Peace at the Edge of Uncertainty by Neil Hanson

Title: Peace at the Edge of Uncertainty
Author: Neil Hanson
Release date: n/a
Rating: 4/5
Publisher: High Prairie Press
Book Summary:
In a poetically elegant and highly accessible story, Neil Hanson provides a moving account of a man who journeys to the edge of death with his father, discovering a mystical surprise there. Explore the strength of "uncertainty" as a gift through which the magic of Wisdom and Truth might enter our life.
Those blessed with any doubt regarding the spiritual dimensions of life will be richly rewarded with a story that will nurture the search for Truth that is often hidden behind the veil of certainty. Those who have not yet pushed aside that veil may find in this story a window through which to grasp the blessing of uncertainty

Review:
Peace at the Edge of Uncertainty was a worthwhile and inspiring book. It was beautifully written as a letter to a father who had just passed away. From Neil Hanson's point of view, this story has his thoughts on the event as well as his thoughts during the actual writing of the book. In my opinion,it helps the reader feel more in touch and in tune to the author as well as the memories and the story being told.

It has a beautifully strong message as well on how as a young man he found "G-d" and how he found how these spiritual powers are just given to you, but they must be found.

I give it a four because I would have probably liked to have read a few memories of his father that Hanson finds prominent and weaves easily with the story. Over all it was a well written story and I would definitely recommend it!

Guess what everyone! Neil Hanson would want to give a copy of Peace at the Edge of Uncertainty to you! Just comment below with your name and email address and I'll let you know if you win!
~M.A.Chase♥

The Body of Christopher Creed

Title: The Body of Christopher Creed
Author: Carol Plum-Ucci
Release date: In the year 2000
Rating: 4/5
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Summary: Things don't have to be SANE when they're NORMAL.


Christopher Creed was a freakm a wierdo--the kind of kid who makes other people feel uncomfortable. But even more disconcerting was his disappearance. Was it murder? Suicide? Abduction? Or did Chris Creed just run away? He's simply gone without a trace, and nobody in his small hometown of Steepleton knows what to think.


The only apparent clue--a cryptic e-mail message written twenty-four hours before Chris turned up missing--draws sixteen-year-old-Torey Adames into the mystery and sets him on a path filled with terror and pain. Soon vicious accusations are flying around Steepleton, pinning friends against one another. And the truth just keeps getting more twisted. Will Torey ever find out what really happened to Chris Creed?

Review:
The first chapters were kind of slow, you know, the starting of the plot. As it continues it starts getting better. As Torey starts trying to think of what happened to Chris Creed. 
 
It's format is Torey's Word Document explaining what had happened after the fact that Christopher disappeared. He's already changed schools from Steepleton to Rothborne and it's the end of his Senior year. He knows a kid that acted exactly like Chris and that's when the story of what happened starts.
 
It's a thriller that keeps you on your toes and pointing fingers at some characters. 
 
The main questions you may be asking during your reading are: Where is the body of Chris Creed? Is he dead or is he alive somewhere? Did someone kill him or is it a suicide?
 
The only reason this book got only 4 stars out of five? The pace wasn't consistent the whole time (well, to me) it was slow-fast-slow-fast. Another thing, was the ending. I'm not going to tell what it is, but to me it just wasn't good. From what I expected to what I got, it just really disappointed me.
 
~M.A.CHASE♥

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

Title: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
Author: Ally Carter
Release Date: Already out
Rating: 4/5
Publisher: Hyperion
Book Summary: After staking out, obtaining, and then being forced to give up her first boyfriend, Josh, all Cammie Morgan wants is a peaceful semester. But that's easier said then done when you're a CIA legacy and go to the premier school in the world...for spies.

Cammie may have a genius I.Q., but there are still a lot of things she doesn't know. Like, will her ex-boyfriend even remember she exsists? And how much trouble is she really in after what happened last semeseter? And most of all, why is her mother acting so strangely?

Despite Cammie's best intentions to be a normal student, danger seems to follow her. She and her friends learnthat their school is going to play host to some mysterious guests--code name: Blackthorne. Then she's blamed for a security breach that leaves the school's top secret status at risk.

Soon Cammie and her friends are crawling through walls surveilling the school to learn the truth about Blackthorne and clear Cammie's name. Even though they have confidence in their spy skills, this time the targets are tougher (and hotter), and the stakes for Cammie's heart--and her beloved school--are higher then ever.

Review:
Chapter One is a pretty good kick off for the story. It tells you about Cammie and what she does. It introduces a lot of the main characters right off the bat, which is good, their personalities will take shape through out the book.

One of the parts I liked was the part where it states:

"Headmistress Morgan had ten different lipsticks (only three of which were for purely cosmetic uses)."

I thought it was pretty funny to see that over half of the lipsticks in her drawer are actually not for what it seems.

During the book there were a lot of spots where it was kind of dragging or too fast. Still, as you read it still kept you asking questions. Is Blackthorne a rouge opperation or was it a school for boy spies? Answers are revealed, but then more questions arise to take their place. Are the boys against them?

I must say though that Zach is amazing even though that he could sometimes be kind of bi-polar, but hey that's just what I think.

It wasn't the BEST thing in the world, but it was still pretty good. I liked the plot.

~M.A.CHASE♥