When she woke by Hillary Jordan

I am a blog stalker.  I feed off other's suggestions, but don't we all????  I sneak in at night, check out all the new releases and the older releases, hoping to snag myself something original to read.  I am certainly in my element in this generation of book genre and even at my advanced age I am LOVING the YA collections.  In my day, Nancy Drew and the Famous Five and Mallory Towers were my heady escapism but now I get to relive some of my youth with the talented and varied writers of today.  I borrow most of my books from my trusty library.  I am a patient borrower.  If there is any book that I just can't wait for I'll go and buy it but I am a pick it up, read it, put it down and move on sort of gal.  I must be following the right kind of blogs but for the life of me I can't remember which fantastic, wonderful blogger suggested this book.  I do remember the line 'I couldn't put it down' though and whoever that person was.... she/he was right. I actually did put this book down because one has to sleep at some stage but it was hard.
I Loved this book because 'it's personal'. Such a strong character in Hannah Payne. She has hidden depths that through tragedy and love she discovers how strong she can be. In Hannah's world people that have committed crimes are forced to have their skin colour changed to reflect the severity of their crimes. Her 'crime' was forced by love and respect for her forbidden lover. She is made to follow a path not of her own making and in doing so discovers herself. It sounds deep and meaningful and it is. Do yourself a favour and pick this book as a must read in 2012.