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I love Penguin covers (and their books are pretty awesome, as well). I kind of, um, collect them. But looking at pictures takes up a lot less shelf space than physical books do. (via LA Times blog)
Jan 112009
Triskellion by Will Peterson
Publication: Candlewick Press (2008), Paperback, 368 pages / ISBN 0763639338
Genre: YA, Paranormal
Rating: 4/5
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Challenge: Read Your Own Books 2009 (#1)
I picked this up at Borders last month for three reasons: it was on sale; it had an interesting cover; the summary on the back included the phrase “archaeological adventure.” Utterly and totally impossible to resist, and luckily it turned out pretty good!
Triskellion is about 14-year-old twins Rachel and Adam Newman who are sent off to stay with their grandmother in the English countryside. From the moment they arrive, they know Triskellion is an unusual place– and soon they’ll find out exactly how unusual it is. Dangerous gun-toting residents, a mysterious past, and some very big secrets mean Rachel and Adam will have to use their wits and extremely good intuition to solve the mystery that is the town of Triskellion.
From the get-go I assumed the plot would be a mix between The X-Files and Escape to Witch Mountain, and I was pretty much right! The twins have freaky brain powers, and the writing itself feels kinda like those X-Files novelizations (but better). It starts off a little slow, but by the time I was a third in I was hooked. The last third especially flew by fast; I actually stayed up ’til 3am to finish it! I’m glad I did because I honestly don’t think I could have slept if I hadn’t. The plot is by turns fascinating and ridiculous, and as a bonus you get a little romance and some archaeology.
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