Discover book depositorys huge selection of gina damico books online. I only surmise by applying my understanding of modern ya literature that the series will not improve with. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. A teen hellion realizes her calling as a grim reaper in this derivative but enjoyable novel set in an unusual town in upstate new york. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. March 20th 2012 by houghton mifflin harcourt goodreads purchase fed up with her wild behavior, sixteenyearold lexs parents ship her off to upstate new york to live with her uncle mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work.
I have croak for years but i havent read it yet i confess. A lot of books make me wish i could live within their pages, but i wouldnt mind dying. 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. She has also dabbled as a tour guide, transcriptionist, theater house manager, scenic artist, movie extra, office troll, retail monkey, yarn hawker and breadmonger. It felt like a giant red flag of subtext waving at me that gina damico did not take the time to let lex settle into her new surroundings organically. I think it would help if you pretend shes a villain. Sixteenyearold lex bartleby has suckerpunched her last. She used to be a straight a student and turned into a bully in two years. Damico offers us a fresh urban fantasy filled with mystery, suspense and a secret society of reapers. I remember meeting this author in her debut year when i first started blogging, but i hadnt seen anything from her since then. I shouyld get to it one day, im curious to see if we would feel the same.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Lexington bartleby is a delinquent 17 year old girl. Croak croak series book 1 kindle edition by gina damico author visit amazons gina damico page. A lot of books make me wish i could live within their pages, but i wouldnt mind dying in. As a huge soul screamers fan, i already have a weakness for reapers but gina damico still brings something new to. A grims checklist by mort bartleby, mayor of croak think youve got what it takes to be a grim. After the upteenth time of being sent to the principles office lexington is told by her. And though it had some sparks mostly i had to force myself to finish which is always a bad thing i hope youll love it more than i did. 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. Jun 30, 2016 aj the ravenous reader rated it liked it. Fed up with her wild behavior, sixteenyearold lexs parents ship her off to upstate new york to live with her uncle mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of.
The croak trilogy by gina damico woven magic books. Overall, croak is imaginative, funny, interesting, unpredictable and surprising. Zendaya from bad to cursed book trailer in high quality hd duration. Previously perfectly well adjusted, lex has spent the last couple of years hitting, spitting, swearing and acting out violent urges that she herself doesnt understand. This is one of those books that feels very much the same, but. This is a fantastic first novel by gina damico and i would have no hesitation in recommending it. She kills off and damages beloved characters when youre least expecting it and in ways you never could have anticipated. Lex quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of croak, a town populated. Lex quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of croak, a town populated entirely by reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next. Lexington lex the main character of the book, she has an uncontrollable rage that changed her life from star student to rebellious rampage. Author of the croak trilogy, hellhole, wax, and waste of space giraffe necklengthener. 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 harcourt.
While i can honestly say that i enjoyed this book as well, the fire that i got from the first book was just lacking. Fed up with her wild behavior, 16yearold lexs parents ship her off to upstate new york to live with her uncle mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. Its extremely funny and becoming a reaper or grim as they call themselves in this book is a cool idea for a book. As a huge soul screamers fan, i already have a weakness for reapers but gina damico still brings something new to the table. First off, a huge thank you to melanie and celine from ya midnight reads, without whom i would have never found this book. Lex is the hardedged and foulmouthed teenage main character of croak, and if you dont like lex, chances are that this is not the book for you. Scorch by gina damico scorch by gina damico my rating. I love tales involving reapers and knew i had to read this. Lex takes the stage early and that made croak s beginning one of the weakest i have come across i nearly set it down. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read croak. Gina damico is the author of hellhole, wax, and the grimreapersgonewild books of the croak trilogy.
Gina damico is the author of croak, scorch and rogue. There is no cliffhanger ending and i cant wait for the sequel. Lex wondered, for a fleeting moment, what her principals head might look like if it were stabbed atop a giant wooden spear. Sometimes it does, he replied with a smile, pecking her on. Written by gina damico, audiobook narrated by jessica almasy. Shes a fugitive, on the run from the maniacal new mayor of croak and the townspeople who want to see her pay the price for her misdeeds. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of. I mean seriously, the synopsis does sound awesome and i had such high hopes for this book. I grew up under four feet of snow in syracuse, new york.
Damico hellhole delivers a deliriously offthewall tale of smalltown horror, in which 17yearold poppy palladino has to persuade her friends that key members of the community are being r. It reminds me of a tv show i used to watch all the time called dead like me. Croak by gina damico the croak trilogy by gina damico. Teen literature is full of stories in which teens are exiled from school or home for bad behavior. I just finished reading the croak series by gina damico and it was a fantastic paranormal series with some romance and lots of action. 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. Something i had forgotten about the end of croak was that someone died. This novel is hilarious, perfectly paced, and highly entertaining. Uncle mort rounds up the junior grims to flee croak once again, but this time theyre joined by grotton, the most powerful grim of. Gina damico has worked as a tour guide, transcriptionist, theater house manager, scenic artist. Croak has the same mix of hilarity and weirdness that made me love that show. Croak by gina damico posted by giselle croak gina damico series.
Croak by gina damico was an excellent book with a fresh take on the grim reaper character. In spite of croaks place on yalsas best of 20 list, this is not a book that i would recommend for children between the ages of 12 to 18. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A teen hellion realizes her calling as a grim reaper in this derivative but enjoyable novel set in an unusual. Gina damicos book may rank as humor first, but dont forget the dark part.
It had great locations, funny dialogue, and was an all around great series. Because it really feels like the author wrote 1 book, and then the editors decided to split it up into 3 parts afterwards with the idea of making more money. Croak is the first novel in a new series by debut author gina damico. Croak now available from graphiahmh sixteenyearold lex bartleby. So thanks you two for introducing me to the fabulous gina damico. But then they start finding people dying of unknown causes and the murderer seems to be from croak. Gina damico books list of books by author gina damico. Melissa has read 1 book toward her goal of 300 books. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Croak by gina damico overview fed up with her wild behavior, sixteenyearold lexs parents ship her off to upstate new york to live with her uncle mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. Croak by gina damico graphiahoughton mifflin harcourt. Rogue croak series book 3 kindle edition by damico, gina. I havent read book two or three in gina damicos croak series.