The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda’s Voice.
Rules
- Grab a book, any book.
- Turn to page 56 (or 56% on ebook).
- Find any sentence that grabs you.
- Post it.
- Link it at Freda’s Voice.
Review: Vampire Academy – Hey, it’s set in Montana!
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Series: Vampire Academy #1
Publisher: RazorBill (2007)
Paperback (332 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: Frostbite, Shadow Kiss
Also in this series: Frostbite, Shadow Kiss
Reading Challenges: Read 2015
Synopsis
St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger. . . .
Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever.
Find the book: Goodreads
Review: Shiver
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1
Publisher: Scholastic (2009)
Hardcover (390 pages)
Via: Library
Rating:
Also by this author: The Scorpio Races, The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves
Reading Challenges: Read 2015
Synopsis
For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can’t seem to live without.
Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again.
Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It’s her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.
Find the book: Goodreads
Review: The Joy of the Gospel – Evangelii Gaudium
The Joy of the Gospel by Pope Francis Publisher: Image (2013)
Hardcover (196 pages)
Via: Blogging for Books
Rating:
Also by this author: Walking with Jesus, Encountering Truth, The Name of God is Mercy
Reading Challenges: 2015 Alphabet Soup, Read 2015
Synopsis
Pope Francis apostolic exhortation is a passionate call for every Christian to be constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others. He envisions a church of Spirit-filled evangelizers who exude joy and care for God’s people, especially the poor. “Evangelii Gaudium” is thought provoking, wide-ranging, and challenging to every Catholic. Those who carefully read it, study it, and pray with it will be ready for take up, with the whole Church, this new phase of evangelization, one marked by enthusiasm and vitality and, most especially, joy.
Find the book: Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository
Top Ten Tuesday: Books for Readers Who Like Fairy Tale Retellings
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
This week’s list is Ten Books for Readers Who Like X. I picked Fairy Tale Retellings!
