Review of The Dead Boys

The Dead Boys by Royce Buckingham
Page: 208
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Age Range: 9-12

In the desert town of Richland, Washington, there stands a giant sycamore tree. Horribly mutated by nuclear waste, it feeds on the life energy of boys that it snags with its living roots. And when Teddy Matthews moves to town, the tree trains its sights on its next victim.


From the start, Teddy knows something is very wrong with Richland every kid he meets disappears before his eyes. A trip to the cemetery confirms that these boys are actually dead and trying to lure him to the tree. But that knowledge is no help when Teddy is swept into the tree's world, a dark version of Richland from which there is no escape . . .

Since October is just around the corner I wanted to post about this interesting story about a scary tree and how it wants Teddy to be another one its tree boys. Its a middle grade book and though I think it could be read by both boys and girls it is really more of a boys story. Teddy is a very interesting young man, he moves to this new town with his mother and right from the beginning the tree is calling to him. His mother wants him to go out and make some friends and each time he meets a boy his age something weird happens. Its really hard to talk about with out giving away a lot of details since its a short book.

It was not really a spooky tell but just a intriguing one and the storyline was unique to anything I have ever read. Though maybe to a young reader it might be a little spooky so I thought it would be a great Halloween read for middle grade children.

I enjoyed the story though at times I thought it to be a little slow, but I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read middle grade books or have children at home that read.

Special thanks to Anna Ko for sending me the book to review.

Waiting on Wednesday!

Hosted by Breaking the Spine. Here is where you let everyone know what book you are waiting on to be released.

Mine is Tempestuous  by Lesley Livingston (picture from authors website)

Review of The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews
Pages: 112
Publisher: Thomas Nelson

"Every single thing you do matters. You have been created as one of a kind. You have been created in order to make a difference. you have within you the power to change the world." Andy Andrews

That pretty much sums up what this small little book is about. Andy Andrews talks about the Butterfly Effect. In 1963 Edward Lorenz was laughed out of his conference for stating that "A Butterfly could flap its wings and set molecules of air in motion, which would move other molecules of air, in turn moving more molecules of air--eventually capable of starting a hurricane on the other side of the planet." People thought it was a stupid idea though fascinating which is why it was capture so much in movies,etc.

Now days the Butterfly Effect is a accepted Law known as The Law of Sensitive Dependence Upon Initial Conditions and Andy Andrews takes this nifty little law and in simplest terms that you child might be able to understand that everything you do has meaning. In this small book he references to the man Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and how his one decision that he made during the Civil War has a effect on our lives today. I don't believe I remember ever hearing this story so it was very interesting. I had heard about Norman Borlaug and how he saved two more than two billion lives because of hybridized high yield, disease resistant corn and wheat for arid climates and you could say it was actually George Washington Carver who really saved all those lives because it is passed down from life to life and really how you come into contact with people on a daily basis and you really dont' know who you might be influencing at that one given time.

Its a really simple book that could help children realize that they are important and that everything they do in life will effect other. That their lives really do matter.
 

Winners!

I totally forgot to get a winner for my Body Gospel giveaway!!! So sorry I just plain forgot so here is the winner!!!!

Margaret

and I also am picking a winner for the Yoplait Whips!

Book Sake

Congratulations to the two winners!!!

Tuesday Teasers! The Dead Boys

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:


-Grab your current read

-Open to a random page

-Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

-BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

-Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers
 

My teaser comes from The Dead Boys by Royce Buckingham. Its a Middle Grade book.
 
"Teddy stared up at the tree. His instinct, common sense, and rattled nerves all told him to walk away and forget about Sloot. But instead, the longer he gazed into the sycamore, the more he felt it drawing him closer --  the same way the A-house had pulled him to it the day he'd arrived." Page 66
 
So far this has been a very wierd sort of book, though sort of slow its still sort of interesting.
 
Book Blurb:
 
In the desert town of Richland, Washington, there stands a giant sycamore tree. Horribly mutated by nuclear waste, it feeds on the life energy of boys that it snags with its living roots. And when Teddy Matthews moves to town, the tree trains its sights on its next victim.


From the start, Teddy knows something is very wrong with Richland every kid he meets disappears before his eyes. A trip to the cemetery confirms that these boys are actually dead and trying to lure him to the tree. But that knowledge is no help when Teddy is swept into the tree's world, a dark version of Richland from which there is no escape . . .

