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A New YA Book and an Olde Play

Recent read:   The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan ♥ Feeling: Pretty Good A great read from this newly published author .  Sadly, I clicked on a link I shouldn't have, and got spoiled.  Boo.  My own fault.  Alas, the big twist at the end was not a surprise for me.   Still, I loved how she built up to the climax, how it unfolded, and how the main characters reacted.  Truth be told, I'd have been searching for the twist regardless.  (It's a curse I inherited from my mother.  We used to see which one of us could figure out who dunnit first.  Remember Perry Mason?  Yeah.)  I fell in love with the main character, Nick (dark and brooding ~ just my type) way back when Sarah posted the first chapter of The Demon's Lexicon online, and the rest of the book did not disappoint.  I felt as if I were there, immersed in the world, and to me that's the sign of a good novel.  I enjoyed getting to know ...