Friday, July 29, 2011

Book Blogger Hop (14)

Book Blogger Hop

It's time for book blogger hop again! So go ahead and go to Crazy For Books and get to hoppin!

This week's question is...

“Highlight one book you have received this week (for review, from the library, purchased at the store, etc.) that you can’t wait to dig into!”
Amanda's Answer: This one's an easy question. Most definitely Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton. I went to her and Maggie Stiefvater's signing on Monday, and I can't wait to read her book. I've heard wonderful things about it.

Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton
Release Date: May 24, 2011
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 416

For Nick Pardee and Silla Kennicot, the cemetery is the center of everything.

Nick is a city boy angry at being forced to move back to the nowhere town of Yaleylah, Missouri where he grew up. He can’t help remembering his mom and the blood magic she practiced – memories he’s tried for five years to escape. Silla, though, doesn’t want to forget; her parents’ apparent murder-suicide left her numb and needing answers. When a book of magic spells in her dad’s handwriting appears on her doorstep, she sees her chance to unravel the mystery of their deaths.

Together they plunge into the world of dark magic, but when a hundred-year-old blood witch comes hunting for the bones of Silla’s parents and the spell book, Nick and Silla will have to let go of everything they believe about who they are, the nature of life and death, and the deadly secrets that hide in blood.



That's my answer, what's yours?

14 comments:

  1. Ooo! This one..it was one of the first books i put on my DAC TBR list!! I can't see hope of reading this one anytime soon but nevertheless i share your excitement! Looking forward to your review! :)

    Here is my cant-wait-to-dig-in

    P.S. New follower! :)

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  2. Thanks for stopping by my hop! How cool that you got to see her and Maggie Stiefvater at a signing. Both their books sound good. :)

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  3. Great answer. I had What Happened to Goodbye!

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  4. Great choice, enjoy your Friday!

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  5. This one looks so good! Can't wait to get a chance to read it. Stopping by from the hop and am a new follower. Here is my hop this week: Pawing Through Books

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  6. That sounds like a book I would like to read! I followed you back.

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  7. I love the cover! New follower :) Here's my hop: http://booklightgraveyard.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-blogger-hop-3.html

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  8. That one looks really good!

    Following!

    http://booksyourkidswilllove.blogspot.com/

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  9. I just got this today it looks so good I can't wait to crack it open!!

    new gfc follower!
    here's my hop
    http://thoughtsofareelfoothoodrat.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-blogger-hop-729-81.html

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  10. the cover is definitely appealing. cool how the petals turn into birds.

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  11. Blood Magic is on my wishlist. I've posted a picture of an adorable baby pickle. It's an illustration from the book I'm highlighting. Please come see what book I'm reading!

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  12. New follower! I've heard great things about that book! Can't wait to read it!

    Amanda
    http://wwww.hippiesbeautyandbooksohmy.com/

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