Showing posts with label Michelle Gagnon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michelle Gagnon. Show all posts
Thursday, December 21, 2023
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Thursday, December 15, 2016
Will the Time Come #289, December 15th
Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!
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In this pulse-pounding final installment of the Don’t Turn Around trilogy, which in a starred review Kirkus called “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens,” Noa and Peter race across the country in their search to destroy Project Persephone before time runs out.
After a devastating loss, Noa Torson is out of options. On the run with the three remaining teens of Persephone’s Army, she is up against immeasurable odds. The group is outnumbered, outsmarted, and outrun. But they are not giving up.
When Noa and Peter realize they can’t run anymore, and that Noa’s health is failing, they know they must go back to where this began. But when they come face-to-face with the man who started it all, the question becomes, can they win?
This riveting final book in the Don’t Turn Around trilogy ratchets up the action as Noa and Peter confront the evil that has chased them and won’t let them go.
After a devastating loss, Noa Torson is out of options. On the run with the three remaining teens of Persephone’s Army, she is up against immeasurable odds. The group is outnumbered, outsmarted, and outrun. But they are not giving up.
When Noa and Peter realize they can’t run anymore, and that Noa’s health is failing, they know they must go back to where this began. But when they come face-to-face with the man who started it all, the question becomes, can they win?
This riveting final book in the Don’t Turn Around trilogy ratchets up the action as Noa and Peter confront the evil that has chased them and won’t let them go.
Why the time hasn't come yet...
I don't know! Well, it's been forever since I read the first book, and I haven't read the second yet! But once I read those, I can read this! And I really want to read them all! What about you guys? Happy reading!
I don't know! Well, it's been forever since I read the first book, and I haven't read the second yet! But once I read those, I can read this! And I really want to read them all! What about you guys? Happy reading!
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Write on Review-a-Thon Update 124
Reviews: Pretty Little Liars, Perfect Cover and Killer Spirit, Flutter, Enshadowed, Seizure, How to Save a Life, Balthazar, The Locket, The Fox Inheritance, For Darkness Shows the Stars, Heaven, A Fractured Light, Passing Strange, Break My Heart 1,000 Times, Aubrey's Guide to Witchcraft, The Traitor's Smile, Enthralled, Infraction, Breaking Dawn, Undeadly, Beautiful Redemption, Making Pretty, The Dark Light, Shadowland, Ninth Key, Reunion, Darkest Hour, Haunted, Twilight, Bitter End, Project 17, She Loves You, She Loves You Not, Past Perfect, Dark Souls, A Kiss For Emily, You Suck, Hand of Fate, Playing Hurt, The Opposite of Hallelujah, Hidden, The Treachery of Beautiful Things, Ice, We Were Liars, Dark Companion, The Last Princess, The Sixth Percept, Breathe, Betrayal, Envy, The Friday Society, Moonstone, Insight, Speechless, Such a Rush, If I Lie, Sapphire Blue, The Liars Society, So Close to You, Zero, Renegade, Ladies in Waiting, House at the End of the Street, Valkyrie Rising, 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, Breaking Beautiful, Beautiful Redemption, BZRK, A Shimmer of Angels, Uses for Boys, The Water Witch, Daughter of the Spellcaster and Blood of the Sorceress, Mark of the Witch, Finale, The Unspoken, The Unholy, Cold Fury, Vixen, Vessel, How to Wed a Baron, How to Beguile a Beauty, How to Tame a Lady, How to Tempt a Duke, Beautiful Beings and Heaven and Hell, Life on the Edge and Edge of the Past, The Impossible Engineers, Bloodfever and Faefever, Dreamfever and Shadowfever, The Unnaturalists, Temptation, Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone, Damaged, The Goddess Inheritance, Flip, The Rise of Nine, Survive, What's Left of Me, Blind Spot, The Demon's Lexicon, The Demon's Covenant and The Demon's Surrender, Shooting Stars, A Breath of Eyre, The Secret of the Keepers, The Great Escape, Second Chance Summer, Beguiled, The Betrayal, Brave New Love, Warm Bodies, Rules of Attraction, Chain Reaction, Enchanted Ivy, His Black Wings, Kiss Me Deadly, Haven, Chime, Falling in Love With English Boys, Dash & Lilly's Book of Dares, Whisper, The Last Little Blue Envelope, The Oracle Rebounds, The Eternal Kiss, Thirteen Days to Midnight, The Midnight Queen, Don't Turn Around.
