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The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan No. of pages: 404 Rating: 4.5/5 Series: The Forest (Book 2) Synopsis: Gabry lives a quiet life. As safe a life as is possible in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, in a world teeming with the dead, who constantly hunger for those still living. She’s content on her side of the Barrier, happy to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of her lighthouse. But there are threats the Barrier cannot hold back. Threats like the secrets Gabry’s mother thought she left behind when she escaped from the Sisterhood and the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Like the cult of religious zealots who worship the dead. Like the stranger from the forest who seems to know Gabry. And suddenly, everything is changing. One reckless moment, and half of Gabry’s generation is dead, the other half imprisoned. Now Gabry only knows one thing: she must face the forest of her mother’s past in order to save herself and the one she loves. Review: Gabry has grown up within the safety of one of the last cities that's not infected with the Unconsecrated/Mudo/zombies. Living with her mother Mary in the lighthouse, she's always felt secure and loved. But then one night of silly risks ends all of that and Gabry suddenly has to grow up over night. Along the way she finds out a lot of things she never could have imagined, and she finally discovers the truth about the forest of hands and teeth... Like the first book The Forest Of Hands & Teeth, I read this in one sitting because I just couldn't put it down. The story in this book is set some 20 years after The Forest Of Hands & Teeth, and centres around Mary's daughter Gabry, who has grown up oblivious to what has happened to her mother in the past. As a result, she's quite naive at the beginning of the book, in a way that Mary never was. Because of this though, I felt Gabry had more of a journey realising how sheltered she's been all these years and growing up from that, where as Mary was always very realistic and hardened to the world of the Unconsecrated/Mudo/zombies. I did really enjoy the storyline of The Dead-Tossed Waves, and I loved the character of Elias, who I was rooting for throughout. I didn't quite like the main character of Gabry as much as I liked Mary though, and that's why I've marked my rating down to 4.5, although that's just a personal preference, both books are equally fantastic in all other ways. If you liked the first book, then you'll love this sequel, and if you haven't read The Forest Of Hands & Teeth, I highly recommend you do! It's a fantastic series, and the only problem is now, the next book isn't released until spring 2011, and that's too long a wait!

I won't bother watching it if they cut them or replace them with new people, they should stop being so stingy and just give them more money, after all they've made them an absolute fortune

5. Several characters, especially Ram and Salim, are big movie fans. Is there a reason for this? Do films help them escape their frequently dreary lives, is it simply a significant part of their culture, or is there another reason?

So she tells me, the words dribbling out with the cranberry muffin crumbs, commas dunked in her coffee. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson.

This Morning

Yeah I think so too, but I don't want to cause problems, so I've just sucked it up this time, I won't be lending him anything again though

The Forest Of Hands & Teeth by Carrie Ryan No. of pages: 308 Rating: 5/5 Series: The Forest (Book 1) Synopsis: In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary's truths are failing her. She's learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future - between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death? Review: Mary lives in a fenced in village in the middle of a forest, completely surrounded by the Unconsecrated (aka zombies), which force them to live in fear. But Mary cannot forget the stories of the ocean that her mother used to tell her when she was a little girl. So she becomes determined to find some answers, and as a result, sets a devestating sequence of events in motion... I absolutely loved this book, I couldn't put it down until I had finished it because it was so good. I found it fast paced and gripping, and thought it had a great storyline. The writing itself was beautifully lyrical, almost haunting in some scenes. Mary and Travis were my favourite characters, although I truly feel that all of them were amazingly written. You really felt like you knew them and what made them tick as people. I loved the zombie aspect too, and that was primarily why I picked up the book, but it was so much more than I expected. Sure there are zombies, so it's tense and scary at times, but there's also the undercurrent of love and hope throughout. Such a fantastic book, I will recommend it high and low, especially to those who love a supernatural type book, but I think this is a book everyone could enjoy (unless you hate zombies, in which case you won't).

I finished it today and loved it

I lent a book to my boyfriend's best friend a few weeks ago. The book had been a xmas present and was in brand new condition, looked like it had never been read. I got it back and it was a right state, great big dents and marks on the cover, and what looked like a food stain on the back. Was pretty gutted to get it back like that, after all you should keep things in a nice condition if they're given to you that way

I started and finished Carrie Ryan - The Forest Of Hands & Teeth today, I thought it was fantastic and couldn't put it down Now I'm going to read the sequel The Dead-Tossed Waves

My mother used to tell me about the ocean. Carrie Ryan - The Forest Of Hands & Teeth

4. In telling Gudiya's story, Ram asks "But what was Gudiya's crime? Simply that she was born a girl and Shantaram was her father?" (pg. 68). Are there other women in this novel who are treated poorly simply because of their sex? Do any female characters not need Ram's protection? How would you describe his relationships with women?

State Of Play

I'm a teen girl living in a small village that is surrounded by zombies trying to get in and eat us

The news, Gordon Brown is giving his big speech!

Jessica's Guide To Dating On The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey No. of pages: 354 Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: The undead can really screw up your senior year ... Marrying a vampire definitely doesn’t fit into Jessica Packwood’s senior year “get-a-life” plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess by birth—and he’s her long-lost fianc

Ahh no that sucks Yeah I just buy them, makes it so much easier in the long run, but it's quite pricey isn't it?

I have seen it, and I thought it was fantastic Very sad though!

Emmett and Jasper look horrendous I hate the new Victoria too, the old actress was so perfect, I think it's incredibly stupid that they've changed her.

I thought they were a bit random too, but I think it reflects his longing to know who his real mother is, I also think he needs to think she was some beautiful woman who was forced to abandoned him, rather than face up to the fact that he just wasn't wanted.

Question number 3 ~ Ram has a recurring dream of a tall woman with black hair that obscures her face. At what moments does he have this dream, and why? What does this woman represent? Is she his biological mother? A symbol of hope? Abandonment?

Hope you enjoy it too Chesil

You shouldn't read this if you haven't already finished Tempted, as there are major spoilers as to the ending of that book in the synopsis. Burned by P.C. & Kristin Cast No. of pages: 323 Rating: 4.5/5 Series: House Of Night (Book 7) Synopsis: Y

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