5 comments about White Is for Magic.

1. White is for Magic is even better than the first book in the series. The suspense kept me turning pages long after I should have gone to bed. Stacey and her friends have grown in a believable way, and the new characters are intriguing. The romance in the book was also believable and had me cheering for Stacey to follow her heart.
   If you are offended by material pertaining to Wicca or witchcraft, this book is not for you, but if you can see past it for what it is: a story about a girl whose faith guides her through her troubles, then sit back and enjoy.



2. Lauren M. review of White is for Magic by Laurie Stolarz,
   March 8, 2008.
   
   This book is about a young girl named Stacey in boarding school. Last year she started having dreams about ghosts of people she knew who were brutally murdered. A little girl she used to baby-sit named Maura last year was kidnapped and killed. Before this event Stacey was having dreams about her before she was abducted were clues about how to save the little girl..
   When she started having dreams about one of her close friends being murdered she followed the clues and saved her. Now that it is senior year she needs to be focusing on school, but now she is having dreams which she believes may be suggesting her own death. Her horrifying dreams say" only less than a week," so Stacey thinks she has less than a week to save herself.
   Her boarding roommates Amber and Drea and her boyfriend are all supporting her. Then she meets a guy name Jacob, who says that he has been having dreams about her death for months and he moved from Colorado to try and save her. Together they figure out some clues that they think will be helpful.
   Notes Stacy has been receiving say to meet the person who wrote the not at the very place Veronica, a former student of Stacey, who was murdered in the French room. Stacey decides to go alone and face her biggest fears. When she arrives the guy who murdered Maura is on the intercom. Some of her friends had recorded his voice at the jail, where he was being held and made a tape of his voice. It was just a fake reenactment.



3. Amazing book, it was so suspenseful. You are pulled into the story and doesn't let you out. Unfortunatly, I did not read the first book and had to catch up on the story. If you plan on reading this, which you should, read Blue is for Nightmares first.



4. White is for Magic by Laurie faria Stolarz is a thrilling adventure, sure to keep you turning the pages. Stacy, a sophomore in an English Prep school, has reoccurring nightmares. But this time, they're not predicting future deaths of classmates, but merely inhabited by the people of Stacy's past. Little does she know, her dreams are trying to tell her something. Of course things don't get better when a student mysteriously appears on campus to warn Stacy of her troubles soon to come. Together, they have to use magic to help them survive.
   I loved this book because I couldn't predict the ending. When Stacy met Jacob, the mysterious new boy, I couldn't make up my mind! Was he there to help? Why bother? He didn't even know her! I would recommend this book to any reader who loves a mysterious read. (I also recommend the other books in the series. Blue is for Nightmares, Silver is for Secrets , and Red is for Remembrance.) This book has small amount of mature material but the story itself is powerful. Read this brilliant book and travel with Stacy through her adventures and enjoy.



5. White is for Magic by Laurie faria Stolarz is a thrilling adventure, sure to keep you turning the pages. Stacy Brown, a sophomore in an English Prep school, has reoccurring nightmares. But this time, they're not predicting future deaths of classmates, but merely inhabited by the people of Stacy's past. Little does she know, her dreams are trying to tell her something. Of course things just get worse when a student mysteriously appears on campus to warn Stacy of her troubles soon to come. Together, they have to use magic to help them survive.
   I loved this book because it was near impossible to predict the ending. Right when I thought I had it all figured out, I realized, I was completely off. When Stacy met Jacob, the mysterious new boy, I couldn't make up my mind! Was he there to help? Why show up at all? He didn't even know her! I would recommend this book to any reader who loves a good mysterious read. (I also recommend the other books in the series. Blue is for Nightmares, Silver is for Secrets , and Red is for Remembrance. White is for Magic is the second book in the series.)
   This book has small amount of mature material but the story itself is strong and powerful. Read this brilliant book and travel with Stacy through her adventures and enjoy.

5 comments about What Happened to Cass McBride?.

