Reviews To Look Out For

Here are some reviews that you should look out for. All books that I will be reviewing, I received free from the author in exchange for these honest reviews! :) The last book listed is being reviewed by one of my friends, and I will be posting her review on here also.

This is just a small little post to let you know what to look out for in the future. YAY!!

Looking for Chilling Reads to Keep You Up at Night?

Last year, I read an amazing book by Ransom Riggs. This book had a haunting tone to it right from the beginning with eerie pictures to go along with it as you read. Excluding the sequel, I never though I would get my hands on another book just like it. Madeleine Roux did not disappoint with her latest book that came out near the end of last year. It was slower than the book by Ransom Riggs, but I felt way more drawn to that story line than Rigg's book, and the pictures in this book were less eerie than the ones in Rigg's book. If you like books that are creepy and keep you guessing with twists and turns after flipping almost every page, I definitely recommend picking up both of these books! Roux's book involves a group of three friends who are at a college program that is hosted at what used to be an insane asylum, while they are on summer break from high school. The characters are phenomenally written. I loved that it was easy to feel what Dan, the main character of the book, is feeling. Not knowing who to trust or what to believe. This is one of the few books that I would think something, and then double-guess myself based on new information that was presented. In the end, some of my assumptions ended up being correct, while others weren't right on the mark, and some of my thoughts and questions were left unanswered, hopefully to be answered in the second book in the series.

First Post of the New Year

I have read my first book this year and LOVED LOVED LOVED it!! Darker Still was intriguing and was written in a style that I have never seen, though love. In the form of a diary of a incident-caused mute girl in the 1880s. I definitely recommend picking this book up to read even though I will not be writing a review on this book.
And now, I need to get my hands on the second book, Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart, as soon as possible!





I am CURRENTLY READING, both for my book club on Goodreads, ♥ Young Adult Readers ♥:



This one is being read for a color challenge, and the color for January is black. If I have enough time, I will also be reading the second and the third book sometime this month.







This one is being read for review from the author. I will also be reading and reviewing the next two in the series for her also. All reviews will be posted within the next few weeks, and all will be posted together.

Review: The Case of the Tiffany Killer: A Peggy Hart Mystery by A. R. Rampa

The Case of the Tiffany Killer: A Peggy Hart Mystery by A. R. Rampa

Peggy Hart is your average girl detective in the beautiful idyllic town of Pinewood. That is until a serial killer starts chopping up young girls and leaving their body parts in tiny blue boxes around town. Holy smokes! Can Peggy solve this mystery before the killer strikes again? Can the town of Pinewood recover from such ghastly happenings? Will Peggy ever find her lost little brother? Find out in The Case of the Tiffany Killer. It's like Nancy Drew meets Silence of the Lambs in this fast paced quirky mystery. If anyone can stop this killer it's the irrepressible Miss Peggy Hart.

Pages: 148

Format: Paperback (only)

Published by: Createspace

Genre: YA Mystery

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This book is a cute, quick read. Don't get me wrong - the plot of the book is not at all cute - the style of writing is what is cute. Peggy had such a captivating personality that was a mix between Nancy Drew and Scooby-Doo that definitely drew me in. The plot was unique, and the descriptions were fantastic. Although, the book is not very suitable for young kids or even young adults who haven't matured much because of how in-depth some of the descriptions were. Pickles, well, she was quite an amusing character, and the nickname is amazing. I loved the relationship between her and Peggy, they were so close that there were things that they just knew without having to say anything. Arnold fit in perfectly - I enjoyed that he, like many others in this book, wasn't flawless. I also wish that Mildred had been involved in the plot more. Finally, Chuck was interesting. One thing that I kept thinking was that Chuck needed to grow up more. But those feelings didn't stop me from liking Chuck overall.

Would I recommend this book? Most definitely! I personally cannot wait to get my hands on another Peggy Hart Mystery! If you are a fan of the Empty Coffin Series by Gregg Olsen, you should give this book a look at (I wouldn't say it's better - but I love Gregg Olsen's style of writing so he wins by a landslide with almost any "teen detective" books), but A. R. Rampa is a great author also.

