5 comments about The Grounding of Group 6.

1. Interesting that so many folks like this book soooo much. The writing is pretty good, the plot takes a lot of belief suspension on our part and one heck of a lot is just glossed over. Other than that, the story was great!! :) I am thinking the book affects people by attracting their inner rebel. I mean who wouldn't want to have the adventures this group did while avoiding killers and getting even with horrid parents.
   
   One note for any conservative types reading this and deciding to get the book for younger kids... a LOT is intimated here - personally, I would prefer for my kids to be past middle school before picking the book up. But, that's a personal decision.
   
   For light entertaining reading, I would recommend this book. At least 15 and up!
   
   All the best,
   
   Jay



2. The book was a suspence story of a group of kids going to a school to fix all the problems in their lives, but what they didn't know is that the school excluded the group to be killed in the forest behind the school. The group consosts of five members, Coke, Sully, Sarah, Marigold, and Nat. Nat is the groups leader and counseler to the woods in the back and is the one who is hired to kill the other four kids. The setting of the book is Coldbrook Country School in the middle of a large forest where only one road leads to it and there is a forest in the back.
   The author has his way of keeping on the edge of your seat, as like an author for a horror story should. In fact, he only lays out the entire evil plot after he tells of the main characters past and their lives as a child. The author also tells the reader clues on just what the children are at the school for in the first place. Here is an example: Nathan is the softy in the group with no intention of killing the kids after he gets to know them a little more. Then he decides to help the kids over come the blundeing assasins that were hired to kill the kids and Nat after he was supposed to injure them.
   The down side on the author's writing is the way he doesn't keep all that interested in the book at the starting of the story, you have to be diciplined in reading to actually want to finish up the book. The author may have some good parts in there, but it's too flopped around too much. The setting wasn't played out so well in the beginning either, it's hard to follow with a story without at least a place to visualize the action happening in the story. Allow me to give this book a good, solid 7 out of 10 in my book. Even though there is a complete understanding of the characters, the setting could use a little work and the story should be a little more straight forward.



3. I find it very interesting that a lot of the reviews for this book have been made by adults commenting about re-reading it years after the fact and still in love with it. There's a shelf of books in my office that I have been re-reading since childhood, books that I can never let go of, that I've bought second copies of 'just in case'. This is one of them.



4. I have read this book at least 30 times. I first read it when I was 13, in 1983 and it really made me think about who I was and who I wanted to be. I last read it last week at 35 and I am now passing it along to my 13 year old son. It is a book that should be read by everyone, teens and parents alike will get a kick out of this book.



5. This was a super book when I was a teenager. Eventhough that has been some 20 years ago, I remembered this book and title. I let a friend borrow the book back in those days and never got it back, which was a bummer. The reason I bought this book again was for my teenage step daughter to read over summer vacation and as a great book to pass down from generations.
   
   It's a book about a group of troubled teens sent off to a new school, after pissing off their parents.

5 comments about What Holly Heard (Fear Street, No. 34).

1. Do you like secrets? Holly does. She's Shadyside High's Gossip Queen. She's got the hottest news everyday. This time, she's heard a really terrible secret and she told it to all her friends. But someone didn't want Holly to know. Now someone wants to make sure Holly never talks about it again. Lying.........Threats...........Even murder!



2. In the book, What Holly Heard by R.L. Stine, is a book about fiction. There are many characters and many events happen. The main character is a girl named Holly. She tells her friends all the rumors that she hears. Holly is thin and tall who always loves to wear a blue scarf. All these rumors cause her to die. Someone knows what she knows, so she feels scared that they might want to kill her.
   The character that I admire most would be Miriam. She likes all her friends. She never says bad things about any of them. The character I dislike would be Ruth. Ruth at first is Holly's and Miriam's friends but then she gets really mean. She lies to her friends and even kills her pets and even her own friend! She hurts her bestfriend to be with her friends boyfriend.



3. Really pretty bad the worst fear street book. Way to pridetctable [pridected halfway through book!]



4. I'm not going to say this book was bad because it wasn't. Even though it's somehow different from other Fear Street books, it's not a bad book. First, a girl named Holly learns a secret and then she goes on telling everybody. But now someone knows that Holly heard the secret. Holly probably heard too much. Now someone wants her dead to keep her quiet.



5. I have read most all of the Fear Street books and this one is definitly my fav! It may not look to good on the outside but once you start reading, you can't put it down! I would reccomend this book to anyone that likes scarey books. Also someone that has a lot of free time because you won't want to put it down!

