Honestly, I'm hard pressed to come up with praise for this novel. The few deeper questions it asks - how much of ourselves constitutes the essence of a human; where does the soul reside - are glossed over. In fact, the question regarding our soul is done in approximately three paragraphs and then...
Had some slow parts in the middle, but this book was extremely thought out and well written. It's the kind of mystery I like- Completely unexpected and had me guessing every single page turn! You seriously have no idea how this book is going to turn out when you first open it up. So many twists a...
Wenn man ein Buch mit einem seelischen Lächeln zuschlägt ..."Ein Tag ohne Zufall" verlangt uns nicht viel ab. Im Grunde genommen wird nur von einem Tag berichtet, an dem vier Internatsschüler sich auf einen Ausflug der anderen Art begeben, begleitet von sowohl unzähligen, als auch unglaublichen Z...
I really enjoyed this book. There is some forshadowing, lots of action, laughs , tears and a good ending with life lessons learned and friendships made. There is also a rather fantastic element at the end, but I was okay with it. I did the unabriged audio - I love these because of spending at ...
Zoe's arms prickle. She turns, trying to take it all in. The ache inside returns. It is not for her. It is too much. A real room with real floors and walls. A room for sleeping, and reading and dancing and . . . in her imagination she has pictured the room, but she has never pictured herself in i...
It flashed past me, slicing my shoulder just as I slammed her up against the wall. And then I saw that it was Pauline. Lia was yelling at both of us. “Drop the knife, Pauline! Drop it! Kaden! Let her go!” The knife was still firm in her grip, her hand straining against mine. “Stop!” I yelled. She...
I empty my pack out onto the kitchen table. I’ll have to travel light—only the essential things I’ll need—and I sort through the contents. I rewind the rope so it will unfurl with a single throw and place it back in the pack. Karden’s knife could be useful and I put it back in too. I look over th...
The nearest town is the small village of Hedgebrook, which lies just a few more miles down the road. Aidan suggests we go see a movie at the small theater there because it will keep us out of sight. Seth vetoes that idea. “This is supposed to be fun,” he says. “All the Nubel has are sticky seats ...
I have no fingers. I’m dead. Go away. Move them. They’re gone. Long gone. I am only stumps and spirit. Go. Leave. But the voice circles back, a rabid dog that keeps biting at me, tearing at flesh I don’t have. Move your fingers, dammit! A sharp stab pierces my right index finger. Pain shatters my...
Long. Dark. Inviting. And Jenna is there. Her smile is slow. Understanding. She's been waiting. She holds her hand out, and I take it; we walk. For miles and miles we walk in the dark. "Where's Kara?" she asks. "Shhh," I tell her. "Sleeping." Jenna knows I'm lying, but she understands. She knows ...
Hundreds of stories. Sometimes it was to prevent me from crying and revealing our hiding place in the darkness when the scavengers ranged too near, desperate whispers in my ear that helped keep me silent. More often, at the end of a long day, she told them to satisfy me when there was no food to ...
Everything I had would fit into a double-sided saddlebag with room to spare. I wasn’t taking the new clothes I’d bought. I’d leave those here for Pauline, since I couldn’t wear them in Civica anyway. I’d take some food too, but this time I’d be staying at inns along the way. That was one of the c...