by P.C. Cast
Heather wrote: "She uses big words and the reading quotes because she was an English teacher for 15 years. The teacher in her never left. =)
She is supposed to make 12 of these books, but she plans on branching of..."
i mean the big words are okie but she goes back and says what they mean like way and i mean way too much.. kids these days don't talk like that. Gah i loved the ending =) ]]>
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I was very intrigued by the idea of this novel. I mean it’s about a woman and what she would do to protect her son and also her absolute love for him. I was also very curious to know what the “gift” was. I picked it up the other night and as I was reading I found that the way it was written was honestly perfect. It has good rhythm and just a good voice. The storyline was beyond amazing. I was only about a quarter through the book when I picked it up Saturday and I pretty much couldn’t let go of the book. I was honestly swept away by this novel from the first paragraph up until the last word on the last page of the novel. I could picture Jack, Mary’s son, sitting by the window looking out into his own little world. I could see Mary’s white gloves and taste the root beer they had at the restaurant. It’s so descriptive but it’s not overwhelming, these authors did an absolutely amazing job writing the scenery without making it a complete chaos. There was one paragraph that left me completely breathless.
“Because I’m a writer and that’s what writers do. They imagine. They look for perspective. They try and see the word through the eyes of someone else, then paint a picture with words. I’ve met lots and lots of people riding the rails- but I have to admit, Jack’s a first for me.” Page 287
That paragraph left me completely breathless because that’s exactly how I feel about writing and about books in general! These authors completely captured every different idea in their writing. Absolutely amazing! I was a little skeptical about the religious aspects of this novel but to be perfectly honest, it does not center around god. This novel is more than just a religious type of thing; it’s about a mother’s love for her child. I wouldn’t know how that feels considering I don’t have any children of my own but with the way it’s written and just the many thoughts and actions that the author made Mary go through I could perfectly myself step into Mary’s shoes. I honestly fell in love with this novel. It’s a tear jerker guys so you seriously need to check it out! Heartwarming and passionate I have no choice but to give this novel 5 out of 5 paws.
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Invisible Lines is centered around a boy named Trevor Musgrove. He’s in middle school, has a younger brother and sister, a single mother, and a whole different world ahead of him. They move to a really tough housing project that everyone refers to as the “Deadly Gardens”. His school is filled with rich kids mixed in with the lower class ones. He wants to fit in so badly with the rich popular kids that he does everything in his power to impress them. He’s mistakenly enrolled in an AP or Pre-AP science class with a completely wacky teacher. Suddenly it feels as if his whole world is crashing down. Will it get better, or worse?
I picked up this novel the other night and completely devoured it! I found that I could relate to Trevor completely because I had a similar life to his when I was about his age. The different characters touched me so much! From Langston to his mother; they were just so passionate and heartwarming. I loved the fact that he had Mr. Ferguson because he was just the kind of teacher that I would’ve loved to have when I was growing up in Dallas before I moved to Frisco. He was one that actually cared about his students; he made learning so much fun! Especially since all he could seem to talk about would be Fungus or Mushrooms actually. It’s so awesome the way the author mixed in the mushrooms to relate to everyday life. Like his Mycelium notes, he states that the universe talks like that; they don’t talk with words but with actions in a sort. Maybe everyone’s and everything is connected together in some way. His love for soccer was like my love for cross country; he would do anything for it and he was talented. There were moments in this novel where I like cried my heart out because what the conversations were about just hit a little too close to home. Heartwarming, funny and very touching; I have to give this novel 4 out of 5 paws.
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This little book is absolutely too cute! The words are very creative and they match the different illustrations. As I read it, I thought of my two nephews, whom I consider my two boys. I just love these illustrations! They are just too cute! These little words and pictures capture the everyday life with a baby. When I showed it to my youngest nephew it loved all of the pictures and the colors. They mesmerized him because they were just so bright and awesome. It is definitely a must have or even a gift! ]]>
"awesome, awesome book!!!"
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I’ve been waiting for this installment of the house of night novel since I read Hunted! This continues this journey of Zoey Redbird and her gang after they banish Neferet and Kalona from the house of night. Her warrior Stark is gravely injured and returning back to school with a load of kids still drawn to Kalona’s evil ways, gives Zoey and her gang a handful, not to mention Zoey’s connection with Aya, the maiden made to love Kalona. Stevie Rae is hiding things from her, real deep things. Will Zoey and her gang defeat evil once and for all? Or will evil triumph? You will only find out if you read this epic novel.
Alright let me start with the beautiful cover. It’s a hardback, which is a plus because I love that it doesn’t get ruined as easily. It’s completely black with a picture of who I believe is Zoey and Heath, while you see Stark or Kalona in the background. When you take the jacket off the cover is abs amazing. It’s completely black with the title in green and it’s just something I’ve never seen before. Anyway let’s move on to the storyline. The past few novels were not all that great. I hated the love triangles and how big of a mess everything got but this novel just clearly knocked it all out of the way. The writing got a lot better, it doesn’t repeat meanings of words over and over again, which is refreshing if you’ve read the series you know how annoying that could be. The one thing that totally annoyed me was the fact that they kept trying to make it too much of a SAT book, with big words and a lot of quotes relating to how cool reading was. Ok we get, reading is totally awesome, but do you seriously have to repeat it over and over again? I think not. Anyway, Zoey seems to have matured greatly. Her decisions aren’t as rash and she’s beginning to become a better leader. I loved the characters even more in this novel. Stark was abs my favorite, he was just so protective and he battled what I would imagine a great dilemma on protecting his lady. Something totally awesome about this book was the change of point of views. They happened not rarely but not too often. They were in third person but they were in the point of view of the person titled, for example, Stevie Rae is one of them who is constantly in the different point of views. I thought that was amazingly crafted. Anyway, so if you want to read an amazing, beautifully crafted, and awesome book, then get your hands on Tempted because wow… I give this novel 4 out of 5 paws.
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