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Traveller is a new adult paranormal romance by Abigail Drake. (It is marked on goodreads as adult, but the main character is college aged, and the overall story had a new adult vibe, in my opinion.) Traveler has everything a good paranormal romance should have in my book. Interesting creatures/powers, a secret society is always a plus, a mysterious adventure, and great characters. I really enjoyed this one.
Emerson and Michael are the main characters. I liked both of them a lot. Emerson has a dry sense of humor that had me snickering throughout the whole story, and Michael is pretty swoon worthy. There are some weird quirks throughout that left me a bit puzzled, like the whole part of the society where women were not allowed to leave. I still don't get that one.
As much as I loved Emerson's sense of humor, her reactions to some of the situations she found herself in seemed underwhelming to me. I liked that she took things as they came at her and didn't loose her cool, but some of the things warranted a little ruffling of the feathers in my book. And she was still just cool as a cucumber. On one hand, I admired her ability to remain calm throughout almost anything (since that is a skill I certainly do not possess.) but on the other hand it made her seem a bit robotic at times. However, that was the only disconnect I felt with Emerson. She is a kick ass lady and I really want her to be on my side. She keeps up with the action in Traveller so well, and she can handle anything that is thrown at her.
Traveller is a really fun ride of a read. I wanted the ending to stretch out a little more, but there was so much going on and the pace was only getting faster and faster towards the end, it was all I could do to keep up. There will even be some unexpected twists, for even the best of the twist guessers out there!
Bottom line: Traveller is a solid paranormal romance read with a good chunk of action and adventure in the mix.
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Traveller is a new adult paranormal romance by Abigail Drake. (It is marked on goodreads as adult, but the main character is college aged, and the overall story had a new adult vibe, in my opinion.) Traveler has everything a good paranormal romance should have in my book. Interesting creatures/powers, a secret society is always a plus, a mysterious adventure, and great characters. I really enjoyed this one.
Emerson and Michael are the main characters. I liked both of them a lot. Emerson has a dry sense of humor that had me snickering throughout the whole story, and Michael is pretty swoon worthy. There are some weird quirks throughout that left me a bit puzzled, like the whole part of the society where women were not allowed to leave. I still don't get that one.
As much as I loved Emerson's sense of humor, her reactions to some of the situations she found herself in seemed underwhelming to me. I liked that she took things as they came at her and didn't loose her cool, but some of the things warranted a little ruffling of the feathers in my book. And she was still just cool as a cucumber. On one hand, I admired her ability to remain calm throughout almost anything (since that is a skill I certainly do not possess.) but on the other hand it made her seem a bit robotic at times. However, that was the only disconnect I felt with Emerson. She is a kick ass lady and I really want her to be on my side. She keeps up with the action in Traveller so well, and she can handle anything that is thrown at her.
Traveller is a really fun ride of a read. I wanted the ending to stretch out a little more, but there was so much going on and the pace was only getting faster and faster towards the end, it was all I could do to keep up. There will even be some unexpected twists, for even the best of the twist guessers out there!
Bottom line: Traveller is a solid paranormal romance read with a good chunk of action and adventure in the mix.
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**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: http://bookbriefs.net**Playing the witches game is an adult paranormal fantasy, and it it s the third book in the Keepers of the Veil series by Zoe Forward. Each of the books in the series can be read as standalones, but I wish that I had read each of the books in order. This was the first book in the series that I have read, and while I loved it, I think I would have enjoyed it even more if I had some more familiarity with the backstory on the witches and the world. Nonetheless, this was a great book. If you are a fan of romances that happen to be paranormal in nature and not the other way around, you will totally dig this story.
