IMMORTAL Series by Gillian Shields

Immortal (Immortal #1)

Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, housed in a Gothic mansion on the bleak northern moors, is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. When Evie Johnson is torn away from her home by the sea to become the newest scholarship student, she is more isolated than she could have dreamed. Strict teachers, snobbish students, and the oppressive atmosphere of Wyldcliffe leave Evie drowning in loneliness.

Evie’s only lifeline is Sebastian, a rebellious, mocking, dangerously attractive young man she meets by chance. As Evie’s feelings for Sebastian grow with each secret meeting, she starts to fear that he is hiding something about his past. And she is haunted by glimpses of a strange, ghostly girl—a girl who is so eerily like Evie, she could be a sister. Evie is slowly drawn into a tangled web of past and present that she cannot control. And as the extraordinary, elemental forces of Wyldcliffe rise up like the mighty sea, Evie is faced with an astounding truth about Sebastian, and her own incredible fate.

Gillian Shields’s electrifying tale will dazzle readers with suspense, mysticism, and romance.

Published August 4th 2009

Betrayal (Immortal #2)

In this companion to "Immortal," magic and sweeping romance cross the bounds of time to deliver heart-stopping emotion and suspense.

Published August 3rd 2010

Eternal (Immortal #3)

This third book about the Mystic Sisterhood at Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies is another romantic thriller with paranormal elements and deep mystery. This time our heroine is Sarah Fitzalan, the dependable, faithful friend to Evie and Helen, her sisters in the Mystic Way. But this term Sarah finds that their friendship is tested to the limits. Evie is turning her back on the Mystic Way after the sisterhood laid her beloved Sebastian’s soul to rest; Helen is distracted; and a new girl, wild child Velvet Romaine, seems set on stirring up more trouble at Wyldcliffe. Sarah struggles to keep the sisterhood together as the threat of attack from the dark coven looms. 

All Sarah has to keep her going is her connection with her earth powers and a promise she cannot break. Must she sacrifice herself for the sake of her friends and sisters? Will her sisters join her, or will help come from unexpected sources, like her Romany ancestors, and a love she’d only just dared hope for?

Published August 2nd 2011

Destiny (Immortal #4)

Everything is connected. We weave in and out of one another's lives, like circles within circles, and everything is for a purpose.

Helen has always been the "crazy" one among the girls of Wyldcliffe, scarred by her bleak past and her troubled relationship with her mother, the former headmistress and leader of the Wyldcliffe coven, Mrs. Hartle.

But Miss Scratton promised Helen that a love "beyond the confines of this world" is waiting for her. Could this be Lynton, the mysterious music student who visits Wyldcliffe for his lessons? And what about the brooch her mother gave her--what can the Seal reveal about Helen's past and future?

Now that Miss Scratton is gone, life at Wyldcliffe takes an even darker turn. An unexpected threat arrives in the form of a new high master, whom Helen remembers from her unhappy childhood. Can Helen, Evie, and Sarah finally overcome Wyldcliffe's darkness? Will Lady Agnes come to their aid? And what sacrifices must they make to fulfill their destiny?

"Destiny" is the stunning conclusion to this gripping series about sisterhood, the circles of time, and love. 

Published July 31st 2012

Recenzie VRAJITOR SI VRAJOTOARE (Vrajitor si Vrajitoare #1) de James Patterson

• Serie tradusa in 19 tari
• Bestseller New York Times
• Bestseller USA Today
• Bestseller Publishers Weekly 

James Patterson este unul dintre cei mai indragiti romancieri americani, cu peste 260 de milioane de exemplare vandute in 40 de limbi

Magie + mai multe dimensiuni + razvratire impotriva unui guvern totalitar + copii care conduc lumea + dragoste + aventuri + suspans ! Pare combinatia perfecta pentru o carte buna, nu-i asa?

