Another Taste

Another glimpse as the day when this gets published draws near. I'll let y'all know when it comes.

“Do you know what kind of flower this is?” She asked crouching down to touch and take in the flower’s scent. Carefully kneeling down beside her he plucked one while she watched him. The six petals curved around each other like an embrace. He remembered when he was young, his mother told him that it was her favorite flower because it represented family bonds and love.

“It’s called the fire flower.” Before she asked him why he held it over his hand and a flame sprung up engulfing the flower’s blossom. He glanced at Jinee’s face to see the reflection of the fire in her eyes as she stared entranced. Then as sudden as the fire came it vanished and he gave her the flower untouched or even singed, she took it. “It’s fireproof. “ He said automatically. Her smile grew and she bit her lip in a child like expression of pure joy.

She cradled the flower in her hand and stood up he followed when she turned her back so she didn’t see him holding his side. “I love this place.” He heard her say as if to herself.

“It’s not over yet.” He said making her turn. He pointed down the narrow ledge pathway and she looked down.

She stretched her neck out to look down but didn’t move her feet he noticed her neck flash and her brows strained with fear. “I don’t know it looks dangerous. “ He went to her and took the flower placing it in her hair and she looked at him her mouth hanging slightly open as if she was about to say something. He took her hand regretting it as soon as he did, he could feel her pulse thrumming, her cool skin sent flashes of heat through his body.

Intertwined

To be honest when I read the dust cover I was skeptical. I mean (one can time travel, one can raise the dead, one can tell the future, one can possess another). That sounded like a hard sell to me. But as I was waiting in line at the store I read a few pages.

Wow, you would think to have a main character have four voices in his head would be a tough thing to pull off and make believable but kudos to Gena Showalter she did it with eloquence and a twist of humor. The characters are real and despite an unlikely bit of circumstance and coincidence you love the them the minute you meet them.

This story takes you and pulls you. You cry and laugh and root for young Aden Stone. You feel for Mary Ann Gray and in the end you want more. With the vampire princess Victoria and her friend and protector who also happens to be a werewolf, Riley you find out that Aden is even more special than he knew and his past is intertwined......ha-ha....with Mary Ann's past.

All in all it's a great read and Gena Showalter's style hits home to the younger generation keeping it fresh and new. I definitely recommend reading Intertwined and as the ending suggests I hope there is more because I can't wait.

Intertwined by: Gena Showalter

Graceling

If you want a story that has a girl as a strong lead character this is a great one.

Her name is Katsa and she has a Grace. This rivoting heroin is tormented and independant. Her uncle uses her to kill others, turning her into a mere tool of his whim. Until Po came along. Po another Graced and who became her best friend.

Daring to stand up to her, he shows her the world around her and that she doen's thave to kill anymore. As she finds her humanity she is ripped into a journey to help her friend and the key to overthrowing her uncle.

This world is full of violence and passion. With horrors and wonders that touch you and that pull you in with it's fantasic characters and rivoting storyline.

Bottom line. Graceling is an awesome read to those who are tired of damsels in distress. But come prepared to be drawn in.

Graceling by: Kristin Cashore