REVIEW: Closed Hearts by Susan Kaye Quinn

Closed Hearts by Susan Kaye Quinn My rating: 2 of 5 stars CAUTION: Long Review, Slight Spoiler I really liked book 1 so I was excited when book 2 came out. Once I got my hands on it, I immediately read it. Wow, what a big disappointment book 2 turned out to be. The series was still well written, well edited, and fast-paced. So what was the problem with Closed Hearts, the YA novel of around 84,000...

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REVIEW: Velveteen by Daniel Marks

Velveteen by Daniel Marks My rating: 2 of 5 stars CAUTION: Long Review I thought the story of 110,000 words was going to be a bloody tale of revenge but it wasn't. The blurb was awfully misleading: Velveteen aches to deliver the bloody punishment her killer deserves. And she's figured out just how to do it. She'll haunt him for the rest of his days. Uh, no. Velveteen was actually about a bunch...

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REVIEW: The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Córdova

The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Córdova My rating: 3 of 5 stars CAUTION: Long Review. The Vicious Deep begins with Tristan on lifeguard duty at the beach when suddenly a freak wave hits. While everyone runs for their lives, Tristan races to rescue a drowning victim thinking he could make it. Alas, he didn't. Soon, Tristan washes up on shore and taken to the hospital. People say a near-death experience...

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REVIEW: Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris

Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris My rating: 3 of 5 stars CAUTION: Long Review, Spoilers Unraveling was pitched as Before I Fall meets Fringe (source: PublishersWeekly). The book was similar to the TV show in many ways (for details, please check out Phoebe's review); the most notable one was how the two were about parallel universe. Yet, instead of Fringe Unrav' made many references to X-Files which...

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