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Thanks CW which book is it? I probably can't see it for looking at it

Oh I also forgot to add I got an ace present from my friend Nicky today, a Team Edward fridge magnet and a lovely bookmark

It was the proposal scene! it was so lovely and I had a wee mini applause to myself, also at one point, me and the woman in the same row as me and my sister (the woman was with her young daughter) said 'awwww' at the same time, its was quite funny Team Jacob Inver???? tsk tsk

Hi CW, how are you? Great reviews! I enjoyed 'Skullduggery Pleasant' too

I am halfway through 'The Wind in the Willows'

Grins on the faces are good fellow fans! I actually had a wee mini applause to myself at one point in the movie because (sad but true) I was very happy

Passing Strange by Daniel Waters ~ Started: 08.08.10 ~ Finished: 11.08.10 Synopsis ~ Karen DeSonne always passed as a normal teenager - and now that she's dead, she's still passing - this time, as alive. When her dead friends are accused of a high profile murder and forced into hiding, she has to prove their innocence. Which means doing the unthinkable and becoming the girlfriend of bionist zealot Peter Martinsburg, who she suspects of framing them. But if he finds out who Karen really is, the consequences for her will be worse than death... 'Passing Strange' is the third book in the 'Generation Dead' series by Daniel Waters. 'Passing Strange' takes a different step, in the previous two books, the story was focused on Phoebe Kendall and Adam Layman, and their dead and alive friends, one character in the previous two books who did stand out for me was Karen DeSonne, a dead girl passing as human because she looks less differently biotic than her other differently biotic friends, the other difference about Karen is the fact that she died due to suicide, she is the only known teenage suicide to return from the dead. 'Passing Strange' is Karen's story which I enjoyed reading, you finally get an insight into Karen, why she killed herself, her family’s reaction to her death and also Karen's ongoing battle with depression and even though she is differently biotic, she still suffers from bouts of depression, which I felt Daniel Water explores in a subtle but sympathetic manner which I liked reading and I think it will strike a chord with teenagers who read the book. 'Passing Strange' is definitely the strongest book of the series (so far), its more visual, Karen's narrative is honest and vulnerable at the same time, whilst showing how much love and compassion Karen has for others, differently biotic or traditionally biotic (alive). I now patiently have to wait for the next instalment, which will hopefully be released next year.

Shaun of the Dawn ('We're coming to get you, Barbara!')

I hope you enjoy The Hunger Games hen

I am sure I will enjoy 'Waking the Witch', the Otherworld series is fantastic (as we both know)

I like the wolves and witches in the series Kimmy, its a great series, happy reading

You can be on both teams!

Sounds like a plan pickle

Great reviews Sara, well done

I enjoyed the whole series, as did my husband, I missed the end of the last episode but I ordered (I mean asked) my husband to tell me who it was

I borrowed my friend's copy, I will get around to it at some point, I have read so many positive reviews

I am half way through 'Passing Strange' by Daniel Waters The amount of zombie books I have read, I really think I can cope with zombies

Like our lovely Charm, I started off Team Stefan (I thought he was the nicer character) but definitely Team Damon now, he is a great character and Ian Somerhalder has made the character his own

I am in a bit of a dilemma with them, I love actually holding a book and reading but space wise, a kindle would be fab!

Great review Kelly, I am adding 'Waking the Witch' to my wish list and I am so pleased you enjoyed 'Linger' as so many of us have

The Kiss of Life by Daniel Waters ~ Started: 05.08.10 ~ Finished: 08.08.10 'The Kiss of Life' is the second book in the 'Generation Dead' series by Daniel Waters. Firstly, I have not included the synopsis because it gives most of the story away and I do not want to ruin the book for anyone. 'The Kiss of Life' starts a week after the end of 'Generation Dead' with a brief recap of what happened. The main characters, Phoebe, Adam, Karen, Tommy, Colette and Margi lives have changed in a brief space of time and they are trying to cope with these changes. In 'The Kiss of Life', we find out more about what life is like for the living impaired or as they more commonly now known, biotically different, which was as interesting to read as it was in 'Generation Dead'. The characters are well written and are a~typical teenagers, some with a slight different, that they are in fact dead and trying to assimilate into society which in 'The Kiss of Life' is proving more difficult to do because of outside forces. I enjoyed 'The Kiss of Life', there was a definite change I felt in the writing and also the editing had improved immensely, I did not feel like I was checking for mistakes as much as I did in 'Generation Dead'. 'The Kiss of Life' is slower in parts but its still interesting and there are some shocks along the way to keep you entertained and I am now reading 'Passing Strange', the third book in the series.

^ Poppy too cute I just changed mines to ~

Good times lopeanha! I think you will enjoy it

Generation Dead by Daniel Waters ~ Started: 02.08.10 ~ Finished: 05.08.10 All over the tri-state area, something strange is happening. Teenagers who die aren't staying dead. They are coming back to life, but they come back different - they stutter and their reactions to everything are slower. Termed 'living impaired' or 'differently biotic', there are lots of conspiracy theories to explain this new phenomenon. But as their numbers keep on growing, so does the discomfort of the living people in the community. When Phoebe falls for Tommy Williams, her best friend and star of the football team, Adam, has conflicting emotions. And when Tommy decides to try out for the football team, it sets off a chain of events that escalates into deadly violence. 'Generation Dead' is the first book in the 'Generation Dead' series by Daniel Waters. 'Generation Dead' starts three years after the first teenager who died and then returned from the dead a few hours later, as time progresses, more teenagers return from the dead, this phenomenon has only happened in America and is now wide spread in the country, most of the 'living impaired', the acceptable name for them (as opposed to other offensive names they are called, 'Zombie' being one of them ) are attending schools, have jobs, living their new life as best as they can. The reason for only teenagers returning from dead is unknown but there is many theories surrounding the phenomenon. The living impaired have most of their motor skills, they can communicate and think, although some speak slowly, whilst others have difficulty in thinking and lack of motor skills, they all share a common goal, they want to be accepted but unfortunately they are faced with daily prejudice from the public and in some cases their own families. As some of you may or may not know, I am a big fan of the zombie genre and 'Generation Dead' is definitely a different take on it, instead of snarling zombies, you have teenage zombies trying to cope with dying and then returning back to life, which was good to read and the story is interesting. The only downside (which I had been told about) is the editing of the book or lack of editing, it does not occur on every page and there also grammatically errors too. One thing in particular, which might just be me being pedantic , was the fact the author kept changing the names of certain characters, they would be called by their first names on some pages and then by their surnames on some pages, it did start to annoy me but like I said, its might just me being pedantic. Overall I did enjoy 'Generation Dead', it was different from other zombie books I have read and it has a lot of potential, I am looking forward to reading the second part, 'The Kiss of Life'.

"Phoebe and her friends held their breath as the dead girl in the plaid skirt walked past their table in the lunchroom." ~ Generation Dead by Daniel Waters