3 comments about Colony (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

1. The stake your own destiny books take you back to the good old days of Buffy's high school years. But this time your the slayer and you make the choices. Your choices effect who changes, if you live, and where you go.
   
   Each story will be different, but the things that won't change are that first a strange woman shows up and claims to care about the students self-esteem and the fact is just plain funny.



2. COLONY
   Laura J. Burns & Melinda Metz (2005)
   
   RATING: 4/5 Stakes
   
   SETTING: Season Two
   
   CAST APPEARANCES: Buffy, Xander, Principal Snyder, Cordelia, Willow, Giles, Oz, Angel, Joyce, Harmony, Amy, Jenny Calendar
   
   MAJOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS: Victoria Belakane (villain)
   
   BACK-OF-THE-BOOK SUMMARY: "Because of the high incidences of death and violence, the Mayor of Sunnydale has invited a woman called Belakane to speak at Sunnydale High School. Her program, `Be the Ultimate You!' builds self-esteem in teenagers. But Belakane is a demon antlike queen, whose test-and subsequent nurturing of the skills she discovers-is simply part of her plot to enlist workers to build her colony, and to find mates to help her populate it. Soon Sunnydale High is full of kids with only one trait each: aggressive Slayer, brainy Willow, helpful Oz . . .and Belakane has only just begun. . . .
   
   REVIEW
   
   Colony is a strong entry in the line of "Stake Your Destiny" choose-your-own-adventure Buffy novels. The main plot thread enlists the reader in stopping inspirational-speaker Victoria Belakane from turning Sunnydale High into a giant ant farm, while the subplot pits the Slayer against a Sleaniman demon, a dimension-hopping brute with a surprising vulnerability. Much like its predecessors, Colony is a hard book to win-I died three times before deciding it was review-writing time.
   
   In addition to an original and well thought-out plot, Colony boasts accurate characterization and fun, inventive dialogue. Xander's transformation into an enormously obese figure or rippling fat is a classic combination of disgusting and hilarious, and the portrayal of high school assemblies is spot-on. Fans of the "Stake Your Destiny" line should try this one out.



3. These two authors are great! They know their Buffy. The things they say sound like they came right from the show. This takes place at the beginning of season 2. So Angel's good and Jenny makes an appearence too. There are other characters like Harmony and Andrew. This book is longer then the other Stake Your Destiny books so there is more you can do.
   The story rocks! My favorite story is when Buffy is under Mrs. Belakane's, who is an ant queen or can be in human form, control and she is someone who likes to fight and she would do anything for Mrs. Belakane. So your kind of like a dark Slayer. The other part is when all of your friends are under her control besides you and Willow. Also Xander gets very fat. There is another big bad in this book. A demon called Sleamm... or however it's spelled. I will be like Buffy and just call him Lucky or Leprechaun.
   GO PICK UP THIS BOOK!

5 comments about The House of Death (Sweet Valley University(R)).

1. I loved reading this book, and I thought it was fantastic. However, after reading it, I saw the 1944 movie "Gaslight", and I believe the author of this book just watched that movie and totally STOLE THE PLOT. I could predict what was going to happen in the movie based on what had happened in the book. For that reason, I have to say, "SHAME ON YOU, FRANCINE PASCAL! SHAME!!!"



2. I thought that this book was really good because it was mostly on Lila and Bruce. (my fave charecters). Lila falls for a docter, Porter Davis after she has an accident. Porter is a phcyo who tries to make Lila belive she is crazy. Also Jess plays tricks on Tom because he moves in with her and Liz.



3. The House Of Death was so cool, I read it in an hour because I couldn't put it down! I'm a long-time Sweet Valley fan, and the last thiriller this good was Sweet Valley High #???-A Killer On Board. I enjoyed it.



4. This was a great book. I read it in about two nights because I could'nt put it down. It is very suspenceful. I was really scared for Lila. I can't believe she fell for Porter Davis. I felt bad for Bruce. You'll have to read the book to find out why I felt this way.



5. This is got to be one of the best SVU thrillers. So good, with on the edge of your seat action. That guy she was with was a physco. A total physco, and I'm so glad Lila went back to Bruce. They were made for eachother!

5 comments about The HOLLOW SKULL.