Note: I received this book free from Goodreads First Reads Program and A. R. Rampa in exchange for an honest review.

Review: Writing on the Wall by Tracey Ward

Writing on the Wall by Tracey Ward

I’m a girl stuck in Neverland with The Lost Boys. I’m no Wendy, I can hold my own. I don’t need to wait around for Peter to save me, but I’m also not an idiot. I know my enemies.

It's been nearly a decade since the world ended. Since Joss watched her parents die at the hands of a nightmare, a nightmare that stalks her even now, all these years later. That's the problem with the Risen - they refuse to die.

But Joss is a survivor. A loner living in the post-apocalyptic streets of Seattle. It's a world dictated by Risen and the looming threat of the Colonists, a group of fellow survivors living comfortably in their compounds and patrolling the wild, looking to "save" the orphans of the end. 

Orphans like Joss. Like Ryan.

As a member of an all male gang, Ryan is a threat as real as the Risen, a threat Joss avoids at all costs. Then one night their paths cross and Joss makes a choice that goes against all of her instincts. A choice that will threaten everything she has.

Now a new outbreak is imminent and the Colonists are closing in. Joss' solitary, secret world will be blown wide open and the comfortable numbness she's lived in for the last six years will burn away leaving her aching and afraid. 

And awake.

*The Survival Series is a spinoff of Quarantined, two books set in the first days of the outbreak as it swept across the Pacific Northwest.

Pages: 171

Format: Ebook (also in Paperback)

Published by: Tracey Ward

Genre: YA Dystopian, Post-Apocalytic, Horror (Zombies)

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Writing on the Wall is a phenomenal story with equally intriguing characters. I remember starting off reading about Joss and thinking that she was a capable character (brave and strong all wrapped up in one). She didn't need to hold someone's hand to make sure that she survived, she did it all by herself. But that doesn't mean she doesn't have her fears... she's just as human as the rest of us (and more human than the Zombies :p), I enjoyed reading that she wasn't some perfect being who never got frightened or scared, because as unrealistic as this book actually is, she was realistic. I also feel that she was a believable character because she didn't automatically do what would be noted as acceptable, she considered her options. And when it was necessary, she went above and beyond (to her standards) to do something that she did not feel comfortable doing. This made her more real to me and was probably the moment that I felt like she was a character that I knew I would click with. She had a very spunky attitude, and will to fight and survive that made her such a fantastic character. One thing that stood out to me about Joss was that in a world, like the one she was brought up in, not everything is as clear as how we would view it - in relation to our morals. Things we would view as immoral, she was unable to differentiate and determine if that was still the case anymore. Ryan has his own unique sense of humor that I adored because it reminded me of my own friends. Joss and Ryan had a way of clicking so well together that made the story come together in only a way that could because of them - which brings me to their love story. It was great! I though it moved along at a perfect rate. For Ryan and Joss, it was probably a "once in a million" chance that they would find someone that they would love because of the way their world is. I thought it was adorable, sweet, and amusing the way they interacted with each other and started falling for one another. Now on to secondary characters, well they were all very well-written. I like Nats and Lexy, but I did not like Vin or Breanne, and I'm completely undecided about Crenshaw... I don't know whether to like him or not. The world was interesting and not exactly what I would expect in a world where the Apocalypse has occurred, but I liked it's difference from other Apocalyptic worlds. Well, at least not what I expected from a Zombie Apocalyptic world. The conclusion left me begging for more.

This was one of those rare books that I could pick up and right front the "get-go" and connect with it. Writing on the Wall was also one of my "all-time favorite" Zombie books that I have read. If Zombies are you're "cup of tea", then I would definitely recommend picking this book up. The characters were so well-written and almost impossible not to enjoy and possibly not to connect with. Let me just say, if I could get my hands on book number two right now... I would have had it before this review was even up. That means I will have to wait... I really wish that weren't the case because I'm not ready to take a break from Joss's story! I cannot wait to read Backs Against the Wall, the second book n the Survival Series.

Note: I received this book free from Tracey Ward in exchange for an honest review.