The Immortals, book #1: Evermore (by Alyson Noel)

I was desperate for a book to read while I'm waiting for several in the mail (see my personal blog while I wait), so I bought Evermore at Hastings while my husband was deciding what DVD to rent Saturday. (Oh, they gave me 10% off since the back upper corner was crumpled-yeah)

It was a quick read and kept me involved, but it's similarities with Twilight were eerie and a bit distracting. I did like it enough to have ordered the sequel, Blue Moon (drat those publishers putting the first chapter of book #2 at the end of book #1). There is a third book out (Shadowland) and a fourth book (Dark Flame) is due out June 22th this summer. From reading the previews, I'm not sure I'll like the rest of the series, but I'm willing to give them a try. I'm pregnant and need an escape.

Oh, and in case your wondering our library is as big as my bathroom, as old as dirt, and has no connections to the internet or other librarys. Thanks honey for canceling our my vote by voting against the library bond last November. The jokes on him; since he didn't want higher taxes, I will be spending $ to buy my own books.

Link: The Immortals Series

Amazon summary:

This opening book in a new series, The Immortals, will thrill many teen fantasy-suspense readers, especially fans of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. Seventeen-year-old Ever survived the car crash that killed her parents, younger sister, and their dog. Now she lives with an aunt in Southern California, plagued not only by survivor guilt but also by a new ability to hear the thoughts of all around her. She tries to tune out all these distractions by keeping her hoodie up and her iPod cranked loud, until Damen, the cute new boy at school, convinces her to come out of her shell. Damen, however, is frighteningly clever—and has the strange ability to produce tulips from nowhere and disappear himself at critical moments. Noël (Saving Zoë, 2007) creates a cast of recognizably diverse teens in a realistic high-school setting, along with just the right tension to make Ever’s discovery of her own immortality—should she choose it—exciting and credible. Grades 8-10. --Francisca Goldsmith