GG 1 x 5: Cinnamon’s Wake

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Cinnamon’s Wake originally aired on November 2, 2000.  It was written by Daniel Palladino and directed by Michael Katleman.

In Cinnamon’s Wake, Rory acts awkwardly around Dean.  The death of Cinnamon, Morey and Babbette’s cat, brings the entire town together for a memorial.

We start off with Friday night dinner, with Lorelei making jokes about Nazi’s.

From there, Rory and Lorelei talk about the bake sale and how Lorelei has it covered.  We get our first look at Cinnamon, who’s being pushed in a wagon because she’s not feeling well.  It’s too bad we don’t see a lot of Morey, because I like him.  I’m glad Star’s Hollow is so strange.

Dean and Rory talk on the bus…right after he scares Rory.  At the inn, Michel pretends he is from Texas and isn’t from France.  Of course, the French businessmen are glad he’s from France.  I love the conversation between Lorelei and Michel about how he left France because the French are insufferable.

At the bake sale, Sooki makes the tablecloth catch on fire, and Lorelei uses lemonade from the stand next to them to put it out.  And Lorelei is still annoyed at Max over the Shakespeare test.  He talks to her at the bake sale, and asks her out on a date.  Lorelei has mixed feelings because he’s Rory’s teacher, but at the same time, I don’t blame her.  It’s an interesting relationship they have, at least in these early episodes.

Rory goes into Doosey’s market, because she sees Dean in there.  She runs into Miss Patty, before going to a different part of the store.  She buys some lettuce and a mouse-trap before realizing she doesn’t have enough money.

Lorelei and Max have a pre-date at a coffee shop and talk about why they should date.  Lorelei is still resistant to the idea, and Max isn’t.  She hesitantly agrees to go out to dinner with him.

At Luke’s, Lorelei and Sookie are talking about Max.  Sookie starts fixing people’s food at Luke’s while they’re talking about Max and how Lorelei feels about him.  Luke isn’t happy Sookie is behind the counter “helping.”  And we learn Lorelei hasn’t told Rory, but before Lorelei can finish explaining how she was speaking metaphorically to Sookie, we find out that Cinnamon dies.

There’s a memorial at Babette’s house, where there is a wake for Cinnamon.  Michel’s reaction was funny…and how did they fit so many people into that tiny house?  Naturally, Sookie and Luke are fighting about placement of food.  Sookie’s trying to be all organized while Luke just sets the food down and lets people go at it.

Rory finds out about Lorelei’s date with Max, which Lorelei forgot to cancel (because of the wake).  She reschedules and goes back to the wake, where she talks to Babette about Cinnamon and her medications.  Babette is so sad about Cinnamon and her relationship with Morey.  That house is designed for Babette.  I wish I could live in a house where everything was designed for my height.  The joys of being not quite 5 feet tall.  Fun fact: Sally Struthers, who plays Babette, is 5’1″

Rory tells Dean she’s interested in him and then runs off.  She and Lorelei finally talk about Lorelei’s now-cancelled date with Max.  Rory’s upset (again, I don’t blame her) but they work out the weird feelings the date brought up.

The episode ends with Lorelei and Emily talking about how Emily couldn’t reach Lorelei.  Emily’s not happy that Lorelei didn’t go to her cousin’s funeral but went to a cat’s wake.

Crazy References: Henry VIII, M. Night Shamalan, Iran Contra scandal

Favorite Lines/Scenes: Emily, to Rory: “Rory, correct me if I’m wrong, but men have landed on the moon, regardless of whether your mother remembers it or not.”

Rory: “That’s the rumor.”

Michel, to a French business man: “I am from Texas.”

Emily, to Lorelei: “Hold on, I’m looking up aneurysm in the medical dictionary to see if I just had one.

Final thoughts: I like this episode, but it’s just average.  The town attending a wake for a cat really is Stars Hallow, and it’s the first of many town events we get to see during the series.  Granted, it’s not, like, a festival or anything, but we do see some fun things.

This episode gets 3 mugs of coffee.

Die For Me

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Book: Die For Me by Amy Plum

Published by HarperCollins

Purchased for my Nook (259 pages)

Genre: YA: Paranormal- Zombies

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Goodreads Summary: My life had always been blissfully, wonderfully normal. But it only took one moment to change everything.