1. There is something wrong with the people of Madison--something has entered their skulls, pierced their souls and changed them into aliens who want to transform humanity into a nightmarish race that exists only to inflict pain. .



2. This is not only the worst Chrisopher Pike book I've ever read, but one of the worst books I've ever read, period. If you enjoyed this you must not have read a lot of his books before, because this book rips off of just about every single one of them. Teens trapped in a small desert town? Check. (See "Whisper of Death") Unrealistic confrontation with the military? Check. (See "The Last Vampire 3: Red Dice") A possessed boy killing his girlfriend way out in the desert? Check. (See "Chain Letter 2: The Ancient Evil") Tiny alien beings from billions of years ago who enter the bodies of teens via liquid and turn them into something non-human, then spread? Check. (See "Monster") An all-powerful female who created the race she later destroys? Check. (See "The Starlight Crystal")
   
   Pike must have needed a quick check from his publisher because he obviously reeled this one off in a hurry. In fact it's more like he excreted it from . . . well, you see where I'm going with this. This book is just simply a piece of ****.
   
   It's so badly written that the editors obviously got tired of reading it too, because there are formatting mistakes in the latter half of the book. As for me, I had to keep starting and stopping because it was so bad that at times I wanted to throw it across the room, or pour water all over it. I might have done, if it wasn't a library book. In fact, I'm still not sure why I bothered finishing it at all. This half-baked book is an insult to Pike's readers and a waste of their time. DON'T READ IT!!!
   
   You have been warned.



3. yes i agree this book/mystory is the best book/mystory i have ever read and the monkeys in were just exceptioinal and then i was thinking what the hell is going on here and then it all exploded and we fled of our gerbil powered spaceship made from the remains of a dead kitten and it was crazy and we were like omg omg this is crazy and then heaton came and he saved us with his awsome cs skills and the world was saved once again from the like of monkeys and gorilla and omg wow mr.macallum. and then he said to me wow whats going on here tim this isnt what your spose to be writing but i thouight this was just exceptional and then all the people read it and they were like wow u need to be put up to stanford univerity and im like phhhht sif that im better then that and i divised a way to explode the universe and i fled once againest on my dead giraffee powered apple tree and i was all like omg wow this works so well and in the background the universe exploded and i was laughing att it laughing like a dead monkey!! and then this review was found many years later on a distance universe and they thought it was the best thing they ever read and i went down in history for ever and ever and ever and then the world exploded and my review went on another journey to another distant planet and we were like omg wow this is great and the spirt of your mother and me were kept a secret for ever. The book was good too but i think my story was better because it interesting and the world must now know how cool i am and ill go down in history for being sioo cool and then omg the world is going to explode again



4. My boyfriend bought this book as a joke from the Dollar Tree. We were laughing in the store at the pathetic opening lines. Anyone who reads this book and takes it seriously without laughing out loud at its poorly, and ridiculously, constructed prose is a moron. For example, "Fred able was her main squeeze, better than fresh orange juidce in the morning, more an extra-large cappuccino late at night." Are you kidding me? I realize that these are teen books, but does that mean the writing must be boarderline retarded? The book is full of disconnected imagery and half-baked ideas. "He had a great toothy smile that made him look gentle and clever at the same time." Huh?

   But, if you seriously liked this book, then I envy you. Because any peice of crap will seem like a hemmingway. Your dim mind must be in a whirl of entertainment and satisfaction. Lucky you.




5. In The Hollow Skull, Christopher Pike writes about a lot of interesting and exciting things, which made me want to keep reading. There's an old abandoned mine which only scientists have been down into for about twenty years. Then one day, two teenage couples decide that they want to go down into the mine and explore. While in the cave something happens, and it changes everyone's lives in the nearby little town. Pike gives so much detail that when he ends a chapter, it starts getting better and you feel like you need to keep reading.
   It's exciting because Pike, throughout the book, adds something surprising that I wouldn't have expected, especially the ending. I loved this book, because Pike ends the chapter when it's getting better, and that's what made me want to keep reading.

5 comments about Call Waiting (Point Horror Series).

