ARC Review: Sharks & Boys

Sharks & Boys by Kristen Tracy
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Published by: Hyperion Book CH
Pages: 272, Hardcover
Young Adult
Source: Netgalley + Publisher, in exchange for an honest review
Overall: Fabulous
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When 15-year-old Enid Calhoun follows her boyfriend Wick to Maryland for a party, fearful that he might be intending to cheat on her, she finds herself sneaking on board a houseboat where Wick and his friends plan to have a wild night. But before the boys discover their stowaway, a hurricane strikes, and the teenagers are carried miles from the shore and shipwrecked. What follows is a harrowing, yet heartwarming, story of survival, as the teens battle hypothermia, dehydration, man-eating sharks--and along the way, confront their own deepest secrets, including their catalytic roles in the disaster.

My Thoughts:

Let's be honest here.  We have a summery cover, in blue and yellow, with a guy and a girl holding hands, then we have the title Sharks & Boys.  This title and cover duo wouldn't pose a problem for anyone who actually reads the back cover but for someone who just so happened to skip the back cover wanting to be surprised... well, let's just say they would be surprised.  I was!  When I opened Sharks & Boys, and for the first few pages, I expected something similar to a S&S RomCom that I frequently indulge myself in.  Surprise, surprise when my Summer RomCom turns into a story of survival and an insanely scary emotional roller coaster that no one anticipated, especially not me.

While we start off following Enid, from her point of view, and our thoughts stay close to her, it isn't just Enid that we follow closely and really get a look into their persona.  Perhaps it is the fact that I was emotionally detached from Enid for a good portion of the book, that when the stress intensified with the situation that true natures and feelings started to spill over and despite the fact it was from Enid's point-of-view it felt like I was looking out of the eyes of everyone on the raft.

Sharks & Boys gave us a small scope of very distinct characters.  Perhaps it was the situation which amplified everyone's character but there was no mistaking who was who and what their role was within their group of friends if you had an eye for the detail of their personalities.  If it weren't for how the character's met, in a twin study, I wouldn't have expected some of them to be friends.   The character who impressed me the most was Enid's brother, Landon.  He seemed to hold the perfect persona for a brother, despite his sister's crazy, dramatic, obsessive and whiny ways.  Though he was put into a predicament between his sister and his pal , who is Enid's almost-ex-boyfriend, he took up for her, held her, and didn't let his pig headed ways interfere when it counted most.  As strong as Landon was Enid was weak, which wasn't surprising in seeing the dynamic between all of the others.  He definitely did his job with grounding her and offering her the protection from those with bigger personalities and who were equally as emotionally haunted as her.  Enid definitely played the part of scorned girlfriend well. It was quite interesting to see how Kristen Tracy carried out the dynamic between the twins and the group though it was vague at times.

Who knew being stranded on a raft, with sharks circling all around, could be the result of an obsessed girl and a trip to check up on her almost-ex-boyfriend.  Whether it is winter or summer, Sharks & Boys will quickly warm you up just to give you the chills all at once.  This is not your run-of-the-mill summer romance, nor does it offer you a tidy and swoon-worthy ending but if you happen to come across this it is worth the read.  

Review: Nia

Nia by Mella Reese
Released: March 03, 2011
Published By: Black Rose Writing
Pages: 224, Paperback
Young Adult
Source: Author/Blog Tour
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Suddenly this kneeling, filthy man caused all of my attention to pivot upon him when he grabbed my hand. I was just opening my mouth to warn him that he would surely be killed...no one was allowed to touch me, Princess Nia, without permission. My protesting words were replaced with a swift intake of breath as the soldier produced a strange-looking dagger and drug it lightly over my finger. I stared in wonderment as he gently squeezed my fingertip to produce just one red ball of blood, my blood. Then the man kneeling before me swiped the blood from my finger with his own and plunged it into his mouth. "Your blood is now my blood. Your world is now my world. Your life is now my life," were the words he chanted... Via Goodreads  


My Thoughts:


Slightly reluctant to take on this book for review, I gave one glance to the synopsis and was sold.  I had to know what happened, what happened to the soldier, what his promise meant, and who Nia was.

