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Me too. I'm about to watch Pay It Forward, I've seen it before but a longgg time ago, so fancied a rewatch

That sounds like a really interesting read Janet, I've added it to my wishlist! The Chosen one sounds very familiar to Escape, except for the fact it's from a teen girls point of view, I would def recommend it

TimeRiders: Day Of The Predator by Alex Scarrow No. of pages: 433 Rating: 4/5 Series: TimeRiders series (Book 2) Synopsis: Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2029. But all three have been given a second chance - to work for an agency that no-one knows exists. Its purpose - to prevent time travel destroying history. Review: Liam, Maddy and Sal all should have died, but just minutes before death they were taken into a different destiny, one in which they time travel to save the world. Liam goes on a mission to stop the assassination of someone important to the future, but something happens and they all get thrown back to the dinosaur era. As they race against time to get back to the future, they come up against something they never could have imagined... This was a review book, so I'd not heard anything of this series before I went into reading Day Of The Predator, which is the second in the TimeRiders series. The synopsis was intriguing though, especially the aspect of dinosaurs which I'd never read a book about before. The action starts up from the first page, and just intensifies as the story goes on. I really enjoyed how well the author had researched the dinosaur era, with both the dinosaurs themselves, but also the surroundings in which they lived. The characters were well written, although as Sal and Maddy played a background role in this book we don't get to know them too well, so I hope that changes in future books. I think Becks turned out to be my favourite, I really enjoyed her evolution from pure robot to having more human reactions. I'm definitely going to back and read the first in the series, which I would recommend to people thinking of reading these books as they do refer back to previous storylines. The next in the series The Doomsday Code is out in February and looks awesome, it's going to be about Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest, can't wait! Prom Nights From Hell by Meg Cabot, Stephenie Meyer, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe & Lauren Myracle No. of pages: 304 Rating: 2/5 Synopsis: Stephenie Meyer and Meg Cabot head up this collection of 5 thrilling paranormal short stories which take bad prom nights to a whole new level. Imagine discovering you're dancing with the Grim Reaper -- and he isn't there to tell you how hot you look. Worried that your Prom Night is gonna bite? This thrilling collection takes bad prom nights to a whole new level -- a paranormally bad level! Review: Five short stories, showing the terror of the school prom. The Exterminator's Daughter - Mary is trying to hunt down and kill the vampire that got her mother. The Corsage - Frankie gets a corsage that grants her 3 wishes, although in the end she wishes she had never touched it. Madison Avery And The Dim Reaper - Madison meets the grim reaper at her prom, and finds he has very nasty plans for her. Kiss And Tell - Miranda has 'super powers' and uses them to protect a young girl she encounters during her job. Hell On Earth - A low level chaos demon decides to have a little fun at the prom. This turned out to be nothing like what I was expecting it to be. I thought all of the stories would be set within proms, instead only one story was, the rest had about 3 pages of prom action, which I found to be disappointing. Of the five, I only thought one of them was particularly good, and that was Michele Jaffe's Kiss And Tell, which was by far my favourite. I don't really know what else I can say other than to say it was generally very dull to read, and it was only the fact the stories were so short that I bothered to finish it. The Road by Cormac McCarthy No. of pages: 307 Rating: 4.5/5 Synopsis: A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other. Review: An apocolyptic event has happened, and the earth has burned. Few humans have managed to survive, but a man and his son have and are walking south in the hopes of out running the bitter cold in which they will not survive another winter. As they scavange their way through towns trying to find food and shelter, they have nothing but a gun with two bullets to protect themselves and their map to lead them south. I decided to read this after watching and appreciating the film, and I'm so glad I did. The book is just as bleak, if not even more so than the film, and it really makes you think about what would happen if such a thing were to really occur. I found the lack of punctuation slightly strange, and it took a little while to get used to, but that and the lack of chapters lends to the feeling of endlessness, to the lack of hope the man must feel as the story evolves. While normally I wouldn't like such a book, for this particular story, it was absolutely perfect. I found it hard to put down, because it's just so gripping, the story of this man and boy trying to survive against all odds. I found the ending very sad, but in a way, it was hopeful too. I would absolutely recommend this, it's beautifully told, even if it's almost too hard to bear at times.

They also had this same offer in The Works a few weeks back, that's where I picked my copies up

I've seen a book series that they're claiming is the new Hunger Games, so I thought I'd just note it here for those who are interested It's called The Maze Runner series, and only the first book - The Maze Runner - has been released so far, but I've read rave reviews about it from some reading blogs I follow. My copy came today, so I'll be sure to let you know what I think when I'm done

I heard a rumour that they're planning 2-3 more seasons and then moving to films because the Twilight films have done so well

I think I'll give it a miss then

I'm having serious Lost withdrawal, so I might start rewatching them sometime soon, as I can stitch whilst I watch them

Whilst I still watch the show, I find I'm getting less interested as it goes on. And Tara is so damn annoying

I heard that they've decided on a director, so I wonder how long it'll be until it's filmed and released

I absolutely hated The Birthing House, but I did see this the other day and thought it looked interesting, but I was wondering, does it have as much sex in as the first book?

Has anyone else got the pre-order email? I got one a few hours ago that says Eclipse will be released here on Dec 6th I was surprised though, I thought it would be sooner.

I thought it was fantastic too

Haha, I would apologise, but I know you love it!

I think you'd definitely enjoy the first one, and if you like that one, I'm pretty sure you'd like the others. I'd definitely say give the first one a shot

The Hunger Games trilogy ~ The Hunger Games No. of pages: 454 Rating: 5/5 Series: The Hunger Games trilogy (Book 1) Synopsis: In a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called the Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature. Review: Set in the future, Panem is split into 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year, every district has to provide 2 teenagers to take place in the games - one boy and one girl. When 12 year old Prim Everdeen is chosen, her 16 year old sister Katniss steps forward to take her place, alongside Peeta Mellark. As Katniss and Peeta are sent in to the arena, they can only wonder if they will make it out alive... I'm finding it hard to put into words how much I loved this book. I picked it up expecting to enjoy it, but for it to not be anything special, but I was completely blown away by how gripping the plot was, to the point that I stayed up half of the night to finish reading it because I just couldn't put it down without knowing what happened to Katniss. I loved the plot line of the games, despite how brutal it was and came to care about so many of the characters. Not only did I admire Katniss, but I also came to love Peeta, Gale, Prim and even the smaller characters like Cinna and Effie. I thought the author did a great job giving them all different personalities, yet making sure they all connected somehow. I cannot recommend this book enough, and it has definitely become one of my favourite YA books. Catching Fire Mockingjay

I've just finished Catching Fire and think it's a great series, can't wait to get started on Mockingjay later on tonight

So glad you are enjoying these! I think they get better too, although they're all pretty great

You can download it from here. I'm sure you could find somewhere online that streams it as well, I did check but youtube don't seem to have it up yet.

Yay, so pleased you are enjoying them!

I did see the DVD extra though, it leaked online a few weeks ago. I didn't think much of the first bit, but I loved the second bit. Although it was meant to answer some questions and I found it just created more for me

You should probably cover that with a spoiler as that wasn't in the show. It's a special extra on the dvd.

Same here I sat down to read it, and couldn't put it down until I had finished

I decided to start The Hunger Games trilogy as Mockingjay arrived today. Being that I've been avoiding anything related to the books for months for fear of spoilers, I'm really looking forward to reading them

I finished Eat, Pray, Love last night. Started Therapy this afternoon and couldn't put it down, so I finished that this evening, now need to find something else to read!