Review: Vengeance

Vengeance
Author:  Megan Miranda

Publication Date: February 4th 2014  (February 13th  UK)           

~A copy was provided by Bloomsbury Childrens  via Netgalely in exchange for an honest review~

 

 

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Falcon Lake wants vengeance. And so, it seems, does someone else... An intense, heart-rending psychological thriller to accompany the chilling and seductive Fracture

When Decker drags his best friend Delaney’s lifeless body out of the frozen lake, he makes a deal: Anyone but her. Everyone but her. The lake releases her. It takes another...

All their friends blame Delaney for Carson’s death. But Decker knows the truth: Delaney is drawn to those who are dying, and she would have tried to help Carson.

Or so Decker believes until a body lies in front of him in a pool of water on his kitchen floor. Until he sees in Delaney’s eyes that she knew this would happen too – and she said nothing. Until he realises it isn’t the lake that is looking for revenge – Delaney is part of someone else’s plan.

This powerful and emotionally charged psychological thriller follows Megan Miranda’s stunning debut Fracture.

 

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The first thing I thought when finding out Fracture had a sequel: Why? The second: I can't spell Vengeance.

I liked Fracture, it was angsty and perfect and I'm a sucker for the best friends/relationship, but I didn't think it needed anything else. It was done.

Being from Decker's perspective changed a lot of what I originally thought, and I was interested in seeing where it would carry on, and since I loved him in Fracture, nothing could go wrong, right?

Nope.

Wrong.

Waiting on Wednesday (#30)

 "Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases.

They All Fall Down by Roxanne St. Claire

Expected publication: October 14th 2014 by Delacorte Press

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Pretty Little Liars meets Final Destination in this YA psychological thriller that will have readers' hearts racing right till the very end!

Every year, the lives of ten girls at Vienna High are transformed.

All because of the list.

Kenzie Summerall can't imagine how she's been voted onto a list of the hottest girls in school, but when she lands at number five, her average life becomes dazzling. Doors open to the best parties, new friends surround her, the cutest jock in school is after her.

This is the power of the list. If you're on it, your life changes.

If you're on it this year? Your life ends.

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I've been seeing this one around tons the past couple of weeks, so had to use it this week, and well, it had me at Pretty Little Liars. Everything always does. But October? :(

What're you waiting on?

Teaser Tuesday (27)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

 

 

 

Title: Elusion

Author: Claudia Gabel

Release date:  March 18th 2014        

Publisher:  Katherine Tegen Books
Place: 10%

Soon, Elusion® will change the world and life as we know it.

A new technology called Elusion is sweeping the country. An app, visor and wristband will virtually transport you to an exotic destination where adventure can be pursued without the complications—or consequences—of real life.

Regan is an Elusion insider. Or at least she used to be. Her father invented the program, and her best friend, Patrick, heir to the tech giant Orexis, is about to release it nationwide. But ever since her father’s unexpected death, Regan can’t bear to Escape, especially since waking up from the dream means crashing back to her grim reality.

Still, when there are rumors of trouble in Elusion—accusations that it’s addictive and dangerous— Regan is determined to defend it. But the critics of Elusion come from surprising sources, including Josh, the handsome skeptic with his own personal stakes. As Regan investigates the claims, she discovers a disturbing web of secrets. She will soon have to choose between love and loyalty…a decision that will affect the lives of millions.

Suspense, thrills, and romance fuel this near-future story about the seductive nature of a perfect virtual world, and how far one girl will go to uncover the truth behind the illusions.

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"Thank you- for coming to Orexis today. I know that couldn't have been easy."

"Well, you were GREAT! Did you create that demo?"

"Me and my nerd army. We are invincible."

"Can't say the same for Avery. :-) She had a lot of nerve, spreading lies like that. What an attention whore!!!!"

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 (They're messaging one another while in an elevator)

 

Because God forbid you have questions guys. I know it's premature yet, but I want to get stabby with this book. My kindle wouldn't appreciate it though. :(

 

 

What're you reading? :)

Review: White Space

White Space
Author:   Ilsa J. Bick

Publication Date:  February 11th 2014                           

~A copy was provided by Egmont USA via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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 In the tradition of Memento and Inception comes a thrilling and scary young adult novel about blurred reality where characters in a story find that a deadly and horrifying world exists in the space between the written lines.

