Unthinkable by Shirley Duke

Unthinkable by Shirley Duke

Lerner Classroom, October 2010

Read for A-Z Reading Challenge AND

Off the Shelf Challenge

Summary from Goodreads:

Omar Phillips is Bridgewater High's favorite local teen author. His Facebook fans can't wait for his next horror story. But lately Omar's imagination has turned against him. Horrifying visions of death and destruction come over him with wide-screen intensity. The only way to stop the visions is to write them down. Until they start coming true... Enter Sophie Minax, the mysterious Goth girl who's been following Omar at school. "I'm one of you," Sophie says. She tells Omar how to end the visions but the only thing worse than Sophie's cure may be what happens if he ignores it.

This was a super short novel--it only took me about an hour to get through. There was a lot going on in a really short amount of time. I thought that I didn't get to know Omar as well as I could have if the story had been longer. I know more about his little brother than I do about Omar. And apparently he's been writing stories and posting on Facebook for a while, but the visions have only started recently. This causes me to wonder how good his stories were before the visions, or if they were different in style, genre, etc. I did find the idea intriging, and I was definitely hooked and eager to find out the ending.

I was expecting something more, I think. Still, an entertaining, quick read; I think it would be a good suggestion for a reluctant reader. I hadn't realized that Unthinkable is part of the Night Fall series of books (by different authors), all of which take place in Bridgewater, so fans of this books will probably enjoy the other titles as well.

eBook courtesy of NetGalley.
Enjoy your reading!
Christi

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Geek Magnet by Kieran Scott

Geek Magnet by Kieran Scott

Putnam Juvenile, 2008
Off the Shelf Challenge

Summary from Goodreads:

Everyone loves KJ Miller, especially the geeks. She's pretty, smart, and super nice to everyone, which has made her the geek pied piper of Washington High. If only Cameron, the star of the basketball team, would follow her around and worship her the way her dorky entourage does.
As the stage manager of the spring musical, Grease, KJ has to deal with a few geeks, but she also gets to hang out with Tama, queen of the popular crowd and star of the play. Tama has the solution to all of KJ's problems: get cruel. After all, the nice girl never gets the guy. Can KJ actually pull off a transformation into a mean girl?

Cute story...it was actually kind of fun to see how KJ handled being mean to her geeks. I think we can all understand how KJ feels...she wants to attact the attention of the hotties, but the only guys that pay her any attention are the geeks. It's what's inside that counts though...oh, who am I kidding? These are high school kids, what's outside counts more. The whole thing with KJ's father felt a little cliched, though. Still, this is a cute story and it's fun to see what KJ learns about her geeks, the popular kids, and even herself. 3.5 out of 5 (She's So Dead To Us remains my favorite by Kieran!)

Purchased book (and had it signed by Kieran herself!)

Enjoy your reading!
Christi

I'm going to do the Off the Shelf Challenge!

 

I discovered this challenge thanks to Mindi Scott. I'm already signed up for the Debut Authors 2011 Challenge and didn't really want to stretch myself by doing any others, but the Off the Shelf Challenge is perfect for me. This challenge is to tackle your to-read pile--the books you already have but haven't gotten around to reading yet.

I'm going to try the "Trying" level--15 books. I've got a ton of great books just sitting and waiting for me:

1. Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
2. Geek Magnet by Kieran Scott
3. Another Pan by Daniel & Dina Nayeri
4. Kingdom Keepers III by Ridley Pearson
5. Heavenly &
6. Penitence by Jennifer Laurens
7. Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft
8. Songs for the Teenage Nomad by Kim Culbertson
9. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
10. Halo by Alexandra Andornetto
11. Pretty Little Liars books 3-8 by Sara Shepard
12. The Absolute Value of -1 by Steve Bezenoff
13. Unthinkable by Shirley Duke
14. Virals by Kathy Reich
15. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

The challenge runs from January 1 through December 31, 2011 and reviews are optional. Head over to the Bookish Ardour's Reading Challenges page to learn more and sign yourself up!

Enjoy your reading!
Christi