Suddenly, my sister, Georgia, and I were orphans. We put our lives into storage and moved to Paris to live with my grandparents. And I knew my shattered heart, my shattered life, would never feel normal again. Then I met Vincent.

Mysterious, sexy, and unnervingly charming, Vincent Delacroix appeared out of nowhere and swept me off my feet. Just like that, I was in danger of losing my heart all over again. But I was ready to let it happen.

Of course, nothing is ever that easy. Because Vincent is no normal human. He has a terrifying destiny, one that puts his life at risk every day. He also has enemies . . . immortal, murderous enemies who are determined to destroy him and all of his kind.

While I’m fighting to piece together the remnants of my life, can I risk putting my heart—as well as my life and my family’s—in jeopardy for a chance at love?

I didn’t like Die For Me.  It’s an interesting idea, dying for people so they can have another chance at life.  While Vincent and his family aren’t true zombies, it is what they call themselves.

I found that things only picked up towards the end, but by then, I didn’t really care about what happened.  I was kind of bored when reading Die For Me.  Even the battle was a lot more boring than I expected.

As for the characters, I didn’t particularly care about any of them.  I felt like I didn’t really get to know them.  Kate was especially boring, and I just felt like something was missing from every single character.

I loved the setting- it felt like Plum just loves Paris, which you can tell by the way everything is described.  It’s always cool when a book takes place in a different country.  Paris is such a good setting, and while we see a lot of it, it somehow felt like we didn’t see a lot of Paris.

The reason for Kate and Georgia moving to Paris didn’t feel like a big deal.  Their parents died, and while they move to Paris to live with their grandparents, it felt really forced.  Like Plum just picked the reason out of a hat or something.

I give it a 1 out of 5.  It’s an interesting idea, but I was bored reading it.

Pride48!

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So, this is weekend is Pride48!  It’s 48 hours of live podcasting, and I’m super-excited.  I can’t believe I didn’t mention it before, but there’s still today and tomorrow, if you want to check out any of the podcasts, and I’m sure most (if not all) of the podcasts will go up on the Pride48 website.  And probably through each podcast.  Maybe I’ll find some new podcasts to listen to!  Because 57 aren’t enough.

There are more than a few I’m excited about, like Cocktails And Creampuffs, Greetings From Nowhere, What Some Would Call Lies, the Satyrsphere and Game Night Guys…to name a few.  Also a bunch I’ve never of, or have heard of but never listened to.  Sadly, I didn’t make it out to Vegas this year, but maybe next year.  It’s been fun hanging out in the chat room though.

Big Fatty’s show was great.  I have no clue why I *don’t* listen to Big Fatty, but since I’ve subscribed, I’ll be able to listen to every single episode!  Cocktails and Creampuffs was great, and hilarious.  And Greetings From Nowhere was great as usual.  I missed the first 5 to 10 minutes for the Satyrsphere because I turned off the stream and it took forever to connect!  But…it was a great episode!  It’s just fun to hear some of my favorite podcasts live.  And a whole weekend of podcasts just make it more fun!

There’s really not much else to say…at least for now.  But I’ll probably talk about some of the other podcasts next week.  Maybe.  We’ll see.

I’m super tired, since I’ve been up for a really long time.  I think I’m off to bed!  Have a happy weekend everyone!

Unseen

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Book: Unseen by Rachel Caine

Published by Penguin Group

E-book borrowed from the public library (320 pages)

Genre: Fiction: Paranormal/Fantasy

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Goodreads Summary: After Cassiel and Warden Luis Rocha rescue an adept child from a maniacal Djinn, they realize two things: the girl is already manifesting an incredible amount of power, and her kidnapping was not an isolated incident.

This Djinn—aided by her devoted followers—is capturing children all over the world, and indoctrinating them so she can use their strength for herself. With no other options, Cassiel infiltrates the Djinn’s organization—because if Cassiel cannot stop the Djinn’s apocalyptic designs, all of humanity may be destroyed.

I really liked Unseen.  I just love seeing Djinn (or genies) and how there’s a serious battle ahead.  I just love her determination to destroy Pearl while in a human body.  And seeing her change over the series has been interesting.

She has the chance to become a Djinn again, but passes, because she is much sympathetic to humans now.  It turned out to be a good move on her part, at least at the end of the novel.  But who knows how it will turn out in Unbroken?