Intr-o lume orwelliana a unui guvern totalitar numit Noul Ordin, copiii, si mai ales adolescentii rebeli, trebuie sa se supuna, sau sa moara.  Pentru Wisty, o fata de 15 ani, si fratele ei Whit, de 17, viata se schimba la 180 de grade cand sunt luati intr-o noapte de langa parintii lor si inchisi intr-o temnita secreta pentru o vina despre care ei nu stiu nimic ─ fiind apoi judecati intr-o parodie de proces si condamnati la moarte. Dar in vreme ce sunt captivi in acest oribil cosmar, Wisty si Whit descopera ca au puteri incredibile, pe care insa nu stiu cum sa le controleze. Vor putea ei oare sa descopere o cale de a-si folosi abilitatile de vrajitori pentru a se salva, si pentru a-si salva si parintii ─ si poate ca in final si lumea lor? 

O carte plina de magie, aventuri si umor, surprinzatoare, energica, scrisa intr-un ritm alert, care te tine in tensiune, cu intorsaturi spectaculoase de situatie, o intriga captivanta si doi eroi plini de spirit si ingeniozitate!

PAREREA MEA

Cartea mi-a placut de la primul pana la ultimul rand. Nu am ce sa-i reprosez. A fost atat de antrenanata, si pe alocuri atat de amuzanta, incat m-a captivat complet. Wisty este atat de indrazneata si rebela, in aparenta, incat m-a fermecat complet. Cu fiecare capitol pe care il citeam, asteptam cu nerabdare sa vad cum mai reactioneaza. Am fost complet absorbita de personalitatea ei.

"Aoleu!

In clipa urmatoare, il priveam pe gardian printr-o panza de flacari. Flacari care ieseau din... mine. Iar."

O alta parte care mi-a placut enorm, e structurarea capitolelor. Am fost surpinsa sa vad cat pagini sunt incadrate intr-un capitol, dar mi-a placut lucrul acesta. Da impresia ca citesti mai repede cartea. Si imi place ca sunt scrise atat din punctul de vedere al lui Wisty cat si al lui Whit. Ca o mica paranteza, Naluca si Naucul mai este scrisa in asa fel, daca nu ma insel, si initial genul asta de scriere nu m-a atras, insa acum, pun pariu ca o sa-mi placa sa citesc o carte care este scrisa din punctul de vedere al ambelor personaje.

In alta ordine de idei, Vrajitor si Vrajitoare are de toate. Momente amuzante, in care iti vine pur si simplu sa pufnesti in ras, in special cele in care este implicat dihorul :D , momente triste, ca acela in care cei doi frati se "reintalnesc" intr-un fel cu parintii lor, momente de tensiune, scena cu masina furata pe care o conduce Whit, si lista poate continua.

"De pe partea Taramului Umbrelor, am vazut-o inca in picioare in coridorul Spitalului. Era ca si cum m-as fi uitat printr-un geam de sticla groasa, unduitoare. Celia incerca s-o prinda pe Wisty, dar nu putea, desigur. E o chestie a fantomelor, banuiesc."

Ma bucur enorm ca mi-am precomandat cartea, astfel m-am putut bucura mai repede de o carte buna, ce cuprinde aproape toate starile de spirit posibile, care nu te lasa o clipa sa respiri, si pe care am citit-o cu drag si cu sufletul la gura.

NOTA:5/5

MASTERS OF THE VEIL by Daniel Cohen

Life can't get much better for Sam Lock. Popular, good-looking, and with a future as a professional football player. every guy at Stanton High School wishes he were Sam. That is, until his championship football game, when Sam accidentally links with an ancient source of energy known as the Veil and reveals his potential to become a powerful sorcerer. Sam is whisked off to Atlas Crown, a community of sorcerers who utilize the Veil as a part of everyday life. Once there, he trains beside a mute boy who speaks through music, an eternal sage who's the eyes and ears of the Veil, and a beautiful girl who's pretty sure Sam's an idiot. As it becomes clear Sam's meant for power magic-the most feared and misunderstood form of sorcery-people beyond Atlas Crown learn of his dangerous potential. An exiled group of power sorcerers are eager to recruit Sam, believing that he is destined to help them achieve their long-held goal. If they succeed, they could bring about the downfall of not only Atlas Crown. but all humankind.

PUBLISHED: March 1st 2012