Description from the Publisher (Arthur A. Levine books):
Three tales of supernatural love that all hinge on a life-changing kiss.
Everyone dreams of getting the kiss of a lifetime — but what if that kiss carried some unexpected consequences? A girl who’s always been in the shadows finds herself pursued by the unbelievably attractive new boy at school, who may or may not be the death of her. Another girl grows up mute because of a curse placed on her by a vindictive spirit, and later must decide whether to utter her first words to the boy she loves and risk killing everyone who hears her if the curse is real. And a third girl discovers that the real reason for her transient life with her mother has to do with belonging — literally belonging — to anther world entirely, full of dreaded creatures who can transform into animals, and whose queen keeps little girls as personal pets until they grow to child-bearing age. From a writer of unparalleled imagination and emotional insight, three stories about the deliciousness of wanting and waiting for that moment when lips touch.
Book: Hardcover 288 pages
Published: October 1 2009
Date Read: February 3 2010
2. Spicy Little Curses such as these – My favorite of the 3, about a curse delivered from hell on a child as a bargain to save many other children. Will she break free from the curse?
3. Hatchling – About a mother and daughter with a mysterious past. The daughter wakes up one day to find one of her eyes has turned blue to her mother’s horror. We learn about the mother’s difficult past with flashbacks.
Each of the stories has several pages of beautiful illustrations like a graphic novel that can be read as a prologue to each story.
At the center of each story is a kiss and the consequences that go along with it. These are dark, rich, beautifully written stories. I enjoyed the multi-cultural aspects and the fantasy elements.
I think this would appeal to fans of young adult and fantasy genres.