1. What happened to Cass McBride is a powerful, intense book that's chilling but hard to let go. As you find out more about his story, you began to sympathize with the enemy.



2. It's not a very deep story. I read it in one evening. It does have an interesting psycological twist and puts forth the truth that our words do hurt others and start a series of negative events. There is a fair level of morbidity to the story. I really don't see the need for the offensive language. It had every word that i don't want to hear or my kids to say. I know that the author thinks its probably pertinent to the story line, but it really could have been just as interesting without. i think that's a sign of a writer that is not very creative as evidenced by the shallowness of the story line--kids with abusive parents that act out. I threw it away and told my kids that it cussed all the way through.



3. This book was very suspenseful and entertaining but I am sick of books and movies that get you interested and then just end with little/no closure. This is one of those so if you want to know what happens to the characters and have things wrapped up, dont read this because apparently the author got bored and decided to just say 'the end' without finishing. At least that's how it felt to me anyway.



4. A tightly plotted, suspenseful story that keeps the pages turning. The question of "is she still alive" filled my head for most of the story, and I couldn't put the book down until I'd found out. Nicely done.
   
   SPOILERS below, read at your own risk.
   
   The ending was a little too rushed for my taste. I understand it's because of Cass's current state of mind, but I thought the shift was too sudden. Maybe because, throughout the book we see the story from the perspective of three people. Then, after the rescue, we only see Cass. I'd have liked to see a tiny bit from Kyle, knowing the state of mind Cass was in, and know how he felt about that. I think it would have rounded things out a bit more. Just my opinion. :)



5. What Happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles
   
   When Kyle Kirby's brother commits suicide, Kyle must punish the girl who pushed David over the edge. He kidnaps the popular, smart, go-getting Cass McBride and buries her alive! Now, Cass is suddenly alone with herself, her thoughts, and her harsh words. But even she knows there's only one way out of the box she's in--Kyle.
   
   "What Happened to Cass McBride?" is told through first person via Cass's eyes and Kyle's which is an interesting turn. You see clearly the motivation behind each one's actions. The detective searching for Cass is told in third person, but is necessary to move the story closer toward the resolution of finding Cass and catching Kyle. The story is intriguing and draws you in.
   
   As Cass must analyze Kyle, she must also self-analyze. She is not merely speaking to his psyche to gain freedom. When she learns the details of David's suicide, she realizes she is to blame and she is fraught with guilt. Cass really transforms through her ordeal, and although no one could be the same after an experience like that, we know that Cass McBride will be a stronger, better person afterward.
   
   Although, a powerful book, there isn't a lot of emotion. I feel for Cass McBride and the situation she finds herself in, but I'm not in the box with her. I remain safely detached from the situation. Still, the story is compelling and the characters motives are well explained and understood and you will empathize.
   
   It was an interesting book and can hold the attention of youths and adults alike, but as an adult reader, I finished quickly and consider myself having read a great "young adult" novel.

5 comments about Down a Dark Hall.

1. I really liked this book. like always with mrs. duncans work, its filled with mysteries. i recommend this book to anyone. another page turner.



2. The first time I read this book was about 25 years ago when I checked it out from my school library. Though I did not recall the title or the author, through the magic of an Amazon discussion board, I got the information very quickly from another helpful reader and was able to obtain my own copy. Obviously, if it stuck in my mind all this time, the book is a good read, and I'm happy to report I enjoyed it nearly as much the second time as I did all those years ago.
   
   Kit Gordy's father died several years back, leaving her and her mother alone. Nobody truly believed Kit saw her father in her bedroom on the night he died since he was out of town at the time, but now the memory is clearer than ever in Kit's mind. Her mother is about to remarry and take an extended European honeymoon, so Kit is enrolled in Blackwood Academy, an upscale, rural school for girls.
   
