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Forsaken by Jana Oliver

• Paperback
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books (7 Jan 2011)
• ISBN-10: 0330519476
• Pages: 262
• RRP: £6.99

Cover: Who is the girl on the cover? the main character? instantly questions emerge. After reading the book I can only imagine by the description that the girl pictured, indeed is Riley, the main character. The Demon Trappers do suggest something more than what we see normally. But Forsaken did suggest something that was given up, indeed it was many things, for Riley. The houses on the cover and the fire make you wonder what the book is about, are the demons living there? Dead people?

Plot:    
Riley Blackthorne. Kicking hell’s ass one demon at a time . . .

Riley has always wanted to be a Demon Trapper like her father, and she's already following in his footsteps as one of the best. But it's tough being the only girl in an all-guy world, especially when three of those guys start making her life more complicated: Simon, the angelic apprentice who has heaven on his side; Beck, the tough trapper who thinks he's God's gift, and Ori, the strikingly sexy stranger who keeps turning up to save her ass.
One thing’s for sure – if she doesn’t keep her wits about her there’ll be hell to pay . . .

Judgement: The first thing that I saw after opening the book made me want to read the book more. 2018. This was the year, when the book was centered. Does that mean the demons are normal after just few years of what we have now? The book was surprisingly fast paced and hardly predictable. It was something I enjoyed reading without a thought to change the book. On the other hand it was not totally unique because some books do have similar elements like in this story. But the author has tried very hard to make this unique and I loved the italic font scattered around the book which made this book at times funny and at times sad. After reading I feel as if I was on a big adventure and this book will be nothing compared to the next as the trouble has only started.
Rating-9/10. The demon trappers, forsaken - Something, many people would love.

What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic; 1 edition (6 July 2009)
• ISBN-10: 1407114956
• Pages: 262
• RRP: £6.99

Cover: Who could fail to be intrigued by the title What I Saw and How I Lied? Questions spring to mind. What did they see? Why did they lie? Who are they? By the main image on the cover we notice, that the book is about a teenager girl, instantly we think that she is the main character and she sees and lies suggested by the book title. The background is black which enhances the idea of secrets within the book.

Plot: Summer's ending, Evie's stepfather is finally home from the Second World War, and Evie is tired of her glamorous mother treating her like a little girl. Then a mysterious stranger appears; a handsome ex-GI who served with Evie's stepfather. Slowly, Evie realizes that she is falling in love with him - but he has dark secrets, and a strange control over her parents When a sudden tragedy occurs, Evie's world is shattered. Torn between her family and the man she loves, Evie must betray someone. The question is ... who?

Judgement: This book, as suggested by the plot, focuses in some aspects about life after the second world war. When Evie's stepfather comes back all the misteries occur. Evie finds out about her neighbours, her stepfather and a new guy which she falls in love with. At the end the reader is left thinking about the unfairness of life and left wondering, to decide for themselves who was lying and who wasnt. I would rate this book 9/10 as it was unputdownably gripping, thought-provokingly powerful, with a hint of romance. Blundell is one to watch. Her believable characters inhabit a very real world, and she chooses her words with care. This book is not called Why I Lied, remember, but How. Ponder that.