Review: The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton

• Pub. Date: February 6, 2018
• Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
• Pages: 448
• Rating:4/5
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Camellia Beauregard is a Belle. In the opulent world of Orléans, Belles are revered, for they control Beauty, and Beauty is a commodity coveted above all else. In Orléans, the people are born gray, they are born damned, and only with the help of a Belle and her talents can they transform and be made beautiful.

But it’s not enough for Camellia to be just a Belle. She wants to be the favorite—the Belle chosen by the Queen of Orléans to live in the royal palace, to tend to the royal family and their court, to be recognized as the most talented Belle in the land. But once Camellia and her Belle sisters arrive at court, it becomes clear that being the favorite is not everything she always dreamed it would be. Behind the gilded palace walls live dark secrets, and Camellia soon learns that the very essence of her existence is a lie—that her powers are far greater, and could be more dangerous, than she ever imagined. And when the queen asks Camellia to risk her own life and help the ailing princess by using Belle powers in unintended ways, Camellia now faces an impossible decision.

With the future of Orléans and its people at stake, Camellia must decide—save herself and her sisters and the way of the Belles—or resuscitate the princess, risk her own life, and change the ways of her world forever. 

Review:  Do not let the beautiful cover fool you like it did me. The world in which The Belles live may look like a dream come true from the outside looking in but when you bury yourself into those pages and submerse yourself entirely into their world, you learn it's all just a facade. The way things work in the world of The Belles are all oh so very dark and twisted.

It did take a while for me to really get into the book, not saying I didn't find the slower parts interesting because I did, but it didn't become a true page turner for me until the plot really kicked up and people started showing their true colors. I loved the vivid come to life writing by Clayton, I mean the way she described scenes and people and places was almost kind of poetic, I couldn't get enough of it.

The characters in The Belles will infuriate you, some you will love, others you will feel a great deal of sorrow for and then some you will love to hate. Through her characters Clayton really shows the ugliness behind a society who cares too much for beauty, I know our beauty-obsessed society is nowhere near as bad as what is in this book but it's a little scary to think what if we had Belles in our world would we go as far as the people in this book do. A great conversation starter in my opinion.

I am a little upset with the way things left off, okay I'm devastated and I get it cliffhangers keep us coming back because we need our damn closure and boy did this book have one hell of a cliffhanger. I need the book gods to bless me with the next book in the series like yesterday. I am very excited to see what happens next, the ending was intense and I have so many questions and let me put it like this for all of you, nothing was resolved at the end...nothing.

Overall I highly recommend it, I just wish I had read this closer to the release of the next book.

Review: Blurred Lines by Lauren Layne

Blurred Lines by Lauren Layne

• Pub. Date: August 25, 2015
• Publisher: Loveswept
• Pages:221
• Rating:4/5
• Series: Love Unexpectedly #1
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In a novel that's perfect for fans of Abbi Glines and Jessica Sorensen, USA Today bestselling author Lauren Layne delivers a sexy take on the timeless question: Can a guy and a girl really be “just friends”?

When Parker Blanton meets Ben Olsen during her freshman year of college, the connection is immediate—and platonic. Six years later, they're still best friends, sharing an apartment in Portland's trendy Northwest District as they happily settle into adult life. But when Parker's boyfriend dumps her out of the blue, she starts to wonder about Ben's no-strings-attached approach to dating. The trouble is, even with Ben as her wingman, Parker can't seem to get the hang of casual sex—until she tries it with him.

The arrangement works perfectly . . . at first. The sex is mind-blowing, and their friendship remains as solid as ever, without any of the usual messy romantic entanglements. But when Parker's ex decides he wants her back, Ben is shocked by a fierce stab of possessiveness. And when Ben starts seeing a girl from work, Parker finds herself plagued by unfamiliar jealousy. With their friendship on the rocks for the first time, Parker and Ben face an alarming truth: Maybe they can't go back. And maybe, deep down, they never want to. 

Review: Blurred Lines couldn't have been a more perfect title for this book. Parker and Ben have been friends for well over six years and everything is great until they decide to mix casual sex into their relationship then you add feelings to the mix and things became a lot more complicated real fast between the two. Blurred Lines is your cliche friends to lovers story but seriously I can't get enough of them they are always so fun to read.