Review of Dust City (ARC)

Dust City by Robert Paul Weston
Pages: 304
Publisher: Razorbill

Whose afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

Henry Whelp is the son of the wolf who was put in jail for killing Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother. Everyone thinks he is going to follow in his fathers footsteps. Henry got himself in a little  trouble and was sent to St. Remus a place for delinquent youths. While he is there he discovers some things that might help him prove that his father was set up.

Dust  City lives on the fairy dust left behind by old magic.  The fairies are no longer there but  the dust still works even if its a bit altered. Henry finds out that his father took some dust before he killed the two women. His father swears it was the dust that made him go crazy and Henry sets out to prove that Skinner, a local mob boss is making bad dust.

So with the help of his friend Jack and a she-wolf, Fiona he sets out to get some answers. Are the fairies still around? What exactly is Skinner up too? Can Henry keep himself from turning into his father?

I wasn't sure what I was going to get when I decided to review this book, but I am glad that I read it. Its a nice light-hearted fun book that is a different look at a old fairy tale. We all know the Big Bad Wolf and the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but now we get to find out why that wolf was going to grandmothers house. Its sort of a after story and it was very comical.

Robert Paul Weston creates a unique story using a blend of fairy tale characters to create a world where animals walk around with humans. Detective White (as in Snow White) and St. Remus's administrator Cindy Rella..lol.  The first time I read about them I chuckled. In Dust City fairy dust is a drug and there are different types of this drug. You have Mobsters who use it for bad things, hospitals that use it for healing, etc.

Its a different sort of story since your not really reading about humans but a wolf. It was easy to like Henry and Fiona though as the story progressed. Henry really is a good kid, I mean wolf, but because his father is the Big Bad Wolf he automatically gets a reputation. He does one little thing wrong and all of a sudden everyone links him to his father. Fiona she is a spunky, fun, and knows that Henry is nothing like his father. They are both very likable characters.

There was a few times when the story dragged along a little but for the most part I thought it was a nice, fun story and I would recommend it to anyone who likes stories taken from fairy tales. Although this is a young adult book I think younger readers would find it interesting to read as well.

Reviewed this book as a part of Book It Forward Book Tours.

BTT: Current reads

Today on Booking Thru Thursday its about about your  current reads. If you would like to join in then just check out the BTT website.

What are you reading right now? What made you choose it? Are you enjoying it? Would you recommend it? (And, by all means, discuss everything, if you’re reading more than one thing!)

Right now I am reading a ARC of Dust City as part of the Book it Forward book tours hosted by Dark Faerie Tales. For the most part I am enjoying it there has been a few parts that are a little dry, but its a very interesting take on some fairy tale characters. Would I recommend the book? Yeah, I think its sort of a fun read light comical read that is great for taking a break form the other books I read.

Here is the blurb:

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?

His son, that's who.

Ever since his father's arrest for the murder of Little Red Riding Hood, teen wolf Henry Whelp has kept a low profile in a Home for Wayward Wolves . . . until a murder at the Home leads Henry to believe his father may have been framed.
Now, with the help of his kleptomaniac roommate, Jack, and a daring she-wolf named Fiona, Henry will have to venture deep into the heart of Dust City: a rundown, gritty metropolis where fairydust is craved by everyone and controlled by a dangerous mob of Water Nixies and their crime boss leader, Skinner.

Can Henry solve the mystery of his family's sinister past? Or, like his father before him, is he destined for life as a big bad wolf?

It has characters like Detective White, who knows all about being raised by those who are not your parents..like seven miners. Cindy Rella who is the Chief Administrator of St. Remus.  LOL  So the author has taken a lot of different characters we know and put them into different situations, it sort of reminds me a bit of the movie Hoodwinked, but different.

I am also reading She Smells the Dead by E.J. Stevens for review. Don't you just love the title..lol. Its about a girl who can smell dead people, but its more like a smell essence, like in the book right now she smells vinegar. I think it could be a interesting book but I also think I started reading it not to long after I read The Body Finder and the two books are a bit similar. Would I recommend the book? I am not far enough into it to make that decision yet, but if you like the way it sounds go for it!

