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1. Texas Gothic - Review


Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore
Publication date: 12 July 2011 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN 10/13: 0385736932 | 9780385736930

Category: Young Adult Contemporary Fantasy
Format: Hardcover (Also available in eBook/Kindle format)
Keywords: Ghosts, romance, family


Alethea's Review:

The author and I both attended RT's first Teen Day Convention last April. I listened to Rosemary Clement-Moore read one of the first chapters of Texas Gothic, where Amaryllis "Amy" Goodnight meets her next-door neighbor clad only in her undies (and rain boots) while trying to chase away his cattle, who happen to be humping her Mini-Cooper. If there had been room to roll on the floor, that's where I would have been.

The book just came out a few weeks ago... there were lots of other great books to keep me occupied since April, but Texas Gothic stayed pretty much in the forefront of my mind! When I finally did crack it open, I didn't put it down until I turned the very last page (at about 4 am). That's a true RNSL 5-star rating!

There's nothing like humor, sass, and a Texas twang to really get me hooked on a book. Did I mention the neighbor is a hot cowboy? Ok, he's a little cranky especially where Amy's concerned, but she's no wilting violet (though she has a cousin Violet... still, none of the Goodnight women sound like the wilting kind).

Amy and her gorgeous older sister Phin (short for Delphinium--do you sense a theme?) are smart, fairly responsible young people who are spending the summer taking care of their aunt's farm, which happens to be smack in the middle of Cute Cranky Cowboy's ranch. (Er, not the character's real name. Everyone who's not Amy calls him Ben McCulloch.)

So while they do get into some scrapes of both the realistic and otherworldly varieties, they've both got the brains and guts to get themselves out of trouble. I really enjoyed them. There are some great side characters, too, like the ghost of their late Uncle Burt, Ben's grampa Mac McCulloch, and the students volunteering at a dig site on the ranch. Think Scooby-Gang lite.

Aside from writing a great cast of characters, Clement-Moore does a great job of interspersing magic, science, and history to tell a hell of an entertaining tale. For a ghost story, it wasn't that scary (but then, the last time I really got creeped out by a book was The Shadow of the Wind and that was a few years ago) but the family dynamic, romance, and mystery were spot on. Pour yourself an ice-cold Dr. Pepper and prop your feet up on the porch to enjoy this fun summer read to the fullest. 

2. RT Teen Day!

We'll be at The RT Booklovers Convention all day today! Well, 11-7 anyway. If you see me and Aly from Kid Lit Frenzy, don't be shy! Say hello! You can tweet @frootjoos and @alybee930... I'll respond as long as my battery holds up :) And don't forget to use the #RTTeenDay hashtag; you can also tweet the convention at @RTTeenDay.

Can't remember an attending author's twitter name? Check out the end of my guide to RT Teen Day at http://bit.ly/rnslRTTD.

See you there!

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3. RT Teen Day update

Hey all!

The Speed Dating Session 2 that was closed a few days ago is now open! There are 90 spots, so far only 1 is taken.

Authors Participating: Melissa Marr (moderator), Clare B. Dunkle, Carrie Ryan, Sophie Jordan, Tina Ferraro, Kimberly Derting, Kami Garcia, Jackie Morse Kessler, & Michelle Jaffe

For more info visit the registration site or see my guide to RT Teen Day registration.

Also, if you're a blogger/Tweeter and you want to be included in the listing of attendees (on my registration guide) please leave a comment w/ name, link(s) and Twitter name or email frootjoos at gmail dot com.

See you all soon!

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