Malorie Blackman certainly knows how to draw you into a story. This is one book that wouldn’t leave my head for days after I had finished. It was that intense. And she has certainly done her job because I was dying to know what happens next, and quickly moved onto the last two books in the trilogy.
It is truly heartbreaking. It isn’t a story you can casually read between games of FoxyBingo, or as you check your blog stats, because you won’t be able to put it down. And in all honesty it deserves your undivided attention. She has created an absorbing world of perilous flaws.
Set in a society where the dark skinned rule over the ‘colourless’ underclass, the story revolves around two teenagers: Sephy is a Cross, Callum is a nought. They have been friends since childhood, despite their differences. And things seem to be looking up for their blossoming relationship when a limited number of noughts are allowed into Cross schools for the first time.
Prejudices are not easily shifted though, and the two soon find their hopes for equality between their two sides are a long way off realisation. With building distrust, and violent nought terrorists fighting against ruling Cross society, can Sephy and Callum’s romance ever come to be, or will it place them in grave danger?
I can’t gush enough about the genius of the narrative. She tells it from both Sephy and Callum’s points of view, alternating between them seamlessly, every other chapter. It only serves to intensify our attachment to them. Admittedly I was more attached to Callum than Sephy, but you will find yourself loving both despite their glaring flaws, hating the world they can’t escape from.
Political, thought provoking and intense, Blackman has weaved a tale that both angers and breaks your heart in two. Thoroughly recommended.
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What do you guys think of the cover of Luminosity? I really love the tones and the overall feel. Gorgeous!
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My name is Beatrice. When I was born, I was blessed with the Sight. I was immediately removed from my parents and enrolled in the Institution. At the age of twelve, I had my first true vision, earning my raven’s wings. And when I turned seventeen, one of my visions came true. Things haven’t been the same since.
The Institution depends on me to keep the City safe from our enemy, the Dreamcatchers, but I’m finding it harder to do while keeping a secret from everyone, including my best friend Gabe. It is a secret that could put us all in danger. A secret that could kill me and everyone close to me.
The enemy has been coming to me in my dreams, and I think I’m falling in love with him. He says they’re coming. He says they’re angry. And I think I’ve already helped them win.
Cover Crazy is a meme created by me that features a cover that I am crazy about! The point of this meme is to admire the art and beauty of a book’s design. Find more information about creating your own here.
What I Love:
I love the PURPLE tones! Very different to the normal techy/mechanical feel of greens and blues.
The title design is SO incredibly awesome. Very, very unique and detailed touch.
I love how they display clearly what the story entails (computer chips). I like to get a feel for it right off the bat!
What are you thoughts? How about that synopsis, huh? Sounds really great!
In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network.
When Zoe starts to malfunction (or “glitch”), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will mean certain deactivation if she is caught: her glitches have given her uncontrollable telekinetic powers.
As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Both boys introduce Zoe to feelings that are entirely new. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselves from the controlling hands of the Community before they’re caught and deactivated, or worse.
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Teaser Tuesday is a meme hosted by Should Be Reading where a blogger shares a quote from their latest read!
Dark Eyes by William Richtor
Publisher: Razorbill
Release Date: March 15, 2012
“Yalena MayakovaI,” Wally mouthed the name to herself, quietly, in shock and disbelief. At the Ditmas Avenue station, the train dipped down into its dark underground tunnel; by the flickering lights of the train, Wally began to read the letter from her Russian mother.
- Page 64, Dark Eyes ARC
Post your own! Grab your current read and open to a random page. Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! Share the title & author, too, so that other participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Cover Crazy is a meme created by me that features a cover that I am crazy about! The point of this meme is to admire the art and beauty of a book’s design. Find more information about creating your own here.
What I Love:
Another underwater cover = LOVE!
The world this cover creates is gorgeous! I am patiently waited to visit. 
The unique font decor adds a touch of character without overdoing it.
I’m a sucker for pointing out the background details and it looks like a lighthouse and a moon. If its important enough to get on the cover it has to mean something, right?!
What do you guys this of this cover and/or book? I am just dying to read it!
Gemma Fisher lives an ordinary life in the quiet seaside town of Capri, where she shares a close bond with her sister Harper and a budding attraction with her gorgeous neighbor Alex. But everything changes when three stunningly beautiful girls arrive in Capri and seem to cast a spell the whole town.
After a chance encounter with them, Gemma wakes up alone on the beach with no memory of what happened…and a sneaking suspicion that they somehow bespelled her. Now Gemma has a host of new powers she can’t control or understand. She’s growing more beautiful every day, and she has a strange effect on men that makes them unable to resist her—especially when she sings. But she’s also overwhelmed by strange cravings that feel all wrong, and she begins to suspect the girls have a dark side that goes beyond anything she ever knew existed.
The girls, she discovers, are sirens—and now she’s about to enter a strange new world brimming with dark beauty…and unimaginable secrets.
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