Author: zapkode.marie

{Screaming Divas: Suzanne Kamata}

{Screaming Divas: Suzanne Kamata}

{Synopsis} –At sixteen, Trudy Baxter is tired of her debutante mom, her deadbeat dad, and her standing reservation at the juvenile detention center. Changing her name to Trudy Sin, she cranks up her major chops as a singer and starts a band, gathering around other girls ill at ease in their own lives. Cassie Haywood, […]

Posted April 21, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Heaven is for Real: Todd Burpo}

{Heaven is for Real: Todd Burpo}

{Synopsis} –“A beautifully written glimpse into heaven that will encourage those who doubt and thrill those who believe.” –Ron Hall, coauthor of “Same Kind of Different as Me” “Do you remember the hospital, Colton?” Sonja said. “Yes, mommy, I remember,” he said. “That's where the angels sang to me.” When Colton Burpo made it through […]

Posted April 19, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Allegiant: Veronica Roth}

{Allegiant: Veronica Roth}

{Synopsis} –The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free […]

Posted April 14, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Insurgent: Veronica Roth}

{Insurgent: Veronica Roth}

{Synopsis} –One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. Tris's initiation day should have […]

Posted March 31, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Ellie Stanton :Aurora Zahni}

{Ellie Stanton :Aurora Zahni}

{Synopsis} –Book 1 in the Heller Park Series focuses on Ellie Stanton. An imperfect, unremarkable girl makes a hero’s journey. Ellie Stanton needed to have a good day. The universe had something else in store. Getting caught shoplifting. Check. Dumping her lame boyfriend. Check. Expulsion from school. Check. Getting kicked out of her house and […]

Posted March 22, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Divergent: Veronica Roth}

{Divergent: Veronica Roth}

{Synopsis} –In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue–Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote […]

Posted March 2, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Enduring Light: Alyssa Rose Ivy}

{Enduring Light: Alyssa Rose Ivy}

{Synopsis} –Fighting darkness takes light. Desperate to save James, Charlotte scours Energo for answers with Calvin and Liam at her side. Kevin and Samantha head to Alaska to find the one item that might destroy Blake, but the search is only the beginning. As time runs out, Charlotte and Kevin discover that keeping Energo from […]

Posted February 25, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments
{Treason: Jo Macauley}

{Treason: Jo Macauley}

{Synopsis} –Fourteen-year-old Beth Johnson is a talented and beautiful young actress. She is also a spy. The year is 1664, and Charles II is on the throne, but all is not well in the bustling city of London, and there are those who would gladly kill the king and destroy the Monarchy. One morning, a […]

Posted February 20, 2014 by zapkode.marie in {Book Review} / 0 Comments