1. Call Waiting is a book about a gurl named Karen,and she has a b.f named Eathen. who wants to see other people and she doesn't like that idea. she mysteriously gets therating phone calls from a raspy voice saying there ganna kill her. she tells Eathen then Eathen and her spend a lott of time togather.Karan thinks he likes a gurl named Wendy dose he? or dose he not? this book is packed with drama.Its a good book i guess it keeps you woundering. <33



2. I didn't really like this book. The reason why I don't this book is because I thought that it was stupid and there also was WAY TOO MUCH DRAMA! Also I thought they people were so fake and lame and thats why I didn't like this book. Bye have a nice day =]



3. This book is about a girl named Karen and she likes a boy Ethen as well. She loves him so much she will do anything not to let him go. I liked this book because it shows how much Boyfriends and Girlfriends care about each other.



4. In this book Call Waiting this girl named Karen who loves this boy named Ethan.She thinks he likes another girl but who knows?Maybe he doesn't, but Karen gets horrible phone calls from a stranger. Will that phone call be her last? Read to find out.I liked this book because it was really full of suspense and I liked it. Another reason was because it was like a mystery and you kept on wanting to read to find out and I like how R.L Stine makes his books.



5. Call Waiting is about a girl named Karen. Karen has a boyfriend named Ethan. Ethan wanted to break up with Karen. Then Karen started getting phone calls that said that someone she knows is going to cut her thoat and kill her. Every time Ethan is on the phone with Karen the person always calls. I do not like how the writer R.L Stine makes it look like it is one person but then it isn't. Karen got so crazy over one boy that she went crazy. You would not like this book if you do not like twists and turns. You would not like this book if you do not like mysteries. That is what Call Waiting is about.

5 comments about Thirteen.

1. I'm 28 and I still have my original copy of this book. I love almost all of the stories in it, and have read them again and again. Each story deals with horror, whether supernatural or true human evil and insanity. If you haven't read this gem, make it your next purchase. There's something in here for every horror fan, child or adult!



2. The book Thirteen is not just one story. There are 13 short extremely scary stories. They are a variety of horrifying events. For example there is this one story called The Doll. This story was the scariest to me. It was about a girl who found a doll in her attic and she thought it was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. So she brought it down to her room and kept it there. But ever since then strange things started happening. The doll would move its head without anyone touching it, and it also caused nightmares. These nightmares would come true. In the dream it would always have someone get hurt or die. And you wouldn't see that it's the doll. You would just see a little girl and hear gigiling. If you like scary stories then i highly recommend this book to you. It's an amazing book that will make you want to scream with fear!!!!!



3. this was the funniest book ever! i am such a freak ha ha ha ha. might as well not read this one eh? i was laughing so much durring ths story i think i made skidds on the lone hiway ( if ya know what i mean eh? ) this is one sad storry. hey i think i have homework.



4. This is a collection of mostly very good stories. I like The Hacker and the Collect Call chapters the best. I gave it four out of five because there is one or two stories that bore me and I couldn't finish it. One was something like the Gutilici or something. Lucianda was a little interesting but also nothing special.

   Pick it up if you like horror books but aren't sure you're ready for Stephen King/John Saul horror!




5. Collect Call I by Christopher Pike
   Janie Adams and Caroline Spencer are rivals for the affections of Bobby Walker, the new guy in town. All three attend a party where Bobby gives Caroline a tape for her birthday. Janice ends up driving Caroline home. The two girls play the tape, which bares a single song "Black Walker". They get into a fight over Bobby causing an accident, takes Caroline's life. Then things get really weird....

   Lucinda by Lael Littke
   Lucinda disappeared in the lake six years ago on graduation night after having a break-up fight with her boyfriend Brandon. Now Brandon has returned after much counseling to try to find her; but someone wants to send him back into madness.

   The Guiccioli Miniature by Jay Bennett
   Jerry Moore, a college student in Venice buys a cursed miniature from a down on his luck fellow American.

   Blood Kiss by D.E. Athkins
   Elizabeth Smith has fallen in love with Ken the new guy at school. Ken's different and the rumor is that he's a vampire.

   A Little Taste of Blood by Patricia Windsor
   Louey reads a personal ad in the newspaper that pertains to something that happened to her long ago. She attends a meeting where the attendees make a suicide pact. Louey exits stage right then things get really weird....

   The Doll by Carol Ellis
   Abby's family moves into an old house where she discovers an antique doll in the attic, which she places it on a shelf in her room. Afterward things turn deadly for her friends and family.

   House of Horrors by J.B. Stamper
   Mark gets tricked into spending the night in the haunted house where he works at a guide and discovers that not all the figures are wax.

   Where the Deer Are by Caroline B. Cooney
   Someone always has to pay for the environmental damage humans do.

