The follow up to marchs first installment in the croak series, croak, is that rare second book that is like most middle books in trilogies, a bridge from setup to finale, but also manages to improve on the first book. Scorch book king county library system bibliocommons. Gina damico, quote from scorch and as much as id love to continue exploring the existential implications of damning roadkill, the truth is he plunged his hands into his hair until it stuck up even more than usual youve been back here in my presence for two agonising hours now, and if we dont properly make out soon, im going to. Annaboston public library originally posted to the teen blog on 12222012. It kept my attention, but it is a young adult book that this older adult found a little juvenile. Young adult, paranormal, grim reaper, modern fantasy reading level. But she has no idea of the chilling lengths her nemesis will go to in order. Croak used to be the only place where lex, a teenage grim reaper, felt like she fit in. Waste of space 83115 hellhole is out in germany and scorch is out in poland. What was most disappointing about gina damicos story. When does book 3 come out what made the experience of listening to scorch the most enjoyable.
Scorch has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Which character as performed by jessica almasy was your favorite. A lot of ya authors cringe away from things like that, even when turning their. I will say though there are so many pros and cons to these books it makes my head spin. Scorch by gina damico scorch by gina damico my rating. She received a degree in theater and sociology from boston college, where she was active with the.
Bang, who never says a word, and pip, her foster brother who seems to do nothing but ask inane questions. Scorch by gina damico on september 25th 2012 genres. Scorch croak, book 2 by gina damico book cover, description, publication history. She received a degree in theater and sociology from boston college, where she was active with the committee for creative enactments, the countrys only collegiate murder mystery improv comedy troupe. Gina damico s croak ranks as one of the funniest books ive ever read.
It is not often that you find a book that is the second book in a series and is as fantastic as the first book but i certainly feel that way about scorch. Gina damico has managed not to lose anything between the two books by writing a stunning and captivating plot, wonderful and loveable characters, and using her writing talent to mix the dark. I can now safely say that croak and scorch are two of my favorite books from 2012. She has also dabbled as a tour guide, transcriptionist, theater house manager, scenic artist, movie extra, office troll, retail monkey, yarn hawker and breadmonger. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Sixteenyearold lex bartleby is a teenage grim reaper with the bizarre abi. She has a way of making even the weirdest things sound believable. Scorch book by gina damico half price books marketplace. Young adult i do think this one is unsuitable for younger kids goodreads amazon sixteenyearold lex bartleby is a teenage grim reaper with the bizarre ability to. Gina damico books list of books by author gina damico thriftbooks. Scorch by gina damico 2012, paperback for sale online ebay. Gina damico is the author of croak, scorch and rogue. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read croak.
Feb 02, 2016 scorch by gina damico scorch by gina damico my rating. This book takes the plots in new directions as it takes on a more dramatic, tension filled tone. Scorch ebook by gina damico 9780547927824 rakuten kobo. Sep 17, 2012 scorch by gina damico coming september 25, 2012 graphiahoughton mifflin harcourt. There is no cliffhanger ending and i cant wait for the sequel.
Characters are always as clever as we wish we were. Scorch croak, book 2 by gina damico fantastic fiction. She lives outside boston, massachusetts, with her husband, two cats, and a closet full of black hoodies. Going home after her sisters death is the hardest thing lex has ever had to do. This acclaimed book by gina damico is available at in several formats for your ereader. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Gina damicos debut novel, croak, about the teenage grim reaper lex, absolutely blew me away with its intensity and hilarity, and so i was incredibly excited to pick. If you havent read croak, be aware, spoilers ahead. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading scorch croak series book 2. Scorch croak series book 2 kindle edition by damico, gina. She kills off and damages beloved characters when youre least expecting it and in ways you never could have anticipated.
Scorch isbn 9780547624570 pdf epub gina damico ebook. But life in croak isnt getting any easier for the teenage grim reaper. Teen literature is full of stories in which teens are exiled from school or home for bad behavior. Scorch by gina damico published september 25th 2012 by graphia format. Scorch by gina damico, 9780547624570, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sep 09, 2012 scorch by gina damico its not easy being a teen grim reaper, and its especially harder for lexnot only does she have the strange and feared ability to damn souls, but she also inadvertently transferred that power to zara, a grim turned psychopathic, murdering outlaw. Teenage grim reaper lex and the rest of the underworldly inclined residents of a magical upstatenew york town return for this entertaining.
Scorch quotes by gina damico meet your next favorite book. Sep 25, 2012 scorch by gina damico, 9780547624570, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Browse gina damicos bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Gina damico is the author of hellhole, wax, and the grimreapersgonewild books of the croak trilogy. In the second highstakes installment in this morbidly funny series about a teenage grim reaper, lex. I am the author of the grimreapersgonewild books of the croak trilogy croak, scorch, and rogue, hellhole, wax and waste of space, all published by houghton mifflin. Read scorch by gina damico available from rakuten kobo.
Overall, croak is imaginative, funny, interesting, unpredictable and surprising. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lex needs to track down the secret book that would make zara even more dangerous. Gina damicos croak ranks as one of the funniest books ive ever read. She lives outside boston, massachusetts, with her husband, two cats, and a closet full of black. Mar 20, 2012 croak by gina damico, 9780547608327, available at book depository with free. She has this great, dark, absurdist sense of humor that i cannot get enough of. Gina damico has managed not to lose anything between the two books by writing a stunning and captivating plot, wonderful and loveable characters, and using her writing talent to mix the dark and the light perfectly. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. This is a fantastic first novel by gina damico and i would have no hesitation in recommending it. Zara, the rogue culler of souls responsible for cordys death, is still on the loose, looking to force lex, her. Gina damico is the author of hellhole, wax, and the grimreapersgonewild books.
Gina damico books list of books by author gina damico. While i can honestly say that i enjoyed this book as well, the fire that i got from the first book was just lacking. Gina damicos book may rank as humor first, but dont forget the dark part. She has this great, dark, absurdist sense of humor that i cannot get. But once again, damico uses clever, selfaware humor to keep things from becoming too dire. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read scorch. Scorch is even darker than croak houghton, 2012, the stakes raised with zara loose in the wider world and the grimsphere crumbling. Hidden talents by david lubar, surviving the applewhites by stephanie tolan, holes by louis sachar, bad by jean ferris, and the school for dangerous girls by eliot ser are just a few. As such, scorch was one of my most anticipated books and i was lucky enough to get an arc at bea.