Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Hey! So, I'm home sick today and that gave me a chance to finish this TOTALLY AMAZING book!

Story:

It's closing in on the end of the school year and Nora and her friend Vee have, luckily, been biology partners for the whole year. Then Coach (that's what they call their teacher) decides to switch the seating chart, putting Nora next to the dark and mysterious Patch. She doesn't like Patch. She hates the intense way that he looks at her and the fact that he seems determined to cause her to fail their assignment, and then there's the fact that he seems bent on embarrassing her in front of the class. But at the same time that Nora despises her new partner, she is strangely drawn to him as well. Everywhere Nora goes, Patch is there, no matter where she is, he appears, even if she's purposely avoiding him. Things start getting even creepier when she starts hearing Patch's voice in her head and seeing things that later disappear. After Vee is attacked and Nora's house is broken into, suspicion, at least Vee's suspicion, turns to Patch, but Nora is determined that there is someone, or something, else out there.

I read this book in approximately two days, maybe a little bit less. It ensnares your attention and after you've been sucked in there's no stopping. I give this book, oh, probably ten out of five. Yes, it's that good. But I'll just put a warning out there, if you're already paranoid about stuff like stalkers you're going to have a hard time getting through this story without completely spazing out. But if you can handle the creepy factor, GO GET THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW!!!!!

Thanks for reading,

Zibz

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Hey eveyone!!! This is the book we were supposed to read for book club this month. It was GREAT!

Story:

Katsa has been able to kill full grown men with her bear hands since she was eight it's her Grace. Her uncle, King Randa, uses her to carry out his dirty work, a.k.a. if someone disobeys him he sends Katsa to break their arm, cut off their fingers, etc. But Katsa, even though she was brought up doing horrible things for her uncle, likes to help people. She formed a group called The Counsel with her cousin and some of her friends, The Counsel spread all over the kingdoms, they have secret informants, places that allow them to stay after missions, and more. During one mission in which Katsa saves a kidnapped prince, she meets a boy who later shows up at her kingdom. He's a Lienid prince, and he want's Katsa's help. Together they go on an exciting journey to save an abused princess, kill a power-hungry king and do whatever good they can in between.

This is a very exciting book about survival, love, hate, and freedom, it keeps you on edge right up until the end! I fell in love with the characters instantly and ended up laughing and crying along with them throughout the entire story! I give this book a five out of five and recommend it to anyone who likes high speed adventure (and lots of fight scenes).

Thanks for reading,

Zibz

Frostbite by Richelle Mead

Hey! Alright, so this book is the second one in the Vampire Academy series (the first one is called, you guessed it, Vampire Academy). Anyway, I just finished it today and it was so good!

Story (since this is the second book, it is hard to write a summary without some spoilers... so, sorry....):

After a Strigoi (they're evil vampires) attack that wiped out a large chunk of one of the Moroi (another, much nicer, type of vampire) royal families the people at the Academy decide to take all of the students on a ski trip to a lodge owned by very wealthy Moroi. It was just as well protected as the Academy and might even keep the kids safer. But then, after a fight with one of her friends, Rose (main character) goes to a party with the Moroi who she is one day going to protect, Lissa, (Rose is a part of the third group of vamps called Guardians, they protect Moroi) and when she comes back, the friend she fought with and two of his friends have left the resort. Rose and Christian (Lissa's boyfriend) go after them and all five of them wind up face to face with Strigoi.

This is a fast paced story that grabs and holds your attention even after you've finished it! The characters are lovable and the plot is expertly written! I would give this book a five out of five stars and highly recommend it to everyone!

Thanks for reading,

Zibz