Monday’s First Sentence ~ The Buried by Melissa Grey
“What the light gives… the light can also take away.”
“What the light gives… the light can also take away.”
“What the light gives… the light can also take away.”
Teaser Tuesday ~ Magnolia by Kristi Cook
I used Random.org and it selected page 157.
I’m still in the big Jacuzzi tub when the power flickers -once, twice- and then goes out, leaving me in total darkness, chin deep in lukewarm water. I don’t know why, but it all hits me then -Nan’s surgery tomorrow, shooting that mocassin, this stupid never-ending storm. I start to cry, deep, gulping sobs. I know it seems childish, but I want my daddy. What if things get worse? What if the house starts to flood? Or the roof blows off? As much as I hate to admit it, I’m scared. Really scared.
Review for Disaster Strikes #2: Tornado Alley
Teaser Thursday ~ Disaster Strikes: Tornado Alley
I picked a page myself this week! Page 34 was the one I found a pretty great teaser on.
Wyatt didn’t know how the churning rumbling noise could grow any louder, but it did. Spooky whistling filled the air. Farm tools crashed and pounded against the walls of the barn. They were under attack.
Review for Earthquake Shock
Review for Lizzie Newton and the San Francisco Earthquake
An educational picture book that tells about the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 and what happened there.
Review for the Storm Makers
This was a fun book, I don’t really feel like writing a big review, but I want to share my thoughts.
Review for Magnolia
The book grabbed me because of the Romeo and Juliet retelling part. Now while indeed you can see the references, I would rather called it inverted Romeo and Juliet or Romeo and Juliet with a twist. Instead of having parents/family who hate each other, we got 2 families/2 parents couples who love each other and are trying (too hard it seems) to get their 2 kids together and let them get married.
