Thirteen Days to Midnight

BOOK NAME: Thirteen Days to Midnight
AUTHOR: Patrick Carman

You are indestructible. Three words that transferred a power to Jacob Fielding that would soon change everything. Without knowing the “rules” or “guidelines” of the power, he remained unsure about it and hesitated to use it for a long time. Daily, he holds a flame under his fingers and wished it would burn his skin, but it doesn’t.

Then Ophelia James, a drop dead gorgeous daredevil at heart moves in town and become friends with Jacob and his best friend, Milo. When the secret is released to her, she becomes filled with ideas, all of which are to help people. But there is something addictive about testing the boundaries of the power and the fear that comes with running through fire unharmed, falling off buildings without a bruise and emerging yourself in water for an hour without drowning.

Jacob has to chose which lives to safe and which to let go. After a while, though, the choices become difficult and suddenly pressured. With every good deed and life they save, the power becomes cursed and Jacob only has 12 days to figure out how to release the curse.

The author wrote this beautifully and I won’t ever forget the adventure Jacob and Ophelia had cheating death. Although the cover and summary on the back might make it seem scary, it isn’t. The only thing to be cautious about was the mild language and conversations about hell. It’s an exciting quick read and any pre-teen/teen could easily eat this book up in a few days.

Comments

U2 Lover
June 30, 2011, 6:02 pm

Ok so here is the deal
I am new at this and do not have a clue how to do my own book reviews. Can anyone help me????
-U2 Lover
braydon
July 1, 2011, 6:20 am

great to post in this comments by braydon
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U2 Lover
July 1, 2011, 9:18 am

Come ON! Won’t someone help me??????? (see comment above)
love2read
July 1, 2011, 9:26 pm

U2 Lover- They have a contest every year.

Emelie: Sounds interesting. I might try it.
Have you ever any of the Ranger’s Apprentice books? They are really cool, and if you like action, adventure, suspense, and humor, you should try them. The books would also make good reviews.
U2 Lover
July 3, 2011, 5:56 pm

How do you enter? (the contest, I mean)
U2 Lover
July 3, 2011, 5:57 pm

P.s
Thanks love2read! Your my new hero..just kidding:).(But that did help)
sembalion
July 4, 2011, 9:27 pm

-US lover,they will have the contest in some mounths,in order to enter,wel…they will post when time comes.any way,in order to get used to this..go back to some older reviews to see how.about the book…………….what do you mean curses??and…..why chosse which lives to save????wel…someone please answer my qeustons…i will put it on hold at libary anyway.bye!
U2 Lover
July 5, 2011, 4:25 pm

Sembalion,
Thanks for the info; I am wondering though, what does you “name” mean?? Mine is after a band called U2.
Saphira
July 7, 2011, 10:01 am

wow! the cover looks REEEAAALLLYYY scary…i get scared at small things!! but then why ‘cheat death’? plz answer my question someone….
escape2books
July 13, 2011, 12:53 am

(For Everyone Confused about this book)
Jacob Fielding shouldn’t have survived the car accident that killed his foster father, but he did. A week later, he writes “You are indestructible”—Mr. Fielding’s last words to him—on the wrist cast of Ophelia, a new girl at school, and soon after, she comes through a devastating skateboard crash without a scratch. With his final words, Mr. Fielding had gifted Jacob the power to keep death at bay, and the boy, along with Oh and his friend Milo, begins to play with life and death. Jacob can pass his power to others, and he does: first to Oh, and then to anyone the three can find who is in a situation likely to be fatal. What they don’t know, and only discover when Oh’s behavior becomes violently erratic, is that death cannot be stopped entirely. For every life they save, someone else must die.
freya2783
July 15, 2011, 6:10 pm

i wanna make book review about a book called the twits if anyone knows that book???????????????????????????????? Help me out here. I just registered 5mins ago!Do you have a confrmation email or something? When is the contest again??????????????????????
DanielRadcliffe4586
July 25, 2011, 10:53 am

Going on the list to look for…
DanielRadcliffe4586
July 26, 2011, 11:11 am

The contest is in December and ends in Jan.
TheLaughingPanda
August 14, 2011, 8:25 pm

Ooo, this book looks interesting.

But “you are indestructible” is kind of a strange way of encouragement.

Goes far beyond “you’re going to be great!” or “you’ll be fine no matter what.”
Kent
December 30, 2011, 4:42 pm

This book looks really, really good. I am definitely putting on my library list. This is a great review.It gave me plenty of details without telling me everything.