Ghost in the machine by Patrick Carman

Strange things are happening in Skeleton Creek... and Ryan and Sarah are trying to find out why. When the first book ended, Ryan and Sarah were trapped in a deadly darkness. In the second book, more of the mystery is revealed?as well as Ryan and Sarah?s fate. To give anything else away would be...criminal.

It sure would because we are hit with a twist in the plot halfway through the book.  The only way I can describe this book is pure awesomeness!  Once again my only problem is the acting in the videos...if you watched the last video in the book you know why (whaddalamehug...).  But there were a couple videos that actually made me jump and be scared of the dark for a couple days.  Those dam pop ups.  Anyways, I`ll get to the review.

Well...when the book is awesome there isn't much of a review.  Because I am straight up telling you the book was a great sequel.  So read it.  Simple as that.  And if you'd like to know a bit more about the book you can check out my review for the first bookhttp://themoodyteenager.blogspot.com/2010/01/skeleton-creek-by-patrick-carman.html

So...the book was great.  Read it.  You definetly won't regret it.  

Visit Mr Carman over here http://www.patrickcarman.com/

Featured!

Just letting you all know that The moody teenager blog was featured last Friday on the Climbing rose blog!
Here is the link http://twrpclimbingrose.blogspot.com/2010/03/five-on-friday-moody-teenager-edition.html

And I'd also like to let you all know that the book review for Skeleton Creek, ghost in the machines is coming up soon!
Chow! :D

Arsonists anonymous

Hey everyone-

I'm just making a quick update to let you all know that Estevan Vega's super hot book Arson is going on a book tour!  You can visit the official blog site for it http://arsonistsanonymous.blogspot.com/

A bunch of book bloggers will be blogging about it so make sure to check it out!

Become a sizzling follower today!

And don't forget you can follow Estevan Vega on Twitter here http://twitter.com/EstevanVega (as well as the moody teenager, here http://twitter.com/themoodyteen C: )

Arson by Estevan Vega

Arson Gable insists that he is a normal kid, even though he knows otherwise.  Arson can create fire and he dosen't know how to turn it off.  He lives with his grandmother, who dosen't have a problem with torturing the kid.  His grandma blames him for killing her only daughter while she was giving birth to Arson.  During the summer a new family moves into the neighberhood and Arson quickly befriends the daughter.  Emery and Arson have their ups and downs with their relationship but it isn't until one crazy night that everything changes for them.

The book kind of just goes on, nothing eventful really happening up until the end when all hell breaks loose and Estevan Vega drops us off at the biggest cliff hanger ever (C'mon man!!!).  The ending is where the book really starts to pick up and you kinda start to think "whats gunna happen next?"  it was really a nail-bitting conclusion.  Arson's character is the kind of guy you feel sorry for, he drools over the popular girl who just uses him for free ice cream, has a craptastic job, his grandmother's moods change as often as the hour and he dosen't really have any friends.  Until Emery, a girl who wears a mask (every darn day, yes I'm serious) and who is his neighbor shows up and rocks his world.  During the whole book you just keep saying to yourself "Man this kid's life sucks." 

The book isn't only about Arson, but as well as Emery's parents who are on the verge of divorce.  Her dad is a failed minister and her mom is a nurse at the hospital, who resents her husband.  With the amount of family disfunction the book could be named Family issues! 

Estevan Vega is a student who has already published 2 books before Arson, and I doubt it will be his last.  "While it won't be available through Barnes and Noble and Borders until May 4, 2010, you guys can shoot on over to my publisher's site and pick up a copy. Did I mention there's a free short story? And one more thing...the audio book is going to own...that will be free too! "

But anyways, do I think Arson was a good book?  No, I thought it was a very good book.  Do I think there will be a sequel?  There better be.  And do I think Arson deserves the Moody seal of approval?  DUH!  Because Arson is a hot book that dosen't seem to be cooling down soon.

http://www.estevanvega.com/
http://twitter.com/EstevanVega

After ever After by by Jordan Sonnenblick

Jeffrey isn’t a little boy with cancer anymore. He’s a teen in remission. Even though the cancer should be far behind him, life still feels fragile. The aftereffects of treatment have left Jeffrey with an inability to be a great student or to walk without limping. His parents still worry about him. His older brother, Steven, who has always been Jeffrey’s main support system and confidant, lost it and took off to Africa to be in a drumming circle and "find himself". Jeffrey has a little soul searching to do, too. He needs to tell Steven how he feels about basically being abandoned. His best friend, Tad, is hatching some kind of secretive, crazy plan, which is driving him bonkers. And there’s a girl who is way out of his league but who thinks he’s cute.

So once I saw that I recieved this book to review I wasn't very estatic.  I just thought "Oh great...it's one of those books".  But boy was I wrong.  Let me just start by saying that Jordan Sonneblick ventured into a subject that is extremely fragile, yet the book was amazing!  Within the first few pages I was already laughing and giggling to myself about the funny jokes that were made in the book.  I still use some of them to this day, especially the banter between Tad and Jeffrey about Jeff's mom.  I was so sucked into the book that by the end I had tears welling in my eyes because it just felt so real (do not make fun of me...and making me cry isn't that easy, trust me).  In all honesty the book was beautiful.  I loved it.  It really is a must read because this book isn't just about a boy dealing with cancer, it's about life.

Does this book deserve the Moody Seal of approval?  Well if you haven't guessed yet it sure does.  If you don't pick up this book and read it, your a D-A. 




^^^Read the book to find out what D-A means...
http://www.jordansonnenblick.com/

Hunger games Title and cover announced!

It's here!  The anticipation is killing me!

Posessed by Kate Cann

16 year old Rayne feels trapped in her little apartment she shares with her mom and little brother, her boyfriend, basicaly her lfe.  She escapes to take a job in the country at Morton's keep where she quickly becomes friends wth the leader of the clique St.John.  Rayne begins to avoid her boyfriend and everything that reminds her of home.  Rayne has set up a new life for herself but there is always somehing about it that's...off.  She begins to sense an evil, but she can't tell f t's coming from the manor or her new friends.

This book didn't really have a conflict once Rayne was all set up at Morton's keep, though I kept reading because  enjoyed the writing.  Up until the end you really can't tell what's going to happen because Rayne has been living in so much bliss and there really isn't a conflict until that last batch of 100 pages.

The book was simple, and kind of freaky (I read it during the middle of he night when I couldn't sleep...bad idea).  It had a great plot and overall, I enjoyed it.  Posessed by Kate Cann has been approved!

http://www.katecann.com/