Showing posts with label death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent

Author: Rachel Vincent
Reading level: Young Adult
Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Rated 9/10



She doesn't see dead people, but she senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally.


Kaylee just wants to enjoy having caught the attention of the hottest guy in school. But a normal date is hard to come by when Nash seems to know more about her need to scream than she does. And when classmates start dropping dead for no apparent reason, only Kaylee knows who'll be next

 MY REVIEW
This is the first book in the Soul Screamers series. I really liked this book, it was different and had a great plot. I have read books about vampires,werewolves,ghosts,and zombies, but this is the first book I have ever read about banshees. The story starts out with Kaylee and her best friends Emma sneaking into an 18 and over club,where Kaylee runs into Nash, a really popular and good looking boy from her school. Soon she starts to panic after the feelings of dread she has felt her whole life when someone is about to die returns. She tries to keep in the screams that always follow these feelings, and with the help of Nash she suceeds. When outside with Nash later she tells him she knows when someone will die and that the girl in the club was going to die. The next morning while watching the news Kaylee finds out the there is no explanation for that's girl's death from the night before. Soon her and Nash are getting close and she finds out at work that another girl in a different town has died for no apparent reason too. Nash later reveals to Kaylee that Kaylee and him are both bean sidhe(banshees) and all the aspects that go along with her heritage. With the help of a grim reaper,Tod, Kaylee and Nash figure out what's happening and why girls just seem to be dropping dead for no reason at all.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Afterlife by Gary Soto


Author: Gary Soto
Reading level: Young Adult
Publisher: Graphia

Rated 7/10
                                                                                    
A senior at East Fresno High School lives on as a ghost after his brutal murder in the restroom of a club where he had gone to dance.


MY REVIEW
This is an OK book I guess,it just didn't have anything that stuck out to me to make it a wonderful book and I didn't really like the ending too much. I just feel like Mr. Soto gave up before he finished or something(also it's not a very long book for those that like books like that). The story is told through 17 year old Chuy's eyes. He's in the bathroom of a club one night getting ready to meet a girl he likes when he is stabbed to death for complimenting a guy's yellow shoes. He is now a ghost going to family and friends after and finding out how much he was really loved. He meets the ghost of a girl(Crystal) who commited suicide and they go back to her parents and boyfriends(she had more than one). Some people may like this book(it wasn't terrible) but it really didn't do anything for me except pass some time.