Meridian (Fenestra, #1) in Nothing But Reading Challenges

Apr 01, 2011 Lisarenee rated it it was ok

Shelves: paranormal

I may need a little time to digest the book. About Meridian, a teenager, who has been different from other people her whole life. Things tend to die around her. On her 16th birthday she comes home from school and narrowly misses being hit by a car. The kids behind her were not so lucky. Her parents send her off to her aunt's with not much explanation. They tell her they might never see her again and she must go for her own safety. They tell her her aunt will explain all and that she is the only ...more

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May 04, 2010 Ashley rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal-themed, ya

I enjoyed this story. It was recommended to me by a goodreads member, in a Pick it For Me Challenge.
The story is interesting, something I've never come across before. Meridian is an angel that helps the dying souls pass through to their own heaven. Through learning from her Auntie, she learns to deal with the stress that can cause, the grief and she tells her about the Nocti, the dark side (if she represents the light souls go to, Nocti represent the dark that tries to "steal" the souls and take ...more

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Nov 04, 2012 Kami rated it liked it

Shelves: supernatural, young-adult, urban-fantasy, angels, red-cover

16-year-old Meridian is sickly, has constant aches and pains and wakes up every morning with animal corpses in her bed. Meridian is told she is a Fenestra and has to live with her great-aunt. At her Auntie's, Meridian meets a rude boy Tens and a wolf, Custos. Fenestra are the window which souls of the dead travel through to Heaven. Aternocti escort souls to Hell. Tenskatawa Valdes (Tens) is Meridian's protector. The Aternocti want to kill the Fenestra or turn them bad, into Nocti. There is an ev ...more

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Jul 29, 2009 A rated it really liked it

got this today--thanks for my EGC, Roxy!

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Phew! Made it. Decent read. Started off eh, but finished well.

I think what most disturbed me is that the main baddie (and I'm not giving anything away, you automatically know he's the antagonist) is a preacher and keeps quoting the Bible at our heroes to make them feel/seem like they're on the wrong side. The scary thing is, the public at large tend to believe him. (The even scarier thing is, this happens in the real world every day. Just look at the ...more

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Dec 11, 2009 Emma rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, fiction

Since I first saw this book, the cover and the name caught my attention. Reading what was in the inside made me want to get it. Meridian didn't know what she was before her 16th birthday. On her 16th birthday, everything changes. She has to make a journey to get to her Auntie who needs her as much, if not more, than Meridian needs her. Through her journey, she meets different people who play an important role in her life, and she must make a choice that will change her destiny. Welcome to the wo ...more

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Jan 09, 2011 Seahorse Library rated it really liked it

Shelves: genre-ya, genre-fantasy

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First Reading: 09 January, 2011

Second Reading: 26 October, 2012
Read for a second time because I couldn't remember it... read in preparation for reading second instalment. ...more

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