Here is the blurb:

It's the beginning of senior year and Yuki's psychic awareness of ghostly spirits is threatening to ruin her life. Her ability to sense spirits of the dead isn't glamorous like the ghost hunting on television. SHE SMELLS THE DEAD. The smell impressions are becoming stronger. Yuki is being visited in her dreams, and she suspects that her friend Calvin is involved in something strange. To make matters worse her crush on Garrett is going unrequited, Yuki's friend Emma is on a rampage against bee oppression, and annoying Calvin Miller mysteriously disappears. Will Yuki be able to focus her powers in time to save the lost soul who is haunting her? Meanwhile, who will save Yuki from following the spirits into the light?

So what are some of your current reads? Do you like them?

Review of Hope Undaunted

Hope Undaunted: A Novel (Winds of Change book one)
Pages: 505
Publisher: Revell

The 1920s are drawing to a close, and feisty Katie O'Connor is the epitome of the new woman--smart and sassy with goals for her future that include the perfect husband and a challenging career in law. Her boyfriend Jack fits all of her criteria for a husband--good-looking, well-connected, wealthy, and head-over-heels in love with her. But when she is forced to spend the summer of 1929 with Cluny McGee, the bane of her childhood existence, Katie comes face to face with a choice. Will she follow her well-laid plans to marry Jack? Or will she fall for the man she swore to despise forever?

If anyone has read The Daughters of Boston Series by Julie Lessman, then you know exactly what your getting when you opened up Hope Undaunted. You getting a great historical story, with a sweet love story that pushes the passion meter to the very edge when it comes to Christian romances. Julie Lessman loves to push things to the edge but she also knows when to pull back and go on with the story.

I am a huge Julie Lessman fan so I was not dissappointed when I got my hands on a copy of Hope Undaunted I have been waiting for Katie's story for some time now. The Daughters of Boston series and The Wings of Change series really go together though they can be read as stand alone but if you want the real feel for the O'Conner family its just best to read them all.

In A Passion Denied (Daugthers of Boston book three) you meet this spunky street kid Cluny McGee. He is about fourteen and loves to pick on Katie O'Conner who is ten yrs old. Katie is a very feisty outspoken child and gives Cluny a run for his money and you always knew in the back of your mind that some day when her story was written that Cluny had to be in it somewhere.

When Julie Lessman decided to make Katie O'Conner a woman who wanted to be a lawyer to pave the way for more women's rights since it is at the end of the 1920's. I knew it was going to be interesting, I could see that spunky girl of ten becoming a spunky young woman with ambition. What I didn't see coming was Cluny "Luke" McGee being a lawyer. That one really surprised me though he is working with The Boston Children's Aid Society which doesn't surprise me since he was once a street kid himself. There are some great side characters as always. Parker who is the director of the BCAS, Betty who is the secretary and Bobbie Sue who is a volunteer. They all make for a great story and I am not giving anything away, so you must read it for yourself.

And Julie Lessman can't go with out making us squirm wondering which man is Katie going to choose, she is very good at making you think its not going to be the one you want. The one thing that is never a surprise is a great historical romances full of family, compassion, and love.

I am a huge fan of the 1920-30's so I can't wait to find out what else will happen with the next two books in the series. We still have the two O'Conner brothers and I am really curious what is going to happen next though I know I will never want the O'Conner family to come to a end.

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good Inspirational romance that really and truly engages you into not just the main characters lives but the whole O'Conner family. Its a great romance for everyone.

Below is information on a contest Julie Lessman has going to win her book plus a kindle!!

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It's a Giveaway Extravaganza! Kindle Giveaway, Facebook Party and Book Bomb - OH MY! Visit the Roaring 20’s with Julie Lessman in the Technology and Romance KINDLE Giveaway! Julie’s latest series has just ‘shimmied’ it’s way onto the scene with book 1 in The Winds of Change series, A Hope Undaunted! 

Find out more about the book, Julie here. Enter The Technology and Romance KINDLE Giveaway!

One Grand Prize winner will receive a KINDLE preloaded with Julie Lessman's latest title. The Prize Pack (valued at over $150.00) includes:

* A brand new KINDLE, with Wi-Fi

* A Hope Undaunted by Julie Lessman

To enter, simply click on the icons below to fill out the entry form and be sure to tell your friends about the contest. Oh, and enter soon! Winner will be announced on October 7th.

