Righteous. So today while in our wonderfully colorful yearbook class, we decided to write about our top 10 favorite thingies in ZE WORLD!! And so far, for me, most of those things are books. So staring with one of my favorite books (Only $0.99 on Barns and Noble.com) is called "Hush Money" by Susan Bischoff. The second book also came out recently and that's called "Heroes 'Til Curfew. They are currently the only two books in the Talent Chronicles (hopefully there will be more, but I won't hold me breath). I'm gonna count those as two things. My third favorite book, I'm gonna say is "Red" by Kait Nolan. That is not part of a series, though I think has an amazing character structure. These three books, heck- ALL of my books have something paranormal in them so if that bothers you don't look them up.
Hush Money; They call their abilities Talents, and that’s what they call themselves as well. Talents are people born with supernatural powers, feared by the population at large. Possession of an “unregistered ability” has become illegal, and those who are discovered are forcibly removed to government-run research facilities. They do not return.
And so the Talents try, as best they can, to keep their abilities secret–some more successfully than others. For some, keeping that secret begins to define who they are. That’s where Hush Money begins…
Be normal, invisible. Don’t get close to anyone. Those are the rules to live by for seventeen-year-old Joss. She spent years as an outsider, hoping to hide what she is, until the new girl, Kat, decides she’s friend material. Kat doesn’t realize her mistake when she stands up for Joss against Marco, a guy who’s been giving Joss a hard time since freshman year. Joss is horrified when these heroics lead to the reveal of Kat’s Talent. Now she has an unasked-for best friend, who is the victim of an extortion plot by the school bully, who used to like Joss. And if all that weren’t complicated enough, Dylan, Joss’s long-time crush, is finally starting to talk to her. But as Marco’s best friend, can Dylan be trusted at all? Can Joss keep her secret and still save her friend? And what’s more important, staying safe or doing what’s right?
Hush Money is a novel of approximately 50,000 words, and is rated PG-13 for strong language and one suggestive scene. It is recommended that parents read the sample provided by their retailer before purchasing this book for tweens/younger teens.
RED; Every fairy tale has a dark side...
Elodie Rose has a secret. Any day, she’ll become a wolf and succumb to the violence that’s cursed her family for centuries. For seventeen years she’s hidden who and what she is. But now someone knows the truth and is determined to exterminate her family line. Living on borrowed time in the midst of this dangerous game of hide and seek, the last thing Elodie needs to do is fall in love. But Sawyer is determined to protect her, and the brooding, angry boy is more than what he seems. Can they outsmart a madman? And if they survive, will they find a way to beat the curse for good?
This is what barnsandnoble.com will say about these books if you look them up, really interesting books. I have always loved how people made out different creatures that go bump in the night. the general conscientious for this day and age is that vampires are a giant thorn in your side and never make eye contact with a werewolf if you don't want to issue a challenge. At least from the books I've read.
For my third favorite book, I choose....*DRUM ROLL* "TOUCH OF FROST" by Jennifer Estep
This is what barns and noble say about this particular book.
Touch Of Frost My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy -- a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody's head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest.
But lately, things have been weird, even for Mythos. First, mean girl Jasmine Ashton was murdered in the Library of Antiquities. Then, someone stole the Bowl of Tears, a magical artifact that can be used to bring about the second Chaos War. You know, death, destruction and lots of other bad, bad things. Freaky stuff like this goes on all the time at Mythos, but I'm determined to find out who killed Jasmine and why - especially since I should have been the one who died . . .
Don't worry I'm only going to go to my number five in favorite books, and then I'll talk about five other things next time. They won't be books. Whenever I talk about books it takes up way too much room!
The number four favorite book is "Hawksmaid" by Kathryn Lasky. This is a Robin Hood story retold with Maid Marian as their mastermind in all thing devious. Well, her and her hawks. It's truly is an amazing story.
Hawksmaid
Matty has been raised to dance well, embroider exquisitely, and marry nobly. But when Matty's mother is murdered before her very eyes and her father, a nobleman, is reduced to poverty, Matty's life changes.
As the daughter of Nottingham's most famous falconer, she finds a new destiny in the hawks her father keeps. She begins to understand their thoughts and even speak their language. The beautiful merlin Marigold becomes Matty's closest winged companion and her fiercest ally.
It is a treacherous time in England. The sheriff of Nottingham is rising to power, and a true king has been kidnapped. Determined to fight, Matty's friend Fynn becomes Robin Hood. As Maid Marian, Matty joins Fynn and his Merry Men, famously robbing from the rich to give to the poor.
And last but not least, my number five favorite. "Psion Beta" by Jacob Gowans.
Psion Beta
Sammy, a 14-year-old fugitive, accidentally discovers he has the powers of a Psion.
Plucked off the streets, he is thrust into the rigorously-disciplined environment of Psion Beta headquarters. As a new Beta, Sammy must hone his new found abilities using holographic fighting simulations, stealth training missions, and complex war games. His fellow trainees are other kids competing to prove their worth so they can graduate and contribute to the war effort.
But the stifling competition at headquarters isolates Sammy from his peers. Learning to use his incredible abilities powers is difficult enough, but when things go horribly wrong on a routine training mission, he must rely on the other Betas to stay alive.
I am kind of disappointed in this book because there will not be a second even though it's left open for one, not enough people read books apparently. So while this is an amazing book as a whole, I am sad that it can't continue to be amazing.
For now my friends this is good bye. While it was fun for me to write this it probably won't be as fun reading it and for that I am sorry. Note that these are not in any particular order other then Hush Money is my number on favorite. The others just came as I bought them on the internet.
~MAD MAYAH
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