Title: The Mark
Series: The Mark #1
Author: Jen Nadol
Genre: YA, paranormal
Publication date: January 2010
Published by: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Source: Borrowed from library
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Synopsis:
Sixteen year old Cassandra Renfield has seen the mark since forever: a glow around certain people as if a candle were held behind their back.
The one time she mentioned it to someone else, the mark was dismissed as a trick of the light. So Cassie has kept quiet, considering its rare appearances odd, but insignificant. Until the day she watches a man die. Mining her memories, Cassie realizes she can see a person's imminent death. Not how or where, only when: today.
Cassie searches her past, her philosophy lessons, even her new boyfriend for answers, answers, always careful to hide her secret. How does the mark work? Why her?
Most importantly: if you know today is someone's last, should you tell them?
This book was great! But I have to admit, these were my thoughts about the first half of the book as I read it:
-“Whoa! That is so interesting! Cassie knows when people are going to die? Weird.”
-“Oh man, that is sad. Its horrible that her only living relative (her grandmother, Nan) just died. But that guy Jack is really nice ;)”
-“Cassie has an aunt she never knew about and now she has to move with her for 3 months? Weird.”
-“Hmm. A philosophy obsessed boyfriend (Lucas)? I‘m still liking Jack better ;)”
-“And who goes and has sex with a guy (Lucas) you talked to like 4 times before?!?! Tsk tsk, I disapprove.”
-“Okay, this is getting boring…”
-“Seriously? Where is this story going? Where‘s the action?!”