In a historical setting, we share Princess Nia's journey as she discovers her worth to others, her self-worth,  love, loyalty, and what it means to be a Princess in a time which male heirs are more valuable and accepted by their kingdoms.

Princess Nia is an extremely likable character.  Even when others around her do her wrong she is willing to  over look their lack of loyalty or compassion and still give hers in return.  Despite the fact Princess Nia wants nothing to do with the throne and those around her want her nowhere near it, Princess Nia's smarts and level head becomes apparent and eventually lead to the domino effect of bad events that follow her, her love and fiance, Andras, and her sworn soldier Garreth.

Andras and Garreth both seems to have a similar goal at hand during Nia, to protect Princess Nia from any danger.  Too bad, despite both being likable characters and both seeming to break the molds in some ways for men of their time, one of them fails at their duties and leads to the downfall of Nia and the one who would stand faithfully by her side at the throne, in poverty, in any kingdom she may take shelter in.

Nia was a book of mystery, kingdom politics with an underlying tone of romance.  Each character did grow, whether it was a personal growth or one in which we were shown the true nature of their inner person.  All characters, main or secondary, built the story into what it was, even those I could not stand.

Nia was simply written though pretty complete.  It had a way of being vague enough to let my mind roam free, building the world and characters around me, and giving me enough that I knew what the product of my imagination was supposed to be.  I did find my ability to picture Nia herself a little hard but I was easily lost in the story and almost felt like I was watching the story unfold through her eyes, so it didn't really bother me beyond the beginning when the foundation was still being laid.

With two more books slated to be in Princess Nia's story, I will be excited when I can get a copy of number two and hope the romance is a little more thick.  I'd like to tell you who I'm wondering about but unfortunately that would give the end of the story away and that would completely ruin the story should you read it.  


I recommend Nia to those who enjoy their historical young adult fiction with a side of romance.

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Mella Reese is a native Nevadan and proud survivor of Cushing's Disease. She attended Brigham Young University in Utah and Hawaii before completing her decree in Special Education at The University of Nevada Las Vegas. Ms Reese lives in Southern Nevada with her husband, son and daughter.

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ARC Review: So Much Closer

So Much Closer by  Susane Colasanti
Release Date: May 03, 2011
Publisher: Vikings Children's Books
Young Adult
Pages: 256, Hardcover
Source: ARC Tour
Overall: Fab
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When Brooke's crush, Scott, moves from their suburban town to New York City, she decides to follow him there. Living with her formerly estranged dad and adapting to a new school are challenging, and things go from bad to worse when Brooke learns that Scott already has a girlfriend. But as she builds her new life, Brooke begins to discover a side of herself she never knew existed. And as she finds out, in the city that never sleeps, love can appear around any corner...

My Thoughts:

So Much Closer would be the perfect example for what a girl should never do.  Susane Colasanti opens this story up with our main character, Brooke, crushing on a guy named Scott who just so happens to be moving to NYC where her dad just so happens to live.  Seems too good to be true, right?  Well wrong.  A girl should never move to live with her dad who she hasn't had a relationship for some time just for a guy- at least in my opinion.

I really wanted to love and adore So Much Closer but the plot fell rather flat for me.  The whole basis of the story was rather ridiculous and I had trouble forming an initial attachment to it.  Of course, there are plenty positives to this book, one of them being the fact that Brooke does eventually open her eyes and grow up a little.  I just have a hard time getting over where this book started from.  Rather than the literal genius Brooke was, she acted naive, obsessive and blind, not to mention she compromised her education to keep out of the limelight.  While I realize that feeling of wanting to stray from the center of academic attention is real, it just seemed so misplaced in this story.  A contradiction.  Brooke was willing to put herself on the line for a guy but not for her education?  What kind of girl did that make Brooke?  To me, not very desirable.

Two of the characters who kept me reading So Much Closer, and who I eventually vested myself in this book for, were two of Brooke's new NYC friends, John and Sadie.  John had an aura about him that few fictional characters can carry without seeming forced.  His love for NYC and his genuine interest in teaching Brooke about New York and showing her the sites less appreciated really added a sweet and redeeming aspect to this book.  Their moments shared together were what began another story within a story and with that began Brooke's evolution from a delusional and indecisive teenager to a young woman who could see what was in front of her, appreciate it, and want to move forward with it.  