Parker and Ben couldn't be any more different. Parker has a long term boyfriend who she is very serious about and Ben, on the other hand, is your typical player. If it wasn't for Ben's point of views I will admit I might not have cared for him as much because I'm really not a fan of the hit it and quit it type of guys but we get to see how much he really cares for Parker and how great of a guy he really is, he just doesn't care for commitment. 

I loved the two of them together they were freaking all sorts of cuteness and this is before the hookup. As friends they were perfect and then not to mention they are also roommates which led to a lot of banter and bickering between the two about house rules, chores etc. which was fun and cute and then when the two finally started hooking up I just wanted them to get over the whole friends with benefits crap and figure out their feelings for each other and just get together already.

Overall if you're looking for a great light fluff book I definitely recommend Blurred Lines and I'm already looking forward to the next book in the series, which is about another couple.

Review:Between the Notes by Sharon Huss Roat

Between the Notes by Sharon Huss Roat

• Pub. Date: June 16, 2016
• Publisher: HarperTeen
• Pages:382
• Rating:4/5
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When Ivy Emerson’s family loses their house—complete with her beloved piano—the fear of what’s to come seizes her like a bad case of stage fright. Only this isn’t one of her single, terrifying performances. It’s her life.

And it isn’t pretty.

Ivy is forced to move with her family out of their affluent neighborhood to Lakeside, also known as “the wrong side of the tracks.” Hiding the truth from her friends—and the cute new guy in school, who may have secrets of his own—seems like a good idea at first. But when a bad boy next door threatens to ruin everything, Ivy’s carefully crafted lies begin to unravel . . . and there is no way to stop them.

As things get to the breaking point, Ivy turns to her music, some unlikely new friends, and the trusting heart of her disabled little brother. She may be surprised that not everyone is who she thought they were . . . including herself.

Debut author Sharon Huss Roat crafts a charming and timely story of what happens when life as you know it flips completely upside down.

First Line: "I came home from school on a Thursday in early September to find my parents sitting on the couch in the front room, waiting for me. "

Review: Ivy Emerson used to have "the perfect life." She came from a wealthy family and got everything she ever wanted until one day her family tells her they can't afford to live that lifestyle anymore and will be moving to the "wrong side" of town, which for someone like Ivy is a total and utter embarrassment so she does everything in her power to keep up the facade that her life is still the same around her uppity friends at school, of course, she never expected to fall for the wrong boy on the wrong side of town either.

At first, Ivy came across as a brat in a way, her prejudices against the people in her new neighborhood was a little frustrating but it was realistic and she had great character development throughout the story which helped me grow to really love her.

The story is more than just a girl falling for the unexpected guy, it had to do with life situations that everyday people face. Her parents had to give up their lavish lifestyle because they have a son with disabilities and it was either paying for the medical bills to take care of their son or living in the big fancy house. The book touched on sacrifices and tough choices that everyday people have to make on a daily basis and I personally think Between The Notes has a great message for its readers.

The only reason I knocked off a star was that there was an unnecessary love triangle! If love triangles are done right I love them but I didn't even see the point to it in this book. It was clear as day who she was going to end up with. Don't let the love triangle scare you off though it's still worth the read.

Memorable Quotes:

~"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you"

Review: The Jewel by Amy Ewing

The Jewel by Amy Ewing

• Pub. Date: September 02, 2014
• Publisher:Harper Teen
• Pages:358
• Series:The Lone City #1
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The Jewel means wealth. The Jewel means beauty. The Jewel means royalty. But for girls like Violet, the Jewel means servitude. Not just any kind of servitude. Violet, born and raised in the Marsh, has been trained as a surrogate for the royalty—because in the Jewel the only thing more important than opulence is offspring.

Purchased at the surrogacy auction by the Duchess of the Lake and greeted with a slap to the face, Violet (now known only as #197) quickly learns of the brutal truths that lie beneath the Jewel’s glittering facade: the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life.

Violet must accept the ugly realities of her existence... and try to stay alive. But then a forbidden romance erupts between Violet and a handsome gentleman hired as a companion to the Duchess’s petulant niece. Though his presence makes life in the Jewel a bit brighter, the consequences of their illicit relationship will cost them both more than they bargained for.

First Line: "Today is my last day as Violet Lasting."

Review: Wow what an ending! I really hate cliffhangers especially the insane ones like the one The Jewel ended with but it makes me eagerly await for the next book so job well done.

