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The Lives We Lost - Review

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The Lives We Lost (Fallen World #2) By: Megan Crewe 288 pages Published: February 12, 2013 by Disney Hyperion ( Goodreads / Amazon  / Book Depository ) Source: Won hardback copy during Armchair BEA 2013 Summary: First, the virus took Kaelyn’s friends. Then, her family. Now it’s taken away her home. But she can't look back—the life she once had is gone forever. A deadly virus has destroyed Kaelyn’s small island community and spread beyond the quarantine. No one is safe. But when Kaelyn finds samples of a vaccine in her father's abandoned lab, she knows there must be someone, somewhere, who can replicate it. As Kaelyn and her friends head to the mainland, they encounter a world beyond recognition. It’s not only the “friendly flu” that’s a killer—there are people who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the vaccine. How much will Kaelyn risk for an unproven cure, when the search could either destroy those she loves or save the human race? Megan Crewe'...

Teaser Tuesday #43

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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly post hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along - just go HERE to learn how to participate. This week my teasers come from The Lives We Lost by Megan Crewe: Teasers: "Or to take what we have. They couldn't overpower us all at once. And they couldn't get into the truck. So they've stopped us from leaving while they decide what to do next." What are you reading this week? Share a teaser with me!

The Way We Fall - Review

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The Way We Fall (Fallen World #1) By: Megan Crewe Published: January 1, 2012 by Disney-Hyperion 336 pages Source: Won paperback copy during Armchair BEA 2013 ( Goodreads / Amazon  / Book Depository ) Summary: It starts with an itch you just can't shake. Then comes a fever and a tickle in your throat. A few days later, you'll be blabbing your secrets and chatting with strangers like they’re old friends. Three more, and the paranoid hallucinations kick in. And then you're dead. When sixteen-year-old Kaelyn lets her best friend leave for school without saying goodbye, she never dreams that she might not see him again. But then a strange virus begins to sweep through her small island community, infecting young and old alike. As the dead pile up, the government quarantines the island: no one can leave, and no one can come back. Those still healthy must fight for the island’s dwindling supplies, or lose all chance of survival. As everything familiar comes cras...