Despite my issues with So Much Closer there are plenty of readers who will love it and adore it for all that it is.  Maybe my age came into play on this one.  Typically I have no issues relating to young adult fiction but this time I did.  I couldn't imagine compromising my self pride and relationships just to go after a guy who  never showed any interest in me to begin with.

Like I mentioned there were plenty of redeeming qualities to So Much Closer.    As always with Susane Colasanti's writing and style there were many eye opening, personal growth, and meaningful experiences which made So Much Closer worth the read.

ARC Review: Dark of the Moon

Dark of the Moon by Tracy Barrett
Release Date: September 19, 2011
Published By: Harcourt Children's books
Pages: 320 Pages, Hardcover
Young Adult
Source: Netgalley
Overall: Fab!

Ariadne is destined to become a goddess of the moon. She leads a lonely life, finding companionship only with her beloved, misshapen brother Asterion, who must be held captive below the palace for his own safety.Then a ship arrives bearing a tribute of slaves from Athens, and Ariadne meets Theseus, the son of the king of Athens. Ariadne finds herself drawn to the newcomer, and soon they form a friendship—one that could perhaps become something more.
But Theseus is doomed to die as an offering to the minotaur, that monster beneath the palace—unless he can kill the beast first. And that "monster" is Ariadne’s brother . . .

My Thoughts:

Dark of the Moon, as written by Tracy Barrett, seems to bring forth the question what if we got the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur wrong.  Just like the Theseus in our story felt the need to inflate his adventures when setting out for his true paternal parentage, perhaps those before us shaped the myth of Theseus and Minotaur into much more of a nightmare then the true story ever was?

You don't need to know the true myth behind Theseus and the Minotaur to read and enjoy Dark of the Moon.  I am not one to follow myths or really indulge in the history of Gods and Goddesses enough to know the true myths in which some YA novels are based on but Tracy Barrett's telling of Ariadne, Theseus and Asteriorn, Ariadne's brother and the monstrous creature, in this case the Minotaur, spiked my curiosity.

I appreciated Dark of the Moon for what it was but I felt really detached from the characters.  Ariadne, our Soon-to-be-Goddess was no one I could even begin to relate to or with.  Maybe it was the fact she was soon to be a Goddess, but overall, there wasn't much to like or dislike about her.  She simply seemed like an important piece of the tale, one in which we had to meet to understand Tracy Barrett's version of this story.  There was nothing ornately interesting about her and she just sort of glided in between the scenes of the story.

While Ariadne, our Soon-to-be-Goddess, didn't pull any emotion out of me Asteriorn did.  I couldn't help but feel bad for the monstrous creature that he was painted to be.  His small smirks and relations with his sister proved that he wasn't the complete monster others painted him to be.  At times he seemed sad and misguided and other times innocent.  The thought of part of the original tale holding true where Asteriorn, the Minotaur, was concerned was slightly unsettling to me.

The person I enjoyed most in the Dark of the Moon was Theseus.  I didn't really find him to hold that swoon-worthy factor some many of us look for in YA fiction but I enjoyed his character nonetheless.  Even when he wasn't truly adventurous, he told his story like he was.  His part of the story was much more fast paced and interesting.

Overall, I enjoyed Dark of the Moon.  It forced my curiosity until I was scouring the internet for further information on this Minotaur creature.  It is a story and retelling of a great tale.

ARC Review: Rosebush

Rosebush by Michelle Jaffe
Released: December 14, 2010
Published by: Razorbill
Paperback: 326 pages
Young Adult
Source: Different Area Codes Book Tours
Overall: 3
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Instead of celebrating Memorial Day weekend on the Jersey Shore, Jane is in the hospital surrounded by teddy bears, trying to piece together what happened last night. One minute she was at a party, wearing fairy wings and cuddling with her boyfriend. The next, she was lying near-dead in a rosebush after a hit-and-run.Everyone believes it was an accident, despite the phone threats Jane swears were real. But the truth is a thorny thing. As Jane's boyfriend, friends, and admirers come to visit, more memories surface not just from the party, but from deeper in her past . . . including the night her best friend Bonnie died.
With nearly everyone in her life a suspect now, Jane must unravel the mystery before her killer attacks again. Along the way, she's forced to examine the consequences of her life choices in this compulsively readable thriller.  Synopsis via Goodreads

My Thoughts:

Michelle Jaffe brought to us a twisted story of friends, enemies and how sometimes you can't tell the difference between the two.

