RTW -- Blurb It

Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question and answer it on our own blogs. You can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.

This week's prompt:
Give a blurb for your favorite book or one of your own!

Hunger Games:
"An intriguing and original mix of suspense, love, and mystery. I couldn't put it down!"

Catching Fire:
"Even better than the first! The last line still gives me chills."

Mockingjay:
"The stunning conclusion to a fabulous series. It won't disappoint."

Adoration of Jenna Fox:
"The captivating story of a girl that shouldn't be alive struggling to discover who she is. This story will stick with you long after you've turned the final page."

The Book Thief:
"A heartbreaking story of family, love, and loss in Nazi Germany. I will never look at World War 2 the same way again."

Comments

Marquita Hockaday said…
Wow-you should be a professional blurber :)This was amazing! The Book Thief has been on my TBR list for months now. It looks like I should def. read it now:)Great post.
January 19, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Alicia Gregoire said…
Wow. Those are all really good. You could be a ghost-blurb writer.
January 19, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Abby Stevens said…
I agree, these are great. And LOL @ Alicia - "ghost-blurb writer!"

:D
January 19, 2011 at 5:46 PM
KatOwens: Insect Collector said…
All of these are really nice- I am reading Mockingjay right now, so I totally peeked, then looked away, then peeked again to make sure nothing revealing was in the blurb.
January 19, 2011 at 9:51 PM
Lora said…
Awesome blurbs! Now I'm definitely curious to read these books.
January 20, 2011 at 8:19 PM
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