that fantasy has been a tad bit ignored in this sudden vam...more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 3 0 false Mon Jul 13 10:25:28 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 20:47:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 3 0 false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 02:52:12 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 02:52:12 -0700 2009 Typical Lukewarm "Tweener"

I don't know what it is with the Sophomore Syndrome! Is it a quantifiable phenomena? Is it a rampant virus that afflicts everyone who's given just a little bit of success? Is it a business tool used to torture just a few more dollars out of our ...more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 3 0 false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 16:19:58 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 13:12:08 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 4 1 false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 12:10:55 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 12:17:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 4 0 false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 19:32:35 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 09:29:59 -0700 2009 Skin Hunger, I wasn't terribly enthusiastic. It was disturbing at times, and I felt at a distance from the characters. But I couldn't stop thinking about the book, and wondering what would happen to them. That was in December of 2007, but the world of the book stuck with me so complet...more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 5 0 false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 20:04:53 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 20:16:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 4 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 31 21:43:37 -0800 2009 Sun Sep 06 08:33:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 5 2 false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 13 12:32:11 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 06 09:41:28 -0700 2009
Now the second in the series has been released to help people recover from that ending. And it picks up right where the last book left off, in the midst of the drama and tension. The book...more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 5 0 false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 03 14:32:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 08:10:16 -0800 2009 The writing and storyline are simply excellent and utterly compelling.
I can see why the first book in the series (Skin Hunger) was a National Book Award finalist. I can just imagine the awards this book should receive. The author's choice of words in describing certain emotions or situa...more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 5 0 false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 15:07:30 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 04:38:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2873356 0689840950 9780689840951 137 47 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255639900m/2873356.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873356.Sacred_Scars 2 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 06 17:37:20 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 17:40:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3284361