Goals: 30
Reviews: 124
Write on Review-a-Thon Update 123
Reviews: Pretty Little Liars, Perfect Cover and Killer Spirit, Flutter, Enshadowed, Seizure, How to Save a Life, Balthazar, The Locket, The Fox Inheritance, For Darkness Shows the Stars, Heaven, A Fractured Light, Passing Strange, Break My Heart 1,000 Times, Aubrey's Guide to Witchcraft, The Traitor's Smile, Enthralled, Infraction, Breaking Dawn, Undeadly, Beautiful Redemption, Making Pretty, The Dark Light, Shadowland, Ninth Key, Reunion, Darkest Hour, Haunted, Twilight, Bitter End, Project 17, She Loves You, She Loves You Not, Past Perfect, Dark Souls, A Kiss For Emily, You Suck, Hand of Fate, Playing Hurt, The Opposite of Hallelujah, Hidden, The Treachery of Beautiful Things, Ice, We Were Liars, Dark Companion, The Last Princess, The Sixth Percept, Breathe, Betrayal, Envy, The Friday Society, Moonstone, Insight, Speechless, Such a Rush, If I Lie, Sapphire Blue, The Liars Society, So Close to You, Zero, Renegade, Ladies in Waiting, House at the End of the Street, Valkyrie Rising, 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, Breaking Beautiful, Beautiful Redemption, BZRK, A Shimmer of Angels, Uses for Boys, The Water Witch, Daughter of the Spellcaster and Blood of the Sorceress, Mark of the Witch, Finale, The Unspoken, The Unholy, Cold Fury, Vixen, Vessel, How to Wed a Baron, How to Beguile a Beauty, How to Tame a Lady, How to Tempt a Duke, Beautiful Beings and Heaven and Hell, Life on the Edge and Edge of the Past, The Impossible Engineers, Bloodfever and Faefever, Dreamfever and Shadowfever, The Unnaturalists, Temptation, Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone, Damaged, The Goddess Inheritance, Flip, The Rise of Nine, Survive, What's Left of Me, Blind Spot, The Demon's Lexicon, The Demon's Covenant and The Demon's Surrender, Shooting Stars, A Breath of Eyre, The Secret of the Keepers, The Great Escape, Second Chance Summer, Beguiled, The Betrayal, Brave New Love, Warm Bodies, Rules of Attraction, Chain Reaction, Enchanted Ivy, His Black Wings, Kiss Me Deadly, Haven, Chime, Falling in Love With English Boys, Dash & Lilly's Book of Dares, Whisper, The Last Little Blue Envelope, The Oracle Rebounds, The Eternal Kiss, Thirteen Days to Midnight, The Midnight Queen.
Goals: 30
Reviews: 123
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Michelle Gagnon Author Page
The Story: Don't Turn Around was around, and it looked really great, so yeah, I checked it out! And it was really great and I can't wait to read more! Such a great series!
Website
Series: PERSEFoNE.
PERSEFoNE: No Escape and my review, Don't Turn Around and her site, my review, Don't Look Now and her site, my review, Don't Let Go and her site, my review.
Website
Series: PERSEFoNE.
PERSEFoNE: No Escape and my review, Don't Turn Around and her site, my review, Don't Look Now and her site, my review, Don't Let Go and her site, my review.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Waiting on Wednesday #169, July 30th
Expected Publication: August 26th, 2014
From Goodreads:
In a world of shadows, anything is possible. Except escaping your fate.