There really isn't much to say about Rosebush beyond not everything is as it seems.  While reading the story of how Jane ended up, left-for-dead, in a rosebush, it felt like I was driving a never ending curving road around a mountain, through a mountain and over a mountain.  The twists and turns never stopped. I was constantly peaking over the edge of the mountain too see how far up I really was. 


Every time I thought I figured out the mystery of who and why, a new turn of events left me grasping for anything within reach.  I almost felt like a crime scene investigator, putting together the evidence, reading between the lines of personal statements, and trying to figure out who had the biggest motive of all.  Though, it is hard to do that when all of your friends, and even those you never liked before, seem to all know something the other one doesn't and is trying to cover up something completely unrelated to the actual question at hand.

While there are many reasons to pick up this book I didn't find myself troubled to put it down.  I didn't make any connections with the characters, though, with a book this speed it can be a tricky feat to form a connection worth holding onto.  The plot was well thought out and formed but I felt that I watching a slightly mediocre episode of some crime-drama through a dark tunnel.  I saw it all but only at a fraction at what it could have been.


Despite the few qualms I have with Rosebush there are many reason why Rosebush is a great read.  Characters with completely different personalities from different life styles topped with mystery and suspense make this stand alone young adult thriller what it is.   

Cover: 4
Characters: 3
Plot: 4
Overall: 3

On the cover:  Couldn't be more appropriate, could it?

Review: Vixen

Vixen by Jillian Larkin (Flappers #1)
Release Date: December 14th 2010
Published by: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: Hardcover, 421 pages
Young Adult
Overall:

Jazz . . . Booze . . . Boys . . . It’s a dangerous combination.
Every girl wants what she can’t have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyle—and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. Now that she’s engaged to Sebastian Grey, scion of one of Chicago’s most powerful families, Gloria’s party days are over before they’ve even begun . . . or are they?
Clara Knowles, Gloria’s goody-two-shoes cousin, has arrived to make sure the high-society wedding comes off without a hitch—but Clara isn’t as lily-white as she appears. Seems she has some dirty little secrets of her own that she’ll do anything to keep hidden. . . .
Lorraine Dyer, Gloria’s social-climbing best friend, is tired of living in Gloria’s shadow. When Lorraine’s envy spills over into desperate spite, no one is safe. And someone’s going to be very sorry. . . .
From debut author Jillian Larkin, VIXEN is the first novel in the sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic new series set in the Roaring Twenties . . . when anything goes.
Synopsis via Goodreads

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Review: Lost It

Lost it by Kristen Tracy
Date Released: January 23, 2007
Published by: Simon Pulse
Pages:  Paperback, 288 pages
Young Adult
Overall:

...if your best friend were plotting the annihilation of a small, furry neighborhood poodle? Or if your parents up and moved to an Outward Bound-type survival camp in the middle of the desert? How about if your grandmother bought you new bras and underwear -- and you actually thought they were a teensy bit, umm, sexy?
Most people would not react well.
Tess Whistle's junior year of high school is off to a fairly bizarre start. One might even say her life is spiraling out of control. But with her sense of humor firmly intact and her first real boyfriend on her arm, Tess is dealing with the ridiculous twists quite well, thankyouverymuch.
Just wait until her shoes explode.
Synopsis via Goodreads

My Thoughts:

Lost It is the coming-of-age story of Tess Whistle an innocent and very quirky teenager.  With a fear of wild animals (things she can't control,) parents who I have no words for, a Grandma who doesn't fit the knitting-Betty Crocker mold, and a boyfriend who at the beginning who seems to fall in love with her quirks, Tessa wasn't an easy character to read.  With a rather annoying personality, innocence based on ignorance I just didn't believe, and a voice I didn't enjoy following I wasn't surprised at her match of a poodle-exploding BFF and very surprised by her cute-butt-having boyfriend.

