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Book Review: Underworld (Abandon #2), Meg Cabot

Title: Underworld Series: Abandon #2 Author: Meg Cabot Published: 2012, MacMillan Children's Books Pages: 308 Source: Bought Format: Paperback Rating: 3/5 Pierce isn't dead. Not yet. But John Hayden, lord of the Underworld, has taken her to the place where the spirits of the deceased gather. He says it's for her own safety, to protect her from the vengeful Furies. But could he have other reasons for keeping her close? Pierce might be safe in the Underworld, but she soon learns that the people she loves back on earth are not. Can she convince John to release her in order to save her family - or will the price he asks her be too high?

Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage

Okay so this obviously isn't a book review... But, I went to see the stage version of Dirty Dancing last night at the Edinburgh Playhouse and Oh My God! It was amazing! If you haven't seen it and get the opportunity to, take it! The stage version is identical to the movie, with the same script and everything. The set was so simple yet very clever. The log scene and the lake scene were both genius.

Book Review: Abandon (Abandon #1), Meg Cabot

Title: Abandon Series: Abandon Author: Meg Cabot Published: 01/05/2011, MacMillan Children's Books Pages: 292 Source: Bought Format: Paperback Rating: 2/5 Pierce knows what it's like to die. Last year she flat lined following an accident. During that time Peirce saw a dark world and met a mysterious, irresistible boy. Now that boy, Joh Hayden, has turned up at school. Every time she sees him Pierce finds herself in terrible danger. Yet she's still drawn to him. John wants to take her back to the place she fears the most: the Underworld. The question is, why?