Jewel is about a girl living in a world where the Royals can not carry their own children so they get the poorest of the girls who have a certain genetic mutation to be their surrogate. Only thing is these girls never had the choice to be a surrogate they are taken from their families and sold to royalty like slaves and treated in the most cruelest of ways by them. The world Ewing carved out for us in The Jewel was downright brutal there was so much more going on then just the surrogates the only thing I wish she delved deeper into was the Auguries I'm really hoping she gives us a better understanding of it all in the next book.

As far as the characters some were pretty well developed I liked Violet although she definitely has some growing up to do still. There are quite a few characters that can do with more character development instead of just being one dimensional. The Duchess of The Lake's son is the one I need to know more about he didn't have any real character development in this book but the whole time I just knew there had to be more to him then what was portrayed of him.

My biggest issue the one that made me not love this book was the romance it was horrible.First off the love interest Ash is a complete bore and then they had the dreaded insta-love at which point I was pissed off at our main character. I would like to think it's just lust and she will snap out of it in the next book and Ewing will bring a certain someone else into her life whom she develops a relationship with in a more realistic fashion.

Overall though I really did like this book even with that wreck of a romance. There is a resistance growing which I have a feeling is what the next book is mainly going to focus on and I can't wait to see more of some of the characters that I started to love which we only saw bits and pieces of in this book.

Review: Waiting on the Sidelines by Ginger Scott

Waiting on the Sidelines by Ginger Scott

• Pub. Date: November  13, 2013
• Publisher: Self Published
• Pages:335
• Series: Waiting on the Sidelines #1
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Nolan Lennox had things figured out. Named after a baseball legend, she enjoyed being the Tomboy, her closet filled with her brother’s hand-me-downs, cut-off jeans and soccer shorts. But when her first trip to high school results in a broken heart from the first boy to ever make her heart flutter and cruel words from an older girl she once thought a family friend, Nolan starts to question the very person she thought she was and wonders if her humble upbringing can compete with the afforded luxuries of her privileged peers.

Throughout the next four years, Nolan struggles to maintain herself throughout her path of discovery, learning just how cruel teenagers can be through the pressures of underage drinking, sexuality and class. And despite how life seems to continue to work against her, she still manages to listen to her heart, falling deeper and deeper for the guy the entire town adores, even if he only sees her as a friend. Can Nolan strike a compromise between her own integrity and the boy she loves? And can she make him notice her before it’s too late?

Reed Johnson came to Coolidge High School with a lot of fanfare. The son of a hometown football legend and the brother of a local football hero, Reed wore all the pressures of carrying a town without hope into the spotlight. Thankfully, he had the talent to back it up. But when he meets a girl who makes him think twice about exactly what being a hero means, he starts to wonder if following in his brother’s footsteps might be all wrong. 

Nolan Lennox was everything that was opposite of expected. She didn’t flirt, she didn’t drink and she didn’t sleep around. Nothing about her was easy, but something about her made Reed want to try harder. Though she didn’t look the part, she seemed to be spending a lot of time in Reed’s thoughts, and he wondered if she could be the one who made it all worthwhile. But could Reed handle letting her down? And would breaking her heart break him beyond repair?

Waiting on the Sidelines explores young love to its fullest, exposing how real young heartbreak and passion is and how important it is to discover yourself and hold onto your own identity. The story follows two young characters as they deal with mature situations, including the prevalence of bullying and promiscuity in today’s high school setting. Ultimately, Waiting on the Sidelines is a story of hope, honesty and those powerful, first true loves—the ones worth holding onto at any cost.

First Line: " I live in a trailer."

Review: Lets just say I neglected a lot of my responsibilities while reading Waiting on the Sidelines. I couldn't get enough of it even with all the angst and insane amounts of drama I couldn't pull myself away. Although I have to admit it got to the point where I felt a little wiped out from all the drama but I was so emotionally invested in the main characters that I still kept on reading rooting for the two and hoping they figure things out.

The book is written around a four year time period. It starts off when Nolan and Reed are freshmen and ends in around their first semester in college. What I found confusing was keeping up with what period in time we were at. I basically used their ages to guess what grade they were in.

