We're an Open Book
“I don’t have feelings.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
I wasn’t around the blogging block when buzz for this book began (holy alliteration, Batman !), but I can see why people were so excited. The cover is just beautiful, the name is wonderful and the synopsis is haunting. Unfortunately, what started as a chilling read quickly, turned into a lukewarm novel that disappointed me on one level.
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This week’s IMM is bough to you buy an awesome coupon that came from Branes & Noble and the fact that Kat has no one to slap book out of her hand at the library.
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“I squeeze his hand. “You know what I think about dreams?”
Ty smiles slightly. “What?”
“That if you spend too much time dreaming, you’ll stop actually doing. And when you actually do stuff, there’s a good chance things will work out.
We make things happen by attacking, not by sitting around dreaming.”
– Catching Jordan, Miranda Kenneally
Synopsis: What girl doesn’t want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn’t just surrounded by hot guys, though – she leads them as the captain and quarterback on her high school football team. They all see her as one of the guys, and that’s just fine. As long as she gets her athletic scholarship to a powerhouse university. But now there’s a new guy in town who threatens her starring position on the team… and has her suddenly wishing to be seen as more than just a teammate
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“What we have is strong enough to transcend time. I’ve never trusted anything more in my life.”
– Michelle Madow, Remembrance
Synopsis: New Hampshire high school junior Lizzie Davenport has been reincarnated from Regency Era, England … but she doesn’t know it yet.
Remembrance is the debut novel in Michelle Madow’s Transcend Time Saga. Since I started book blogging, I’ve heard a lot about Michelle and have been very impressed by her success. So, when Michelle put the Kindle version of Remembrance on sale for Black Friday I couldn’t resist.
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Cover art gives our favorite books a unique identity, but when different publishers find the same image–readers get a little deja vu. So, who do you think wore it best? The paranormal or the contemporary?
Paranormal
Contemporary
It’s interesting how the paranormal covers add light effects to give the model a more ethereal and powerful feel, while the contemporary keeps it simple and clean.
I like them all, but I like Wander Dust the best. I think the text and the lighting effects fit together nicely. Who do you think wore it best?
“Love: It will kill you and save you, both”
– Lauren Oliver, Delirium
Synopsis: Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love — the deliria — blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy.
Delirium tells the story of a world similar to our own with only one exception; Scientists have discovered a cure for the deadliest of all diseases—love, Amor Deliria Nervosa. And at age 18 Lena Holoway is ready to receive her cure.
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