While the title provided us with numerous definitions for this books I felt it was anti-climatic and that it left too many loose ends.  This story went beyond using your own imagination to make up the rest of the story- in my opinion it was left unfinished and the first thing after reading the last sentence I did was get online to check for a sequel.

The writing was mediocre, which I can over look because I love simple writing, but with a voice like Tess' it just wasn't enough to glue the book together.  I did laugh out loud several times during this book which helped boost its rating, but those moments simply couldn't overcome what this book lacked.  Like many others, I wanted to love this book and I expected more from it, but it just didn't do it for me.



Don't let my negatives make up your mind yet on whether or not to read this book just yet.  Kristen Tracy provided us with a quick read which truly lives up to it's title in more then one way and a cover to match- which is one of those 'I totally get it' moments.  Kristen Tracy provided us with a light hearted and at times hilarious story that won't be easily forgotten with the amount of quirks that you'll find throughout.  Honestly, I think there is a little bit of Tess' awkwardness in all of us that will take us back to a time that was once forgotten.

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Mini Reviews: Seventeenth Summer, Vamped, Sticky Fingers

Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly
Date Released: April 2010 (originally 1942)
Published By: Simon Pulse
Age: Young Adult
Pages: 340
Overall:

A summer to remember…
Angie always thought high school romances were just silly infatuations that come and go. She certainly never thought she would fall in love over one short summer. But when she meets Jack, their connection is beyond any childish crush. Suddenly, Angie and Jack are filling their summer with stolen moments and romantic nights. But as fall grows closer, they must figure out if their love is forever, or just a summer they’ll never forget.
Synopsis via Barnes and Noble

My Thoughts: 
First published in 1942, the difference between writing today and several decades ago is very apparent in this story of two recent high school graduates, Angie and Jack.

To say Angie and Jack had a romantic summer fling could be misleading.  Angie and Jack shared a courtship taking walks, going sailing, sharing picnics, taking drives, and going to daring house parties.  Their personal growth made up most of the story, as they grew into adults and grew together.  Angie's slightly dysfunctional sisters also played a roll in explaining Angie's upbringing.

As slow as the story started it was abruptly ended with what I felt like unresolved feelings.  Though the writing was thorough at times it dragged on with an over abundance of airy observations.

Even with the society that wasn’t our own and a relationship that might not seem fruitful to some, I thought this was a great read to show a small glimpse of what living in the 40’s and 50’s were like.  It gave new light to how times have changed  This is a great summer read.

Vamped by Lucienne Diver
Date Released: May 2009
Published By: Flux
Age: Young Adult
Pages: 240
Overall:

Gina Covello's Perks and Pitfalls
of Vamp Life
1. Hello?! Eternal youth and beauty!
2. Free. Designer. Clothes.
3. My hot new boyfriend Bobby went from chess dud to vamp stud.
4. No reflection! First order of business: turn my own stylist to stop the downward spiral from chic to eek.
5. Vampire vixen Mellisande has taken an interest in my boyfriend, and is now transforming the entire high school into her own personal vampire army. If anyone's going to start their own undead entourage it should be me.
I guess I'll just have to save everyone from fashion disasters and other fates worse than death.
Synopsis via Barnes and Noble

My Thoughts:
No sparkly, brooding vampires here.  Main Character Gina is turned Vampire and with her to the other side she took her good fashion sense, her desire to keep her hair dresser, her same confident (not-quite-but-almost) man-eating attitude.

This is a fun quick read about Gina, the boy who turned her, the boys gifts (which is causing all of the hair tangling ruckus,) and a lair, or in the case house, of vamps being used as a mini-army.  No matter what the situation Gina is as much worried about her inability to dress herself in a mirror as she is about kicking-butt to stay un-dead.

Action, humor, and a girl who isn’t relying on anyone to get her out of a situation.  Gina takes charge and offers a different side to the girl-who-falls-in-love-with-a-vampire then many of the books today.  This is fairly written, using the storyline and characters personalities to hold the humorous story well.