As far as the characters go I think Scott did a really good job in portraying teenagers. Nolan was not perfect she had her flaws, she succumbed to peer pressure, made bad decisions, but she also stood up for herself, was a good friend, and very bright all in one. And she just so happened to be in love with a boy who sent her on a roller coaster of a romance and heartbreak. Now we have Reed and ugh I just wanted shake some freaking sense into him at times, you know he is a good guy he values his friendship with Nolan but some of his actions just well lets just say he knew how to screw things up with Nolan pretty bad. Scott did a good job writing his character as well, he was Mr. Popular even before he walked through the HS doors thanks to his family being a legacy of sorts, anyways he is your typical raging hormonal teen and he made plenty of mistakes but all of that is  part of growing up which is exactly what we saw him doing throughout the four year time span. There were also plenty of secondary characters and I found all of them to be very well developed and a few characters whom I would love to see get their own story.

As much as this book was about romance it was also about seeing two kids growing up and facing the challenges that are thrown at them during that stage in their life. 

Overall I couldn't get enough of Nolan and Reed and I was very glad to see that the book didn't end in a cliffhanger but was also happy to see there is a book two. For some reason at the point in their life the book ended and with the history between the two characters I just see a lot more complications coming up before they have their happily ever after.

Memorable Quotes:~ Somehow, though, I knew this time my hurt was not meant to be fixed. No. This one was mine to keep. A reminder. A lesson.

Review: The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

The Distance Between Us by Kasie West

• Pub. Date: July 2, 2013
• Publisher: Harper Teen
• Pages:320
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Seventeen-year-old Caymen Meyers studies the rich like her own personal science experiment, and after years of observation she’s pretty sure they’re only good for one thing—spending money on useless stuff, like the porcelain dolls in her mother’s shop.

So when Xander Spence walks into the store to pick up a doll for his grandmother, it only takes one glance for Caymen to figure out he’s oozing rich. Despite his charming ways and that he’s one of the first people who actually gets her, she’s smart enough to know his interest won’t last. Because if there’s one thing she’s learned from her mother’s warnings, it’s that the rich have a short attention span. But Xander keeps coming around, despite her best efforts to scare him off. And much to her dismay, she's beginning to enjoy his company.

She knows her mom can’t find out—she wouldn’t approve. She’d much rather Caymen hang out with the local rocker who hasn’t been raised by money. But just when Xander’s attention and loyalty are about to convince Caymen that being rich isn’t a character flaw, she finds out that money is a much bigger part of their relationship than she’d ever realized. And that Xander’s not the only one she should’ve been worried about.

First Line: My eyes burn a hole in the page.

Review:  The Distance Between Us... was it original? no of course not but that didn't stop me from flying through the book with this big dorky grin on my face the whole time.

Caymen has a negative perception about rich people mainly due to what she has been told by her mother who became pregnant by somebody rich and then he abandoned her and it doesn't help that the mom constantly reminds Caymen on why she needs to make sure to avoid the rich. Of course they do own a doll shop which in my opinion is kind of creepy and it just so happens a lot of their customers are the wealthy. Anyways Caymen is fine living in her world leading a simple life until one day Xander walks in and that's when things change for our main character and she realizes not everything and everyone is as they seem.

Straight up I loved Caymen mainly because she reminded me of myself as a teenager with all her sarcasm and I found her to be easily relateable just based off that characteristic alone. Besides that though I liked her because she was willing to put her biased opinion aside and give Xander a chance, at times she did tend to jump to conclusions that weren't true without seeking out the truth but I felt moments such as those were what gave growth to her character because when she was slammed with the truth she had to take a moment and really grow up.

As for Xander I didn't know what to think of him when we first me him walking into Caymen's store and "beckoning" her, but I grew to like him very quickly. I liked the approach he took with Caymen instead of jumping in right off the bat and saying I like you etc etc he took the friendship route and built her trust in him slowly.

What I didn't care for was Mason I found his character as an extra that just didn't need to be there that or at least give him more depth and make him more relevant. Also I had issues with the way things just wrapped up so quickly at the end I would have loved a little more in depth explanations of a few things.

Overall I enjoyed The Distance Between Us, I found myself laughing quite often through the book and just having a good time. I would consider this a great "in-between" book, you know one of those you pick up to take a break from the dark and/or gut wrenching novels.

Memorable Quotes:~ “A lot of people don’t get my humor. My mom calls it dry humor. I think that means “not funny,” but it also means I’m the only one who ever knows it’s a joke.”

~"Feelings, my dear daughter, you will perhaps learn one day, can be the most costly thing in the universe."