   So her mother and new husband can catch their ship, Kit is left at Blackwood a day early. She should be thrilled at the school's picturesque setting, but instead, Kit is unnerved by a pervasive sense of evil. Her first night there, she is bothered by the fact that the hallway to the dorm rooms is stygian dark, and then she is plagued by disturbing dreams about being smothered by her bed's ornate canopy. She hopes her unsettled feelings will change once the school is full of chattering students, but then is surprised to learn that only four students have been accepted to attend the term. She befriends another girl there and has some good times, but no matter how pleasant her days, at night the old mansion's shadows darken, and the hallway to the student rooms is dreadfully dark.
   
   Before long, the students at Blackwood start showing amazing talents in math and the arts, and Kit also notices that they all seem to be getting thinner. She often awakens with sore arms and fingers as if she had been playing hours of piano. Her letters to her mother don't ever seem to arrive, either. Other strange incidents among the students continue to occur and escalate, but Madame Duret, the headmistress, explains them all away, until one night Kit comes upon evidence that nothing at Blackwood is at it seems. Kit and the other girls are in terrible danger and there seems to be no way out.
   
   One of the most important elements to the plot of this book is isolation, which is less and less a part of the modern world. The way it is done in this story is a bit dated, but since it could still work in a modern setting with a tweak or two, it remains believable. The story itself is chilling, with the sinister elements slowly building until its explosive climax. The ending could have benefitted from a little more fleshing out, but again, I believe that is a mark of the time period in which it was written. Books these days tend to drag endings out sometimes past the point where they should.
   
   I enjoyed this book enough as a teenager to seek it out all these years later, and enjoyed it again as an adult. I highly recommend it.



3. Duncan was one of the authors that always managed to terrify me when I was a teenager. This is a deliciously scary story about a place that should freak out anyone--school. Almost "Suspira" in its way, we get an all-too proper setting that is all the more terrifying for it. Great concept, great plot, and genuinally scary.



4. I don't understand how someone can go from writing such a good book like 'Stranger With My Face' to this..... I couldn't even get to the middle of the book !! I tried really hard. It was painful, and so I had to let it go, and any glimmer of hope I had for a decent book based on customer reviews. Skip it !!!



5. When I bought Down a Dark Hall I knew it was going to be interesting. Louis Duncan is one of my favorite authors. Durring Down a Dark Hall a 14 year-old girl named Kit is chosen to go to the private school Blackwood School for Girls. Durring her time at Blackwood some unusual things happen to her and the few other girls that are there. Kit runs into some problems while being at this school, some of which she doesn't know what to do about. Ever since Kit has been at the school she has had a weird feeling about it. She's not sure what it is but she does know that it isn't good.The biggest problem at the school is when she is sleeping. Soon she becomes too scared to sleep but she has no choice but to fall asleep. The other girls that are at the schools are having similar problems but none of them want to face Madame Duret the school boards leader. This is a intereting book that combines mystery with common real life problems.

5 comments about The Betrayal (Fear Street Saga Trilogy, No. 1).

1. im 24, altho i read these books when i was still the intended age.... i was going thru some old things, donating most of what was there, but i loved these books when i was young, so i wanted to read them one more time before i gave them away.... i ended up buying 3 more to add to my collection! morbid, yes! but great stories that keep you hooked, no matter what age you are. if nothing else, the historic side of things makes them that much more interesting



2. this came to me in great shape and just what i wanted. thank you



3. I highly recommend the Betrayel because it will tell you the secret about the unspeakable terror that has haunted Fear street for the last 300 years. Its about this girl name susannah goode falls in love with Edward Feir and they both want to get married. But Edwards father forbids him from seeing her so he framed susannah and her mother of being witches and burned them at the stake. William Goode , Susannah`s father , wanted revenge against the feir family so he traveled to every colony to find them. This book will tell all about two feuding who caused terror on fear street for 300 years.