It is told in dual narrative between Jen and Nickolai, which worked out great to advance the story. I loved seeing inside Nick's head, and I think I enjoyed his chapters more than Jen's. He is exactly my kind of paranormal book boyfriend. Sweet but totally fierce, with a big protective streak and a fair share of jealousy. And there were many opportunities for him to showcase all of those things, because the plot in Playing the Witches game is no joke. There is non-stop action and adventure in this book. Someone is out to kill Jen, and before she finds out who it is, she finds herself on the scariest TV I have ever heard of. Think of Survivor mixed with the Hunger Games.
I want to see more of Jen and Nick's story. I wish that they would have another book, just for them. That is sometimes the drawback to series where each book focuses on a new couple. I like to see more of the couples that I have gotten to know and love, and while they normally make a couple of cameos, if I really loved them it normally isn't enough for me. I want them to get another book. (wink wink Zoe...) Jen and Nick have too good of chemistry for this to be it for them. I want more.
Bottom line: if you like your paranormal romances heavy on the romance side, this is a great book for you to check out. But start with book 1. And if you like bodyguard romances, even though this one isn't strictly that, it kind of is, so it will definitely float your boat. I really liked Playing the Witches Game.
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It is told in dual narrative between Jen and Nickolai, which worked out great to advance the story. I loved seeing inside Nick's head, and I think I enjoyed his chapters more than Jen's. He is exactly my kind of paranormal book boyfriend. Sweet but totally fierce, with a big protective streak and a fair share of jealousy. And there were many opportunities for him to showcase all of those things, because the plot in Playing the Witches game is no joke. There is non-stop action and adventure in this book. Someone is out to kill Jen, and before she finds out who it is, she finds herself on the scariest TV I have ever heard of. Think of Survivor mixed with the Hunger Games.
I want to see more of Jen and Nick's story. I wish that they would have another book, just for them. That is sometimes the drawback to series where each book focuses on a new couple. I like to see more of the couples that I have gotten to know and love, and while they normally make a couple of cameos, if I really loved them it normally isn't enough for me. I want them to get another book. (wink wink Zoe...) Jen and Nick have too good of chemistry for this to be it for them. I want more.
Bottom line: if you like your paranormal romances heavy on the romance side, this is a great book for you to check out. But start with book 1. And if you like bodyguard romances, even though this one isn't strictly that, it kind of is, so it will definitely float your boat. I really liked Playing the Witches Game.
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**You can see this full review and more at Book Briefs: http://bookbriefs.net**Lucky Me is the first book (at least it better be! (more on this later)) by Saba Kapur. It is a young adult contemporary romance about a girl who is seemingly living a very lucky life. She is the daughter of two famous actors and she wants for nothing. Except, as the book so aptly points out, disaster does not discriminate and it can and will strike anyone it chooses. Lucky Me deals with a disaster in the form of a crazy stalker/killer that is out to get Gia's family.
This is a very hard review for me to write because there were a few things that did not work for me at all with Lucky Me. Things that in other cases would have annoyed me and made me think this is not the book for me. However, I could not put this book down. I really enjoyed it and after it ended, I found myself really really wishing that I had the next book so I could find out what was going to happen with Jack and Gia and the whole gang. I am a very character driven reader, and Lucky Me is a very long, plot driven novel. The stalker mystery drives the whole story, and I found that we didn't get to develop character relationships as much as I would have hoped. I really hope the interpersonal relationships (especially Jack and Gia!) really get delved into deeper in the next book because I think that is something that will take this good novel to the next level. The other annoyance was Gia herself. Jack was very patient with her, but she was a whirlwind of emotions, petulance and immaturity. I get why she was doing it at first, since she was thrust into this situation with no choice in the matter, but after a while it got old. However, I could just not bring myself to stay annoyed at her. There is just something about Gia. Something I liked and want to see more of.
I am a sucker for a good bodyguard plot, so I ate up that aspect of the story, and Jack was my favorite character. I want to see so much more of him in the next book, and I would love for it to be told some from his point of view as well. I think that will help me get to know him a lot better. And I really do want to get to know him better. Especially, after that bombshell that he dropped at the end of the book. (which I personally, don't think it true at all. At least, I hope it isn't true.)
