St. Jude Novena

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever.  Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us.  St. Jude, Worker of Miracles, pray for us.  St. Jude, Help of the Hopeless, pray for us.

Say the prayer nine times a day; by the 8th day, prayer will be answered.  Say if for nine days, then publish.  Your prayers will be answered.  It has never been known to fail.  Thank you, St. Jude.

OT: Great Giveaway from Stratus Games

Something I love besides reading is games of all kinds.  A few months ago I had the opportunity to playtest Off Your Rocker, a new party game from Status Games, and as it is based on my of my favorite games we play in theatre, I absolutely loved it.  Now you can have the opportunity to play, too.  Just fill out the Rafflecopter below.

OT: My Favorite Dystopian

So, Miss Remmers' Reviews is having a challenge for the Spring Blog Carnival dealing with Dystopians, and the prize is a copy of Wither, which I have been coveting, so I am entering, even though it requires a blog post which is not really what I use this blog for. But here it is:

My absolute favorite YA Dystopian is X-isle by Steve Augarde. After a flood destroys most of the world, boys are called to work on X Isle. This is the tale of what really happens there. It is the type of book that sucks you in immediately and keeps you enthralled until the last page. What I liked so much about it, and what makes it stand apart from others, is that is does seem to have its roots firmly is classics such as The Lord of the Flies, which, somehow, makes it all that more chilling to remember authors were writing like this half a century ago, too. This is one I would definitely recommend as it was in my Top 5 for 2010.