   The Spell by R.L. Stine
   William is jealous of Marty, who's always ribbing him, so he learns hypnotism in order to exact his revenge.

   Dedicated to the One I Love by Diane Hoh
   Richie was dating three friends at the same time. Because he was older than them, he instructed the girls to keep their relationship a secret because their parents wouldn't approve. When the three best friends compare notes, things turn deadly.

   Hacker by Sinclair Smith
   Violet takes a computer class at her father's insistence and becomes embroiled in a murder case.

   Deathflash by A. Bates
   Marissa can see the deathflash, as the soul leaves the body of the deceased she can also see IT, the evil soul-swallower.

   The Boy Next Door by Ellen Emerson White
   Matt Wilson wants to commit a murder just to see what it feels like but gets a surprise from his chose victim.

   Collect Call II by Christopher Pike
   This is a continuation of Collect Call I. Things get macabre as Bobby takes Caroline out for their first date and players her his song once again.

   Though all the stories were scary, Lucinda was my favorite in this anthology. Anthologies are a great way to discover new authors that a reader has never read before. I recommend take a long look at those folded with Thirteen's pages.

5 comments about Sins of the Father (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

1. I really enjoyed this book; it's probably one of my favorite Buffy books. I really enjoyed the introduction of new characters and I really like how Pike was brought back. The story line developed well and the dialogue was excellent. I felt as if I were watching an episodeo of the tv show. You must read this book if you are a Buffy fan!



2. When I heard that Pike would be appearing in this Buffy novel, I was excited. But then, I was shocked at how poorly Christipher Golden wrote his character. Pike went from a street wise mechanic with an alcohol problem to a taxi driving beach bum who, despite his superior fighting skills, has given up the good fight to simply ignore it. HORRIBLE characterization of Pike. When I think of Pike, I choose to omit this novel. If I could, I would unread this book. I love Christopher Golden and Pike, but this book is an accurate representation of neither.



3. After reading the back cover of "Sins of the Father" I got totally excited! I thought I'd finally found an actual Angel/Buffy story based on their pre-Angelus relationship. I have gotten really tired with all of the stories of the Buffy/Angel trials post season two. Their relationship just became too predictable. And I thought now with "Sins of the Father" it was going to be different. Christopher Golden came up with the best story/plot line. Pike, Angel. Angel, Pike. Past love meets the Present. Perfect! Think of the conflict. I was looking forward to Angel fighting with Pike for Buffy's love. But no! Of course not! It's based in season three. So if you are an extreme Buffy/Angel fan like me, you can see the disappointment with the entire situation.

   All in all I did up finishing the book in a couple hours. I was pretty impressed with the story line and the various conflicts. But I was slightly disappointed with the conclusion of the story.

   My final total for: "Sins of the Father" 3 stars. On a personal note, I'd like to take the time and say this to all ;of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer novelists out there : "Please, Please, write a novel based on an adventure with the Scoobies before the gang really finds out about Angel -Angelus curse issue before Buffy and Angel do the naughty-naughty!" Every other Buffy/Angel story just ends up becoming too predictable. Everyone knows how the relationship ends. Thus, the story ends up being a little disappointing. So here's an idea, write a story about Buffy and Angel in some alternate universe. Where somehow Angel's able to get around the circumstances of his curse and be with Buffy. Allowing them to forever fighting the forces of darkness. Or for as long as they shall live. This, in their case may not be particularly long!




4. This book is great for a good read(espicially if your a buffy fan,like me)can get boring in thhe middle though, but what gets me is that giles' dad is a vampire until the end when you find out the truth(they never mentioned that in the t.v series).Also pike,isn't he the guy in season two lie to me? anyway this is a good book with lots of questions to it and also good if your a big fan of giles.



5. In the past couple of years I have read a lot of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer books and this one, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sins of the Father by Christopher Golden, has been the best so far. This book helps explain the connection between the movie and the TV series. The one character from the movie, Pike comes to Buffy and her gang, for help from the monster that has been following him. They all get together to defeat this "big-bad" like they always do. The past is pretty much revisited in this book.
   I would recommend this book to teenagers and those who like the TV series. It ties up a lot of loose ends between the movie and series, so those who wonder how they go together would now have the answers. This also is a pretty simple read, so for those looking for something not too difficult, this would be a great book.

5 comments about The Dead Lifeguard (Fear Street Super Chillers, No. 6).

1. I did not like this book since the book kept on changing point of views. I found it hard to catch up with the story and with the characters as well.