The best part about Lucky Me was the writing. Author Saba Kapur is witty and she works in tons of one liners and pokes fun of everything. I loved that about this book. I can't wait to see what is going to happen next. There is something irresistible about Lucky Me.
Case in point: This book is about 500 pages long, and I devoured it in one evening. Even with the annoyances, I simply could not put it down.
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This is a very hard review for me to write because there were a few things that did not work for me at all with Lucky Me. Things that in other cases would have annoyed me and made me think this is not the book for me. However, I could not put this book down. I really enjoyed it and after it ended, I found myself really really wishing that I had the next book so I could find out what was going to happen with Jack and Gia and the whole gang. I am a very character driven reader, and Lucky Me is a very long, plot driven novel. The stalker mystery drives the whole story, and I found that we didn't get to develop character relationships as much as I would have hoped. I really hope the interpersonal relationships (especially Jack and Gia!) really get delved into deeper in the next book because I think that is something that will take this good novel to the next level. The other annoyance was Gia herself. Jack was very patient with her, but she was a whirlwind of emotions, petulance and immaturity. I get why she was doing it at first, since she was thrust into this situation with no choice in the matter, but after a while it got old. However, I could just not bring myself to stay annoyed at her. There is just something about Gia. Something I liked and want to see more of.
I am a sucker for a good bodyguard plot, so I ate up that aspect of the story, and Jack was my favorite character. I want to see so much more of him in the next book, and I would love for it to be told some from his point of view as well. I think that will help me get to know him a lot better. And I really do want to get to know him better. Especially, after that bombshell that he dropped at the end of the book. (which I personally, don't think it true at all. At least, I hope it isn't true.)
The best part about Lucky Me was the writing. Author Saba Kapur is witty and she works in tons of one liners and pokes fun of everything. I loved that about this book. I can't wait to see what is going to happen next. There is something irresistible about Lucky Me.
Case in point: This book is about 500 pages long, and I devoured it in one evening. Even with the annoyances, I simply could not put it down.
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Slumber is the first book in the young adult Slumber Duology by Christy Sloat. I liked Slumber, but in the end it was just an ok read for me. Slumber is a fairy tale re-telling and I loved the twist that author Christy Sloat took on the tale. It is the story of sleeping beauty but it takes place in Spindle Ridge Asylum for the Criminally Insane, where they have convinced the princess that she murdered her boyfriend. Interesting starting point, right? I thought so too, and the idea behind the story I still think is great. I think it would be better suited for younger, young adult readers as it is. It is a very quick, and enjoyable read, but it didn't have the depth or development I was hoping it would. It does have one of the most gorgeous covers I have seen in a long time though. I still can't stop staring at it.
I liked the main character, Rory. I thought she was really interesting, and I wish that she was a bit more fleshed out because I think if that was the case overall, this book would have gone from good to really great, very quickly. I am hoping that the next book in the duology is a bit longer and more in depth. The mystery of just what was going on, is what kept me reading Slumber. You know right away that it is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty and you can kind of get an idea of where the plot is going and who some of the characters are, but the author does a really good job with keeping you in the dark as to the why. And I found that to be very intriguing.
Bottom line: I think Slumber will be a hit with younger YA readers and older readers that are looking for a quick fairy tale retelling without a lot of fluff. Christy Sloat does a good job keeping you on your toes as to the mystery elements of the book and she is direct and to the point with story advancement. While, I found myself wishing that the story itself was a bit more fleshed out, Slumber was an overall decent read.
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Slumber is the first book in the young adult Slumber Duology by Christy Sloat. I liked Slumber, but in the end it was just an ok read for me. Slumber is a fairy tale re-telling and I loved the twist that author Christy Sloat took on the tale. It is the story of sleeping beauty but it takes place in Spindle Ridge Asylum for the Criminally Insane, where they have convinced the princess that she murdered her boyfriend. Interesting starting point, right? I thought so too, and the idea behind the story I still think is great. I think it would be better suited for younger, young adult readers as it is. It is a very quick, and enjoyable read, but it didn't have the depth or development I was hoping it would. It does have one of the most gorgeous covers I have seen in a long time though. I still can't stop staring at it.
