February 12th
Breaking Point (Article 5 #2) by Kristen Simmons
Publisher: Tor Teen
From Goodreads: After faking their
deaths to escape from prison, Ember Miller and Chase Jennings have only
one goal: to lay low until the Federal Bureau of Reformation forgets
they ever existed.
Near-celebrities now for the increasingly
sensationalized tales of their struggles with the government, Ember and
Chase are recognized and taken in by the Resistance—an underground
organization working to systematically take down the government. At
headquarters, all eyes are on the sniper, an anonymous assassin taking
out FBR soldiers one by one. Rumors are flying about the sniper’s true
identity, and Ember and Chase welcome the diversion….
Until the government posts its most-wanted list, and their number one suspect is Ember herself.
Orders are shoot to kill,
and soldiers are cleared to fire on suspicion alone. Suddenly Ember
can’t even step onto the street without fear of being recognized, and
“laying low” is a joke. Even members of the Resistance are starting to
look at her sideways.
With Chase urging her to run, Ember must decide: Go into hiding…or fight back?
Pivot Point (Pivot Point #1) by Kasie West
Publisher: HarperTeen
From Goodreads: Addison Coleman’s life
is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a
choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the
ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When
Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to
pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the
paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is
staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as
it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the
future proves it’s not.
In one potential future, Addie is
adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high
school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands
her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in
school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When
Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s
unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she
holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which
reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live
without.
The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3) by Richelle Mead
Publisher: Razorbill
From Goodreads: In the aftermath of a
forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself
struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her
heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus
Finch--a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on
the run. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the
Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against
the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder
than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply
within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting
powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace
her magical blood--or else she might be next.
The Gathering Dark by Christine Johnson
Publisher: Simon Pulse
From Goodreads: Keira’s hallucinating.
First it’s a door hovering above the road; then it’s a tree in her
living room. But with her parents fighting and her best friend not
speaking to her, Keira can’t tell anyone about her breakdown.
Until she meets Walker. They have an electric connection, and somehow he can see the same shadowy images plaguing Keira.
But
trusting Walker may be more dangerous than Keira could have ever
imagined. The more she confides in him, the more intense—and
frightening—her visions become. Because Walker is not what he appears to
be. And neither are her visions.
Arcadia Burns (Arkadien #2) by Kai Meyer
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
From Goodreads: Following the brutal
deaths of her sister and aunt, Rosa Alcantara has become what she never
thought possible: the very rich and very powerful head of the Alcantara
clan. Saddled with this immense responsibility, Rosa must now conduct
all business matters--legitimate and not--while negotiating among the
greedy, bloodthirsty members of her own family. Not to mention
convincing everyone that her blossoming relationship with enemy
Alessandro Carnevare won't put the family business in danger.
But
loving Alessandro comes at a price. As Rosa continues to fall for him,
she discovers the dark secrets of his family's dealings and how they
intersect with her own painful past. She wants to believe she can trust
Alessandro, but they're so different: Alcantara and Carnevare, snake and
panther. How can she love someone whose family wants her dead?
When
Rosa and Alessandro uncover an ancient conspiracy intent on destroying
both clans, they will do anything to stop it. Racing to put the pieces
together, evading their relatives' murderous feud, and learning what it
means to control the most influential families in all of Sicily--the two
teens must risk everything to love each other and survive.
Sever (Chemical Garden #3) by Lauren De Stefano
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
From Goodreads: With the clock ticking
until the virus takes its toll, Rhine is desperate for answers. After
enduring Vaughn’s worst, Rhine finds an unlikely ally in his brother, an
eccentric inventor named Reed. She takes refuge in his dilapidated
house, though the people she left behind refuse to stay in the past.
While Gabriel haunts Rhine’s memories, Cecily is determined to be at
Rhine’s side, even if Linden’s feelings are still caught between them.
Meanwhile,
Rowan’s growing involvement in an underground resistance compels Rhine
to reach him before he does something that cannot be undone. But what
she discovers along the way has alarming implications for her future—and
about the past her parents never had the chance to explain.
The Lives We Lost (Fallen World #2) by Megan Crewe
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
From Goodreads: A deadly virus has
destroyed Kaelyn’s small island community and spread beyond the
quarantine. No one is safe. But when Kaelyn finds samples of a vaccine
in her father's abandoned lab, she knows there must be someone,
somewhere, who can replicate it. As Kaelyn and her friends head to the
mainland, they encounter a world beyond recognition. It’s not only the
“friendly flu” that’s a killer—there are people who will stop at nothing
to get their hands on the vaccine. How much will Kaelyn risk for an
unproven cure, when the search could either destroy those she loves or
save the human race?
Dance of Shadows (Dance of Shadows #1) by Yelena Black
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
From Goodreads: Dancing with someone is
an act of trust. Elegant and intimate; you're close enough to kiss,
close enough to feel your partner's heartbeat. But for Vanessa, dance is
deadly – and she must be very careful who she trusts . . .
Vanessa
Adler attends an elite ballet school – the same one her older sister,
Margaret, attended before she disappeared. Vanessa feels she can never
live up to her sister's shining reputation. But Vanessa, with her
glorious red hair and fair skin, has a kind of power when she dances –
she loses herself in the music, breathes different air, and the world
around her turns to flames . . .
Soon she attracts the attention
of three men: gorgeous Zep, mysterious Justin, and the great, enigmatic
choreographer Josef Zhalkovsky. When Josef asks Vanessa to dance the
lead in the Firebird, she has little idea of the danger that lies ahead –
and the burning forces about to be unleashed . . .