2. The dead lifeguard is about a group of teens that sign up to be lifeguards for the summer. Everything is going fine at first until lifeguards start being killed.......
   
   
   I read this book so many times because I liked it so much I bet you or your kid will to if you are into horror/spense books. R.L Stine did a great job.



3. I enjoyed reading the dead lifeguard. This is a very captivating book. It's alot like the normal horrors that you would see on television but it has a twist to it. I would recommed this book to people who like a good story of suspense and horror.
   The Dead Lifeguard is about a group of strangers who spend the summer together lifeguarding at shady acres country club. One by one lifeguards disappear and no one can explain what's going on; but someone who knows is out to get revenge on the lifeguards... read the the book and find out what happens.



4. Lifeguards in this book are never safe. This book is about a lifeguard club with teenagers who come every summer to the club house.One by one teenagers start to die.This one teenager,who thinks she's Lindsay,keeps finding her friends dead in parts of the club house.
   I recommend this book to people of all ages who like stories.I think this book is to pruve to people that being a lifeguard is very hard.This book will wrap you in and never let you go.R.L. Stine has very good ideas for scary stories.His books are all different and interesting.



5. this is one of the most suspenceful books I have ever read. I read the book all at once! this book is about lifegaurds who do work at a so called "haunted resort". one by one the lifgaurds start to die horrible deaths. one of the lifgaurs wants revenge on all the rest.the main character in this book is probably lindsay everthimg happens to her. there is also mouse he is the killer. mouse is the nickname of the killer lifgaurd.

5 comments about The PASSION (DARK VISIONS 3): THE PASSION.

1. This was actually my first L. J. Smith book ever. My roommate was reading it when I was 14 and so I picked it up. It wasn't until I was finished that I realized it was a trilogy so it definitely can stand alone but is much better if read last.
   The first one was awesome because it introduced the characters and each of the characters got a chance to really show through their true personalities. Except for discovering Gabriel's weakness as a result of over exposure to the large crystal from Book One I really thought #2 was boring.
   But #3 was just the best. Kaitlynn has always seen guys look at her w/ desire b/c she's so beautiful but she'd never admitt that she was beautiful b/c others always feared her at the same time due to her visions. It's totally understandable that she'd then hook up w/ the first boy who ever gave her notice w/o fear or any hidden intentions. However, there's always this pull between her and "the bad boy". Lisa Jane does such a great job of showing how we all feel at that point in our lives. When we don't know what we're feeling or what's right. And you fall in love w/ "the bad boy" because you realize the pain and betrayal he experienced that made him who he is but that he's still basically good. And then Rob is like a perfect gentleman, the nice one, the reliable one - but no passion. So it raises the question can you truly be "in love" with someone whom you have no passion for?
   This book had a perfect blend of action, danger, suspense and guilt-wrenching plessure so that anyone can enjoy it.



2. 'The Passion' is the conclusion to L. J. Smith's 'Dark Visions' trilogy that began with 'The Strange Power' which introduced us to five teenagers brought to the Zetes Institute to enhance their psychic abilities only to find that the man in charge has plans to change them into a psychic 'swat team'. The trilogy continued with 'The Possessed' in which the five of them (Kaitlyn, Gabriel, Rob, Lewis and Anna) were on the run from Mr Zetes in their search to find a mysterious house from their dreams where the Fellowship lived, a passive Utopian society rich in psychic powers thanks to the power of a large perfect crystal. However, their strict rules of conduct meant that one of their numbers - Gabriel - was forbidden to enter their dwelling-place. Blinded by their goodness and ridgid purity Gabriel summoned Mr Zetes and his band of 'dark psychics' that had dogged the teens on their road trip across the country, and together they destroyed the great crystal, leaving only a shard that was placed in Kaitlyn's care. With the Fellowship disbanded and Gabriel reverted to the 'bad guys', the teenagers only hope seemed to be to destroy the Institute from the inside - by using their crystal shard to destroy Mr Zetes own crystal.