I liked the main character, Rory. I thought she was really interesting, and I wish that she was a bit more fleshed out because I think if that was the case overall, this book would have gone from good to really great, very quickly. I am hoping that the next book in the duology is a bit longer and more in depth. The mystery of just what was going on, is what kept me reading Slumber. You know right away that it is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty and you can kind of get an idea of where the plot is going and who some of the characters are, but the author does a really good job with keeping you in the dark as to the why. And I found that to be very intriguing.
Bottom line: I think Slumber will be a hit with younger YA readers and older readers that are looking for a quick fairy tale retelling without a lot of fluff. Christy Sloat does a good job keeping you on your toes as to the mystery elements of the book and she is direct and to the point with story advancement. While, I found myself wishing that the story itself was a bit more fleshed out, Slumber was an overall decent read.
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The Awakening of Ren Crown is the first book in the young adult fantasy & magic series, Ren Crown, by Anne Zoelle. It was very fun and very magical. I really enjoyed this book. And instead of doing a traditional review, I am going to give you reasons you should read this book, and this series.
I love a magical boarding school setting. The Awakening of Ren Crown takes place at Excelsince University, and it is every bit as magical as you would hope. Full of secrets, eccentric teachers and secrets. I loved how unique their take on magic was too. I knew right away when Ren was developing artistically when she made paints, that this was going to be an interesting take.
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2. The length. I love a long book, and this one clocked in at just under 400 pages, which is great for a young adult fantasy.
3. The characters! I loved how tenacious Ren was. She was dropped into this very new world, after a very traumatic experience and she never lost her footing. She just kept trucking along to help her brother. I admired the heck out of her.
4. The details, the writing and the world building. You can tell that author really put some thought into this series. Each detail seemed thoughtfully placed, and as a reader, I just eat all of that up! This book was really well done in that regard.
5. You can binge read the Ren Crown series! It looks like it is going to be a five book series and the first three books are currently out. Read them back to back to back for your instant gratification satisfaction! Book four looks like it will be releasing sometime this year.
And now for the things I didn't love. This book was a bit slow on the romance. There was a lot going on, so I didn't miss it all that much, but when I was done with the book, I had an oh yea moment, when I realized that things didn't really move along on that front. But I have hope for the next book. Now that the building blocks have been laid, there will be much more room for romance. And the other issue was just how much was going on in The Awakening of Ren Crown. We were thrust into action right from the very first page and it never really completely slowed down. It is a full immersion technique and you just have to get your bearings and learn the lay of the land on the fly as you read. It was well done, but led to confusion a couple of times. Nothing too big though.
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The Awakening of Ren Crown is the first book in the young adult fantasy & magic series, Ren Crown, by Anne Zoelle. It was very fun and very magical. I really enjoyed this book. And instead of doing a traditional review, I am going to give you reasons you should read this book, and this series.
I love a magical boarding school setting. The Awakening of Ren Crown takes place at Excelsince University, and it is every bit as magical as you would hope. Full of secrets, eccentric teachers and secrets. I loved how unique their take on magic was too. I knew right away when Ren was developing artistically when she made paints, that this was going to be an interesting take.
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2. The length. I love a long book, and this one clocked in at just under 400 pages, which is great for a young adult fantasy.
3. The characters! I loved how tenacious Ren was. She was dropped into this very new world, after a very traumatic experience and she never lost her footing. She just kept trucking along to help her brother. I admired the heck out of her.
4. The details, the writing and the world building. You can tell that author really put some thought into this series. Each detail seemed thoughtfully placed, and as a reader, I just eat all of that up! This book was really well done in that regard.