4. I am 24 years old and I still love Fear Street. I read this saga over 10 years ago and I started thinking about it a few months ago for some reason. I looked in book stores but it was order only, so I didn't bother. Finally my husband told me to go on Amazon and order it. After all, we would be going to the beach for Labor Day weekend and I don't like going into the water, so reading material is a must.
   
   I'm almost done with the first book, and I love it. I feel like a teen again.



5. I really like this book because of the mystery and the betrayal and also the dark things that happen. In the book there is a example of betrayal between the two families because the Feirs light a huge fire
   at the Goodes, house and believe it or not the Goodes and the Feirs use to be friends.
   
   This book takes place in Massachusetts where two families the Goodes, and the Feirs have been in a battle for years.There had been a great fire that had taken two special people away from William Goode. One was his wife Martha Goode ,the other was Susannah Goode, his daughter. Now William seeks revenge on Matthew and his whole family.
   
   I recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery and horror books and R.L Stine books.There is a second book but I have not chosen to read it because it gets slow at the end and they talk about the same things over and over.

5 comments about The Secret (Fear Street Saga Trilogy, No. 2).

1. This is on my favorite books to read when i was littler, ive gotten a little bit older and still love them but i lost the entire collection when i moved away to college and am thrilled that its on amazon, going to order the whole set as a keepsake :)



2. 'The Secret' is a story about revenge and secrets. it's quite good but too many killings.
   
   anyway, it's about a fier called ezra who needs revenge. but instead, the curse still carries on. first, his daughter died. then his wife. his son, jonathan, fell in love with a beautiful girl called delilah. but does she have a secret?
   
   100 years later a girl called elizabeth fier fell in love with a goode. her sister also love him. but they do not know that he is evil. at the end, simon, elizabeth's brother, decided to change his last name- FEAR.
   
   this book is kind of good except there are too many killings.



3. 
   Hi, im a 7th grader that goes to Greenfeild middle school,and i just read this amazing book called [The Secret.] This book is mainly about a family secret between the Fiers and the goodes family. I liked this book because it was exiting and scary, and there was fiers killing the goodes and the goodes killing the fiers. In the beging of the book the fier family went to a village and every body was dead. And so they left and as they were on there way they found a farm owned by the goodes. So the fier family moved into the farm and lived there. And when simons littlen sister wanted to go to the village, simon the brother told her [NO] but she refoused to go back. Simon was walking around looking for his little sister. When he found her she was playing with a little named Hester. And to find out the rest you have to read the book called The Secret.



4. TO PARENTS, I USED TO READ THESE R.L. STINE BOOKS WHEN I WAS AROUND 9,AROUND THE AGE WHERE YOU'RE TOO OLD FOR PICTURE BOOKS, BUT TOO YOUNG FOR NOVELS.THESE BOOKS ARE THRILLING FOR KIDS AND SO ADDICTIVE. NOW,I HAVE A WHOLE COLLECTION. THESE BOOKS WILL DEFINATELY KEEP THE KIDS INTERESTED IN READING AND HAVE THEM BEGGING TO GO TO THE BOOKSTORE.



5. `The Secret' by R.L. Stine is the second installment to the horrifying `Fear Street Saga...where the terror began' trilogy. This time, the story continues with Ezra Fier (son of Edward), now a grown family man, searching for the Goodes (particularly George), in order to take his revenge on them. Ezra, along with his wife Jane, and his children Jonathan (the oldest), Abigail (middle), and Rachel (the youngest child), visit the Wickham Village to search for any member of the Goode family. However, they receive a shock when they discover that all the residents of the village are now dead corpses, who perished when a plague hit the village. Later, Ezra and Jonathan learn that the Goodes were responsible for the plague, and that they escaped the village before they suffered. But are all the members of the village really dead? For Abigail makes friends with a small girl named Hester, of whom Jonathan feels a little suspicious of.
   As the story continues, Jonathan meets a pretty girl named Delilah. However, is she really who she claims to be? Jonathan ends the family feud once and for all, but the evil rises again after 100 years later, when Elizabeth Fier digs out a metal box from the Earth and finds a strange looking amulet inside it. A new visitor suddenly drops in the Fier house by the name of Frank, claiming to be a drifter. The Fier family takes him in, only to realize the terror that lay ahead of them.
   