Hattie Ever After (Hattie #2) by Kirby Larson
Publisher: Delacorte Press for Young Readers
From Goodreads: fter leaving Uncle
Chester's homestead claim, orphan Hattie Brooks throws a lasso around a
new dream, even bigger than the Montana sky. She wants to be a reporter,
knowing full well that a few pieces published in the Arlington News
will not suffice. Real reporters must go to Grand Places, and do Grand
Things, like Hattie's hero Nellie Bly. Another girl might be stymied by
this, but Hattie has faced down a hungry wolf and stood up to a mob of
angry men. Nothing can squash her desire to write for a big city
newspaper. A letter and love token from Uncle Chester's old flame in San
Francisco fuels that desire and Hattie jumps at the opportunity to get
there by working as a seamstress for a traveling acting troupe. This
could be her chance to solve the mystery of her "scoundrel" uncle and,
in the process, help her learn more about herself. But Hattie must first
tell Charlie that she will not join him in Seattle. Even though her
heart approves of Charlie's plan for their marriage, her mind fears that
saying yes to him would be saying no to herself. Hattie holds her own
in the big city, literally pitching her way to a byline, and a career
that could be even bigger than Nellie Bly's. But can making headlines
compensate for the pain of betrayal and lost love? Hattie must dig deep
to find her own true place in the world. Kirby Larson once again creates
a lovingly written novel about the remarkable and resilient young
orphan, Hattie Inez Brooks.
The Mirrored Shard (Iron Codex #3) by Caitlin Kittredge
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
From Goodreads: oife Grayson must face
death to win back Dean—the love who was ripped from the Iron Lands of
the living when he was shot in the arctic north. But getting to the
Deadlands is something that Aoife can't do on her own. And if she can
find a way there, Tremaine would surely never allow it. He has sworn to
keep her in the Thorn Lands, the fairie home of her mother, Nerissa. But
Aoife is determined to find her way out. And she has no trouble if that
means she has to kill Tremain and his queen to do it.
Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
From Goodreads: At Maquoit High School,
Tom Bouchard has it made: captain and star of the soccer team, boyfriend
to one of the prettiest, most popular girls, and third in his class,
likely to have his pick of any college, if he ever bothers filling out
his applications. But life in his idyllic small Maine town quickly gets
turned upside down after the events of 9/11.
Enniston has become
a “secondary migration” location for Somali refugees, who are seeking a
better life after their country was destroyed by war—they can no longer
go home. Tom hasn’t thought much about his Somali classmates until four
of them join the soccer team, including Saeed. He comes out of nowhere
on the field to make impossible shots, and suddenly the team is winning,
dominating even; but when Saeed’s eligibility is questioned and Tom
screws up in a big way, he’s left to grapple with a culture he doesn’t
understand and take responsibility for his actions. Saeed and his family
came out of nowhere and vanish just as quickly. And Tom may find
himself going nowhere, too, if he doesn’t start trying to get somewhere.
Revel by Maurissa Guibord
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
From Goodreads: There’s an island off the coast of Maine that’s not on any modern map.
Shrouded
in mist and protected by a deadly reef, Trespass Island is home to a
community of people who guard the island and its secrets from outsiders.
Seventeen-year-old Delia grew up in Kansas, but has come here in search
of her family and answers to her questions: Why didn’t her mother ever
talk about Trespass Island? Why did she fear the open water? But Delia’s
not welcome and soon finds herself enmeshed in a frightening and
supernatural world where ancient Greek symbols adorn the buildings and
secret ceremonies take place on the beach at night.
Sean Gunn, a
handsome young lobsterman, befriends Delia and seems willing to risk his
life to protect her. But it’s Jax, the coldly elusive young man she
meets at the water’s edge, who finally makes Delia understand the real
dangers of life on the island. Delia is going to have to fight to
survive. Because there are monsters here. And no one ever leaves
Trespass alive.
Mistle Child (The Undertaken #2) by Ari Berk
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
From Goodreads: Silas Umber has finally
come into his own as the Undertaker of Lichport when a mysterious
invitation calls him beyond the marshes to Arvale, the ancestral manor
of the Umbers. There, his extended family endures, waiting for a living
Undertaker to return and preside over the Door Doom, an archaic rite
that grants a terrible power to summon and bind the dead in judgment.
As
Silas assumes the mantle of Janus, the Watcher at the Threshold, deep
below the earth in the catacombs and sunken towers, grim spirits grow
restless at his arrival—hungry for freedom and eager for vengeance
against a family with a long history of harsh judgments. Now, Silas must
right an ancient wrong and accept that even a house of ghosts can be
haunted by its past—for in matters of family, we are who we were.
Notes from Ghost Town by Kate Ellison
Publisher: Egmont USA
From Goodreads: They say first love never dies...
From
critically acclaimed author Kate Ellison comes a heartbreaking mystery
of mental illness, unspoken love, and murder. When sixteen-year-old
artist Olivia Tithe is visited by the ghost of her first love, Lucas
Stern, it’s only through scattered images and notes left behind that she
can unravel the mystery of his death.
There’s a catch: Olivia
has gone colorblind, and there’s a good chance she’s losing her mind
completely—just like her mother did. How else to explain seeing (and
falling in love all over again with) someone who isn’t really there?
With
the murder trial looming just nine days away, Olivia must follow her
heart to the truth, no matter how painful. It’s the only way she can
save herself.
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Publisher: Philomel Books
From Goodreads: It’s 1950, and as the
French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old
Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals
as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life
than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a
mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation
that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and
Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street.
Josie is
caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine
underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling
temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.
An Infidel in Paradise by S.J. Laidlaw
Publisher: Tundra Books
From Goodreads: Set in Pakistan, this
is the story of a teen girl living with her mother and siblings in a
diplomatic compound. As if getting used to another new country and set
of customs and friends isn't enough, she must cope with an increasingly
tense political situation that becomes dangerous with alarming speed.
Her life and those of her sister and brother depend on her
resourcefulness and the unexpected help of an enigmatic Muslim
classmate.
