Gallows Hill by Lois Duncan

Sarah can see peoples secrets in an ordinary crystal paperweight.
Too bad they still believe in witches in Pine Crest. And they don't like them at all. Sarah's about to relive a horrible ordeal that happened hundreds of years ago--unless someone can undo a terrible wrong.

This was my first Lois Duncan novel. I thought it was excellent! The book was very suspenseful and gave tons of descriptive detail, as well as lots of feelings and emotions in the characters. The story is about a girl named Sarah that has just moved from a town called Ventura,California. She moves to a small little town called Pine Crest that seems nice on the outside, but is really twisted and hidden with unbearable lies underneath. Sarah is asked to take part in a school fundraiser, a carnival and is asked to be a gypsy that tells fortunes. She uses an old paperweight as her glass ball, but later she discovers that she can see people's secrets and predict the future! I don't want to give the book away, but something terrible happens.. sending lies, mischief,backstabbers,magic, and witches into the small quiet town of Pine Crest. I really enjoyed this book, it was a great thriller!

I gave this book 5 stars because it made me have goosbumps down my arm, I even got a bit scared.

Reading level: Young Adult 

Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages 

Publisher: Laurel Leaf; First Paperback Printing edition (September 8, 1998) 

Language: English 

ISBN-10: 0440227259 

ISBN-13: 978-0440227250

Reminder: This author is the same author of  'I know what you did last summer'

In the Forest of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Three-hundred-year-old Risika looks darn good for her age. Thanks to her "blood mother," a vampire named Ather who turned Risika (nee Rachel) into one of the undead back in 1684, she will always look as fresh as a 17-year-old. Now Risika is a world weary night stalker who sleeps in Concord, Massachusetts, by day and prowls New York City by night, in search of fresh blood to slake her inhuman thirst. One of the benefits of living such a long life has been discovering that most of the popular myths about vampires are not true: "Holy water and crosses do not bother me... and silver does not burn me. If someone hammered a stake through my heart, I suppose I would die, but I do not play with humans, stakes or mallets." In fact, there is little in the mortal world that surprises Risika anymore, until she returns from a hunt one night to find a black rose on her pillow--the same flower she was given on the eve of her mortal death. Knowing that the rose is a taunt from Aubrey, a vampire she believes murdered her human brother, Risika decides to confront her nemesis. In a bloody battle with Aubrey, Risika finally unearths her brother's true fate.

First I would like to say that this book was not the book I expected because for 1 I thought it was going to be about shape shifters, as you can see on the cover it shows you how she can transform into a hawk. 2, I thought it was going to be about living in the forest and such, but it turns out its based in Concord, Mass and New York.

OK so the book itself was so great, I couldn't stop reading it from the very beginning!
It tells you how she became a Vampire from the year 1701 and it goes from 'Then' and 'Now'

I give this book a 4.5 just because It was a very short read, theres only 147 pages, I wanted it to be a bit longer and see what happeneds with her and the someone at the end of the book.


If you want to get this book I think you should look for it at your Local Library.


Recommendable

Update

I have no clue if anyone is reading this, but if you are please leave a comment below.

I have not made any videos on YouTube (if you do watch me) because I am taking care of my baby, I have another channel on youtube on only on my 2 babes (10 and 7month) if you would like to sub on that one you can (spickalicious).

I have some books I want to show you and make a video book haul, but I will do that soon.
I will put the list of the books I have later today.

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

The Cold.

Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf--watches back. He feels deeply familiar to her, but she doesn't know why.

The Heat.

Sam has lived two lives. As a wolf, he keeps the silent company of the girl he loves. And then, for a short time each year, he is human, never daring to talk to Grace...until now.

The Shiver.

For Grace and Sam, love has always been kept at a distance. But once its spoken, it cannot be denied. Sam must fight to stay human--and Grace must fight to keep him--even if it means talking on the scars of the past, the fragility of the present, and the impossibility of the future.

I was so happy that I got this book...at first because of all the rave reviews on YouTube. I read the first few 100 pages and it came to the point that I didn't like the book anymore.
It was slow and it was only about Grace and Sam going back and forth.
Also to tell you the truth, this book kinda freaked me out, because first, why would you be in love with a wolf, and then not think a second thought when he turns into a human being?
That was just weird for me.
Also Sams love for Grace was too unreal, how can he love her SO much if he just spent a few days with her.


Characters:
Grace: I did like her because she was Independent, about her parents I didnt like that because they did ignore her.
Sam: I really dont know what to say about Sam. :/

Reading level: Young Adult 

Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages 

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (June 1, 2010) 

Language: English 

ISBN-10: 0545123275 

ISBN-13: 978-0545123273