Not only is Julie hosting the fabulous KINDLE giveaway, but also a FACEBOOK  PARTY and a BOOK BOMB!!! Are you ready for PRIZES GALORE??? Then come to the Facebook Party! How does a gift certificate and a signed book given away EVERY 10 minutes during an hour-long Facebook party sound? (Yeah, we think it sounds pretty great too!) On October 7th at 5pm PST (6:00 MST, 7:00 CST, & 8:00 EST) Julie is inviting you to attend the A Hope Undaunted Facebook Party! She'll announce the winner of the KINDLE and in addition to the prizes every 10 minutes, she'll also be giving away great prize baskets filled with even more Romance and Technology (Netflix, Starbucks, Amazon.com, Champagne body Lotion, Pearls, & more!)! BUT WAIT … there’s more (and no, this is not an infomercial … it’s WAY better!).  If you participate in the Book Bomb on October 7th you’ll be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com. All you need to do to participate is buy a copy of A Hope Undaunted on October 7th and send your receipt (just transaction number from store, store name & date) to mailto:amy@litfusegroup.com?subject=I%20bought%20a%20copy%20of%20A%20Hope%20Undaunted%21! Each book purchased equals one entry, buy 10 books get 10 entries! All this fun begins with Revell’s blog tour SEPTEMBER 19-25, when 122 blogger/reviewers will post reviews about A Hope Undaunted, followed by the Book Bomb and Facebook Party! So mark your calendars with these important dates: September 19-25: A Hope Undaunted will be making an appearance on blogs across the country (and beyond!) in Revell's blog tour! September 20th: The Technology and Romance KINDLE Giveaway launches (contest runs 9/20 - 10/6) October 7th: Book Bomb Day (where everyone is encouraged to buy the book online at the same time!) and Facebook Party - meet and chat with Julie, win some great prizes & find out who won the KINDLE!

Want to help us spread the word about all this fun and be entered to win a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate?

Share Julie's Giveaway Extravaganza on Facebook, Twitter or your blog and we'll enter your name into our random drawing to win 50 smackers to Amazon.com! Once you've tweeted, posted on Facebok or added the button to your blog/website - simple email Amy and let her know you helped spread the word. Easy. Here is a sample post for both Twitter/Facebook: Tweet This: @JulieLessman is giving away a KINDLE and tons more during her giveaway extravaganza! Details here: http://ow.ly/2Czbn Pls RT Share on Facebook: Julie Lessman is celebrating her new release, A Hope Undaunted by giving away a KINDLE, having a Book Bomb and a Facebook Party! Prizes Galore - don't miss the fun! http://ow.ly/2Czbn Or add this button to your blog or website! Simply copy and paste the code in the box into the HTML screen of your blog or website. Then email Amy and let her know you did!

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143920688983543&index=1"><img alt="A Hope Undaunted Facebook Party" width="125" src="http://www.litfusegroup.com/images/stories/party_bomb_facebook_button.3.gif" height="125" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143920688983543&index=1">A Hope Undaunted Facebook Party</a>

Secret Santa sign ups!

 Surprise Me! Secret Santa Gift Exchange is a gift exchange/swap for bloggers.
Each participating blog will be a Secret Santa & also receive a gift from a Secret Santa.
There are No Sponsors for this event, it's just like one big office party. Hosted by Survey Junkie and Simple Stacie. Head on over there if you want to participate!

After you receive your gift you can tell everyone all about it on your blog.

$15 gift(s) + shipping = $20.00

Each Secret Santa will spend $15 on their gift. This can be one item or multiple items that total $15. We want everyone to enjoy the swap and their gift so we have added category choices for you to choose from on the sign up. This way it helps the Secret Santa have an idea of what you like and so that everyone enjoys their gifts.

Sign up will be open for 2 weeks and will end on Wednesday October 6th

Two different contest to win kindles!!!

Litefuse Publicity Group has shared a couple of kindle contest that they have going on and I wanted to pass them on to you so that you can enter the contest as well!!

The first one is A Friend in the Storm contest. 

Cheryl Ricker is hosting this great contest over at her website during the blog tour for A Friend in the Storm, Zondervan's latest innovative gift book of quotes, Scripture and poetry that leads to lasting hope!

Since this book covers matters of the heart, Cheryl wants to hear from YOUR heart! In the midst of any type of loss, grief or crisis, A Friend in the Storm takes you on a healing journey where you experience Christ's love in a fresh, memorable way.

