This week, I've decided to spotlight two books because I forgot to do the meme last week, and I couldn't really choose between them because they both look so good!
Shadow Hills by Anastasia HopcusSince her sister’s mysterious death, Persephone “Phe” Archer has been plagued by a series of disturbing dreams. Determined to find out what happened to her sister, Phe enrolls at Devenish Prep in Shadow Hills, Massachusetts—the subject of her sister’s final diary entry.
After stepping on campus, Phe immediately realizes that there’s something different about this place—an unexplained epidemic that decimated the town in the 1700s, an ancient and creepy cemetery, and gorgeous boy Zach—and somehow she’s connected to it all. But the more questions she asks and the deeper she digs, the more entangled Phe becomes in the haunting past of Shadow Hills. Finding what links her to this town…might cost her her life. -Goodreads.com
I can't wait to read this, primarily because it's set in a boarding school, and I absolutely love borading-school stories (think Harry Potter, A Great and Terrible Beauty, The Upper Class, Principles of Love, Prep, the Private series etc) but also because the plot itself is really intriguing.
Everlasting by Angie Frazier
Sailing aboard her father’s trade ship is all seventeen-year-old Camille Rowen has ever wanted. But as a girl of society in 1855 San Francisco, her future is set: marry a man she doesn’t love, or condemn herself and her father to poverty.
On her final voyage before the wedding, the stormy arms of the Tasman Sea claim her father, and a terrible family secret is revealed. A secret intertwined with a fabled map, the mother Camille has long believed dead, and an ancient stone that wields a dangerous—and alluring—magic.
The only person Camille can depend on is Oscar, a handsome young sailor whom she is undeniably drawn to. Torn between trusting her instincts and keeping her promises to her father, Camille embarks on a perilous quest into the Australian wilderness to find the enchanted stone. As she and Oscar elude murderous bushrangers and unravel Camille’s father’s lies, they come closer to making the ultimate decision of who—and what—matters most.
Beautifully written and feverishly paced, Everlasting is an unforgettable journey of passion, secrecy, and adventure. -Goodreads.com
This also looks particularly interesting because it's historical YA fiction which is the best because you learn so much about the past (if the book historically correct, anyway) without having to read tons of boring facts from a textbook. Also, the cover is so beautiful, and I love reading about relationships which cross the boundaries of social classes.
Oo, great two looking books. I really want to read both of these-great picks!
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