   As you can see it is impossible to read any of the books out of order as 'The Passion' starts right where the last one ended. Kaitlyn decides to abandon her boyfriend Rob and best friends Anna and Lewis to return to the Institute, in the attempt to both convert Gabriel back to the white hats and find the dark crystal in order to destroy it. She successfully infilterates the Institute and finds herself surrounded by enemies - not only is Gabriel a tad suspicious of her, but there is also her ex-mentor Joyce Piper who betrayed them, Mr Zetes's daughter Lydia, and the malevolent Mr Zetes himself. As well as this are the 'dark psychics' of Mr Zetes former group: John 'Jackal Mac' MacCorkendale, Laurie Frost, Paul 'Renny' Renfrew and Sabrina 'Bri' Jessica Gallo (where does she get these names?!) Along with the new faces comes a new range of psychic abilities such as astral projection, psychometry and dowsing.

   Other plot strands include the love triangle between Kaitlyn, Rob and Gabriel; the continuing destruction of the Fellowship; Rob, Anna and Lewis's quest to help both Kaitlyn and the comatosed Marisol of book one; Kaitlyn's struggle to find acceptance among the dark psychics; the dark psychic's deadly missions, and of finding Mr Zetes's very first students...

   A fault however, is that L. J. is far too preoccupied with looks - so much so that it begins to get ridiculous, as are her long-winded descriptions on how beautiful Kaitlyn is; silly descriptions such as "a medieval witch princess against the dawn" and "eyes that people called witchy, smoky blue with darker blue rings in them". At one point Kaitlyn actually stands in front of the mirror and thinks to herself - "I look extremely witchy. Like someone who might go walking down the street like this, barefoot, hair wild in the breeze, singing strange songs." Please! It's a bit much. Likewise the simile for Rob as a 'golden, avenging angel' is too overused.

   All in all, fans of L. J. Smith should be satisfied with this concluding novel to the trilogy. Unlike her other books it does not deal as much with supernatural qualities (such as vampires and witches) but many of her trademark features are there such as her famous love triangles. For once her heroine chooses the 'bad boy' - quite unprecedented in L. J.'s history (Cassie chooses Adam over Nick, Elena chooses Stefan over Damon and Jenny chooses Tom over Julian). The dark psychics were interesting despite their wackiness - I hope everybody noticed they were symbolic opposites of the original five (two boys, two girls in each group with Gabriel as the fifth member of both). The story wraps up quite quickly for a swift happy ending, but all loose ends are tied up and readers get the standard happily ever after they were hoping for.




3. In this excitiong conclusion to The Dark Visions Trilogy Gabriel has left and joined up with Mr. Zetes. But Kait knows this isn't the real Gabriel. So she decides to save him. She leaves the group and pretends to team up with Zetes. But while there Kait starts exploring her feelings and realizes she is crazy in love and holds a deep burning passion for...Gabriel. Can Kait save the day? And who will she chose? Rob or Gabriel? The light or the dark?

   Kaitlyn definately made the right choice!!! This was my favorite of the trilogy. It was AWESOME! Make sure you read this and all of L.J.'s other books.




4. Gosh Lisa has done it again! This is the third of the Dark Visions Trilogy.

   Gabriel has left the group and teamed with Mr.Z. When Gabriel fails to claim the crystal from the group Kaitlyn senses his weakness torwards her. So Kaitlyn takes it upon herself to destroy the evil crystal and help him at the same time. SO she heads off and pretends to team with Mr.Z as well. But what she didnt expect were the new house guests occupying the old house and her newly discovered love for Gabriel....you do the math!
   This book was SO good I cant even explain it in words. I mean this book had my heart racing at times. And the ending was absolutely PERFECT I couldnt have asked for a better book!!!!!!!..... Oh yea Kaitlyn's big DECISION was ummm...well I think Kaitlyn's choice was pretty uh......interesting.

   I mean the character Gabriel alone is more than enough reasons to buy this book! Only in my dreams would I EVER encounter someone half his character!
   So PLEASE buy the book, buy the trilogy. But no dont stop there buy ALL her trilogies. No as a matter of fact buy ALL of L.J Smith books she's brilliant! Trust me Im pretty picky about my authors And she's at the very TOP of my list!!!




5. Kait decides to go against her friends and pretend to be a memeber of the dark psychics. Lying to Gabriel, and telling him that she came back for HIM and HIM alone, she begins to get more than she bargained for. And that includes the fact that she begins to fall...for Gabriel. So, when the end comes, which will she choose, Rob or Gabriel? Light hottie, or dark hottie?

   Okay, okay, so the fact that Gabriel is totally hot spiced this book up A LOT! But, it WAS a great book. See? Look up top...FIVE stars. THAT is NOT what this book deserved. If i could give this book 10 stars i would do so in a heartbeat.