Mercy (Mercy #1) by Rebecca Lim
Publisher: HarperCollins
From Goodreads: There's something very
wrong with me. I can't remember who I am or how old I am, or even how I
got here. All I know is that when I wake up, I could be any one. It is
always this way. There's nothing I can keep with me that will stay. It's
made me adaptable. I must always re-establish ties. I must tread
carefully or give myself away. I must survive.
Mercy doesn't
realise it yet, but as she journeys into the darkest places of the human
soul, she discovers that she is one of the celestial host exiled with
fallen angel, Lucifer. Now she must atone for taking his side. To find
her own way back to heaven, Mercy must help a series of humans in crisis
and keep the unwary from getting caught up in the games that angels
play. Ultimately she must choose between her immortal companion,
Lucifer, and a human boy who risks everything for her love.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Mira Grant Novellas
So, if you haven't read the NEWSFLESH series by Mira Grant, you are seriously missing out. Here's what we have:
FEED (#1) - yes, zombies, but mainly political intrigue
DEADLINE (#2) - zombies, but more background and medical intrigue
BLACKOUT (#3) - zombies, more political and medical intrigue, plain craziness. Oh! and cloning!
Mira Grant is a genius! THEN, she adds these little novellas to give you even more background that you desperately crave. Amazing. Here they are:
Countdown (#0.5)
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: August 1, 2011
ISBN# 978-0316204484
Here we meet:
Dr. Kellis - the guy who created a possible cure for important diseases
Amanda Amberlee - preparing for prom
The idiots responsible for the whole thing imploding
The journalist who broke the story
This is just background - stark facts.
Apocalypse Scenario #683: The Box
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: April 11, 2011
ISBN# 978-0316194969
Six friends have been playing a game for years on Friday nights. They take turns figuring out how the world will end and present their scenario. The girl that started the game (well, the woman now) has been absent the last three weeks. Now she's sent a tape recording of her scenario. Only this time, it's not JUST a scenario.
San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: July 11, 2012
No ISBN#
The San Diego ComicCon is getting ready to start, but many visitors won't make it out after they pick up their badges.
Mahir gets an interview with a survivor of the 2014 ComicCon outbreak. She tells her story mixed in with pieces of 'factual' pieces that were uploaded by people inside the Con. A heartwrenching story.
Fed (#1.5)
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: May 16, 2012
No ISBN#
An alternate ending to FEED (#1). Happy? Not really.
FEED (#1) - yes, zombies, but mainly political intrigue
DEADLINE (#2) - zombies, but more background and medical intrigue
BLACKOUT (#3) - zombies, more political and medical intrigue, plain craziness. Oh! and cloning!
Mira Grant is a genius! THEN, she adds these little novellas to give you even more background that you desperately crave. Amazing. Here they are:
Countdown (#0.5)
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: August 1, 2011
ISBN# 978-0316204484
Here we meet:
Dr. Kellis - the guy who created a possible cure for important diseases
Amanda Amberlee - preparing for prom
The idiots responsible for the whole thing imploding
The journalist who broke the story
This is just background - stark facts.
Apocalypse Scenario #683: The Box
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: April 11, 2011
ISBN# 978-0316194969
Six friends have been playing a game for years on Friday nights. They take turns figuring out how the world will end and present their scenario. The girl that started the game (well, the woman now) has been absent the last three weeks. Now she's sent a tape recording of her scenario. Only this time, it's not JUST a scenario.
San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: July 11, 2012
No ISBN#
The San Diego ComicCon is getting ready to start, but many visitors won't make it out after they pick up their badges.
Mahir gets an interview with a survivor of the 2014 ComicCon outbreak. She tells her story mixed in with pieces of 'factual' pieces that were uploaded by people inside the Con. A heartwrenching story.
Fed (#1.5)
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: May 16, 2012
No ISBN#
An alternate ending to FEED (#1). Happy? Not really.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Beautiful Redemption (Beautiful Creatures #4) by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Beautiful Redemption (Beautiful Creatures #4) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: October 23, 2012
Pages: 451
ISBN# 978-0316123532
Ok, so first, the cover. This series has had a lot of doorways, stairs and hallways. This one intrigued me...I assumed we were going somewhere new and boy, did we! I was a little put off at first, I thought the book was moving awfully slow, but it just kept getting better and better.
All I can really say is that THIS is how a finale for a series should be. I had two chapters left and thought 'Ok, all the important stuff has happened, this is just tidying up, I'll read it before work.' Twenty minutes later, I sat with tears streaming down my face. Darn you, Kami and Margaret!!!!
This series had it all - romance and love, mysteries, good vs. evil, morals, bad parenting, good parenting, everything. I certainly hope as Kami and Margaret move on, that they remember how they started and keep moving up!
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: October 23, 2012
Pages: 451
ISBN# 978-0316123532
Ok, so first, the cover. This series has had a lot of doorways, stairs and hallways. This one intrigued me...I assumed we were going somewhere new and boy, did we! I was a little put off at first, I thought the book was moving awfully slow, but it just kept getting better and better.
All I can really say is that THIS is how a finale for a series should be. I had two chapters left and thought 'Ok, all the important stuff has happened, this is just tidying up, I'll read it before work.' Twenty minutes later, I sat with tears streaming down my face. Darn you, Kami and Margaret!!!!
This series had it all - romance and love, mysteries, good vs. evil, morals, bad parenting, good parenting, everything. I certainly hope as Kami and Margaret move on, that they remember how they started and keep moving up!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Delirium (Delirium #1) by Lauren Oliver
Delirium (Delirium #1) by Lauren Oliver
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publish Date: February 7, 2012
Pages: 441
ISBN# 978-0061726835
Love is seen as a disease. It makes you act goofy and take chances. Everyone is afraid of it and everyone undergoes a brain surgery to prevent 'catching' it. The surgery happens when you're 18, after a series of tests to see how you're currently doing. It's called 'Delirium'.