Sticky Fingers by Niki Burnham
Date Released: August 2005
Published By: Simon Pulse
Pages: 288
Overall:

Bulletproof, that's how Jenna Kassarian sees herself. It's all about control: As long as she works hard, nothing can hurt her. So Jenna constantly pushes — for perfect grades, the ideal boyfriend, the best, best friend.
The only problem is, she doesn't know if she can stop. If she relaxes even for a second, she's afraid she'll lose control completely.
Then Jenna decides it's now or never. She goes to a party and has one drink. But one drink is all it takes for her perfect facade to shatter. Suddenly she realizes straight A's can't protect you in the real world.
Synopsis via Barnes and Noble

My Thoughts:

Jenna, the perfect over-achieving main character goes into this book facing much of what young females, and young males, face today. 

Pressure is thrown at Jenna from not only the Harvard acceptance letter in front of her but from her boyfriend, best friend, and the fact that whatever decisions she makes they can’t all be taken back.  That doesn’t only apply to her though.  Other’s actions leave permanent dents in Jenna’s life, changing everything from that moment out.  Relationships and trust are easily trust in this story much how they are in the real world

With a slow start, a emotionally straining middle, and a quick end, Sticky Fingers is a good quick read with a few loops thrown in.

Review: Glimmerglass

Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
Date Released: May 25, 2010
Published By: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 294

Age: Young Adult

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Dana Hathaway doesn’t know it yet, but she’s in big trouble. When her alcoholic mom shows up at her voice recital drunk, Dana decides she’s had it with being her mother’s keeper, so she packs her bags and heads to stay with her mysterious father in Avalon: the only place on Earth where the regular, everyday world and the magical world of Faerie intersect. But from the moment Dana sets foot in Avalon, everything goes wrong, for it turns out she isn't just an ordinary teenage girl—she's a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel between both worlds, and who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie.

Soon, she finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat game of Fae politics. Someone's trying to kill her, and everyone wants something from her, even her newfound friends and family. Suddenly, life with her alcoholic mom doesn't sound half bad, and Dana would do anything to escape Avalon and get back home. Too bad both her friends and her enemies alike are determined not to let her go . . .

Synopsis via Goodreads

 My Thoughts:

Jenna Black created a world that exists as an in-between for the human world and the faerie world, Avalon.  A place where both kinds can exist. Her world included those who simply existed, the mundane.  Then her world included those who were abnormally good looking with magic running through their blood, some in small amounts and others in impressive quantities.  This world, to our main character’s disadvantage, also included the power struggle between those who were Seelie and Unseelie, and other power hungry individuals of Faerie.  Did I forget to mention those afraid of Faeriewalkers?  

With the parental roll reversed in Dana’s single parent home, she sets out to find her Fae father who she has been given contradicting stories about, time and drunken-time again.  Never really knowing the reason why her mother ran with her, nor knowing if her Father was the horrible man her sober mother claimed, or the wonderful man her drunken-mind claimed, Dana sought out to find her own answers.  Beyond answer Dana needed to take a much needed break from her emotionally draining alcoholic mother.  With her mother Dana never stayed anywhere for long and her social life reflected so.

Jenna Black introduces the rest of the primary characters in quick and eventful ways once Dana hits the Avalon border.  She is swept into a world of Fae politics leaving her a prisoner who is rescued, emotionally betrayed, physically assaulted by a dangerous living-pile-of-sticks, and unsure of who to trust all in a few days time.

I found myself connecting with the secondary characters more then the primary.  There were two characters that were memorably real to me.  A Knight and his un-knight son.  These two characters had strong, even if quiet, personalities that helped form the underlying story adding action, silent compassion, and humor to this tale.  I can only hope their small roles expand in the next installment of the series or at least that they still a close part of Dana’s life.

There was so much about this Glimmerglass to really enjoy but I found myself struggling to hold on and flip the pages several times throughout the book.  I had a hard time connecting to the primary characters and their lack of common ground and relationships.  There was so much distrust between Dana and those around her it was hard to see past her immature and pessimistic attitude.  Dana herself, at times, was quite a contradictory character, claiming her maturity yet acting the opposite.  Acting on impulse at the most inopportune times was one of the leading lady’s downfalls as was her inability to reason within herself clearly.  At times she confused me as well as herself with her over analyzing personality.

Glimmerglass is just the start for the only known living Faeriwalker, Dana.  Once I am able to get my hands on a copy of Shadowspell, the second Faerwalker book, I will be devouring the lines looking for the same action and the same Fae politics that Jenna provided us in the first of the books.
 

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