Books 19 and 20

Book 19

It’s the year 2140 and Longevity drugs have all but eradicated old age. A never-aging society can’t sustain population growth, however…which means Anna should never have been born. Nor should any of the children she lives with at Grange Hall. The facility is full of boys and girls whose parents chose to have kids—called surpluses—despite a law forbidding them from doing so. These children are raised as servants, and brought up to believe they must atone for their very existence. Then one day a boy named Peter appears at the Hall, bringing with him news of the world outside, a place where people are starting to say that Longevity is bad, and that maybe people shouldn’t live forever. Peter begs Anna to escape with him, but Anna’s not sure who to trust: the strange new boy whose version of life sounds like a dangerous fairy tale, or the familiar walls of Grange Hall and the head mistress who has controlled her every waking thought?

This was the first book that I got from the library for my Kindle! Wahoo!! I had lots of time to read on the airplane so I finished reading this book in a matter of a few hours!! It wasn't quite and exciting as I thought it would be but I still really liked and and will be reading the sequel soon!!

Book 20

For anyone who’s seen Walt Disney’s Snow White, you’ll know that the Wicked Queen is one evil woman! After all, it’s not everyone who wants to cut out their teenage step-daughter’s heart and have it delivered back in a locked keepsake box. Now, for the first time, we’ll examine the life of the Wicked Queen and find out just what it is that makes her so nasty. Here’s a hint: the creepy-looking man in the magic mirror is not just some random spooky visage—and he just might have something to do with the Queen’s wicked ways!

I was excited about this book from the moment I saw the cover!! It just looks cool doesn't it?? I really like books like this, where an author gives you a back story about a well known character!! I have a little bit of sympathy for this evil queen now!! The only downside to the book is that the author can be a little repetitive in her writing.