Ever since she was a child, Ivy has been gripped by visions of strange realms just beyond her own. But when her sister goes missing, Ivy discovers the truth is far worse—her hallucinations are real, and her sister is trapped in a parallel realm. And the one person who believes her is the dangerously attractive guy who's bound by an ancient legacy to betray her.
Adrian might have turned his back on those who raised him, but that doesn't mean he can change his fate…no matter how strong a pull he feels toward Ivy. Together they search for the powerful relic that can save her sister, but Adrian knows what Ivy doesn't: that every step brings Ivy closer to the truth about her own destiny, and a war that could doom the world. Sooner or later, it will be Ivy on one side and Adrian on the other. And nothing but ashes in between…
Expected Publication: August 26th, 2014
From Goodreads:
Everything hangs in the balance, and nothing is certain: Rachel has been kidnapped by enemy forces and is being taken to Rowansmark while Logan, imprisoned and awaiting trial, is unable to leave Lankenshire. Separated from each other and their Baalboden comrades, each must find a way to achieve what they desperately want: to rid their world once and for all of the Commander and the tech that controls the deadly Cursed One.
Fighting through her pain and embracing the warrior she’s become, Rachel will do whatever it takes to escape her enemies’ clutches and join Logan in his fight. But when she learns a secret that changes everything, she realizes that escaping Ian and his tracker friends is no longer an option if she wants to save the people she loves. Instead, she’ll have to destroy Rowansmark from the inside out—if she can survive the journey through the Wasteland.
Logan needs allies if he wants to thwart Rowansmark’s power grab and rescue Rachel. But securing allies will mean betraying his beliefs and enlisting the help of the man he hates more than anyone: Commander Jason Chase. Driven by his fierce love for Rachel and his determination to make their world safe, Logan may be just the weapon the city-states need to defeat the Cursed One.
But as Rowansmark bears down and uneasy alliances are tested, will Rachel and Logan’s love for each other be enough to surmount the unbelievable odds against them?
Expected Publication: August 26th, 2014
From Goodreads:
In this pulse-pounding final installment of the Don’t Turn Around trilogy, which in a starred review Kirkus called “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens,” Noa and Peter race across the country in their search to destroy Project Persephone before time runs out.
After a devastating loss, Noa Torson is out of options. On the run with the three remaining teens of Persephone’s Army, she is up against immeasurable odds. The group is outnumbered, outsmarted, and outrun. But they are not giving up.
When Noa and Peter realize they can’t run anymore, and that Noa’s health is failing, they know they must go back to where this began. But when they come face-to-face with the man who started it all, the question becomes, can they win?
This riveting final book in the Don’t Turn Around trilogy ratchets up the action as Noa and Peter confront the evil that has chased them and won’t let them go.
Expected Publication: August 26th, 2014
From Goodreads:
Beatrice Knowles is a Maid of Honor, one of Queen Elizabeth I’s secret protectors. Known for her uncanny ability to manipulate men’s hearts, Beatrice has proven herself to be a valuable asset in the Queen’s court—or so she thinks. It has been three weeks since the Maids thwarted a plot to overthrow the Queen, and Beatrice is preparing to wed her betrothed, Lord Cavanaugh. However, her plans come to a crashing halt as rumors of a brewing Scottish rebellion spread among the court.
Beatrice’s new assignment is to infiltrate the visiting Scottish delegation using her subtle arts in persuasion. The mission seems simple enough, until the Queen pairs Beatrice with the worst of the lot—Alasdair MacLeod. Beatrice cannot help but think that the Queen is purposefully setting her up for failure. But Alasdair could be the key to unlocking the truth about the rebellion….and her own heart. Caught in a web of ever-more-twisting lies, Beatrice must rise up among the Maids of Honor and prove what she’s known all along: In a court filled with deception and danger, love may be the deadliest weapon of all.
