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Sixteen-year-old Lex Bartleby is a teenage grim reaper with the bizarre ability to Damn souls. That makes her pretty scary, even to fellow Grims. But after inadvertently transferring her ability to Zara, a murderous outlaw, Lex is a pariah in Croak, the little town she calls home. To escape the townspeople’s wrath, she and her friends embark on a wild road trip to DeMyse. Though this sparkling desert oasis is full of luxuries and amusements, it feels like a prison to Lex. Her best chance at escape would be to stop Zara once and for all—but how can she do that from DeMyse, where the Grims seem mysteriously oblivious to Zara’s killing spree?
- Sales Rank: #760288 in Books
- Published on: 2012-09-25
- Released on: 2012-09-25
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x .94" w x 5.50" l, .75 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 352 pages
From Booklist
The scythes are still swinging in this sequel to the humorously weird Croak (2012). The action picks up just a few days after Lex’s twin sister is killed by Zara, the rogue Grim who is literally cutting a swathe through the world. As the adult Grims of Croak quarrel about how to handle the crisis, Lex receives a horrifying message from Zara: either Lex surrenders an all-important book or Zara will reap a soul a day. The trouble is, Lex doesn’t have the book. Besides that, she is fighting her own urge to damn souls, and she hopes that she isn’t the legendary Last Grim, who is destined to destroy the After Life. Then explosions rock Croak, and Uncle Mort gathers the Junior Grims and heads for DeMyse, the Crown Jewel of the Grimsphere, a sort of Las Vegas times ten. Damico keeps the suspense, gore, and laughs flowing in this entertaining installment. The demise (perhaps) of a major character or two and a cliff-hanger ending just as a war begins will leave fans eager for the next book. Grades 8-12. --Lynn Rutan
Review
Praise for Scorch
"An amusing blend of whimsy and humor with serious drama and blood."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Characters are always as clever as we wish we were. . . . An irresistible blend of impending doom, irreverent humor, hormone-fueled make-out sessions, and creative world-building make this sequel stronger than its predecessor and will leave readers dying for the next book."
—SLJ
Praise for Croak
"Go ahead and die laughing, knowing that the safe transport of your mortal soul will be the summer job of a sweetheart teen with godlike power and discipline problems. A lot of books make me wish I could live within their pages, but I wouldn't mind dying in this one."
—Adam Rex, author of Fat Vampire
"Creepy and hilarious."
—VOYA, 4Q, 5P
Praise for Rogue
"A gut-wrenching, laugh-out-loud, gritty, honest and brave ending to an appealing trilogy."
—Kirkus
About the Author
Gina Damico is the author of Hellhole, Wax, and the grim-reapers-gone-wild books of the Croak trilogy. She has also dabbled as a tour guide, transcriptionist, theater house manager, scenic artist, movie extra, office troll, retail monkey, yarn hawker and breadmonger. A native of Syracuse, New York, she now lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two cats, one dog, and an obscene amount of weird things purchased from yard sales. Visit her website at www.ginadami.co.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent follow up to Croak
By Mary Bookhounds
MY THOUGHTS
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT
*** spoilers abound if you haven't read Croak -- do so without delay ***
Lex is stuck with an unbearable power to damn souls as well as being a grim reaper, not only can she send souls to the afterlife, she can turn them into ghosts, forced to walk the earth in a neverending afterlife on Earth with no chance of reuniting with loved ones. Zara has tricked Lex into sharing her Damning power and is using it to create chaos beyond removing criminals in order to create a new world order. Driggs is still by Lex's side as well as the other Juniors who now find themselves ostracized by the townspeople of Croak and led by Norwood and Heloise, who place all of Zara's doings squarely on the group of teenagers and depose Uncle Mort as mayor.
In order to escape the hell that is now Croak, the group escapes to DeMyse which is another Grim town much like Las Vegas for reapers. Her uncle Mort has supplied the group with a loophole that allows them to "crash" together to escape the town and Zara. Lex has also uncovered a bit of history and some notes that lead her to search for the Wrong Book which is basically a book of all the wrong things that should never be done and unravel the world's order. Zara is also on the trail of the book and she will do anything to get her hands on it, even kill any who stand in her way.
