Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick YA FICT FIT reviewed by Bethy 3/8/10
Nora Grey’s life was centered on school; there were no plans for romance in her life. That is until she met Patch. With his mysterious nature and ability to read her life like a book, Nora is completely drawn to him against her better judgement. Soon after Nora meets Patch, she starts experiencing terrifying events that she cannot explain. Patch seems to be everywhere in her life and knows more about her than even her best friend Vee. Nora cannot decide whether to trust Patch or to run and hide, and when she tries to learn more about him she encounters dangerous situations around every corner, and making the wrong choice could very well cost her life. This dark, humorous, and fast paced book will have you on the edge of your seat every page turn!
“…I’m not good,” he said, piercing me with eyes that absorbed all light but reflected none, “but I was worse.” ~ Hush, Hush
The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone J FICT MAL reviewed by Rebecca 3/1/10
Take a journey through history with Ruthie and Jack! Have you ever seen a doll house so realistic that you thought you could live in it? When Ruthie and Jack find an old key in a museum it unlocks the adventure of a lifetime. Facing troubles at home Ruthie and Jack escape into the Thorne Rooms, only to discover that they may be altering the course of history! Can they escape the Salem Witch Hunts and the French Revolution alive? How does the magical key work? And who is Christina, Duchess of Milan?
“My key is the key.” ~ The Sixty-Eight Rooms
Gone by Michael Grant YA FICT GRA reviewed by Jenna 2/4/10
Everyone over the age of fourteen — gone in an instant. Every parent, every doctor, every teacher, police officer and fireman. Every adult, simply gone…. The kids of Peridido Beach, California never expected such a scenario to happen, yet when it does, all chaos is let loose. Rules are thrown away as bullies face off against those weaker than them, while babies and little kids are left without anyone to tend to them. From the private academy outside town, an enemy threatens to swallow them whole, ready and willing to take this new world for themselves by force. Worse still, the kids and animals on the home front soon begin changing and developing in strange and deadly ways, setting apart the kids with “The Power” and those without. Yet the greatest contender of all lies just beneath their own feet, hungry in the dark….
The first book in an ongoing series by the acclaimed author of the Animorphs stories, this is a book that will keep you up a night, in the hope that everything really is, in fact, just a “FAYZ”.
“They’re gone. They all just…disappeared.” ~ Gone
The Luxe by Anna Godbersen YA FICT GOD reviewed by Rebecca 2/4/10
The first in a great series for Teens, The Luxe is an historical Gossip Girl. Mahanttan 1899 is a scanalous place to be. Dive right in and get to know the Holland sisters, Elizabeth and Diana. Plus Elizabeth’s frenemy Penolope and Henry, the man who will change all of their lives. Throw in a secret romance with a servant and a maid selling secrets for a better life and you have one juicy book. And it doesn’t end there, come back for more with Book 2 Rumors, Book 3 Envy and Book 4 Splendor.
“Everything seemed sharper & fizzier in the company of the young Miss Hayes.” ~ The Luxe
