by Kelly Pickerill
Maggie and I both started reading this page-turner last night; this morning at work we confessed to each other that we both of us stayed up into the wee hours with reading lights devouring page after page until we couldn’t keep our eyes open anymore!
Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl have captivated us with their story of sixteen-year-old Ethan Wate, who has grown tired of the stress of being a cool kid JV basketball player in his small school in the small town of Gatlin, South Carolina. On the first day of his sophomore year, he hears the rumor the whole town is buzzing about: Old Man Ravenwood, the town recluse, has taken in his mysterious niece, the pale-skinned, dark-haired, captivating beauty Lena Duchannes.
Ethan hopes Lena’s arrival in Gatlin will be the release from the tedium of small-town life he so desperately needs, but from the first time he sees her, her dark hair blowing out the window of her uncle’s hearse, he realizes that she may end up having more of an impact on his life than he could imagine.
Could Lena have something to do with the recurring dream he keeps having, one where a girl is falling and he can’t quite reach her? A girl who is faceless, yet leaves behind the indelible smell of rosemary and lemons and the memory of green sparks? A girl he instinctively knows he can’t live without?
Come to our event for this great debut, a young adult book for the young at heart, all of you who are fans of the Twilight series or southern Gothic romances. It’s Thursday evening (the 28th) starting at 5pm. To reserve a signed copy, click here.
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