Monday, September 13, 2010

Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin

Here's a quick bit from Nancy Werlin's website: What does it mean to be extraordinary? Phoebe finds herself drawn to Mallory, the strange and secretive new kid in school. Soon the two girls are as close as sisters . . . until Mallory’s magnetic older brother, Ryland, appears. Ryland has an immediate, exciting hold on Phoebe—but a dangerous hold, for she begins to question her feelings about her best friend and, worse, about herself.

Soon she’ll discover the shocking, fantastical truth about Ryland and Mallory, and about an age-old debt they expect Phoebe to pay. Will she be strong enough to resist? Will she be special enough to save herself?
My Take
Sometime back I read Nancy Werlin's Impossible, another faery tale.  Ms. Werlin does the faery realm quite well in my opinion.  Phoebe, the main character in this book was a very nice girl and completely likeable.  In some ways, she was almost too good.  She never seemed to find much trouble and breezed about life.

Overall, I liked this book.  I didn't particularly love it, but I liked it well enough.  The description of the faery world, towards the very last part of the book was wonderful.  I particularly enjoyed it once everything was explained, again toward the last of the book.  At that point, the excitement was ramped up quite a bit too. 

There was zero drugs, and drinking in this book and very minimal mentions of sex.  I would say this could easily be for 13 and up.  I'll give this book 3 little innocent kisses!


   
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Librarything as part of their early book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

7 comments:

  1. I haven't read anything from Werlin but I do enjoy a good faery story! I may have to check it out!

    Here via CEP!

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  2. I've heard a lot about this book, but I seriously pause to pick it up. I've learned that faeries just aren't my thing. How faery is it?

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  3. I hadn't heard about this one. Sounds interesting. The description definitely makes me curious. Thanks for the review!

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  4. I have been wanting to read this book for a while, and I'm glad you found it enjoyable. I have just recently started reading some faery stories, and I've found them to be okay so far.

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  5. It sounds interesting. I may look for the book. Thanks for the review.

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  6. I've read some mixed reviews about this book. I just added it to my purchase list for my classroom, so I hope that it's worth the budget monies that I'm spending on it. Nancy Werlin is a little hit-or-miss for me. One of her books is an all-time favorite of mine, and others have been kinda blah for me. Thanks for sharing your review!

    Here from the CEP.

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  7. Thanks for the review. I have another Werlin book, and this one looks good too.

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