Seventeen-year-old Emma Lindsay has problems: a head full of metal, no parents, a crazy artist for a guardian whom a stroke has turned into a vegetable, and all those times when she blinks away, dropping into other lives so ghostly and surreal it's as if the story of her life bleeds into theirs. But one thing Emma has never doubted is that she's real.

Then she writes "White Space," a story about these kids stranded in a spooky house during a blizzard.

Unfortunately, "White Space" turns out to be a dead ringer for part of an unfinished novel by a long-dead writer. The manuscript, which she's never seen, is a loopy Matrix meets Inkheart story in which characters fall out of different books and jump off the page. Thing is, when Emma blinks, she might be doing the same and, before long, she's dropped into the very story she thought she'd written. Trapped in a weird, snow-choked valley, Emma meets other kids with dark secrets and strange abilities: Eric, Casey, Bode, Rima, and a very special little girl, Lizzie. What they discover is that they--and Emma--may be nothing more than characters written into being from an alternative universe for a very specific purpose.

Now what they must uncover is why they've been brought to this place--a world between the lines where parallel realities are created and destroyed and nightmares are written--before someone pens their end.

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It took me 8 hours over 6 days to finish this. Yes, it's longer than the usual, but I couldn't handle more than over an hour at a time because I literally couldn't take anymore of it.

So, who else thought this is going to be awesome when they heard The Matrix meets Inkheart?  I don't know whether to cry or go back to sleep. You know everybody who watched Lost from the beginning and towards the end though we're finally going to get it and then it ended like that and you wanted 6 years of your life back? I want my 6 days back. And then I realised it's only book one and of course I'm going to have to read book two because I want to know what's going on.

Stacking the Shelves (#29) & Recap

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.



Hands up, who sobbed over the TFiOS trailer?
My Netgalley ban ended with a disastrous week. But let's be real, I was never really on one anyway...




        

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Girl from the Well, (Hahaha, I'm laughing otherwise I'd cry) Oblivion, Poppy, Take Back the Skies, Echo Boy and The Fearless
(Sourcebooks Fire, EgmontUSA, Bloomsbury Childrens, Random House Childrens, and Netgalley)

That's it.  What did you get this week? :)

   



 A recap of posts this week

 

• Monday I reviewed  Anything to Have You by Paige Harbison
• Teaser Tuesday from The Winners Curse by Marie Rutkoski (So good, guys. So. Good.)
• Waiting on Wednesday: The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa and Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine
• Booking Through Thursday: Multi-Tasking
• Friday I reviewed All That Glows by Ryan Graudin

 

Review: All That Glows

All That Glows
Author:  Ryan Graudin

Publication Date:  February 11th 2014                          

~A copy was provided by HarperTeen  via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Emrys—a fiery, red-headed Fae—always embraced her life in the Highlands, far from the city’s draining technology, until she’s sent to London to rejoin the Faery Guard. But this isn’t any normal assignment—she’s sent to guard Prince Richard: Britain’s notorious, partying bad boy and soon-to-be King. The prince’s careless ways and royal blood make him the irresistible for the dark spirits that feed on mortals. Sweet, disheveled, and alive with adventure—Richard is one charge who will put Emrys’s magic and heart to the test.

When an ancient force begins preying on the monarchy, Emrys must hunt through the London’s magical underworld, facing down Banshees, Black Dogs and Green Women to find the one who threatens Richard’s life. In this chaos of dark magic, palace murders and paparazzi, Emrys finds herself facing an impossible choice. For despite all her powers, Emrys has discovered a force that burns brighter than magic: love

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I'm not a huge fan of Fae stories. I've read a few, but I'm not Team Fae. So what made me download All That Glows? Well, the fact that it's centred in London and about the Royal family, even if it's  a fictional one.  Was it what I was expecting?

Yes and no.

Yes, to the fact it was interesting, the whole system of The Guard- Fae who protect the Royal family throughout generations, from The Green Woman, Banshee's, Black Dogs, and well, themselves. It was a fun take, and restoring back to Arthurian, definitely caught my attention, because I love anything to do with that.