Now she invites you to submit an original poem, story or snippet about a time when someone was a friend in your storm... and she's giving you the opportunity to win a KINDLE to do it! Head on over to her Contest Page on her website to find out how to enter!

On October 3rd, she will randomly select one winner to receive a brand-new KINDLE! She's also choosing 5 more names at random to receive a signed copy of A Friend in the Storm! The winners will be announced at her Facebook Party on October 4th. The party will take place on Cheryl's Facebook "A Friend in the Storm" Page - go here for all the details.

The Facebook Party will be a blast! Not only will she be announcing the Share Your Storm Kindle Giveaway winners, but she'll also be chatting with party goers, hosting fun trivia contests, and giving away even more prizes every 10 minutes - including signed copies of A Friend in the Storm, and gift certificates to Amazon.com and Starbucks.com!

Oh, and check this out - Cheryl is also giving away a $50 Amazon gift certificate! Simply help her spread the word about the contest; Facebook Party. Interested? It's easy to enter!

Here's How:

Share this on FACEBOOK: Want to help someone who's hurting? "A Friend in the Storm," Zondervan's latest gift book of quotes, Scripture and poetry, is helping thousands find lasting Hope! Go here http://ow.ly/2BYiN to enter to win a KINDLE!

Post this on TWITTER: A Friend in the Storm by @cherylricker heals hearts in tough times. Enter 2 win a KINDLE http://ow.ly/2BYiN here! #litfuse (You must use hashtag #litfuse to be entered.)

Share this as many times as you like - just email amy@litfusegroup.com by October 4th and let her know how many times you tweeted/shared on Facebook, twittered or blogged about the contest. Each 'sharing' represents one entry into the contest.

The second one is technology and romance contest!

It's a Giveaway Extravaganza! Kindle Giveaway, Facebook Party and Book Bomb - OH MY! Visit the Roaring 20's with Julie Lessman in the Technology and Romance KINDLE Giveaway! Julie's latest series has just 'shimmied' it's way onto the scene with book 1 in The Winds of Change series, A Hope Undaunted!

Find out more about the book, Julie here. Enter The Technology and Romance KINDLE Giveaway!

One Grand Prize winner will receive a KINDLE preloaded with Julie Lessman's latest title. The Prize Pack (valued at over $150.00) includes:

* A brand new KINDLE, with Wi-Fi

* A Hope Undaunted by Julie Lessman

To enter, simply click on the icons below to fill out the entry form and be sure to tell your friends about the contest.Oh, and enter soon! Winner will be announced on October 7th.

Email    Twitter    Facebook

Not only is Julie hosting the fabulous KINDLE giveaway, but also a FACEBOOK PARTY and a BOOK BOMB!!!Are you ready for PRIZES GALORE??? Then come to the Facebook Party! How does a gift certificate and a signed book given away EVERY 10 minutes during an hour-long Facebook party sound? (Yeah, we think it sounds pretty great too!) On October 7th at 5pm PST (6:00 MST, 7:00 CST, & 8:00 EST) Julie is inviting you to attend the A Hope Undaunted Facebook Party! She'll announce the winner of the KINDLE and in addition to the prizes every 10 minutes, she'll also be giving away great prize baskets filled with even more Romance and Technology (Netflix, Starbucks, Amazon.com, Champagne body Lotion, Pearls, & more!)!

BUT WAIT ... there's more (and no, this is not an infomercial ... it's WAY better!). If you participate in the Book Bomb on October 7th you'll be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com. All you need to do to participate is buy a copy of A Hope Undaunted on October 7th and send your receipt (just transaction number from store, store name & date) to amy@litfusegroup.com! Each book purchased equals one entry, buy 10 books get 10 entries!

All this fun begins with Revell's blog tour SEPTEMBER 19-25, when 122 blogger/reviewers will post reviews about A Hope Undaunted, followed by the Book Bomb and Facebook Party!

So mark your calendars with these important dates:

September 19-25: A Hope Undaunted will be making an appearance on blogs across the country (and beyond!) in Revell's blog tour!

September 20th: The Technology and Romance KINDLE Giveaway launches (contest runs 9/20 - 10/6)

October 7th: Book Bomb Day (where everyone is encouraged to buy the book online at the same time!) and Facebook Party - meet and chat with Julie, win some great prizes & find out who won the KINDLE!
Want to help us spread the word about all this fun and be entered to win a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate?