There’s a lot of action in this one, which made it go by really fast.  I thought Esmeralda was an interesting addition, being caught between two very different forms.  And there were some things I never saw coming.  Like someone betraying the wardens…and it being the last person I expected.

I have no idea how Cassiel is supposed to destroy Pearl, what with being human, Pearl turning children into assassins and making their powers and abilities manifest way earlier than they should.  Where the most powerful wardens are, I have no idea.  They’re mentioned, but we have yet to see them.  And we have yet to see a lot of the Djinn.  Maybe they’ll make an appearance in Unbroken.

And all of the drama with Cassiel and Luis.  I so want things to work out between them, but I have a feeling things won’t end happily for them.  And poor Ibby!  Things are not looking up for her.

Overall, the characters are pretty interesting, and I like some of the new ones that were introduced.  We still have some of old characters as well, but she has no problem with having her characters make really hard, gut-wrenching decisions.  Or kill them, if need be.

This is the first time I felt like I was missing some of the backstory- and the first time I wished I read the Weather Warden series first.  I have the feeling that some of my questions could be answered if I read it.

I give it a 4 out of 5.  I can’t wait to see what happens next!

Darkness Falls

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Book: Darkness Falls by Jessica Sorensen

Self-Published by Jessica Sorensen

Purchased for my Nook (290 pages)

Genre: YA: Dystopic/Post-Apocalyptic/Paranormal- Vampires

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Goodreads Summary: When the disease spread through the world, people had no choice but to go into hiding. The Colony is hidden deep underground, far away from the vampires—humans that were transformed by the disease. The vampires are hideous, starving, and they will kill any human they come across.

Seventeen-year-old Kayla is a Bellator, a warrior that protects The Colony. In order to survive, there are three rules she must follow:
Rule #1—Never go out after dark.
Rule #2—Always carry a weapon.
Rule #3—No matter what, never EVER get bit.

But what happens when the rules Kayla has always lived by can no longer apply? 

The Highers run The Colony and accept nothing less than perfection. One slip up can mean death. Kayla has always worked hard to follow the rules and strive for perfection. But during a moment of weakness, she lets her imperfections show. Her punishment is worse than death. She is chosen for The Gathering and is thrown out into a world full of starving vampires. 

No one has ever survived The Gathering, at least that’s what Kayla’s been told.

But when she runs into a group who insist they were once part of The Gathering, Kayla discovers the Highers have been keeping secrets. Secrets that could lead to a cure.

Darkness Falls is interesting.  I like the premise of it- a virus that turned people into vampires.  That’s definitely unusual, but I like that it’s caused by a virus.  And the society is also interesting.  Things are definitely secretive and you’re not completely sure what is going on.  Plus, vampires have taken over, and everyone’s who left is in the Colony.  Or are they?  I have the feeling there’s more going on than what was revealed in the book.

But here’s the thing.  I didn’t like it.  I didn’t find the characters particularly interesting, and it felt convoluted.  I get the whole convoluted feel, because she’s been injected something that makes her forget things, and she starts to remember them.  It was slightly jarring to randomly see memories come back.  But it was interesting to see her remember and try to figure everything out.

There’s a lot going on, and it felt overwhelming.

That being said, I get why people like it so much.  There is a lot of action and adventure, and while I thought there were a lot of details missing, I get why they’re missing.

It’s just not for me, so I give it a 1 out of 5.

Glimmerglass

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Book: Glimmerglass by Jenna

Published by St. Martin’s Griffin

Purchased for my Nook (231 pages)

Genre: YA: Paranormal- Fairies

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Goodreads Summary: It’s all she’s ever wanted to be, but it couldn’t be further from her grasp…

Dana Hathaway doesn’t know it yet, but she’s in big trouble.  When her alcoholic mom shows up at her voice recital drunk, again, Dana decides she’s had enough and runs away to find her mysterious father in Avalon: the only place on Earth where the regular, everyday world and the captivating, magical world of Faerie intersect. But from the moment Dana sets foot in Avalon, everything goes wrong, for it turns out she isn’t just an ordinary teenage girl—she’s a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel between both worlds, and the only person who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie.  