Review: Waterfell by Amalie Howard

Waterfell by Amalie Howard

• Pub. Date: October 29, 2013
• Publisher: Harlequin Teen
• Pages:368
• Series: The Aquarathi #1
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THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE QUEEN

Nerissa Marin hides among teens in her human form, waiting for the day she can claim her birthright—the undersea kingdom stolen from her the day her father was murdered. Blending in is her best weapon—until her father's betrayer confronts Nerissa and challenges her to a battle to the death on Nerissa's upcoming birthday—the day she comes of age. 

Amid danger and the heartbreak of her missing mother, falling for a human boy is the last thing Nerissa should do. But Lo Seavon breaches her defenses and somehow becomes the only person she can count on to help her desperate search for her mother, a prisoner of Nerissa's mortal enemy. Is Lo the linchpin that might win Nerissa back her crown? Or will this mortal boy become the weakness that destroys her?

First Line: Shivers race through my veins like gilded fireworks.

Review: So I had this books marked off as a Mermaid book but Surprise! It had nothing to do with mermaids more like aliens who came to our planet a long time ago because there planet was destroyed. The book was actually about a new species called Aquarathi and you can tell the author took her time with the creativeness behind it.

Nerissa is to claim her throne as the Queen from the Undersea Kingdom which she comes from but there are a few who will go to any lengths to stop her from doing so. It took some time for me to like Nerissa she just came off as snooty and selfish and it took her awhile to start changing and growing as a character to where I grew to like her.

I found Waterfell to be highly fast paced with lots of secrets being revealed and quite a few twists and turns. The only thing that was a little predictable for me was Lo and who he was, I started getting suspicious of him early on and had guessed exactly who he was before the big reveal of his character. My favorite character out the entire book was actually Nerissa's best friend Jenna she was just an amazing best friend who wasn't afraid to tell Nerissa when she was acting like a jerk or any of that. And then she had no issues keeping Nerissa's secret or even coming to her rescue when fighting off some hybrid.

Overall I liked Waterfell for it's originality and the plot itself I found to be fast paced and intriguing enough to keep me turning the pages.

Memorable Quotes:

~ "My best friend is an alien. It sounds like some B-movie title."

Review: Gravity by Melissa West

Gravity by Melissa West

• Pub. Date: December 18, 2012 
• Publisher: Entangled Teen
• Pages:400
• Series:The Taking #1
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In the future, only one rule will matter:

Don’t. Ever. Peek.

Seventeen-year-old Ari Alexander just broke that rule and saw the last person she expected hovering above her bed — arrogant Jackson Locke, the most popular boy in her school. She expects instant execution or some kind of freak alien punishment, but instead, Jackson issues a challenge: help him, or everyone on Earth will die.

Ari knows she should report him, but everything about Jackson makes her question what she’s been taught about his kind. And against her instincts, she’s falling for him. But Ari isn’t just any girl, and Jackson wants more than her attention. She’s a military legacy who’s been trained by her father and exposed to war strategies and societal information no one can know — especially an alien spy, like Jackson. Giving Jackson the information he needs will betray her father and her country, but keeping silent will start a war.

First Line: The T-screen in our family room crackles just before President Cartier fills the screen.

Review: I haven't read too many alien based books but the few I've read so far have been freaking awesome and Gravity was no different. This was actually more of a Sci-Fi mixed in with Dystopian. It's the year 2140 and Aliens known as the Ancients travel through portals every night and go to their assigned human for the Taking, the humans are not allowed to know who their ancients are and have to put a patch over their eyes that pretty much paralyzes them during the Taking. So one night Ari can't seem to locate her patch and that night opens her eyes to see a classmate of hers named Jackson hovering on top of her.  We find out that Jackson actually wanted Ari to see him and that he needs her to help prevent a war between the Ancients and the Humans.

I loved Ari she is unstoppable with all her military training she has received since a very young age all due to the fact that she will be the future Commander. She doesn't agree with her fathers methods and wants to prevent the war just as much as Jackson so she goes against everything she has ever been taught teams up with Jackson and does what she believes to be the right thing to do. As for Jackson it was easy to like his character but he has a ton of secrets that even now I'm pretty sure there is a lot of things we don't know about him and will find out in the second book.

The world building was pretty great I was able to really get a feel for this future the author created my only beef is I really just wanted more details of the past, before the Ancients and what all really happened to make the world the way it is in 2140. 

Overall Gravity was a fast paced read and a bit of a surprise for me since I didn't have any expectations for it and ended up really enjoying it as much as I did

Memorable Quotes:

~I wish someone would kiss me like that, hold me like I was all that mattered in the world. Instead, I'm treated with delicacy, no one getting too close unless it's for combat training.