There is nonstop action as the group bands together to stop Zara and clear their names. As the crew continue to work their way back together, Norwood and Croak are out to get them as well as Zara. Of course this ends in another cliffhanger but with one twist I wasn't expecting. Uncle Mort uses his wiles to protect them all. The story is filled with lots of wonderful wordplay and snarky dialogue that I adore. You are immediately swept up in Lex's world and drama while the descriptions were right on target without being overly wordy. Parents should note that there is lots of PDA between Lex and Driggs, some language, drinking, mentions of drugs, violence and death, so this one is best suited for older teens.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
A Fun Sequel
By AGeeGee
This book was such a breath of fresh air- in a time when I was just feeling "meh" about everything that I was reading this book made me experience the roller coaster of emotions that I so desperately was looking for- from tearing up one minute when reading of Lex's guilt and her reunion with her sister to feeling bubbly the next with Driggs' and Lex's relationship.
As mentioned, Just when I thought that Driggs' and Lex's relationship couldn't get any more SQUEE-worthy I read this book and I was proven wrong. I love that they're not your perfect couple- they're flawed. To the max. And in being as such they are so totally relateable. An additional aspect of their relationship that I love is their snark- there were two standout scenes that happened in this book that I know will stay with me for a long time, mainly because whenever I think of them I cannot help but burst out in laughter:
"Here's the thing," he said, his face strained. "It's just that I've been treading carefully around you and this whole Cordy thing all day, just like Mort told me to. And I had to make sure you saw here and were okay with it and got home safe- again, just like Mort told me to. And as much as I'd 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- "you'be been back here in my presence for two agonizing hours now, and if we don't properly make out soon, I'm going to hurl myself off of the roof" (pg. 36).
'Driggs whispered out of the side of his mouth to Lex as they walked, "I never got grounded before you came here."
"You never touched a boob before I came here either."
"Touche." He flashed a goofy grin as Uncle Mort shoved him into his room and slammed the door. "Worth it!" (pg. 110).
That being said, there were a few aspects of the plot that grated on my nerves a bit, namely the time that the characters spent in DeMyse- I just found the city to be too gaudy, too flashy, too (insert your choice of word of your nature here) and as such, unlike the characters, I didn't find it to be relateable, not realistic in the slightest. Furthermore, I felt as if the plot was suspended in time during their time spent here- that very little was accomplished and that it was almost thrown into the plot merely to add some excitement. Furthermore, I felt that the villain was just a shadow of her former self- that as the plot progressed she became less and less villain-y, which was disappointing as I think that she could have really brought excitement to the story, rather than the vain attempt that DeMyse did.
All in all, despite my complaints this was still an extremely enjoyable read- in fact, I only do "funny" when it comes to Gina (because she does it so well, drawing me out of my comfort zone). Furthermore, despite my complaints I will be continuing on with this series to see not only how these characters continue to grow, but also to see how the ending of this novel will be resolved (let's just day that you might want Kleenex on hand when you read it)!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
The characters are good and the story's getting better, but still iffy
By Jasmine Baggenstos
Scorch made me feel, but the problem is it just made me feel rage. There were plenty of chances for me to feel sad (lots of people died) but I just didn't. It was more like a distant pang of "oh, that's sad" instead of anything really heavy and feely.
Remember how I mentioned the rage? Yeah, I had plenty of that. You know how there's those villains you love to hate (Warner, anyone?) and the ones you truly love to hate because they're awesomely complex? Yeah, well Scorch's bad guys weren't like that. I seriously hated them. Well I didn't quite hate Zara with a burning passion, more like extreme disgust. Heloise and Norwood made me want t spit and scream and punch someone, though. I'm actually still not sure whether that's a good or a bad thing.
Things I did enjoy:
-- the dry, dark humor
-- Lex and Driggs' relationship
-- Pip and Bang, but especially Pip
-- That the story's getting more complicated
The Nutshell: Scorch was an enjoyable read but that's about all I can say about it. It's one of those reads that I enjoyed well enough while I was reading, but will probably forget pretty quickly.
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