Soon, Dana finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat game of Fae politics. Someone’s trying to kill her, and everyone seems to want something from her, from her newfound friends and family to Ethan, the hot Fae guy Dana figures she’ll never have a chance with… until she does.  Caught between two worlds, Dana isn’t sure where she’ll ever fit in and who can be trusted, not to mention if her world will ever be normal again…

I liked Glimmerglass.  You really can’t go wrong with fairies.  I love the idea of a fairiewalker, who can bring magic into the mortal realm and technology into Faerie.  Seriously cool.  Also cool?  The fact that whoever controls the fairiewalker has a lot of power.  There’s more mention of fairie politics in this novel than I’ve seen in a lot of other books involving fairies.  Fairie politics is usually involved, but not to this extent.  I have a feeling it’ll be pretty important in the rest of the series.

I liked that she knew she was the daughter of a fairie.  It’s refreshing to see someone who has a general idea of where they come from.  Of course, Dana has no clue she’s a fairiewalker, but I guess that’s the trade-off.  Dana’s okay as a character, as are the rest of them.  No one really stood out to me, with the exception of Kimber.  I felt kind of bad for her, but she’s definitely interesting.

Romance is pretty important in this book.  You have Ethan, who’s the son of an important fairie, politically speaking.  It could work because it could be a really important alliance.  Or it could not work out because a lot of power would be in the hands of just a couple people.  And I have the feeling that Finn, who taught her some self-defense moves, could be a potential love interest for her too.  I don’t like either one but maybe that’ll change in book #2. (Probably not, but I don’t want to rule anything out).  Although more guys could be introduced, considering how important it is to be the one with her on their side.

I liked it enough to want to read the rest of the series, but at the same time, it just didn’t capture my attention as much as I thought I would.  Still, Black did create a pretty interesting world, and it’s a little more complex and in-depth than other books about fairies I’ve read.

I give it a 3 out of 5.

Top 10 Books That Make You Think

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Top 10 Tuesday is hosted by the lovely folks over at The Broke And The Bookish.  Every week, bloggers from all over share their lists based on the topic of the week.  You can find all Top 10 Tuesdays here.

Top 10 Books That Make You Think

This is a really interesting topic…but also a really cool one!  There are quite a few books over the years that have made me think, and all for different reasons.  That’s the cool thing about reading- it really does open up a whole new world, and you get to read about things you don’t necessarily see or know much about.  Here are 10 books that made me think.

  1. 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher.  I had some issues with the book…but you start to think about how what you say and what you do can have a lot more meaning than you’d think.  Words and actions can have a bigger impact than you think.
  2. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.  This series makes you think about beauty and how the definition of beauty changes over time.  But I liked seeing Tally struggle with her looks and wanting to fit in and be with her friends.
  3. Unwind by Neal Shusterman.  I really liked Unwind (and UnWholly is just as good).  One reason why I liked Unwind is that Shusterman doesn’t take a side as far as abortion and reproductive rights go.  Is compromise possible?  And he does a great job of showing how extreme both sides can get.  And organ donation is pretty important.
  4. The Adoration Of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson.  The interesting thing about this book is that you start to ask yourself, where do you draw the line?  In a book about a girl who is considered illegal because of the life-saving medical treatment she received…how could you not think about the ethics of medicine and how much is too much.
  5. Still Alice by Lisa Genova.  I loved this book because you see Alice, who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s.  You don’t think of someone in their 40’s or 50’s as being someone with Alzheimer’s, but that’s why I like this book so much.
  6. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.  What will the government do to keep it’s citizens in line?  And what will people do to make sure nothing happens to them or their families?  I just love The Hunger Games and how there’s a definite divide in terms of class and wealth.
  7. A Mighty Long Way by Carlotta Walls LaNier.  She’s one of the Little Rock 9, and this is her story of what it was like to attend Little Rock Central High School.  Brown v Board of Education wasn’t all that long ago, and that things can change.  A Mighty Long Way is such a good reminder of the not-too-distant past and it really puts things in perspective.
  8. The Coming Of The Third Reich by Richard Evans.  I know that when I hear Holocaust and World War 2, I automatically think of Hitler and concentration camps.  But this book does a pretty good job of showing how the Nazi’s (and Hitler) came to power and all of the factors that played a role in how they came to be.
  9. Hate List by Jennifer Brown.  After reading this, you definitely see how horrific school shootings can be.  But it’s about more than just school shootings.  You see how people are still struggling to deal with the aftermath of a school shooting and how it can damage or strengthen relationships.
  10. Exposed by Kimberly Marcus.  Exposed is really interesting in that it’s a book about a girl who’s dealing with the rape of her best friend…and her brother as the one who raped her best friend.  It’s nice to see how rape can affect more than just the people directly involved…because it does.  And things are not always black-and-white.