~It's as though chaos and perfection slammed into each other and he's the result.

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Review: Crash by Nicole Williams

Crash by Nicole Williams

• Pub. Date: December 18, 2012 (first pub. July 18, 2012)
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Pages:384
• Series:Crash #1
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Southpointe High is the last place Lucy wanted to wind up her senior year of school. Right up until she stumbles into Jude Ryder, a guy whose name has become its own verb, and synonymous with trouble. He's got a rap sheet that runs longer than a senior thesis, has had his name sighed, shouted, and cursed by more women than Lucy dares to ask, and lives at the local boys home where disturbed seems to be the status quo for the residents. Lucy had a stable at best, quirky at worst, upbringing. She lives for wearing the satin down on her ballet shoes, has her sights set on Juilliard, and has been careful to keep trouble out of her life. Up until now.

Jude's everything she needs to stay away from if she wants to separate her past from her future. Staying away, she's about to find out, is the only thing she's incapable of.

For Lucy Larson and Jude Ryder, love's about to become the thing that tears them apart.

First Line: Summers turn me into a sucker.

Review: I could not get enough of Jude Ryder he is an all around bad boy with the reputation and criminal record to match it. A guy that any sane girl should stay away from since he  literally spells trouble but Lucy Larson saw under all that and instead of staying away she taught him that he was someone that could be loved.

Crash was your typical bad boy falls for good girl and vice versa but what made this one so different was that the characters were witty and both Lucy and Jude had depth to their characters and I found myself emotionally invested in their relationship. Lucy was still dealing with her brothers murder and the impact it had on her family and both her parents changing into the worst, while Jude lives in a group home, his father is in prison, and the police know him on  a first name basis.

I wanted to badly give this a five star but the secondary characters weren't as developed as I would have liked them especially since they did play a role in Jude and Lucy's relationship and contributed to them breaking up.

Overall I really really really enjoyed reading Crash and regret having let it just sit around for so long but I'm not making that mistake again I'll be picking up the next book very soon since I have to see how things play out with the two.

Memorable Quotes:

"I'm cancer, Luce. And not the kind that you can kill off with radiation. The kind that kills you in the end."


"You can't be friends with the person you were meant to spend your life with,".....

Review: Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn

Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn

• Pub. Date: June 11, 2013
• Publisher:Harper Teen
• Pages:437
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The spine-tingling horror of Stephen King meets an eerie mystery worthy of Sara Shepard's Pretty Little Liars series in Kate Karyus Quinn's haunting debut.

On a cool autumn night, Annaliese Rose Gordon stumbled out of the woods and into a high school party. She was screaming. Drenched in blood. Then she vanished.

A year later, Annaliese is found wandering down a road hundreds of miles away. She doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know how she got there. She only knows one thing: She is not the real Annaliese Rose Gordon.

Now Annaliese is haunted by strange visions and broken memories. Memories of a reckless, desperate wish . . . a bloody razor . . . and the faces of other girls who disappeared. Piece by piece, Annaliese's fractured memories come together to reveal a violent, endless cycle that she will never escape—unless she can unlock the twisted secrets of her past.

First Line: The field didn't end so much as trail off, beaten back by the rusted-out trailer and circle of junked vehicles surrounding it.

Review: Wow I have to give the author some serious props Another Little Piece is so far the first book that was so confusing due to point of views switching up out of no where and having to figure out what past we are seeing that normally I would be highly annoyed and give up on a book but instead I found myself more and more intrigued the further along in the book I got.

I'm not going to go deep into the plot because I don't want to give anything away, but we have Anna and she is confused just like "us" the readers. She can't remember much of anything that happened when she disappeared to top it off she isn't even sure if she is Annaliese. We discover who and what she is right along with her and believe me when I say it is so twisted  and dark and totally unexpected.

As far as the characters go the author did a wonderful job with them. They were all very well developed and all interesting in their own way. Anna is by far one of the most complex characters I've come across in a while, she had so many inner demons which we saw more of as the story progressed and we learned about her past and the choices she made to be where she is today. There was also romance in the book, Anna fell for a boy named Dex who at first I didn't think much of until I kept reading and learned about his "ability" and his own personal struggles of dealing with it.

Overall Another little piece was different, it was disturbing and creepy and well worth the read.

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