Expected Publication: August 26th, 2014
From Goodreads:
Sometimes, I dream that I'm someone else.
A girl with dark hair who doesn't worry about hunger
or thirst or running from flesh-eaters.
In her world, those sorts of things don't exist.
Since the spring of 2036, when the world changed forever, Claudia and a small clan of survivors have roamed the streets of a very altered Nashville: polluted and desolate, except for the ever-present threat of cannibal Hoarders. Together they must undergo punishing tests of endurance and psychological challenge sometimes with devastating consequences all just to live another day.
With food and water in dwindling supply, and with danger lurking around every corner, no one can be trusted. And as her world starts to make less and less sense, Claudia begins to realize something terrifying: she is just a pawn in some sort of game, and all of her actions are being controlled from afar by a mysterious gamer. So when she meets a maddening and fascinating outsider named Declan, who claims to be a game moderator, she must decide whether to join him in exchange for protection and access to the border.
If they play the game right, they are each other's best hope for survival and a life beyond the only world Claudia's ever known: the terrifying live-action game known as The Aftermath.
Expected Publication: August 26th, 2014
From Goodreads:
Felicia and Neil have left Level 2 behind, but another level stands between them and Heaven: Level 3. While the purpose of Level 2 is to relive your time on Earth and make peace with your memories, the objective of Level 3 is to completely detach from life and prepare for your divine vocation.
During Felicia and Neil's training period, a series of explosions destroy the portals out of Level 3. Tension is high, and casualties are mounting. Though Neil wants to become either a Muse or a Healer to help, Felicia is drawn to the Seraphim Guard. A rift forms between the pair, one that grows wider when Felicia receives memories from the Morati. The memories cast doubt on the people she loves the most, but Felicia can't stop her curiosity. She has to know the truth about her life before she moves on--if she can manage to evade old enemies long enough to find a way out of Level 3.
Expected Publication: August 26th, 2014
From Goodreads:
Lyla is caught between two worlds. The isolated Community that she grew up in and the outside world that she’s navigating for the very first time. The outsiders call the Community a cult, but Pioneer miraculously survived a shooting that should have killed him. Are the faithful members right to stay true to his message? Is this just a test of faith? One thing is for sure: the Community will do anything to bring Lyla back to the fold. Trapped in a spider’s web of deception, will Lyla detect the sticky threads tightening around her before it’s too late? She’ll have to unravel the mystery of what Pioneer and the Community are truly up to if she wants to survive.
Suspenseful and chilling, Astray is Amy Christine Parker’s nerve-fraying sequel to Gated. This fast-paced psychological thriller is masterfully plotted and sure to leave goose bumps. Perfect for fans of creepy YA thrillers and contemporary fiction alike.
Oh, I can't wait for the August 26th!!! So many freaking great books coming out then! Though I've already read Chasing Before, and I have a copy of the Deliverance and Aftermath. What about you guys? Happy reading!
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Random Reads #130, May 22nd
Monday, December 31, 2012
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #82, December 31th
What happened in the past week:
Weekly Memes:
Week 52 Reviews:
OK, so I got 23 posts in 7 days, which was pretty good for the last week of the year. What about you guys? Happy reading!
So this week I want to read Magick, Mark of the Witch, The Unholy, Nobody's Prize, How to Wed a Baron, Vessel, and The Water Witch.
Currently Listening To: Everybody Hurts by Avril Lavigne
Currently Reading: Mark of the Witch by Maggie Shayne
Currently Watching: My Weekly Shows!!
But is she a White Witch or a Dark Witch? In a war for control of the witch world, the answer will save-or doom-everyone she loves.
In White Witch, Jax gained friends she'd die for and a staggering power that threatens them all.
In Bane, Jax did the unthinkable and killed a supernatural hunter to protect her friends. She found herself lost in darkness and prisoner to the Bane, a secret society of witches sworn to prevent the use of the dark magic.