What books made you think about life or see the world differently?

GG 1 x 4: The Deer-Hunters

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The Deer-Hunters originally aired October 26, 2000.  It was written by Jed Seidel and was directed by Alan Myerson.

In this episode, a deer hits Lorelei’s car while Rory drives to Chilton.  It causes her to miss a Shakespeare exam, which could have disastrous consequences for her GPA.

This is one of the more memorable episodes of Gilmore Girls…all because of a deer.

We start off with Rory shopping for school supplies.  Rory needs serious school supplies, because she’s going to a serious school.  Lorelei, of course, has to make fun of Rory for this.

Rory gets a bad grade on an essay, and starts worrying about her Shakespeare test.  She, of course, gets shit from Paris.  From there, we go to the Independence Inn, where Lorelei reads a review about the restaraunt at the inn.  I love Sookie’s reaction to her magic risotto being described as just fine.

I just love Mrs. Kim.  Every time I see her, I can’t help but laugh.  The way she says things just cracks me up.  And Drella playing Black Sabbath (I think).  Very funny.

We meet Max Medina, one of Rory’s teachers, at a parent-teacher meeting.  I like Max, and I’m glad he sticks around for a while.  This is when Lorelei finds out Rory got a bad grade on an essay, and Rory’s behavior afterwards makes much more sense to Lorelei.

No episode is complete without going to Luke’s.  Rory’s studying, and Luke feeds her.  They talk about Rory’s essay and how humiliated she felt.  Rory doubts herself and her ability to catch up at Chilton.

Sookie has Lorelei taste-test several different risottos and is totally freaking out.  It’s nothing unusual from Sookie.  She even talks to one of the waiters, trying to figure out what happened.

Lorelei helps Rory study, and she eventually falls asleep while studying.  She wakes up late, drives to school…and on her way, a deer hits her.  She doesn’t hit the deer, it hits her while she’s at a stop sign talking to Lane.  She arrives late for her Shakespeare test and isn’t allowed to take it.  She has a melt-down in class, yells at Paris and Tristan, and gets sent to the principal’s office.

Back at the Inn, Sookie discovers that the restaraunt critic ordered the wrong wine with the risotto.  Lorelei goes to Chilton to talk to Headmaster Charleston and Mr. Medina and has a freak-0ut of her own.  Headmaster Charleston refuses to change the rules and says that if Rory can’t handle the pressure, she shouldn’t be at Chilton.

Sookie goes to the critic’s house to serve him the risotto with the proper wine.

Rory and Lorelei talk about Rory’s future at Chilton while looking for the deer, and Rory decides to stay at Chilton.  Max calls and leaves a message for Rory saying that there is an extra credit opportunity for Rory that will make up for missing the test.

Pop culture references: Black Sabbath, B-52’s, Saved By The Bell, Flash Dance

Favorite lines and scenes: Rory and her multiple trips to get all her stuff off of the bus.

Rory and Lane playing Marco Polo at Kim’s Antique’s so Rory can find Lane.

Rory, to Tristan: “And the name is RORY.”

Final Thoughts: I like this episode.  It’s the whole getting hit by a deer, but everyone thinking she hit a deer that makes it memorable.  Rory’s still adjusting to Chilton, but I think she feels better about attending by the end of the episode.

The Deer-Hunters gets 3 mugs of coffee.

UnWholly

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Book: UnWholly by Neal Shusterman

Published by Simon and Schuster

Purchased for my Nook (352 pages)

Genre: YA: Dystopic

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Goodreads Summary: In a society where unwanted and troublesome teens are salvaged for their body parts, Connor, Risa and Lev continue to fight against the system that would ‘unwind’ them. Thanks to their high-profile revolt at the Happy Jack Harvest Camp, people can no longer turn a blind eye to unwinding. Ridding society of so-called troublesome teens might be convenient, but its morality has finally been brought into question and a new law passed. However, unwinding has become big business, and there are powerful political and corporate interests, not to mention the illegal ‘Parts Pirates’, that want to see it not only continue, but expand.