Share Julie's Giveaway Extravaganza on Facebook, Twitter or your blog and we'll enter your name into our random drawing to win 50 smackers to Amazon.com! Once you've tweeted, posted on Facebok or added the button to your blog/website - simple email Amy and let her know you helped spread the word. Easy.

Here is a sample post for both Twitter/Facebook:
Tweet This: @JulieLessman is giving away a KINDLE and tons more during her giveaway extravaganza! Details here: http://ow.ly/2Czbn Pls RT

Share on Facebook: Julie Lessman is celebrating her new release, A Hope Undaunted by giving away a KINDLE, having a Book Bomb and a Facebook Party! Prizes Galore - don't miss the fun! http://ow.ly/2Czbn

JULIE LESSMAN IS MY FAVORITE AUTHOR!!!! So I am really excited about her having this giveaway!! :)

Review of Crossed Out

Crossed Out by Kim Baccellia
Pages: 212
Publisher: Lachesis Publishing

Following the light can't be that hard, right? So why don't the dead just do it and leave Stephanie Stewart alone? However nothing is ever as simple as it should be, as Stephanie learns when her hidden 'gift' becomes more than a nuisance, quickly turning into a liability. If she can't learn to trust someone with her secret, the world as she knows it will go to hell. Literally. But if she doesn't choose wisely, she might just end up learning firsthand how hard it is to follow that light. Because she's next on the list to be crossed out.

Its getting close to that time of the year when everyone reads ghost stories, etc. Crossed out was an average ghost story that was easy to read but rather short. Stephanie was a decent main character who could see dead people. The would come to her and she would help them cross over by making crosses and putting them in the ground where they died. She took to her powers pretty well, but then one night she sees a ghost in a mirror and can't figure out how to get her to her resting place. Then a ghost from her past, her friend, gives her a cryptic message that danger was coming.

There is a little element of a love triangle with her not knowing who she liked more faithful friend Dylan or the hot new guy Mark. I liked Dylan right from the start, but not Mark, there was just something about him that had bad written all over him. Sometimes I wanted to smack Stephanie but over all she wasn't a bad MC.

Its not a scary book at all so I think younger readers who like ghost stories would be okay with reading it. If you like paranormal stuff and your library has it then I would check it out but I can't really recommend going out and buying it. The author is making a sequel and I am curious as to what she will do so I might read it when it comes out. I would give it two and half ruby slippers but don't have a half. I should make some for books like these.

Reckless and Infinite Days:Two books I Couldn't get into

I really hate it when I just don't connect with a book and I can't get into. Where I just plain don't like the characters or it is just boring and slow moving for me. I was suppose to write reviews for these two books but I just couldn't  finish them, but just because I didn't like them doesn't me another won't. I know other bloggers who like them, so I thought I would at least put up a post about them so that others will know about them and decide for themselves if they would like to read them. :)


Reckless Cornelia Funke
Pages: 400
Publisher: Little Brown

Jacob Reckless, like his father before him, escapes into the Mirrorworld, and all is well until his younger brother, Will, follows him in and falls under the enchantment of the Dark Fairy. Through an injury, she turns him slowly into a Goyl, a person made of stone. Jacob is determined to rescue his brother and restore him to himself. Accompanied by his companion, a shape-shifter girl/vixen named Fox, and Will's girlfriend, Clara, Jacob journeys with Will to find the antidote to the spell.

(Had hard time reading Inkheart, so I should have known this would not go for me. There is something about this authors writing that I just can't get into.)


Infinite Days Rebecca Maizel
Pages: 336
Publsiher: St. Martin's Griffin

"Throughout all my histories, I found no one I loved more than you...no one."
Those were some of Rhode's last words to me. The last time he would pronounce his love. The last time I would see his face.
It was the first time in 592 years I could take a breath. Lay in the sun. Taste.
Rhode sacrificed himself so I, Lenah Beaudonte, could be human again. So I could stop the blood lust.
I never expected to fall in love with someone else that wasn't Rhode.
But Justin was...daring. Exciting. More beautiful than I could dream.
I never expected to be sixteen again...then again, I never expected my past to come back and haunt me...

(I liked the concept of this book, but it just couldn't hold my attention, maybe if I would have held out it would have grabbed me and so maybe some day I will try again. I would try another book from the author if I find one that sounds good.)

So does anyone have any books they thought they might like but ended up not finishing them? Do you give a book a second chance at a later date?