   This book has so many twists and turns in it, that it is hard to put the book down. A village of dead bodies, a ghost who lives in the village, a witch who lives in the woods, are just some of the interesting elements thrown into this scary tale. R.L. Stine continues telling his story of the family feud in his own charming manner. All in all, this was a good continuation to `The Betrayal', which leaves in a mysterious note, wanting to read the next installment in the series `The Burning'.

5 comments about The Gold-Bug and Other Tales (Dover Thrift Editions).

1. So it is hard to go wrong with any Poe books, and especially for one this cheap. These Dover Thrift editions do not have the most amazing print quality or anything, but have some great writings in cheap, easy to own packages.
   
   Really though, if you can spare it, spent the 15 bucks or whatever and pick up one of the many complete collections of Poe if you can.



2. This includes:
   
   Ligeia
   The Fall of the House of Usher
   The Murders in the Rue Morgue
   The Masque of the Red Death
   The Pit and the Pendulum
   The Tell-Tale Heart
   The Gold-Bug
   The Black Cat
   The Cask of Amontillado
   
   The usual suspects are here, and a bit of variety like The Masque of the Red Death. So, another fine collection from Dover.
   



3. America was a young country; its age was measured in decades. America had few established colleges and had produced few writers, artists, and musicians. It is ironic that Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), living in poverty and suffering from alcohol and opium abuse, would be one of America's greatest writers, and one of the key creators of two genre of fiction - the deductive mystery and the horror story.
   
   This inexpensive Dover Thrift edition - The Gold Bug and Other Tales - contains nine unabridged short stories arranged in chronological order. Two are classic mystery stories. Seven are superb horror stories.
   
   The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) was not only innovative, but had lasting influence on later writers. Some fifty years later Conan Doyle closely patterned Sherlock Holmes on Poe's amateur detective, Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin, and Dr. Watson on Poe's unnamed narrator that had so much difficulty keeping pace with the brilliant deductions of Dupin. Would we have had Holmes without Dupin?
   
   The Gold-Bug (1843) is the other deductive mystery story in this Dover edition. I still remember reading it for the first time years ago. I was a young, intense entomologist at that time; after reading this intriguing tale, I carefully reinspected every beetle in my collection. I will say nothing about the plot as it is best savored as a surprise.
   
   Six of the horror stories - The Cask Of Amontillado (1846), The Black Cat (1843), The Tell-Tale Heart (1843), The Pit and the Pendulum (1842), The Masque of the Red Death (1842), and The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) - are among Poe's best known tales. They have all been adapted to films, often with considerable license on the part of the screen writer. Ligeia (1838), the earliest story in this collection, may be unfamiliar. These tales are usually told in narrative form, sometimes from the perspective of one not entirely sane.
   
   Many years ago a teacher, Mr. McLeod, loaned me a thick, heavy book containing the complete stories and poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. I read it cover to cover. Poe remains one of my favorite authors.



4. First of all, I think it goes without saying that the stories collected here are wonderful. "The Cask Of Amontillado", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Fall Of The House Of Usher" - it doesn't get much better (or more horrifying) than this. The price is also nice. A dollar fifty? What can you buy for a dollar fifty these days?

   My sole complaint regards the absence of footnotes. Take "Cask Of Amontillado", for example. It's hardly essential to know that "motley" is the garb of a jester or a clown (or that a "pipe" is a wine cask) in order to enjoy the story, but that information would have been nice to have nonetheless.

   In conclusion, this collection is a wonderful bargain, but if you have a little more money you may want to invest in an annotated collection of these tales.




5. Edgar Allan Poe is a master of words, wisdom and the English language in general. He sits high up with the greats of English literature and reading this book, you will know why. He is master of his words and moulds them with such love that leads the reader into thinking they are one with the author. Lead me on...

