Saturday, June 5, 2010

Library Loot (51), a purchase & 2 review copies

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I an Number Four by Pittacus Lore (Puffin, Aug 2010)
In the beginning we were nine. We left when we were very young, almost too young to remember. Almost. And now . . . Three are gone. We are here to keep our race alive, which was almost entirely obliterated. We’re just trying to survive. Six are left. But we are hunted, and the hunters won’t stop until they’ve killed us all. They caught Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya. I am Number Four. I know that I am next.

The Radleys by Matt Haig (Canongate Books Ltd, July)
Meet the Radleys: Peter, Helen and their teenage children, Clara and Rowan, live in an English town. They are an everyday family, averagely dysfunctional, averagely content. But as their children have yet to find out, the Radleys have a devastating secret. From one of Britain's finest young novelists comes a razor-sharp unpicking of adulthood and family life. In this moving, thrilling and extraordinary portrait of one unusual family, The Radleys asks what we grow into when we grow up, and explores what we gain - and lose - when we deny our appetites.

12 comments:

  1. Wow, check out I Am Number Four! Is that a proof? Amazing!

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  2. Yep! A slipped case proof. Much jumping up and down when that was received :).

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  3. Perfect Chemsitry looks amazing, enjoy!

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  4. Awesome books you got this week. Skeleton Creek is really good. Hope you enjoy reading all your books.

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  5. I really want to read Perfect Chemistry. Enjoy all your new books!

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  6. I read Viola In Reel Life - I hope you enjoy it too!

    I Am Number Four I just received as well and I think it sounds so good! Enjoy your books!

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  7. I got I am Number Four everyone has been raving about it so I hope it's good.

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  8. You got some great books!! I love the cover of Shadows by Amy Meredith.

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  9. The premise of I Am Number 4 sounds fascinating so I hope that's good. I just LOVE Perfect Chemistry. I really hope you do too. Enjoy!

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  10. I'm looking forward to reading Perfect Chemistry myself. Enjoy all your new books!

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  11. I really like Perfect Chemistry! And I am looking into Shadows. Check out my IMMB here

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  12. Diary of a Wimpy Vampire looks cute. I'll have to check back for your review. Happy reading!

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