Lena's mother had the surgery several times, but couldn't be cured. She finally committed suicide. Lena's grown up looked down upon and feeling disgraced. She can't wait to be cured.
The writing is excellent, I was on an emotional rollercoaster! Lena is a great character. She goes from being biddable to being a rebel. It's not a quick change, but an honest one.
Alex - the love interest. A bit more grown-up, but he finds it hard to say no to Lena.
Hana - Lena's best friend. First Lena thinks they're drifting apart, only to find that they're just as strong as ever.
The only thing that bothered me is that there's a lot of talk about this 'cure', but I think it would have been scarier to know exactly what is done. Maybe in the next book.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publish Date: February 7, 2012
Pages: 441
ISBN# 978-0061726835
Love is seen as a disease. It makes you act goofy and take chances. Everyone is afraid of it and everyone undergoes a brain surgery to prevent 'catching' it. The surgery happens when you're 18, after a series of tests to see how you're currently doing. It's called 'Delirium'.
Lena's mother had the surgery several times, but couldn't be cured. She finally committed suicide. Lena's grown up looked down upon and feeling disgraced. She can't wait to be cured.
The writing is excellent, I was on an emotional rollercoaster! Lena is a great character. She goes from being biddable to being a rebel. It's not a quick change, but an honest one.
Alex - the love interest. A bit more grown-up, but he finds it hard to say no to Lena.
Hana - Lena's best friend. First Lena thinks they're drifting apart, only to find that they're just as strong as ever.
The only thing that bothered me is that there's a lot of talk about this 'cure', but I think it would have been scarier to know exactly what is done. Maybe in the next book.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Crewel (Crewel World #1) by Gennifer Albin
Crewel (Crewel World #1) by Gennifer Albin
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publish Date: October 16, 2012
Pages: 368
ISBN# 978-0374316419
Girls are tested at age sixteen to see if they know how to weave the fabric of reality. Adelice's parents know she can do it, they've trained her NOT to do it. But during her testing she slips up and they see that she knows. She's taken by force to become a Spinner.
This is a really interesting world and you do have to pay attention. The story delves into the stories of the Three Fates. Women are also looked at as second class citizens and expected to always look perfect in hells and makeup. Boys and girls are kept separate.
Adelice starts out as a fairly simple girl, doing exactly what she's told, until she learns her way around and becomes a bit more devious.
There's a bit of a love triangle, but it seems to resolve itself. Jost and Erik are really different (of course) but seem to tolerate each other.
I'm interested in seeing where this series goes.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publish Date: October 16, 2012
Pages: 368
ISBN# 978-0374316419
Girls are tested at age sixteen to see if they know how to weave the fabric of reality. Adelice's parents know she can do it, they've trained her NOT to do it. But during her testing she slips up and they see that she knows. She's taken by force to become a Spinner.
This is a really interesting world and you do have to pay attention. The story delves into the stories of the Three Fates. Women are also looked at as second class citizens and expected to always look perfect in hells and makeup. Boys and girls are kept separate.
Adelice starts out as a fairly simple girl, doing exactly what she's told, until she learns her way around and becomes a bit more devious.
There's a bit of a love triangle, but it seems to resolve itself. Jost and Erik are really different (of course) but seem to tolerate each other.
I'm interested in seeing where this series goes.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Books Out This Week: February 4-10, 2013
February 5th
Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society #3) by Ally Carter
Publisher: Hyperion Books
From Goodreads: Katarina Bishop and W.W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the scion of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in common, it’s that they both know how to stay under the radar while getting—or stealing—whatever they want.
No matter the risk, the Bishops can always be counted on, but in Hale’s family, all bets are off when money is on the line. When Hale unexpectedly inherits his grandmother’s billion dollar corporation, he quickly learns that there’s no place for Kat and their old heists in his new role. But Kat won’t let him go that easily, especially after she gets tipped off that his grandmother’s will might have been altered in an elaborate con to steal the company’s fortune. So instead of being the heir—this time, Hale might be the mark.
Forced to keep a level head as she and her crew fight for one of their own, Kat comes up with an ambitious and far-reaching plan that only the Bishop family would dare attempt. To pull it off, Kat is prepared to do the impossible, but first, she has to decide if she’s willing to save her boyfriend’s company if it means losing the boy.
Homeland (Little Brother #2) by Cory Doctorow
Publisher: Tor Teen
From Goodreads: In Cory Doctorow’s wildly successful Little Brother, young Marcus Yallow was arbitrarily detained and brutalized by the government in the wake of a terrorist attack on San Francisco—an experience that led him to become a leader of the whole movement of technologically clued-in teenagers, fighting back against the tyrannical security state.
A few years later, California's economy collapses, but Marcus’s hacktivist past lands him a job as webmaster for a crusading politician who promises reform. Soon his onetime girlfriend Masha emerges from the political underground to gift him with a thumbdrive containing a Wikileaks-style cable-dump of hard evidence of corporate and governmental perfidy. It’s incendiary stuff—and if Masha goes missing, Marcus is supposed to release it to the world. Then Marcus sees Masha being kidnapped by the same government agents who detained and tortured Marcus years earlier.
Marcus can leak the archive Masha gave him—but he can’t admit to being the leaker, because that will cost his employer the election. He’s surrounded by friends who remember what he did a few years ago and regard him as a hacker hero. He can’t even attend a demonstration without being dragged onstage and handed a mike. He’s not at all sure that just dumping the archive onto the Internet, before he’s gone through its millions of words, is the right thing to do.
Meanwhile, people are beginning to shadow him, people who look like they’re used to inflicting pain until they get the answers they want.
