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Charlie’s the kind of boy that no one notices. Hell, even his own mother can’t remember his name. And girls? The invisible man gets more dates.

As if that weren’t enough, when a mysterious clockwork man tries to kill him in modern day Philadelphia, and they tumble through a hole into 1725 London, Charlie realizes even the laws of time don’t take him seriously.

Still, this isn’t all bad. In fact, there’s this girl, another time traveler, who not only remembers his name, but might even like him! Unfortunately, Yvaine carries more than her share of baggage: like a baby boy and at least two ex-boyfriends! One’s famous, the other’s murderous, and Charlie doesn’t know who is the bigger problem.

When one kills the other — and the other is nineteen year-old Ben Franklin — things get really crazy. Can their relationship survive? Can the future? Charlie and Yvaine are time travelers, they can fix this — theoretically — but the rules are complicated and the stakes are history as we know it.

And there's one more wrinkle: he can only travel into the past, and she can only travel into the future!

My Review :  This is a book  that I found unique and interesting. I have not read many book with time travel and it was a refreshing change. I found the character quite believable and I enjoyed reading a book with a little of everything in it. Suspense, action , romance and mystery this has something for everyone in the older ya readers  to adult reader.

                                                      



Let's meet the Author

Andy Gavin is a serial creative, polymath, novelist, entrepreneur, computer programmer, author, foodie, and video game creator. He co-founded video game developer Naughty Dog and co-created Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter. He started numerous companies, has been lead programmer on video games that have sold more than forty million copies, and has written two novels including The Darkening Dream, a dark historical fantasy that puts the bite back in vampires.

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Review: Dr. Frankenstein's Daughters

Dr. Frankenstein's Daughters

Suzanne Weyn

Scholastic Press

 

 

Giselle and Ingrid are the twin daughters of Doctor Victor Frankenstein, but they are very different people, and when they inherit his castle in the Orkney Islands, Giselle dreams of holding parties and inviting society -- but Ingrid is fascinated by her father's forbidden experiments.

 

 

 

My Review :   Really liked this book. I enjoyed the twins and the extreme differences between them, and because the book is told thought both girls eyes you get a unique view the same time frame. As the story progresses we view Ingrid's research and fascination with her fathers works. The story then changes tone and it becomes darker and creepier. I was amazed at how fast I read this book. The suspense keep me reading. I wanted more.

     I also loved the way the author stays true to the original story and time frame it was a nice touch. I will be reading more from this author and look forward to more from her.

 

  

Review : Dying to Know You

                                              

Dying to Know You

Adian Chambers

Amulet Books

 

 

 

Karl, aged seventeen, is hopelessly in love. But the object of his affections, Fiorella, demands proof, and poses him a series of questions regarding his attitude to the many sides of love. But Karl is dyslexic, and convinced that if Fiorella finds out, she will think he is stupid, and unworthy of her, and leave him.

So Karl asks a local writer to help him construct his replies - and an unlikely, but extremely touching, friendship develops between the two men. They both come to learn a great deal about about life from a very different perspective, and when an act of violence shatters their calm, they find their respective appraisal of life shifting in profound ways.

 

 

 

My Review: This was such an emotional book. I thoroughly enjoyed each page. The narrator is a 75 year old man. The bond he develops with 18 year old Karl is so touching and a compelling read. I had a hard time putting this book down and did not want it to end. This book has it all a touching story and characters who give you a lot to ponder. The journey these two people experience together is amazing dealing with loss and love they both grow as people. I have never read a book that has touched me so deeply and stirred so many emotions in me . I would give this book to anybody to read young or old . I am letting my son read it now and can't wait till we discuss it together .

 

 

 





Review : Ripper

Ripper

Amy Carol Reeves

Flux Publishers

 

It's 1888, and after her mother's sudden death, Abbie is sent to live with her grandmother in a posh London neighborhood. When she begins volunteering at Whitechapel Hospital, Abbie finds she has a passion for helping the abused and sickly women there.

But within days, patients begin turning up murdered at the hands of Jack the Ripper. As more women are murdered, Abbie realizes that she and the Ripper share a strange connection: she has visions showing the Ripper luring his future victims to their deaths--moments before he turns his knife upon them. Her desperation to stop the massacres leads Abbie on a perilous hunt for the killer. And her search leads to a mysterious brotherhood whose link to the Ripper threatens not just London but all of mankind.

 

 

 

My Review : I know it took me a while to write this review, but I really wanted to reflect on this book. When I first finished it my thoughts were not that pleasant. Then as I thought about it I realized one thing .

       I did like the book this is the authors debut and as a story teller this was a well crafted book. As a reader I always love being transported to different worlds, but this transported me to a different time and I enjoyed that also. Whitechapel is so well described I felt as if it were a character itself. This was my first read of historical fiction and it will not be my last.

       I am use to reading action packed books but this lacked all the action I am use too. Then I remembered this is a YA mystery. I usually read adult hard boiled mysteries so comparing it to them was not fair. As I remembered that I like the book more. ( Not that this book lacked anything in the murders department.) It just seemed slower than adult books I have read. The story is still captivating and very well written.

