Author: Destiny Vandeput

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Review of The Eleventh Plague: Jeff Hirsch

I liked this book.
I thought it was engaging, had good characters and story that kept moving.

I like this genre of books and this book had some higher expectations, but unlike some books with high expectations, this one actually delivered.
My biggest complaint? WAY too short.

I would recommend it.

Amazon Summary:
In the aftermath of a war, America’s landscape has been ravaged and two-thirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. Fifteen-year-old Stephen Quinn and his family were among the few that survived and became salvagers, roaming the country in search of material to trade. But when Stephen’s grandfather dies and his father falls into a coma after an accident, Stephen finds his way to Settler’s Landing, a community that seems too good to be true. Then Stephen meets strong, defiant, mischievous Jenny, who refuses to accept things as they are. And when they play a prank that goes horribly wrong, chaos erupts, and they find themselves in the midst of a battle that will change Settler’s Landing–and their lives–forever.

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (September 1, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0545290155
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Review of Pandemonium: Lauren Oliver

This was one of those books that once it got going, I didn’t want it to end!
It also has a companion book called Hanna which you can read as an additional little novella.

Anyways, this is a continuation of Delirium which I was just mildly intrigued by, however, this book keeps the story going and I am really looking forward to the third book Requiem.

I give this book 4 stars and recommend it!

Amazon Summary:

I’m pushing aside
the memory of my nightmare,
pushing aside thoughts of Alex,
pushing aside thoughts of Hana
and my old school,
push,
push,
push,
like Raven taught me to do.
The old life is dead.
But the old Lena is dead too.
I buried her.
I left her beyond a fence,
behind a wall of smoke and ?ame.
Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.
  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition edition (February 28, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006197806X

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Review of Fever: Lauren DeStefano

I really, really loved Whither, the first one in this series. I just loved it!
The second book made me happy as well! Yay for this series!

Amazon Summary:

Rhine and Gabriel have escaped the mansion, but they’re still in danger. Outside, they find a world even more disquieting than the one they left behind.
     Determined to get to Manhattan and find Rhine’s twin brother, Rowan, the two press forward, amid threats of being captured again…or worse.
     The road they are on is long and perilous—and in a world where young women only live to age twenty and men die at age twenty-five, time is precious. 
  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers (February 21, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 144240907X

 

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Review of Jesus Killed My Church: Randy Bohlender

I immediately thought this was going to be very insightful just by the blunt title.

I was not disappointed as Randy took us on the journey of his life and showing how his biggest failures were actually what set him up for his biggest successes.

It was a great book that I really enjoyed reading and totally recommend!

Amazon Summary:
The test of our lifetime is not graded on our production but on our willingness to agree that the leadership of Jesus is perfect. Have you even been given every tool for success and managed to fail anyway? How do you react when you’re doing the very thing you were wired to do and all the wires get crossed? Jesus Killed My Church is the story of a church planter who had every reason to succeed, yet God had another idea. Or another definition of success.

  • Paperback: 212 pages
  • Publisher: Bohlender Communications & Consulting (April 15, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 061562734X
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Austenland: Shannon Hale

This was such a fun, easy read.
It’s a romance book about a woman obsessed with Jane Austen.

If you love Jane Austen, I’m pretty sure you’ll love this book!

4 stars and recommend!

Amazon Summary:
Jane is a young New York woman who can never seem to find the right man—perhaps because of her secret obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. When a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-obsessed women, however, Jane’s fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined. Is this total immersion in a fake Austenland enough to make Jane kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr. Darcy of her own?

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; First Edition edition (May 27, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1596912863