The Whole Stupid Way We Are by N. Griffin
Publisher: Atheneum Books
From Goodreads: It’s Maine. It’s winter. And it’s FREEZING STINKIN’ COLD! Dinah is wildly worried about her best friend, Skint. He won’t wear a coat. Refuses to wear a coat. It’s twelve degrees out, and he won’t wear a coat. So Dinah’s going to figure out how to help. That’s what Dinah does—she helps. But she’s too busy trying to help to notice that sometimes, she’s doing more harm than good. Seeing the trees instead of the forest? That’s Dinah.
And Skint isn’t going to be the one to tell her. He’s got his own problems. He’s worried about a little boy whose dad won’t let him visit his mom. He’s worried about an elderly couple in a too-cold house down the street.
But the wedge between what drives Dinah and what concerns Skint is wide enough for a big old slab of ice. Because Skint’s own father is in trouble. Because Skint’s mother refuses to ask for help even though she’s at her breaking point. And because Dinah might just decide to…help. She thinks she’s cracking through a sheet of ice, but what’s actually there is an entire iceberg.
Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School #1)
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
From Goodreads: It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to finishing school.
Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is the bane of her mother's existence. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper etiquette at tea--and god forbid anyone see her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. She enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.
But little do Sophronia or her mother know that this is a school where ingenious young girls learn to finish, all right--but it's a different kind of finishing. Mademoiselle Geraldine's certainly trains young ladies in the finer arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also in the other kinds of finishing: the fine arts of death, diversion, deceit, espionage, and the modern weaponries. Sophronia and her friends are going to have a rousing first year at school.
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
From Goodreads: Have you ever had the feeling that you've lived another life? Been somewhere that has felt totally familiar, even though you've never been there before, or felt that you know someone well, even though you are meeting them for the first time? It happens. In 2073 on the remote and secretive island of Blessed, where rumour has it that no one ages and no children are born, a visiting journalist, Eric Seven, and a young local woman known as Merle are ritually slain. Their deaths echo a moment ten centuries before, when, in the dark of the moon, a king was slain, tragically torn from his queen. Their souls search to be reunited, and as mother and son, artist and child, forbidden lovers, victims of a vampire they come close to finding what they've lost. In a novel comprising seven parts, each influenced by a moon - the flower moon, the harvest moon, the hunter's moon, the blood moon - this is the story of Eric and Merle whose souls have been searching for each other since their untimely parting.
City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster
Publisher: HarperTeen
From Goodreads: Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a child. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, where orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors are true, assassins. Nisha makes her way as Matron’s assistant, her closest companions the mysterious cats that trail her shadow. Only when she begins a forbidden flirtation with the city’s handsome young courier does she let herself imagine a life outside the walls. Until one by one, girls around her start to die.
Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
Publisher: Fiewel and Friends
From Goodreads: Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn’t know about her grandmother and the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother’s whereabouts, she has no choice but to trust him, though he clearly has a few dark secrets of his own.
As Scarlet and Wolf work to unravel one mystery, they find another when they cross paths with Cinder. Together, they must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen who will do anything to make Prince Kai her husband, her king, her prisoner.
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die (Lying Game #5) by Sara Shepard
Publisher: HarperTeen
From Goodreads: When I died two months ago, my killer told my twin sister to become me—or else. Now Emma has it down to a T. She tosses her hair with the signature Sutton Mercer flip and can lead a Lying Game prank with the best of them. She’s even repairing my relationship with my adoptive family. The only thing she hasn’t done is solve my murder.
Then our birth mother, the woman who abandoned us, showed up in Tucson. Emma hasn’t seen Becky in twelve years, but Becky recognizes Emma immediately—as Emma. Is it a mother’s intuition . . . or does Becky know I’m already gone?
Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Taherah Mafi
Publisher: HarperCollins
From Goodreads: Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick
it's almost
time for war.
Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.
She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.
Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.
In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.
Hysteria by Megan Miranda
Publisher: Walker Childrens
From Goodreads: Mallory killed her boyfriend, Brian. She can't remember the details of that night but everyone knows it was self-defense, so she isn't charged. But Mallory still feels Brian's presence in her life. Is it all in her head? Or is it something more? In desperate need of a fresh start, Mallory is sent to Monroe, a fancy prep school where no one knows her . . . or anything about her past.But the feeling follows her, as do her secrets. Then, one of her new classmates turns up dead. As suspicion falls on Mallory, she must find a way to remember the details of both deadly nights so she can prove her innocence-to herself and others.
The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders #1) by Peter Lerangis and Mike Reagan
Publisher: HarperCollins
From Goodreads: One Boy
Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he’s going to die.
One Mission
Jack needs to find seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to cure him.
One Problem
The loculi are the relics of a lost civilization and haven’t been seen in thousands of years.
Seven Wonders
Because they’re hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The thrills begin in The Colossus Rises, the first installment in the epic seven-book adventure series Seven Wonders, from master storyteller and bestselling 39 Clues series author Peter Lerangis.
The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding
Publisher: Entangled Teen
From Goodreads: Things I know about Reece Malcolm:
1. She graduated from New York University.
2. She lives in or near Los Angeles.
3. Since her first novel was released, she’s been on the New York Times bestseller list every week.
4. She likes strong coffee and bourbon.
5. She’s my mother.
Devan knows very little about Reece Malcolm, until the day her father dies and she’s shipped off to live with the mother she’s never met. All she has is a list of notebook entries that doesn’t add up to much.
L.A. offers a whole new world to Devan—a performing arts school allows her to pursue her passion for show choir and musicals, a new circle of friends helps to draw her out of her shell, and an intriguing boy opens up possibilities for her first love.
But then the Reece Malcolm list gets a surprising new entry. Now that Devan is so close to having it all, can she handle the possibility of losing everything?