5 comments about Killing Mr. Griffin.

1. A great book. Killing Mr. Griffin is also one of Mrs. Duncan's best work. I highly recommend this book to anyone.



2. I would advise one to not read the book Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan. I had to read this book for school and didn't find it appealing. I disliked this book because it was unrealistic and inadequately written. Killing Mr. Griffin is also impractical and somewhat offensive. Most teenagers would not go to the point of killing their teacher because of strict rules and unfair teaching; because of this one never really believes what is going on. Lois Duncan isn't really making the reader believe what is happening. The characters are all very disappointing and unlike real teenagers. They are mostly chaotic and unintelligent. I was frustrated when the female lead, who was supposed to be a smart sensible girl, made a foolish choice because of a boy. Another example of an unrealistic part is when a character drugs his grandmother just to get out of the house. The characters were also underdeveloped. The plot in this book is truly predictable. Killing Mr. Griffin had barely any surprises and no suspenseful parts. Although the theme was true, it was presented in an undesirable and dull way. I was let down by this book and unless sifting through a predictable distasteful book is enjoyable to you, do not read it. Killing Mr. Griffin was also a book that dragged on for large amounts of time. There was major action in the book but it was presented in a way of tedious and confusing text. The dialogue was unrealistic and was not how teenagers talk to each other or to other people. I also thought that Lois Duncan could have found a title that did not give away what was going to happen. The plot was unlikely to happen and very random. Killing Mr. Griffin is not an enjoyable book to read and I highly recommend anyone to avoid using this book as classroom requirements.



3. I had to do a book report recently and was hoping to read I Know What You Did Last Summer, also by Lois DUncan. The Library didn't have it, so i picked up Killing Mr. Griffin. It was one of the best books i have ever read. Each chapter fed me something else, and kept me wondering. If i was reading late at night, it was soooo hard to put down the book. At 223 or so pages it only took about 2 or 3 days to finsh, but is a good read and is worth it. I haven't seen the movie and can only hope that they do the book dignity and do not add any crazy story twists or side plots that make no sense.
   
   PS: I still have one question, though, even after finishing the book. Duncan hinted at it through out the novel, and i hoped she would resolve this before the end but no. Is there a sequel??? I sure hope! I'm rambling, but anyway, READ THIS BOOK!



4. I am 36 and still re-read Lois Duncan's books (tell you anything, people??). Why? She's a really great writer and they are as entertaining now as they were when I was still an adolescent. I have read almost all of her books, including the very sad one about her daughter's murder (which I highly recommend - it's fascinating and absorbing). She is skillful, entertaining, and manages to convey depth with very few words. Killing Mr. Griffin is perhaps not my favorite of her books (Summer of Fear would probably be my favorite), but the premise is irresistible. Basically a bunch of insecure students get their vulnerabilities exploited by the sociopathic friend in their midst. He hatches a plot to kill Mr. Griffin, something they all agree to do - all of them have felt their perfectionist teacher's sting one time too many.
   This is a good read, and it was written in 1978 - Duncan's books are far finer than anything more current in "YA" fiction so far as I'm concerned!
   A good read, like all her books.



5. This book was honestly one of the greatest books I've ever read in my life. I opened it to the first page one day, and closed it on the last page only two days later. Just like she does with all her other phenomenal books, Lois Duncan wrote Killing Mr. Griffin so beautifully and included all sorts of figurative language in it. One of the best talents of this author is including lots of extended imagery, which appeared many times throughout this particular book. The way all the events were secretly interconnected greatly amazed it, though I didn't discover the secrets till the end of the story, of course. Every incident flowed nicely into another incident, and some of them created a chain reaction of unfortunate outcomes for the main characters. There were absolutely no flaws in the writing of this sad-themed book.
   The entire idea of the book is so incredible itself. It's a story about a group of students who loathe their English teacher, Mr. Griffin, and decide to scare him into thinking that they were going to kill him. The teacher, who had coronary problems, ended up dying anyways from fright and lack of a certain medicine he had to take. Therefore, the students were held very responsible and got into even stickier situations trying to cope with the already existing problems at hand. I'd recommend this book to any mystery lover in the world, especially young adults. I'm sure that as soon as anybody reads the extraordinary synopsis at the back of the book, they'll find themselves already beginning the book anyways. :)

5 comments about Stranger with My Face.

