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56. *The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (390) YA/F
When Chloe sees something that nobody else sees, she lashes out at the people around her as they prevent her from running away from it. This breaks her school's 'zero tolerance' policy regarding volence against faculty and she is sent to a sort of private school/group home with other "disturbed" kids who, she slowly discovers, have more in common with her than she could have imagined.
This novel had a well-written and extremely effective first-person perspective. We only know what Chloe knows and we find things out as she does, which means that much of the book, especially the first half, is confusing at times, which adds to the tension in the story. I am looking forward to reading the sequel, The Awakening.
57. *Thirsty by MT Anderson (237) YA/F
Another unusual take on the YA vampire genre. Thirsty is well-written and an entertaining read, although not as moving or thought-provoking as Feed. It's easy to relate to Chris' confusion and frustration and I reached the end of the book still "thirsty" for more.
58. *Doctor Who: Shining Darkness by Mark Michalowski(256) A/SF
Not bad, not bad at all. The Doctor and Donna were in character, they blundered about as usual, and things eventually got back the way they were supposed to be. Overall a fun book, but then I'm rather fond of Donna. My only complaint is that the whole thing ended rather quickly. Whoops, it's over, poof. That's all, goodbye, not really much wrapping-up or whatnot.
58 / 150 books. 39% done!
30 / 75 *new books. 40% done!
1 / 10 ^non-fiction. 10% done!
17349 / 45000 pages. 39% done!
56. *The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (390) YA/F
When Chloe sees something that nobody else sees, she lashes out at the people around her as they prevent her from running away from it. This breaks her school's 'zero tolerance' policy regarding volence against faculty and she is sent to a sort of private school/group home with other "disturbed" kids who, she slowly discovers, have more in common with her than she could have imagined.
This novel had a well-written and extremely effective first-person perspective. We only know what Chloe knows and we find things out as she does, which means that much of the book, especially the first half, is confusing at times, which adds to the tension in the story. I am looking forward to reading the sequel, The Awakening.
57. *Thirsty by MT Anderson (237) YA/F
Another unusual take on the YA vampire genre. Thirsty is well-written and an entertaining read, although not as moving or thought-provoking as Feed. It's easy to relate to Chris' confusion and frustration and I reached the end of the book still "thirsty" for more.
58. *Doctor Who: Shining Darkness by Mark Michalowski(256) A/SF
Not bad, not bad at all. The Doctor and Donna were in character, they blundered about as usual, and things eventually got back the way they were supposed to be. Overall a fun book, but then I'm rather fond of Donna. My only complaint is that the whole thing ended rather quickly. Whoops, it's over, poof. That's all, goodbye, not really much wrapping-up or whatnot.