Now, in Magick, the powers of Jax and her friend Egan have been magically bound by the Bane. She must convince the Bane she can learn to control her power and become a White Witch in truth. She's their only hope now that the dark covens have called a Conclave with one purpose-to kill this generation's White Witch and anyone who has ever stood with her. If Jax can't amass an army of her own, rebuild the trust of her friends and boyfriend, and find the White Witch's elusive weapon against the dark, it may be too late.
Helen quickly faces all sorts of danger. There are battles to be fought, as well as an encounter with a terrifying murderous princess. With her beauty blossoming, Helen’s journey takes her beyond the mythology of the Golden Fleece to Athens, where her very future as Queen of Sparta is threatened.
Korbyn is a god inside his vessel, and a trickster god at that. He tells Liyana that five other gods are missing, and they set off across the desert in search of the other vessels. The desert tribes cannot survive without the magic of their gods. But the journey is dangerous, even with a god’s help. And not everyone is willing to believe the trickster god’s tale.
The closer she grows to Korbyn, the less Liyana wants to disappear to make way for her goddess. But she has no choice--she must die for her tribe to live. Unless a trickster god can help her to trick fate--or a human girl can muster some magic of her own.
After casting out a dark spirit, Callie McFay, a professor of gothic literature, has at last restored a semblance of calm to her rambling Victorian house. But in the nearby thicket of the Honeysuckle Forest, and in the currents of the rushing Undine River, more trouble is stirring. . . .
The enchanted town of Fairwick’s dazzling mix of mythical creatures has come under siege from the Grove: a sinister group of witches determined to banish the fey back to their ancestral land. With factions turning on one another, all are cruelly forced to take sides. Callie’s grandmother, a prominent Grove member, demands her granddaughter’s compliance, but half-witch/half-fey Callie can hardly betray her friends and colleagues at the college.
To stave off disaster, Callie enlists Duncan Laird, an alluring seductive academic who cultivates her vast magical potential, but to what end? Deeply conflicted, Callie struggles to save her beloved Fairwick, dangerously pushing her extraordinary powers to the limit—risking all, even the needs of her own passionate heart.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Week 52 Review: Don't Turn Around
Sixteen-year-old Noa has been a victim of the system ever since her parents died. Now living off the grid and trusting no one, she uses her computer-hacking skills to stay safely anonymous and alone. But when she wakes up on a table in an empty warehouse with an IV in her arm and no memory of how she got there, Noa starts to wish she had someone on her side.
Enter Peter Gregory. A rich kid and the leader of a hacker alliance, Peter needs people with Noa's talents on his team. Especially after a shady corporation called AMRF threatens his life in no uncertain terms.
But what Noa and Peter don't realize is that Noa holds the key to a terrible secret, and there are those who'd stop at nothing to silence her for good.
My Review:
Oh, this was a really fantastic book! I loved the computer stuff, and the thrilling mystery, and just everything about this book, it was entertaining! Not too sure about reading it again or buying it, but enjoyment level, just about as high as it could get!
The characters, from Noa, who woke up and things were different, and Peter the hacker who's being threatened, and a few others, they were characters that I wanted to read about! Very interesting, and in these situations, too!
The illness that was created for this book, yeah, that was pretty fascinating! Fascinating in the symptoms, not in the killing people! And I wonder if it'll be in the sequel, seeing the way that it was dealt with, or wasn't, as the case may be! Because I can't recall whether anything happened there or not!
It was sad about what happened to Cody, I do wish that it hadn't happened, but this is a battle, and there will be losses. Cody was just one of the first, and the one that hit the hardest. Which sucks, but there's more to come!
What a great book, really awesome and great, and now I want the sequel!
Author: Michelle Gagnon
Series: PERSEPHoNE #1
Read: December 23rd, 2012
Source: Library
Reason Why: Sounded good, and it's a DAC Book!
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: August 28th 2012
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