Double Edged by Z.R. Fira (a.k.a. me)

Hey everyone!!

So this post isn't really about a book, but it kind of is... I've been working on writing a lot of stories lately and ended up posting one online, there's about 35 pages of it out there and I would really appreciate some feedback if anyone would like to take a look. My book is called Double Edged and it's about teenage assassins. There's a better description on the website, so, here's the link: http://www.inkpop.com/projects/82945/double-edged/read-project/#chapter . Please let me know if you like it or don't like it or whatever. Thanks so much!!

thanks for reading,

zibz

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

Hey everyone! I finished this book a couple days ago, it was great!!

Story:

ENTER STAGE RIGHT....

Beatrice Shakespeare Smith has known nothing but the Theatre. She grew up there and has never stepped foot outside it's enchanted walls. Along with Bertie, the cast from every play that the Theatre performs lives there too, magically bound within the Theatre's walls. Although she loves her friends, Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed and Peaseblossom (four mischievous fairies) and her heart skips a beat every time Nate - a gorgeous, overprotective, superstitious pirate - walks in the room, Bertie knows that she's missing something. She doesn't remember how she got to the Theatre, has never met either of her parents, and has a gnawing feeling that she knows more than she thinks. Trying again and again to reenact her arrival to the Theatre, hoping to uncover something she missed before, Bertie will never quite trying to defog her murky past. But when the Theatre begins to fall apart at the seems, Bertie must try to piece it back together and hope to find a match within the ruble for her unfinished puzzle of a life.

"What's past is prologue, and the world awaits."

This was a really amazing book! It was a totally unique idea and the author did such a good job with it! The characters are amazing (especially Nate) and even though it's a world of magic, the story is very believable! I give it a 5 out of 5 and recommend it to Shakespeare, fantasy and theater fans! Personally, I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel!

thanks for reading,

zibz

The Ask and The Answer by Patrick Ness

Hey! I finished this book last week but haven't gotten a chance to post about it until just now! I'll try to write without giving away too much about the first book, but that's a little difficult to do so if you haven't read the first one... well... sorry.

Story: WARNING may contain spoilers.

Todd Hewitt and Viola Eade, forced together by the Mayors evil plotting and then pulled apart for the same reason... Not knowing where Viola is, or if she's even still alive is torture for Todd, not to mention the fact that he has to work with the man who shot her, Davy Prentiss, overseeing Spackle labor. By day he is in the field, watching the Spackle's pale hands lift rocks, their accusing eyes on him at all time, and by night he is locked in a cathedrals bell tower, inches away from freedom that he can never obtain. But when bombs start going off in the city and he feels like Viola is farther away than ever before, Todd struggles even more, fighting not to stray from his beliefs, and thinking that the grass possibly appears slightly greener on the Mayors side.

Viola Eade wakes up to all white, which is strange since hell is supposed to be flaming. All she knows is that Todd isn't there. Her bullet wound aches with her every move and the people tending to her are kind but seem to be shrouded in shadows and whispered secrets. The Mayor keeps coming to visit her, acting much more friendly than she though possible, but he won't tell her where Todd is, if he's safe, or if he's even still alive. She finds herself torn between two promises when the bombs start going off and soon must hunt down the dreaded Answer.

"I AM THE CIRCLE AND THE CIRCLE IS ME."

This book is absolutely amazing, much like it's predecessor. The characters feel a lot like friends now, and even now I feel panicked for their safety as I wait longly for the third installment. I give it a 100 out of 5 and highly recommend it to sci-fi fans and people who love action-packed books!

thanks for reading,

zibz