February 7th
The Ruining by Anna Collomore
Publisher: Razorbill
From Goodreads: Annie Phillips is thrilled to leave her past behind and begin a shiny new life on Belvedere Island, as a nanny for the picture-perfect Cohen family. In no time at all, she falls in love with the Cohens, especially with Libby, the beautiful young matriarch of the family. Life is better than she ever imagined. She even finds romance with the boy next door.
All too soon cracks appear in Annie's seemingly perfect world. She's blamed for mistakes she doesn't remember making. Her bedroom door comes unhinged, and she feels like she's always being watched. Libby, who once felt like a big sister, is suddenly cold and unforgiving. As she struggles to keep up with the demands of her new life, Annie's fear gives way to frightening hallucinations. Is she tumbling into madness, or is something sinister at play?
Time with Leo by John Bliss
Publisher: GemmaMedia
From Goodreads: A boy, just 15, through no effort of his own, travels back in time to the late 15th century, where he meets Leonardo da Vinci. Because the universe bends back on itself, time streams overlap, and he just happens to be in the right place at the right time. Or the wrong one. Da Vinci, in addition to being an artist, was an early futurist, who drew designs for the first airplane, helicopter, submarine, and on and on. Who better to design a time machine to get the boy home? Not a great student, our time-traveler is hooked on natural science as he gets to know Leonardo. Meanwhile, da Vinci is fascinated by the stuff in the backpack – what’s that bag of Funyuns?
There's plenty of intrigue along the way. Leonardo da Vinci's patron is a Borgia who wants to keep someone from the future, with all his knowledge, deep in the past. Since time travel depends on being at the right place when the time streams intersect, the final scene reveals a breathless dash to the proper place with the Borgias in hot pursuit.
Trafficked by Kim Purcell
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
From Goodreads: A 17-year-old Moldovan girl whose parents have been killed is brought to the United States to work as a slave for a family in Los Angeles.
Hannah believes she’s being brought from Moldova to Los Angeles to become a nanny for a Russian family. But her American dream quickly spirals into a nightmare. The Platonovs force Hannah to work sixteen-hour days, won’t let her leave the house, and seem to have a lot of secrets—from Hannah and from each other.
Stranded in a foreign land with false documents, no money, and nobody who can help her, Hannah must find a way to save herself from her new status as a modern-day slave or risk losing the one thing she has left: her life.
Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne
Publisher: GP Putnam's Sons
From Goodreads: hen sixteen-year-old Faye arrives at Holbrook Academy, she doesn't expect to find herself exactly where she needs to be. After years of strange waking visions and nightmares, her only comfort the bones of dead animals, Faye is afraid she's going crazy. Fast.
But her first night at Holbrook, she feels strangely connected to the school and the island it sits on, like she's come home. She's even made her first real friends, but odd things keep happening to them. Every morning they wake on the floors of their dorm rooms with their hands stained red.
Faye knows she's the reason, but what does it all mean? The handsome Kel tries to help her unravel the mystery, but Faye is certain she can't trust him; in fact, he may be trying to kill her - and the rest of the world too.
February 8th
Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati
Publisher: Flux
From Goodreads: Ditty was born to dance, but she was also born Jewish. When her strictly religious parents won't let her take ballet lessons, Ditty starts to dance in secret. But for how long can she keep her two worlds apart? And at what cost?
Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society #3) by Ally Carter
Publisher: Hyperion Books
From Goodreads: Katarina Bishop and W.W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the scion of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in common, it’s that they both know how to stay under the radar while getting—or stealing—whatever they want.
No matter the risk, the Bishops can always be counted on, but in Hale’s family, all bets are off when money is on the line. When Hale unexpectedly inherits his grandmother’s billion dollar corporation, he quickly learns that there’s no place for Kat and their old heists in his new role. But Kat won’t let him go that easily, especially after she gets tipped off that his grandmother’s will might have been altered in an elaborate con to steal the company’s fortune. So instead of being the heir—this time, Hale might be the mark.
Forced to keep a level head as she and her crew fight for one of their own, Kat comes up with an ambitious and far-reaching plan that only the Bishop family would dare attempt. To pull it off, Kat is prepared to do the impossible, but first, she has to decide if she’s willing to save her boyfriend’s company if it means losing the boy.
Homeland (Little Brother #2) by Cory Doctorow
Publisher: Tor Teen
From Goodreads: In Cory Doctorow’s wildly successful Little Brother, young Marcus Yallow was arbitrarily detained and brutalized by the government in the wake of a terrorist attack on San Francisco—an experience that led him to become a leader of the whole movement of technologically clued-in teenagers, fighting back against the tyrannical security state.
A few years later, California's economy collapses, but Marcus’s hacktivist past lands him a job as webmaster for a crusading politician who promises reform. Soon his onetime girlfriend Masha emerges from the political underground to gift him with a thumbdrive containing a Wikileaks-style cable-dump of hard evidence of corporate and governmental perfidy. It’s incendiary stuff—and if Masha goes missing, Marcus is supposed to release it to the world. Then Marcus sees Masha being kidnapped by the same government agents who detained and tortured Marcus years earlier.
Marcus can leak the archive Masha gave him—but he can’t admit to being the leaker, because that will cost his employer the election. He’s surrounded by friends who remember what he did a few years ago and regard him as a hacker hero. He can’t even attend a demonstration without being dragged onstage and handed a mike. He’s not at all sure that just dumping the archive onto the Internet, before he’s gone through its millions of words, is the right thing to do.
Meanwhile, people are beginning to shadow him, people who look like they’re used to inflicting pain until they get the answers they want.