1. A Very good book. I recommend this book to anyone. Its a must read book.



2. I did not get this book at all. I found it rather self-indulgent of wannabe writers; maybe I am just too old and cynical to appreciate youthful passion. To be fair, it was an interesting concept, setting the characters in a hospice, and I'm sure Mr. Pike could have done a fine job expressing more feelings of sorrow at the brevity of life instead of lingering on the exciting-but-forgetful stories.



3. I really enjoyed reading this book !! It was so original !!! At first, it kind of dragged.. then it got interesting !! The ending is spectacular !! Very unexpected !!



4. Thought it was a pretty good book but I thought the ending wasnt very well written. It seems like she had some trouble but after that she acted as if it didnt happen. I dont really like how she isnt with jeff, like how it always happen in Duncan's books. when I was almost done with it, I thought how can she go back to her body? I was thinking was this going to be a good ending? or not? I also thought why would she write a story about it? so she has it off her chest? I didnt think it was one of her best books.



5. The book was about two twins that didn't know they were twins. So one day they met each other. And then everybody kept saying to the first twin that they saw her at the beach. And that they saw her at home during school. So the first twin did not want to tell everybody that it was her other twin. And then she told her mom and her mom told her that she was adopted. To know more... Read the book!

5 comments about The Burning (The Fear Street Saga #3).

1. I am 24 years old and I still love Fear Street. I read this saga over 10 years ago and I started thinking about it a few months ago for some reason. I looked in book stores but it was order only, so I didn't bother. Finally my husband told me to go on Amazon and order it. After all, we would be going to the beach for Labor Day weekend and I don't like going into the water, so reading material is a must.
   
   I'm almost done with the first book, and I love it. I feel like a teen again.



2. 
   
   
   I was reading The Burning by R.L. Stine. This book was a pretty good book; out of ten I would give this book a high eight. I liked this book because of all mystery and horror combined.
   
   In this book it is told by Nora Goode, who is married to one of the Fears. In this book it is about how this guy Simon Fear goes to this party and falls in love with Angelica Goode. But Angelica has two guys that are really wealthy and smart and handsome. So Simon kills both of them and marries Angelica. Then bad luck comes back to Simon. He kills his own daughter. Now Daniel has to go for Simon's birthday.
   and mystery. They would like this because it is all mystery and horror. So read this book
   A person who would like this is a person who likes horror



3. I didn't like the ending because it could have been a better, but if he did a different ending then there wouldn't be any Fear Street books. I did like it from the beginning up to the end. I only liked the beginning because it had the mystery to it and I didn't want to put it down. I like it when I can't put it down because then it keeps me hooked. When I'm hooked the book doesn't get boring that easily
   The story is about a boy named Simon who tried to forget about and stop the family curse. But then, it finally caught up to him. It is about Simon's grandson named Daniel. Daniel didn't know about his family curse until he got to his grandparents. He fell in love with Nora Goode before he knew about the curse and he thought that if they got married it would end the curse. Will the marriage and their true love end the curse? What will happen to them in the end?
   If you didn't read The Betrayal and The Secret then you will not understand the book that well. If you like mystery, love, and not wanting to put the book down then you may like this book most of it or all of it. This book will help you understand why bad things happen to people who live on Fear Street in the Fear Street books. There is dying in this book and if you like that in a book then you may just like this book.



