Posted March 18, 2015 in Reading, Review / 4 Comments
The Scorpio Races by
Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic (2011)
Hardcover (404 pages)
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The Raven Boys,
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It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die.
At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.
Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn’t given her much of a chance. So she enters the competition — the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.
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Posted March 16, 2015 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
City of Bones by
Cassandra Clare Series: The Mortal Instruments #1 Publisher: Simon Pulse (2007)
Paperback (485 pages)
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City of Glass,
The Bane Chronicles Also in this series: City of Ashes,
City of Glass,
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When Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder. Much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with odd markings. This is Clary’s first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons–and keeping the odd werewolves and vampires in line. It’s also her first meeting with gorgeous, golden-haired Jace. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace’s world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in an ordinary mundane like Clary? And how did she suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know.
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Posted March 13, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
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,
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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.
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Posted March 12, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
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.
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Posted March 11, 2015 in Faith, Reading, Review / 0 Comments
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,
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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.
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