Throwback Thursday (2)

July 30, 2009

Throwback Thursday is a meme started by Taste Life Twice and is a post about a book that has been out for a while that deserves to be talked about again because yes, it was that good!

Sunshine
by Robin Mckinley
Original released in 2003
Re-released in 2008


Rae Seddon, nicknamed Sunshine, lives a quiet life working at her stepfather's bakery. One night, she goes out to the lake for some peace and quiet. Big mistake. She is set upon by vampires, who take her to an old mansion. They chain her to the wall and leave her with another vampire, who is also chained. But the vampire, Constantine, doesn't try to eat her. Instead, he implores her to tell him stories to keep them both sane. Realizing she will have to save herself, Sunshine calls on the long-forgotten powers her grandmother began to cultivate in her when she was a child. She transforms her pocketknife into a key and unchains herself--and Constantine. Surprised, he agrees to flee with her when she offers to protect him from the sun with magic. They escape back to town, but Constantine knows his enemies won't be far behind, which means that he and Sunshine will have to face them together. A luminous, entrancing novel with an enthralling pair of characters at its heart.


I totally loved this book! The only thing that drove me crazy is that I wanted there to be a sequel so bad! The author must get asked about this A LOT because she even addresses on her blog here.

Just a note, I bought it because as you know all things vampire are hot, hot, hot...but I couldn't keep it in the middle school library. I was disappointed because I have a lot of Robin Mckinley books in my library but this one had one little explicit scene I just couldn't get past for middle schoolers :o)

Great book! If you haven't read it yet, do it now!