4. This is the 3rd book in the series. It's about a girl name Nora & a boy name Daniel want to stop the curse of the family. They think that the only way to end it forever is to get married. This book actually need 10 stars because it was better than the other 2.



5. The Burning is one of the sagas set in days of old explaining the curse that possesses Fear Street.it is an interesting read but it involves much death and is not a cheery book by any means.So I am wondering if it is really worth it.There isn't really a positive aspect or moral to it.Except, perhaps, that the Fear family's own evil is what eventually destroyed them.

5 comments about The Darkangel (The Darkangel Trilogy).

1. I read the first and second book of this series when I was 11. The first one I just loved. I didnt understand the second one, Im not sure why but I batteled with bouts of depression as a child so I might have not been able to concentrate.
   I excaped through books as a child, I read my childhood away. This book was like drugs to me. I loved it.
   14 years later I find my self reading all three books and I am still enchanted. I just settleing in to the second book. Great great, wish I could find books as good as these.



2. Aeriel is taken by the Darkangel and forced to serve his thirteen undead, wraith wives until he finds his fourteenth so that he may joins his six brothers and take over the world. Under his intoxicating spell, but needing to stop him, Aeriel--persuaded by a mage--journeys to find the key to the Darkangel's undoing. Masterfully written, deeply beautiful and imaginative, this clever and unpredictable retelling of Beauty and the Beast was more than one of the best fantasy novels I've read in a long time. It was like a dream from long ago that I'd forgotten. Grade: A+



3. It was just a normal day for Aeriel, a servant, having to complete her chores. This time she was with her mistress, Eoduin, collecting flowers upon a mountain.
   
   Both girls were told numerous times about the dangerous creatures that roam the earth, although neither ever took them seriously. But one story, the one Bomba had so urgently told them, about the Darkangel, the vampyre who takes the souls of innocent, beautiful women, became a reality for the girls.
   
   While up high in the mountains, with very little capability to see or hear, the Darkangel swoops down to capture Eoduin.
   
   This does not bode well with Eoduin's parents or Aeriel. Wanting to seek revenge, Aeriel goes back up the mountain to confront the Darkangel, only to discover that he captured Eoduin to become his thirteenth bride. Unable to complete her task, the Darkangel then captures Aeriel, not to become his bride but to be his servant.
   
   Aeriel soon learns that once the Darkangel captures his fourteenth bride, his powers will be fully developed.
   
   And so begins Aeriel's journey to not only save her life, but the lives and souls of the thirteen other girls -- and to prevent the Darkangel from seeking his last bride.
   
   From the very beginning, readers will be enticed by the dark and mysterious world created by Pierce, where no one is safe. The author's great use of detail creates vivid images that will haunt the reader and leave them wanting more.
   
   Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen



4. this book cant be judged by its cover though it did draw my attention when i saw it laying on a book shelf at the library. the cover made me wonder.
   the summary gives you the story but the adventure you have to read the book to get. it doesn't sound copied from another book or stolen from another fairytale.
   at first it sounded like it was going to be a romance book, but it is really not. i would rather put it under "adventure". i liked that the girls journey was long and had a bunch of issues along the way. i was sure i knew the vampire's fate, but i was wrong. some pieces were predictable and some made me, like, 'oh, wasn't expecting that'. this is not your average fairytale.
   i think adults would find it boring and too easy to read. but hey, it depends on the reader right?
   i advise you to read the next two books in this trilogy if you like the first. actually even if you don't like he first you may find your self wondering about the fate of the vampire and his wife at night. you can likely pick them up at your library.



5. This is a beautifully written fairy tale that teaches young girls to stick by evil, animal and women abusing men because there may be that "small spark of good"...and even die for them if necessary. I cannot believe how horrifying the end is. THINK PEOPLE. Just because someone writes something amazingly well does not mean that the message is a good one. Enough of this beauty and the beast trash. Too many women in this world are sticking by "monsters", waiting for that little, tiny spark of good to surface. What a shame that this much talent was used to foster such a dangerous, tired message.