The Farm

The Farm (The Farm #1) 

by Emily McKay

Goodreads  Summary  

Life was different in the Before: before vampires began devouring humans in a swarm across America; before the surviving young people were rounded up and quarantined. These days, we know what those quarantines are—holding pens where human blood is turned into more food for the undead monsters, known as Ticks. Surrounded by electrical fences, most kids try to survive the Farms by turning on each other…

And when trust is a thing of the past, escape is nearly impossible.

Lily and her twin sister Mel have a plan. Though Mel can barely communicate, her autism helps her notice things no one else notices—like the portion of electrical fence that gets turned off every night. Getting across won’t be easy, but as Lily gathers what they need to escape, a familiar face appears out of nowhere, offering to help…

Carter was a schoolmate of Lily’s in the Before. Managing to evade capture until now, he has valuable knowledge of the outside world. But like everyone on the Farm, Carter has his own agenda, and he knows that behind the Ticks is an even more dangerous threat to the human race...

My thoughts...

The world that Emily McKay has created in The Farm is in one word bloody. "Ticks" the genetically engineered form of vampires have ransacked the world. Humans have either fled to safety or become a snack for these creatures. Teenagers have been sent to "Farms" for there own safety, but are they really safe. The Farm isn't exactly that friendly when it pits human against human, and uses you to feed the Ticks. 

I loved that this book was in more than Lily's point of view we also get Carter's and Mel's. The humor in the book was what I loved the most. Lily is not someone's damsel in distress. She is a fighter and would do anything to protect her sister Mel. She is head strong and brave which is what you love about her. Lily is tough and does not put up with anything especially if it has anything to do with Mel.

Carter is Lily's crush from the Before.Carter in the before was the rich bad boy that could get anyone that he wanted. He shows up at the Farm offering to help Lily and her Sister to escape. Carter is strong, brave, and protective. He watch's over Lily and her sister like a hawk and truly cares about them. 

Quotes

"I don't know if I should be offended or glad that your violent streak isn't limited to me." pg  165

"If I could have convinced anyone to do whatever I want, don't you think that just once I would have had a normal chocolate cake? Because when I was eight I really, really wanted one." pg 324

 

My Thoughts on Seraphina

  Seraphina 
By Rachel Hartman

  

Goodreads Summary: Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend court as ambassadors, and lend their rational, mathematical minds to universities as scholars and teachers. As the treaty's anniversary draws near, however, tensions are high.

Seraphina Dombegh has reason to fear both sides. An unusually gifted musician, she joins the court just as a member of the royal family is murdered—in suspiciously draconian fashion. Seraphina is drawn into the investigation, partnering with the captain of the Queen's Guard, the dangerously perceptive Prince Lucian Kiggs. While they begin to uncover hints of a sinister plot to destroy the peace, Seraphina struggles to protect her own secret, the secret behind her musical gift, one so terrible that its discovery could mean her very life.

In her exquisitely written fantasy debut, Rachel Hartman creates a rich, complex, and utterly original world. Seraphina's tortuous journey to self-acceptance is one readers will remember long after they've turned the final page.

 My Thoughts:

Seraphina, well what can I say about this book other than it completely rocked. The world that Hartman creates in this book is breathtaking and captivating. It is one filled with mystery, a bit of romance, self acceptance, and to top it off Dragons.Yup that's right dragons. It is only days away from Treaty's Eve, a day created to celebrate the peace between dragons and humans when things begin to go wrong.  A dead prince, a rogue dragon, and the tension between dragons and humans seem to be growing. Seraphina is stuck in the middle of all of this trying to help Prince Lucian Kiggs but she has her own secrets to hide and it would be disastrous if anyone ever found out. Seraphina is our young heroine who is amazing to say the least. Seraphina is clever, witty, and gutsy. Her character is one to admire. She is quick on her feet and doesn't hold back. I especially loved reading the inner world that Seraphina has in her mind, her garden which she tends to filled with her grotesques. It is quite charming to see how she interacts with them and the hidden secret behind her grotesques. It was also fun reading how dragons differed from humans with there logical mind and yet could not grasp human emotion in the least. I loved this book and could not put it down. It had me reading page after page without even realizing it. I would look down and I would have read like 50  pages without noticing. I was that lost in this magical world. The words flowed smoothly and wonderfully. I can not wait for book two. :)