The Whole Stupid Way We Are by N. Griffin
Publisher: Atheneum Books
From Goodreads: It’s Maine. It’s winter. And it’s FREEZING STINKIN’ COLD! Dinah is wildly worried about her best friend, Skint. He won’t wear a coat. Refuses to wear a coat. It’s twelve degrees out, and he won’t wear a coat. So Dinah’s going to figure out how to help. That’s what Dinah does—she helps. But she’s too busy trying to help to notice that sometimes, she’s doing more harm than good. Seeing the trees instead of the forest? That’s Dinah.
And Skint isn’t going to be the one to tell her. He’s got his own problems. He’s worried about a little boy whose dad won’t let him visit his mom. He’s worried about an elderly couple in a too-cold house down the street.
But the wedge between what drives Dinah and what concerns Skint is wide enough for a big old slab of ice. Because Skint’s own father is in trouble. Because Skint’s mother refuses to ask for help even though she’s at her breaking point. And because Dinah might just decide to…help. She thinks she’s cracking through a sheet of ice, but what’s actually there is an entire iceberg.
Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School #1)
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
From Goodreads: It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to finishing school.
Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is the bane of her mother's existence. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper etiquette at tea--and god forbid anyone see her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. She enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.
But little do Sophronia or her mother know that this is a school where ingenious young girls learn to finish, all right--but it's a different kind of finishing. Mademoiselle Geraldine's certainly trains young ladies in the finer arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also in the other kinds of finishing: the fine arts of death, diversion, deceit, espionage, and the modern weaponries. Sophronia and her friends are going to have a rousing first year at school.
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
From Goodreads: Have you ever had the feeling that you've lived another life? Been somewhere that has felt totally familiar, even though you've never been there before, or felt that you know someone well, even though you are meeting them for the first time? It happens. In 2073 on the remote and secretive island of Blessed, where rumour has it that no one ages and no children are born, a visiting journalist, Eric Seven, and a young local woman known as Merle are ritually slain. Their deaths echo a moment ten centuries before, when, in the dark of the moon, a king was slain, tragically torn from his queen. Their souls search to be reunited, and as mother and son, artist and child, forbidden lovers, victims of a vampire they come close to finding what they've lost. In a novel comprising seven parts, each influenced by a moon - the flower moon, the harvest moon, the hunter's moon, the blood moon - this is the story of Eric and Merle whose souls have been searching for each other since their untimely parting.
City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster
Publisher: HarperTeen
From Goodreads: Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a child. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, where orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors are true, assassins. Nisha makes her way as Matron’s assistant, her closest companions the mysterious cats that trail her shadow. Only when she begins a forbidden flirtation with the city’s handsome young courier does she let herself imagine a life outside the walls. Until one by one, girls around her start to die.
Scarlet (Lunar Chronicles #2) by Marissa Meyer
Publisher: Fiewel and Friends
From Goodreads: Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn’t know about her grandmother and the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother’s whereabouts, she has no choice but to trust him, though he clearly has a few dark secrets of his own.
As Scarlet and Wolf work to unravel one mystery, they find another when they cross paths with Cinder. Together, they must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen who will do anything to make Prince Kai her husband, her king, her prisoner.
Cross My Heart, Hope to Die (Lying Game #5) by Sara Shepard
Publisher: HarperTeen
From Goodreads: When I died two months ago, my killer told my twin sister to become me—or else. Now Emma has it down to a T. She tosses her hair with the signature Sutton Mercer flip and can lead a Lying Game prank with the best of them. She’s even repairing my relationship with my adoptive family. The only thing she hasn’t done is solve my murder.
Then our birth mother, the woman who abandoned us, showed up in Tucson. Emma hasn’t seen Becky in twelve years, but Becky recognizes Emma immediately—as Emma. Is it a mother’s intuition . . . or does Becky know I’m already gone?
Unravel Me (Shatter Me #2) by Taherah Mafi
Publisher: HarperCollins
From Goodreads: Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick
it's almost
time for war.
Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.
She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.
Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.
In this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and Adam's life.
Hysteria by Megan Miranda
Publisher: Walker Childrens
From Goodreads: Mallory killed her boyfriend, Brian. She can't remember the details of that night but everyone knows it was self-defense, so she isn't charged. But Mallory still feels Brian's presence in her life. Is it all in her head? Or is it something more? In desperate need of a fresh start, Mallory is sent to Monroe, a fancy prep school where no one knows her . . . or anything about her past.But the feeling follows her, as do her secrets. Then, one of her new classmates turns up dead. As suspicion falls on Mallory, she must find a way to remember the details of both deadly nights so she can prove her innocence-to herself and others.
The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders #1) by Peter Lerangis and Mike Reagan
Publisher: HarperCollins
From Goodreads: One Boy
Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he’s going to die.
One Mission
Jack needs to find seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to cure him.
One Problem
The loculi are the relics of a lost civilization and haven’t been seen in thousands of years.
Seven Wonders
Because they’re hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The thrills begin in The Colossus Rises, the first installment in the epic seven-book adventure series Seven Wonders, from master storyteller and bestselling 39 Clues series author Peter Lerangis.
The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding
Publisher: Entangled Teen
From Goodreads: Things I know about Reece Malcolm:
1. She graduated from New York University.
2. She lives in or near Los Angeles.
3. Since her first novel was released, she’s been on the New York Times bestseller list every week.
4. She likes strong coffee and bourbon.
5. She’s my mother.
Devan knows very little about Reece Malcolm, until the day her father dies and she’s shipped off to live with the mother she’s never met. All she has is a list of notebook entries that doesn’t add up to much.
L.A. offers a whole new world to Devan—a performing arts school allows her to pursue her passion for show choir and musicals, a new circle of friends helps to draw her out of her shell, and an intriguing boy opens up possibilities for her first love.
But then the Reece Malcolm list gets a surprising new entry. Now that Devan is so close to having it all, can she handle the possibility of losing everything?