5. You can binge read the Ren Crown series! It looks like it is going to be a five book series and the first three books are currently out. Read them back to back to back for your instant gratification satisfaction! Book four looks like it will be releasing sometime this year.
And now for the things I didn't love. This book was a bit slow on the romance. There was a lot going on, so I didn't miss it all that much, but when I was done with the book, I had an oh yea moment, when I realized that things didn't really move along on that front. But I have hope for the next book. Now that the building blocks have been laid, there will be much more room for romance. And the other issue was just how much was going on in The Awakening of Ren Crown. We were thrust into action right from the very first page and it never really completely slowed down. It is a full immersion technique and you just have to get your bearings and learn the lay of the land on the fly as you read. It was well done, but led to confusion a couple of times. Nothing too big though.
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Adorkable is an adorably cute young adult contemporary romance by Cookie O'Gorman. I really, really enjoyed this book. It had my inner dork smiling and cheering for Sal the entire time. Sure, the main characters were a little clueless, but they were completely, well...adorkable!Fans of light and fluffy contemporaries will eat this one up and be asking for seconds.
Adorkable is told entirely from Sally's point of view. While, I loved Sally, I was hoping for a little glimpse into Becks mind. Poor Sally has had to deal with people trying to set her up all the time. I still have no idea why Sal's best friend was so hell bent on setting her up with every guy under the sun. She wasn't even subtle or nice about it. She was even telling the guys that Sal was desperate. (which I thought was pretty rude, considering Sal explicitly told her that she wanted her to cut the matchmaking out.) To get her off her back. Sal hears a rumor about her and Becks and decides to run with it. Insert fake boyfriend here.
Becks is completely adorable. I loved his friendship with Sal. I loved that they are no where near the same person, but yet they work so well together. They know each other so well, and they accept every part of each other. It was beyond cute. They are the kind of couple (fake or not) that you hope lasts forever. Not to mention, Cookie O'Gorman does an excellent job with the writing of this story. I felt like I was watching the romance of two of my old friends.
Bottom line: Adorkable is just like the name suggests. This is a cute story that will appeal to fans of light, fluffy and fun young adult contemporary romances. It plays on the fake boyfriend trope as well as the friends to more trope, and it does it all with a dorktastic twist that you are bound to love.
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Adorkable is an adorably cute young adult contemporary romance by Cookie O'Gorman. I really, really enjoyed this book. It had my inner dork smiling and cheering for Sal the entire time. Sure, the main characters were a little clueless, but they were completely, well...adorkable!Fans of light and fluffy contemporaries will eat this one up and be asking for seconds.
Adorkable is told entirely from Sally's point of view. While, I loved Sally, I was hoping for a little glimpse into Becks mind. Poor Sally has had to deal with people trying to set her up all the time. I still have no idea why Sal's best friend was so hell bent on setting her up with every guy under the sun. She wasn't even subtle or nice about it. She was even telling the guys that Sal was desperate. (which I thought was pretty rude, considering Sal explicitly told her that she wanted her to cut the matchmaking out.) To get her off her back. Sal hears a rumor about her and Becks and decides to run with it. Insert fake boyfriend here.
Becks is completely adorable. I loved his friendship with Sal. I loved that they are no where near the same person, but yet they work so well together. They know each other so well, and they accept every part of each other. It was beyond cute. They are the kind of couple (fake or not) that you hope lasts forever. Not to mention, Cookie O'Gorman does an excellent job with the writing of this story. I felt like I was watching the romance of two of my old friends.
Bottom line: Adorkable is just like the name suggests. This is a cute story that will appeal to fans of light, fluffy and fun young adult contemporary romances. It plays on the fake boyfriend trope as well as the friends to more trope, and it does it all with a dorktastic twist that you are bound to love.
