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    Kelly's Reading 2010

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    Evermore by Alyson Noel

     

    No. of pages: 356

    Rating: 4/5

    Series: The Immortals (Book 1)

    Synopsis: Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras, hear people’s thoughts, and know a person’s life story by touch. Going out of her way to shield herself from human contact to suppress her abilities has branded her as a freak at her new high school— but everything changes when she meets Damen Auguste. Ever sees Damen and feels an instant recognition. He is gorgeous, exotic and wealthy, and he holds many secrets. Damen is able to make things appear and disappear, he always seems to know what she’s thinking— and he’s the only one who can silence the noise and the random energy in her head. But she doesn’t know who he really is— or what he is.

     

    Review: Since being in a terrible car accident that killed her family, Ever has been psychic - she sees auras, hears thoughts and feels everything a person feels when they touch her. That is until she meets Damen Auguste, she can't hear or feel anything from him, and it's a welcome relief. But Damen is hiding big secrets, things he doesn't want Ever to find out...

     

    I quite enjoyed this book, the premise was along the lines of Sookie - with the mind-reading female and the silent male, and Twilight - with the obsessed, almost creepy boyfriend and the girl who thinks she's nothing. Written for teenagers, it's very easy to read, the storyline whilst nothing particularly special or original is enjoyable enough, and flows along nicely. I think fans of Twilight will probably enjoy this, although in my opinion Twilight is better, but this has the potential to grow into a interesting series, so I will certainly be reading the next book Blue Moon when it's released in March in the hopes it's as good as this one was.

    Kelly's Reading 2010

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    Lexie you have a MASSIVE TBR list, I'm in total awe! I think only Kylie has a bigger TBR...

     

     

    Wow we have a lot of the same books on our TBR/wishlist this year, I think we're going to have a great reading year :roll:

     

     

    I enjoyed all of these books and hope you will too, the Jeffery Deavers are especially great as well as the Triptych. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society novel was one of the best books I read last year, it was very touching :D

     

    The Weight of the Water has been made into a really good movie also, by the way. I couldn't actually decide which was better, the book or the movie, I thought they were both fantastic :D

     

    Happy reading lexie! :lol:

     

    Thanks Frankie! I've been really looking forward to The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, so I'm glad you said it was so good! And I really do think we have a good reading year ahead too! :(

     

    I was going to post this in your thread to save clogging up Kelly's but I can't find that you have one, so sorry Kelly!

     

    I have A Short History... but I've been putting it off a bit in case it went over my head (I don't have a sciency brain!) so it's encouraging to read this. :D

     

    It's no problem Janet, I don't mind at all! In fact, I've been thinking the same thing, I originally only got it because my BF said he wanted to read it and he's really into science, so I didn't think I would read it, but decided I would give it a go anyway, and so many people on here have enjoyed it!

    Kelly's Reading 2010

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    Oooh some good reviews there Lexi, Breakneck looks good.

     

    I think you'd enjoy it Ben, she's a great thriller writer :(

     

    Excellent reviews Lexie. Think I might just have to get my hands on a copy of Breakneck because that sounds right up my street. Thank you!

     

    Perky

     

    Hope you enjoy it!

     

    Well, you're certainly on-target so far for your target of 3 a week! Way to go! :D

     

    Thanks Kell! :D

     

     

    What BJ said, that sounds right up my street and I will investigate and see if it is in my Library. Thanks for the review!

     

     

     

    I have one of her books on my TBR Pile it's not copycat, so I am glad that this got such a rave review from you. It does look such a good book. Thans again for the great reviews. Will be checking on your book log, seems like we have quite a few books in common.

     

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    I hope you enjoy them both CW! :lol: Which Spindler do you have?

     

    Breakneck - another one for my wishlist, thanks Lexie! Great review! :D

     

    You'll really enjoy it I'm sure! :roll:

    Kelly's Reading 2010

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    By The Time You Read This by Lola Jaye

     

    No. of pages: 321

    Rating: 3.5/5

    Synopsis: This is a manual for my daughter Lois. Here are the rules:

    1. You must only read each new entry on your birthday, there is one for every year until you are thirty.

    2. This is a private manual between you and me.

    3. No peeping at the next entry unless it's your birthday!

     

    When Lois Bates is handed the manual, she can barely bring herself to read it as the pain of losing her dad is still so raw. Yet soon his advice is guiding her through every stange of her life - from first love and relationships to her career.

     

    Review: When Lois is 12, she is given a manual that was written for her by her dead father. Inside the manual, her father guides her through life by the way of letters written for her to read on every birthday until she's 30. But while she is clinging to her father and his manual so hard, how will Lois ever learn the lessons he writes about?

     

    This was a comfortable read, something you can just sit back and relax with because it's not very taxing. The story itself is interesting enough, there are a few twists and turns to keep the story flowing, but it's nothing particularly amazing. The plot is along the lines of P.S. I Love You and Things I Want My Daughters To Know, so if you like those books this might be something you'd be interested in, although I wouldn't consider this one to be as good as either of the ones I mentioned. I really disliked where the author tried to be a 'teen' at the beginning, the way she made Lois talk was so stupid and I don't remember talking like that when I was 12, but maybe I'm just old now! I also thought Lois was a rather shallow and selfish character, so I found it hard to become attached to her. Overall, it was an okay book, worth a read but not something I'd read again.

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    Breakneck by Erica Spindler

     

    No. of pages: 375

    Rating: 5/5

    Series: Kitt Lundgren (Book 2)

    Synopsis: Hot on the heels of their last case, partners Mary Catherine (M.C.) Riggio and Kitt Lundgren, detectives in the police department's Violent Crimes Bureau in industrial, blue-collar Rockford, Illinois, are called out to a college student’s apartment where a young man with no criminal record, not even a noise complaint from his neighbors, appears to have been murdered in his sleep. The trail seems cold, until another victim turns up, and then another… each one striking closer to home for M.C. The growing list of seemingly emotionless kills leaves M.C. and Kitt little to follow—like the first victim, all the targets are young adults, kid-next-door types who’ve never taken a step outside the law. Meanwhile, the case starts to take its toll on M.C.’s personal life, setting her on edge with her partner and putting their hard-earned friendship in jeopardy. As M.C. and Kitt hunt a faceless killer, they are led deep into the cyberuniverse, where no one is who he seems and you never know who's watching. At the heart of this mesmerizing thriller is the relationship between two headstrong women as they struggle to balance their dual roles, to learn to trust, and to walk the fine line between upholding the law—and taking it into their own hands.

     

    Review: When several seemingly unconnected young adults start to die in the same way, M.C. and Kitt must race against the killer to find the motive and protect more people from dying, but can they do it before the killer gets to them first?

     

    Another fantastic installment from Erica Spindler, Breakneck follows on from the equally fantastic Copycat, but can be read independently. Apart from having to sleep, I couldn't put it down! It kept me gripped from the very first page, right up until the very last. I loved the way this book played on the more modern fears of the internet and it's dangers of not knowing who is behind a screenname. Along with the main story plot of the murders, there's also the lives of the two female detectives weaved into the story, you really feel like you get to know them as people and what drives them to do what they do. I would definitely recommend this to Spindler fans or to people who enjoy a good mystery thriller. She's one of my favourite authors and I can't wait to get my hands on another of her books. Enjoyable every time!

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