     Abbie the main character was what I imagine a young girl would be like in 1888, but sometimes I found that frustrating because she did not ask the questions I think someone would ask now. Abbie was trying to find a killer and trying to find out more about her mother. Most people she talked to about her mother would elude that they knew her but Abbie never followed up with any questions. I know I would be asking a million questions about my mother. I guess that was not done in polite society back then.

      I also enjoyed the paranormal aspect of the book Abbie unique conection to the killer. I found that intriguing and a nice twist that kept me reading to see what would happen next. So after all was said and done I liked the book and will be picking up the next book in the series.

 

 

 

 

                                       

Review : Bloodfever

 

Bloodfever

Karen Marie Morning

Dell Mass Market Edition

Sept. 2008

 

In her fight to stay alive, MacKayla must find the Sinsar Dubh—a million-year-old book of the blackest magic imaginable, which holds the key to power over the worlds of both the Fae and Man. Pursued by assassins, surrounded by mysterious figures she knows she can’t trust, Mac finds herself torn between two deadly and powerful men: V’lane, the immortal Fae Prince, and Jericho Barrons, a man as irresistible as he is dangerous.

For centuries the shadowy realm of the Fae has coexisted with that of humans. Now the walls between the two are coming down, and Mac is the only thing that stands between them.

 

 

My Review: This book picks up where the first leaves off. It is also as good as the first book.Mac is a great character and gets better with each book. Discovering new secrets about her sister and herself makes her develop into a stronger person and we are along for the ride. Mac also learns more about Barrons and I love his character too. So mysterious and hauntingly dark. One minute you want Mac to slap him the next you want her to kiss him. She has found out who killed her sister now she wants revenge.Along the way she meets people who seem to want to help her learn the truth about herself, but who should she trust and what do they want from her in return. This book is so full of twist and turns I feel like I am on a roller coaster and I love that. I will continue to read the series until the end.

 

 



Review: Black For Remembrance

 

Black For Remembrance

Carlene Thompson

St. Martin's Paperback

Pub Date 12/15/2002

 

Goodreads Synopsis:Caroline Webb knows what it means to lose the person you love most. Twenty years ago, her five-year-old daughter, Hayley, was the light of her life, her treasure, her angle. Then came the terrible day when Hayley was kidnapped from her favorite swing. More than a month passed before her burned, lifeless body was found. All that remained was the silence of Caroline's heartache--and her guilt...

Now, Caroline has started over with a new husband. She even has another precious daughter, Melinda. She thinks she has put the ghosts of her past behind her. But without warning, those ghosts once again start to echo in the night. Suddenly, Hayley's favorite doll reappears...strange murders rock the Webbs' small town...Caroline even claims she has heard the voice of the little girl she lost all those years ago. Could Hayley still be out there somewhere, somehow? Now a killer waits in the wings--waiting to make Caroline live her worst nightmare yet...

My Review : This book was a great suspense novel. I had a hard time putting it down. Caroline Webb,  the main character, seems to be losing her mind when she starts to hear the voice of her dead daughter. As the book goes on she seems to descend deeper into madness. I thought by the middle of the book I had it figured out (the armature sleuth I am). I was wrong.
        All the characters are well written and realistic . I could understand all the complex relationships and felt how each affected each character. Caroline's confusion when trying to figure out who is using her past to torment her. David (Caroline's Husband) anger on who would do this to his wife and fear that the action was pushing her into the arms of her ex-husband. Chris trying to deal with the guilt he feel for what happened to his child and trying to protect Caroline for his mistakes.
        The end really wrapped everything up nicely and gave closure to every one. This is a book I have had on my shelf for years and I am glad I finally read it. I will be looking for more from this author. 

 

 



Review: Reaper's Novice

Reaper's Novice
Cecilia Robert
Soul Collector Book One
Dec 5th 2012

Book Description:

17- year- old Ana Maria Tei’s life has always been perfect: loving parents,  good grades, and a future so bright it outshone the sun. But now words like “separation” and “divorce” are sending her world plummeting to hell. Determined to keep her family intact, Ana plans a family-bonding trip from Vienna to Tuscany. Except fate has other plans. Ana’s parents and siblings are killed in a car accident on their way to pick Ana up from school.

Enter Grim, aka Ernest. He promises to relinquish the four souls if Ana agrees to trade her soul for theirs and serve a lifetime as his novice. In order for Ana to graduate from her Reaper’s Novice station to a Soul Collector graduate, Grim puts her to test. To her horror, she finds out becoming a Reaper’s Novice didn’t happen by chance.  It was preordained, and she is forced to make a choice:  save her family’s souls or come to terms with who she really is and complete the task set for her

 

 



My Review:  This book was an entertaining read. This is a beautiful coming of age story for the beginning of a urban fantasy series that also crosses the line to paranormal. Because of the wonderful writting by the author I was transported to feel like I was in the story, as a soul collector in training. I also like the unique premise of this wonderful tale. I think the author did a great job of blending humor and darkness in her writting. Never letting the story stray to far into either side.
    The characters were well developed and you felt connected to them all because of the lush background development. While reading the writting flows naturally and does not feel forced or confusing. I also like the exploration of the relationships in the book. I would recommend this to any reader who wants a well written and interesting story.

    

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