Sunday, April 04, 2010

In My Mailbox...

In My Mailbox is an exploration of what books I brought home this week, and is organized by The Story Siren. A couple books for review arrived this week, and here they are. 

ARC of The Gardener:
Mason has never known his father, but longs to. All he has of him is a DVD of a man whose face is never seen, reading a children’s book. One day, on a whim, he plays the DVD for a group of comatose teens at the nursing home where his mother works. One of them, a beautiful girl, responds. Mason learns she is part of a horrible experiment intended to render teenagers into autotrophs—genetically engineered, self-sustaining life-forms who don’t need food or water to survive. And before he knows it, Mason is on the run with the girl, and wanted, dead or alive, by the mysterious mastermind of this gruesome plan, who is simply called the Gardener. Will Mason be forced to destroy the thing he’s longed for most?


ARC of Thief Eyes:
After her mother mysteriously disappears, sixteen-year-old Haley convinces her father to take her to Iceland, where her mother was last seen. There, amidst the ancient fissures and crevices of that volcanic island, Haley meets gorgeous Ari, a boy with a dangerous side who appoints himself her protector.

When Haley picks up a silver coin that entangles her in a spell cast by her ancestor Hallgerd, she discovers that Hallgerd's spell and her mother's disappearance are connected to a chain of events that could unleash terrifying powers and consume the world. Haley must find a way to contain the growing fires of the spell—and her growing attraction to Ari.
 
 
What books did you bring home this week?

4 comments:

Brittany said...

ooo Thief Eyes sounds really interesting. Can't wait to see what you think. Enjoy!

Sherrie said...

Hi!
They both sound intriguing. Have a great day!

Sherrie
Just Books

ck.twilighter (Chasity) said...

The Gardener is a popular book this week!!=)

Enjoy your reads this week
& check out my mailbox if you have time!!
Chasity @
Lovin' & Livin' Life in the 808

Lori said...

I hope that you will enjoy your books.