February 7th
The Ruining by Anna Collomore
Publisher: Razorbill
From Goodreads: Annie Phillips is thrilled to leave her past behind and begin a shiny new life on Belvedere Island, as a nanny for the picture-perfect Cohen family. In no time at all, she falls in love with the Cohens, especially with Libby, the beautiful young matriarch of the family. Life is better than she ever imagined. She even finds romance with the boy next door.
All too soon cracks appear in Annie's seemingly perfect world. She's blamed for mistakes she doesn't remember making. Her bedroom door comes unhinged, and she feels like she's always being watched. Libby, who once felt like a big sister, is suddenly cold and unforgiving. As she struggles to keep up with the demands of her new life, Annie's fear gives way to frightening hallucinations. Is she tumbling into madness, or is something sinister at play?
Time with Leo by John Bliss
Publisher: GemmaMedia
From Goodreads: A boy, just 15, through no effort of his own, travels back in time to the late 15th century, where he meets Leonardo da Vinci. Because the universe bends back on itself, time streams overlap, and he just happens to be in the right place at the right time. Or the wrong one. Da Vinci, in addition to being an artist, was an early futurist, who drew designs for the first airplane, helicopter, submarine, and on and on. Who better to design a time machine to get the boy home? Not a great student, our time-traveler is hooked on natural science as he gets to know Leonardo. Meanwhile, da Vinci is fascinated by the stuff in the backpack – what’s that bag of Funyuns?
There's plenty of intrigue along the way. Leonardo da Vinci's patron is a Borgia who wants to keep someone from the future, with all his knowledge, deep in the past. Since time travel depends on being at the right place when the time streams intersect, the final scene reveals a breathless dash to the proper place with the Borgias in hot pursuit.
Trafficked by Kim Purcell
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
From Goodreads: A 17-year-old Moldovan girl whose parents have been killed is brought to the United States to work as a slave for a family in Los Angeles.
Hannah believes she’s being brought from Moldova to Los Angeles to become a nanny for a Russian family. But her American dream quickly spirals into a nightmare. The Platonovs force Hannah to work sixteen-hour days, won’t let her leave the house, and seem to have a lot of secrets—from Hannah and from each other.
Stranded in a foreign land with false documents, no money, and nobody who can help her, Hannah must find a way to save herself from her new status as a modern-day slave or risk losing the one thing she has left: her life.
Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne
Publisher: GP Putnam's Sons
From Goodreads: hen sixteen-year-old Faye arrives at Holbrook Academy, she doesn't expect to find herself exactly where she needs to be. After years of strange waking visions and nightmares, her only comfort the bones of dead animals, Faye is afraid she's going crazy. Fast.
But her first night at Holbrook, she feels strangely connected to the school and the island it sits on, like she's come home. She's even made her first real friends, but odd things keep happening to them. Every morning they wake on the floors of their dorm rooms with their hands stained red.
Faye knows she's the reason, but what does it all mean? The handsome Kel tries to help her unravel the mystery, but Faye is certain she can't trust him; in fact, he may be trying to kill her - and the rest of the world too.
February 8th
Dancing in the Dark by Robyn Bavati
Publisher: Flux
From Goodreads: Ditty was born to dance, but she was also born Jewish. When her strictly religious parents won't let her take ballet lessons, Ditty starts to dance in secret. But for how long can she keep her two worlds apart? And at what cost?
Friday, February 1, 2013
Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
Publisher: Walker Childrens
Publish Date: February 14, 2012
Pages: 292
ISBN# 978-0802723468
Many stories about Robin Hood are Robin and the Merry Men as full-grown adults. This one is set shortly after Robin has returned from the Crusades. He's still a young man, as are his band of thieves...well, there is Will Scarlet...she's definitely NOT a young man.
The Characters:
Will Scarlet - no one but Robin and the Merry Men know Scarlet is a woman. She's sometimes rude and mean, then loving, sweet, tough, and surprisingly girly. The thing that really stuck out for me is how she always said she hates being a girl. I totally understand it though, in her situation, being female was a bummer.
Robin Hood - still learning how to successfully take from the rich and give to the poor without anyone getting hurt. He's brash and not very forthcoming, but he's learning. A little broody and jealous.
John - a sweet big lug, but quite a womanizer.
Guy of Gisbourne - hired by the Sheriff to ferret out Robin and the Merry Men. He'll stop at nothing, even killing villagers. He has a past with Scarlet, but she's not telling.
The story is good, I liked finding out slowly what happened to Scarlet's sister and how Guy of Gisbourne was involved. But I did get bored with how many times Scarlet referenced her sister and what happened to her, at least in her thoughts.
Publisher: Walker Childrens
Publish Date: February 14, 2012
Pages: 292
ISBN# 978-0802723468
Many stories about Robin Hood are Robin and the Merry Men as full-grown adults. This one is set shortly after Robin has returned from the Crusades. He's still a young man, as are his band of thieves...well, there is Will Scarlet...she's definitely NOT a young man.
The Characters:
Will Scarlet - no one but Robin and the Merry Men know Scarlet is a woman. She's sometimes rude and mean, then loving, sweet, tough, and surprisingly girly. The thing that really stuck out for me is how she always said she hates being a girl. I totally understand it though, in her situation, being female was a bummer.
Robin Hood - still learning how to successfully take from the rich and give to the poor without anyone getting hurt. He's brash and not very forthcoming, but he's learning. A little broody and jealous.
John - a sweet big lug, but quite a womanizer.
Guy of Gisbourne - hired by the Sheriff to ferret out Robin and the Merry Men. He'll stop at nothing, even killing villagers. He has a past with Scarlet, but she's not telling.
The story is good, I liked finding out slowly what happened to Scarlet's sister and how Guy of Gisbourne was involved. But I did get bored with how many times Scarlet referenced her sister and what happened to her, at least in her thoughts.
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