Connor, Risa and Lev each struggle to rescue as many AWOL teens as possible and offer them sanctuary. But life at the Graveyard is hard, rivalries bubble under the surface and the cracks are beginning to show.

And then there is Cam, a teen who does not exist. Made entirely out of parts from one hundred other ‘unwinds’, Cam is a 21st century Frankenstein, a rewound, struggling to find a true identity and meaning, and a place in society. But when a sadistic bounty hunter who takes “trophies” from all the ‘unwinds’ he captures starts to pursue Connor, Lev and Risa, Cam finds his own fate inextricably bound with theirs…

I so didn’t like UnWholly at first.  But you know, I really enjoyed it by the end.

There were several narrators throughout the book, and at first, I didn’t like the new additions to the novel.  I didn’t really care for the new narrators, who are Cam, Miracolina and Starkey.  Miracolina, I felt neutral about.  She was annoying, and I didn’t really like her, but I also didn’t care enough either way.  Starkey…I don’t think we’re supposed to like him, which is fine, because he’s pretty unlikeable.  Of the 3, Cam was the most interesting.  He’s composed entirely of body parts from Unwinds, and is the first of his kind.  I can’t imagine what that would have to be like, but even he was a little too unlikeable, with his desire to have Risa by his side.

As for Rise, Lev, and Connor, it was nice to see them and the journey they’ve taken since Unwind ended.  Things definitely come up and happen, and they have their work cut out for them.

I really liked learning about how unwinding came to be.  Things were pretty bad for teens- budget cuts in terms of school, unemployment…the future was not looking bright for them.  They protested and marched and became known as feral teens.  That, combined with new advancements in medicine, meant that there was an easier way to deal with teens misbehaving.  Especially when it’s going on as the 2nd civil war was going on.  I hope that’s not in our future, but it really does feel like it is a possibility.

Shusterman does such a good job at introducing characters and issues…and how he shows multiple perspectives on different issues.  I really like that it, because you can draw your own conclusions.  And it doesn’t feel like he’s taking a side, which is cool.  And good- he seems very willing to give time to both sides.  Neutral is good.

I kind of wish I re-read Unwind.  I know I read it a few months ago, but just so I could have everything super-fresh in my mind.  At times, it felt like very much like a sequel…like, hey, guys, here’s another book for you.  But overall, it’s a pretty good 2nd book, and didn’t really fall into the dreaded Middle Book Syndrome thing.

UnWholly gets a 4 out of 5.  It’s just as good as Unwind.

Wander Dust

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Book: Wander Dust by Michelle Warren

Published by Kristine Michelle Preast

Purchased for my Nook (252 pages)

Genre: YA: Science Fiction- Time Travel and Fantasy

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Goodreads Summary: Ever since her sixteenth birthday, strange things keep happening to Seraphina Parrish.

The Lady in Black… burns Sera’s memories.

Unexplainable Premonitions… catapult her to other cities.

The Grungy Gang… wants to kill her.

And a beautiful, mysterious boy… stalks her.

But when Sera moves to Chicago, and her aunt reveals their family connection to a centuries old, secret society, she is immediately thrust into an unbelievable fantasy world, leading her on a quest to unravel the mysteries that plague her. In the end, their meanings crash into an epic struggle of loyalty and betrayal, and she’ll be forced to choose between the boy who has stolen her heart and the thing she desires most.

Wander Dust is the breathtaking fantasy that will catapult you through a story of time, adventure, and love.

I really liked Wander Dust.  The one thing I really loved was the fact that people worked in teams.  While Seraphina did go off on her own, she did make her way back to her team.  And they did help her out, and stuck by her.

I loved the whole idea of team work to travel back in time.  They actually did work together, which seems so rare in YA.  Plus, how can you go wrong with a relic to go back in time?

It does take a while for things to get moving, but it is clear that Warren has a really clear idea of the world and how things work.  It is cool that there are a lot of small details thrown in that make sense as you read it.  We’ve definitely scratched the surface with Wander Dust, and I can’t wait to read more!

A few things were cliche, like Seraphina noticing weird things happening to her after turning 16, or her mom not being dead after all.

It gets a 4 out of 5.  Some of it was cliche, but overall it was a fun, exciting read!