The Unsacred Gift [Paperback]

C. S. Dorsey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 9, 2012

Sicily "Sissy" Monroe has all the qualities of a perfect young lady. She is almost where she wants to be in life. But lying deep in the pupil of her eyes hold something that she cannot get rid of which interferes with her plans. She fights everyday with no one but herself. After having her first vision at age six of her sister's (Misty) disappearance and the dreams of failing to save her, Sissy want no part in another person's fate. For years, Sissy tried hard to avoid contact with people because she feared foreseeing their death. In keeping with this, she tries to stay away from her family. Little did Sissy know she could not run from her past, or her gift. She hopes someone will put her out of her misery. But she will soon discover that her visions and dreams were just a mere image of herself.  

Editorial Reviews

Review

Review- Loved it!! Could not put it down until i finished it. first in a long time since i felt that way about a book. --Read For Your Future

We read this selection for our book club in June. Our book club rated this book a 5! WE BE BOOK'N BOOK CLUB really discussed this book. Ms Dorsey has done a wonderful job with her first book. She keeps you reading and not wanting to put the book down! At the beginning, you might say "Oh this is an teenager read", but after getting into the book, it's definitely a page turner. It has many twists and turns that will keep you wondering what is really going on, and at the very end you will be very much surprised. The Unsacred Gift will still keep you thinking long after you have finished the book. All our club can say is a JOB WELL DONE, MS. DORSEY!!!! Waiting and anticipating the next exciting book from Ms. Dorsey. --We Be Book'N Book Club

About the Author

C. S. Dorsey currently lives in Northern California. She graduated from the University of Phoenix with an Associate s Degree in Financial Services, and is currently working for a financial institution. She never thought about writing until one day this girl started talking to her in her head and never stop.

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (April 9, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1460939700
• ISBN-13: 978-1460939703
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.2 x 7.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,196,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

C. S. Dorsey currently lives in Northern California. She graduated from the University of Phoenix with an Associate's Degree in Financial Services, and is currently working for a financial institution. She never thought about writing until one day this girl started talking to her in her head and never stop. She has written other young adult books including best selling Lukos Trilogy.

To know more about C.S. Dorsey please check out her blog.

http://csdorsey.blogspot.com

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An Intense Thriller August 10, 2012

By Coffee Ramblings TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Paperback

In the tradition of the 80s and 90s Point Horror teen books, comes The Unsacred Gift by C.S. Dorsey, where a young woman, Sissy, carries a terrible secret - she has visions of someone's death just by touching them.

Her grandmother's birthday is approaching and Sissy returns home, after leaving her small town for several years, to attend the party. To her surprise, her mother has been engaged to a man for over a year. Sissy continues to have nightmares of her sister's death from when she was a child. She recalls trying to warn her mother of what was going to happened, but it was too late.

It seems her family has gotten on with their lives ever since Sissy left for college. Just as she is adjusting to the new family changes, the dark twisted visions return - ones that may reveal the truth about what happened to her sister.

Sissy from The Unsacred Gift reminds me a lot of Johnny from The Dead Zone, only here Sissy cannot predict the future, and she can only predict death. Some people may call this a gift, but it is a curse for Sissy. Who would want the power to see how someone would die? But then again, maybe you could try to stop death from occurring. The Unsacred Gift was a nice change for the Young Adult genre, which has way too many vampire/werewolves titles out on the market. The author, C.S. Dorsey, uses great pacing and creative dialogue to tell Sissy haunting tale. I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Unsacred Gift and it was a breath of fresh air.

Disclaimer: I received a review copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Engaging Thriller March 23, 2011

By Kaneisha

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a great book a wonderful page turner I could not put the book down until I finshed. I can,t wait for more books from this author

4.0 out of 5 stars Gift...or Curse? October 26, 2012

By Brianna Lee Book Reviews

Format:Paperback

"The Unsacred Gift" by C.S. Dorsey

I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.

I really liked this Paranormal Fantasy, Young Adult story. I would recommend it for teenagers looking for a good book to read. I would also recommend it to Adults who like to read Young Adults novels. Overall, I rate this book 4 STARS because it kept me wanting to read it and find out what happened. I think Young Adults lovers will definitely enjoy "The Unsacred Gift" by C.S. Dorsey.

The main character of this book has visions of how people are going to die. She tries to avoid contact with everyone, including her family, so that she would not have to deal with seeing any visions of their death. When she was a young child, she saw that her sister was going to die. When her sister disappeared, nobody - not even her own mom- would believe her when she told them about her vision. They just acted like it never happened. Now, years later when she returns home from college, her family is still acting like nothing happened. New and strange things are happening that she needs to figure out. She wants to get to the bottom of her sister's murder.

I enjoyed the characters of this book. I think it is definitely a good book for YA readers. I was very interested in finishing this book to find out all that was going on. The ending was completely unexpected and I loved how the author wrote it. I look forward to more books by this author and plan to add them to my TBR (To Be Read) list.

Brianna Lee Book Reviews
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