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Eerie is the first book in a new adult paranormal series, by the same name, by C.M. McCoy. I think this is a must read series for any fans of paranormal romances. It has everything I love in my paranormal reads, a great mixture of interesting creatures, a para science school, awesome characters and an even better romances. In a world where paranormals exist along side people, and sometimes they know about them and sometimes they don't. (I found that to be a little confusing. at first, it didn't seem like the people in Halie's hometown knew about paranormal creatures, but all of hte new students- even the geology students and pre-med students at her university did seem to know, and no one thought it was out of the ordinary. So I guess you have to be in the know...to know.)
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One of my favorite aspects of Eerie is the relationship between Asher and Halie, and Fin and Halie. Yes, there is a love triangle in this book. (and no I will not really be talking about it. I am going to hold off until book 2. :p) Asher is such a complicated being, and I found him realy fascinating. He is an envoy (which is explained in detail in the story) but one of the fascinating things about Envoys is that they are incapable of feeling emotions, however; the longer they have remained on earth, they have been "corrupted" by all of the emotions in the humans surrounding them. Asher loves Halie, but he is completely unused to feeling anything at all, so watching him try and cope with the whole range of emotions that go along with loving someone, both the good and the bad, was a really great aspect of the story for me.
My heart broke for Halie. Eerie starts out with a huge tragedy for her. Her sister, Holly is murdered right before Halie finds out that they were both accepted into Bear Towne University in Middle of Nowhere, Alaska (no really, that is the location) The beginning was very sad, and hard to read for me, but the book peps up and picks up when Halie is on her way to school. From there on out, the story's pace picked up, and I could not put the book down.
Halie is an interesting character. She is very obviously a sweet girl, but I did want to see her get a little more assertive. I thought she took everything in stride, just a little too well. If I were her, I would have been more than a little surprised with everything going on around me and I would have demanded more answers from Asher, and more certainly from Fin- given that she grew up with him. I would have forced him to tell me what the heck was going on. But Halie is much more patient than I would have been. Then again, I think that is what made her so special. I really liked her.
Bottom line: Eerie is a must read for lovers of paranormal romances. You will love the array of creatures and characters. Author C.M. McCoy does a really great job creating a whole new world of terminology, creature characteristics and the story line is a real winner. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and I think it is only going to get better in the next book. I can't wait to read it!
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Eerie is the first book in a new adult paranormal series, by the same name, by C.M. McCoy. I think this is a must read series for any fans of paranormal romances. It has everything I love in my paranormal reads, a great mixture of interesting creatures, a para science school, awesome characters and an even better romances. In a world where paranormals exist along side people, and sometimes they know about them and sometimes they don't. (I found that to be a little confusing. at first, it didn't seem like the people in Halie's hometown knew about paranormal creatures, but all of hte new students- even the geology students and pre-med students at her university did seem to know, and no one thought it was out of the ordinary. So I guess you have to be in the know...to know.)
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One of my favorite aspects of Eerie is the relationship between Asher and Halie, and Fin and Halie. Yes, there is a love triangle in this book. (and no I will not really be talking about it. I am going to hold off until book 2. :p) Asher is such a complicated being, and I found him realy fascinating. He is an envoy (which is explained in detail in the story) but one of the fascinating things about Envoys is that they are incapable of feeling emotions, however; the longer they have remained on earth, they have been "corrupted" by all of the emotions in the humans surrounding them. Asher loves Halie, but he is completely unused to feeling anything at all, so watching him try and cope with the whole range of emotions that go along with loving someone, both the good and the bad, was a really great aspect of the story for me.
My heart broke for Halie. Eerie starts out with a huge tragedy for her. Her sister, Holly is murdered right before Halie finds out that they were both accepted into Bear Towne University in Middle of Nowhere, Alaska (no really, that is the location) The beginning was very sad, and hard to read for me, but the book peps up and picks up when Halie is on her way to school. From there on out, the story's pace picked up, and I could not put the book down.
