The Received:
Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender (ARC, Hyperion, April 2009)
Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents' marriage; her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister, Kasey; and even her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude.
When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes that her life is creeping from dysfunction into danger. Kasey is acting stranger than ever: her blue eyes go green sometimes; she uses old-fashioned language; and she even loses track of chunks of time, claiming to know nothing about her strange behavior. Their old house is changing, too. Doors open and close by themselves; water boils on the unlit stove; and an unplugged air conditioner turns the house cold enough to see their breath in.
Alexis wants to think that it's all in her head, but soon, what she liked to think of as silly parlor tricks are becoming life-threatening--to her, her family, and to her budding relationship with the class president. Alexis knows she's the only person who can stop Kasey -- but what if that green-eyed girl isn't even Kasey anymore?
Five More Minutes by Darelene Ryan (Paperback, Orca Book Publishers, April 2009)
“I play the Five Minutes More game. Five minutes. I can stand anything for five minutes. Even my father being dead.”
D’Arcy’s desperately wants her father’s death to have been an accident. Then she learns the truth. Why would her father choose suicide? Why didn’t she see the signs? How will she manage alone? Then D’Arcy becomes friends with Seth. Now will things get back to normal or will she have to call on strengths she didn’t know she had to make a new kind of normal, five minutes at a time?
The Bought:
Raven by Allison Van Diepen ( Hardcover/ Simon Pulse/ Febuary 2009)
Zin dances with fire in every step, speaks in a honey-sweet voice, and sees with eyes that can peer into your soul. Nicole's friendship with him is the only thing that saves her from the boredom of school and the turmoil of her family life. It's no wonder she is madly in love with him. But she can't understand why he keeps her at a distance, even though she can feel his soul reaching out for hers.
Zin is like no man Nicole has ever met, and he carries with him a very old secret. When Nicole uncovers the truth, her love may be the only thing that can save him from it.
I have already read and written the reviews for Bad Girls Don't Die, which was fabulous, and Five More Minutes, so expect the reviews to be posted sometime this week. :)
Cool week - they all sound really good!
ReplyDeleteI am really excited about reading Bad Girls Don't Die!
ReplyDeleteGreat books you got there ^^
ReplyDeleteGreat week! I've been wanting to read Bad Girls Don't Die, and Five More Minutes sounds really good!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed 5 Min More. I love the cover of Bad Girls Dont Die. Happy Easter.
ReplyDeleteHey awesome, I got Bad Girls Don't Die this week too!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter!!
ReplyDeleteA great week, everyone seems to have Bad Girls Don't Die..It looks amazing and I cannot wait to see what you think of it.
you had a fairly good week! Seems like everyone's got a copy of bad girls don't die but me:-(
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happy reading!
I am going to have to procure myself a copy of Bad Girls Don't Die. *drools* Everyone is taunting me with it today!!
ReplyDeleteFie Minutes More looks really good.
ReplyDeleteah bad girls dont die looks good. I think i'm getting it soon too. And raven too, been meaning to buy it...idk maybe i will..
ReplyDeleteFive more minutes looks soooo good!
ReplyDeleteA lot of books that I want to read. Raven was okay...
ReplyDeleteI loved Bad Girls Don't Die!
ReplyDeletegreat book week! i'll have to be sure to check out your reviews! happy easter!
ReplyDeleteBad Girls Don't Die sounds great! I really want to read that one.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy Raven. Great week!
Five Minutes More looks really good! Happy reading!
ReplyDeletei agree with cat, bad girls don't die is taunting me too.
ReplyDeleteWow, looks like you got some good books. I haven't read any but they sound good.
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