Thirteen Days To Midnight

Back of the Book:

You are indestructible. Three whispered words transfer an astonishing power to Jacob Fielding that changes everything. At first, Jacob is hesitant to use the power, unsure of its implications. But there's something addictive about testing the limits of fear. Then Ophelia James, the beautiful and daring new girl in town, suggests that they use the power to do good, to save others. But with every heroic act, the power grows into the specter of a curse. How to decide who lives and who dies? In this nail-biting novel of mystery and dark intrigue, Jacob must walk the razor thin line between right and wrong, good and evil, and life and death. And time is running out. Because the Grim Reaper doesn't disappear. . . He catches up.

You are indestructible. Those words save Jacob Fielding’s life, but they also create a real-life horror story for Jacob and his friends. Jacob Fielding is indestructible, and so is anyone he passes the power to. With encouragement from his friends, the quirky but lovable Milo and the beautiful Ophelia, Jacob uses the power to save others. But as the group becomes more and more obsessed with the power, the more it becomes a curse instead of a gift. Jacob slowly learns that the more they cheat death, the tighter grip it has on them. Author Patrick Carman’s story is beautiful but deadly as he writes their spiral from do-gooders into the horror that death brings. Carman experiments with immortality and death, a concept addicting to humans. But as Jacob and his friends learn, which is really the curse?

Thirteen Days To Midnight is a beautifully written book that appeals to the darker side of human nature. Action and suspense propel the plot forward. I laughed with the characters as they experimented with their new gift, and ached as they learned the downfalls of the curse. This book has a unique plot, one that will deliver a fantastic story while challenging you of your own thoughts along the way.

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To Catch a Pirate

            Ever since her ship was attacked a year ago, Annalise Townsend has been on the hunt. To catch a pirate. Her pirate, to be precise. The pirate who stole a kiss from her when the bloodthirsty villains were attacking her ship and seizing her father’s treasure. Now, after a year of fencing, a forged marque, and constant determination to catch the loathsome James Sterling, Anna is ready to take back her father’s stolen treasure. But now Anna’s is danger of something much worse: Sterling stealing her heart.

This is a fluff book. It has a basic plot—which is predicable at some parts—with basic characters and a basic ending. It isn’t life changing, or even close to Shakespeare, but it is a good book. The writing makes it good.

            The nerd that I am, I researched this book for weeks. I read review after review, trying to find out if this book was worth reading. Finally, I just bought the thing and read it, cover to cover, in a few hours.

            The writing was beautiful. Each sentence is golden. Most writers can’t jam-pack beautiful sentences on every page, but this one sounds natural and flows perfectly. As I said before, it isn’t that complex of a plot, or characters, but it is worth reading. It’s my fluff book, the book I read a few chapters out of when I’m bored or skim through the ending when I’m in the mood for a happy ending. If you’re looking for a complicated, action-packed adventure novel, this is not for you. But it is worth reading, worth keeping, if even as a fluff book. The writing is worth reading. Personally, I think every woman should read this, just for the charmingly cocky James Sterling.