Daughter of the Forest

I think that this is my new favorite book! Juliet Marillier is a fantastic story teller, what a compelling and emotional read!

A beautiful retelling of the Celtic "Swans" myth, Daughter of the Forest is a mixture of history and fantasy, myth and magic, legend and love... To reclaim the lives of her brothers, Sorcha leaves the only safe place she has ever known and embarks on a journey filled with pain, loss and terror. When she is kidnapped by enemy forces and taken to a foreign land, it seems that there will be no way for Sorcha to break the spell that condemns all that she loves. But magic knows no boundaries, and sorcha will have to choose between the live she has always known and a love that comes only once.

**Warning** There is a part in the beginning of the book that involves mutilation and rape. Read with caution. It is pretty graphic.

Fallen

I will just say this....I am paying a late fee for this book because even though it was due yesterday there was no way I was giving it back without finishing it, I would have had to run straight to the store to buy it and finish it (I stayed up till 3 o'clock this morning reading as far as I could)...and the late fee is much cheaper than buying the book, although I might do that anyways. Okay, so in a nutshell, this book was great...go read it!

Here's a synposis from goodreads.com:

There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.

Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.

Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce–and goes out of his way to make that very clear–she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret . . . even if it kills her.

Shiver

I just finished this book tonight and thought if I don't post it now it's not going to happen for a while. So, here I go...this is a really good book. That being said it took me a bit to really get into it (but that could have been due to the fact that I was trying to read it while also taking care of two sick kids...so it was very stop and go.) And, as always it seems, there is a sequel. But it comes out in July...so that's not too bad.

Here's a synopsis from goodreads (I went somewhere new!)--

For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind their house. One yellow-eyed wolf-her wolf-is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: in winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer a few precious months of being human...until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human-or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.