Halie is an interesting character. She is very obviously a sweet girl, but I did want to see her get a little more assertive. I thought she took everything in stride, just a little too well. If I were her, I would have been more than a little surprised with everything going on around me and I would have demanded more answers from Asher, and more certainly from Fin- given that she grew up with him. I would have forced him to tell me what the heck was going on. But Halie is much more patient than I would have been. Then again, I think that is what made her so special. I really liked her.
Bottom line: Eerie is a must read for lovers of paranormal romances. You will love the array of creatures and characters. Author C.M. McCoy does a really great job creating a whole new world of terminology, creature characteristics and the story line is a real winner. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and I think it is only going to get better in the next book. I can't wait to read it!
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Da Vinci’s Tiger is a beautiful story, full of rich historical details that left me breathless for more. Da Vinci’s Tiger takes place in Renaissance Florence, and it tells the story of Ginevra de’ Benci, how she met Da Vinci and how he came to paint a picture of her (which happened to be his first portrait ever painted). I am a history major, and Renaissance Italy is some of my favorite, so all of the art, history, politics and Medici appealed to the huge history nerd in me. I will be re-reading this book for exactly those reasons. I really enjoyed LM Elliott’s depiction of Leonardo Da Vinci.
If you are a history nerd, or just love the art and culture of the renaissance period, Da Vinci’s Tiger is a great book for you to pick up. It is a historical, but it is young adult and still accessible to the reader. Because this book is so heavily focused on the historical details, it felt very accurate, but as is the case with many historical books, it did have a tendency to be a bit slower and a bit more dense. Still, overall a really great read. If you can’t get enough Da Vinci and you are a fan of young adult historical, this is one that you should not miss.
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Da Vinci’s Tiger is a beautiful story, full of rich historical details that left me breathless for more. Da Vinci’s Tiger takes place in Renaissance Florence, and it tells the story of Ginevra de’ Benci, how she met Da Vinci and how he came to paint a picture of her (which happened to be his first portrait ever painted). I am a history major, and Renaissance Italy is some of my favorite, so all of the art, history, politics and Medici appealed to the huge history nerd in me. I will be re-reading this book for exactly those reasons. I really enjoyed LM Elliott’s depiction of Leonardo Da Vinci.
If you are a history nerd, or just love the art and culture of the renaissance period, Da Vinci’s Tiger is a great book for you to pick up. It is a historical, but it is young adult and still accessible to the reader. Because this book is so heavily focused on the historical details, it felt very accurate, but as is the case with many historical books, it did have a tendency to be a bit slower and a bit more dense. Still, overall a really great read. If you can’t get enough Da Vinci and you are a fan of young adult historical, this is one that you should not miss.
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Passenger is such a cool book. It is a young adult time travel fantasy, and it is the first book in the Passenger series by Alexandra Bracken. What I liked most about passenger, was that it was such an interesting book. And I know interesting is a way too overused word in reviews, but it really fits here. I am often times wary of over-hyped books, but Passenger totally lived up to the hype in my opinion.
Passenger is a time traveling adventure that will have you flipping pages so fast. I could not put this book down. I loved the writing and the story. I loved how Alexandra takes you so many different places and to so many different times. It was such a fun story, and really beautifully done. If you are looking for a new adventure, pick up Passenger. But beware of the cliffhanger ending.
This review was originally posted on Book Briefs
Passenger is such a cool book. It is a young adult time travel fantasy, and it is the first book in the Passenger series by Alexandra Bracken. What I liked most about passenger, was that it was such an interesting book. And I know interesting is a way too overused word in reviews, but it really fits here. I am often times wary of over-hyped books, but Passenger totally lived up to the hype in my opinion.
Passenger is a time traveling adventure that will have you flipping pages so fast. I could not put this book down. I loved the writing and the story. I loved how Alexandra takes you so many different places and to so many different times. It was such a fun story, and really beautifully done. If you are looking for a new adventure, pick up Passenger. But beware of the cliffhanger ending.
This review was originally posted on Book Briefs