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Book Review (38).

Switched (Trylle Trilogy #1)

by Amanda Hocking

Publication: 1st January 2012

Publisher: Tor/Pan Macmillan Australia

Pages: 238

Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal

Age Appropriate: Young Adult

When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven years later that Wendy finds out her mother might've been telling the truth.

With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed - and it's one she's not sure if she wants to be a part of.

My Thoughts.

I loooved this book I'm so grateful for Pan Macmillan for picking this book up and releasing it in paperback.

This book was amazing and now I'm hanging out desperately to read the next two in the series.

Wendy was at her sixth birthday party when her mother tried to kill her telling her that she wasn't her daughter and somebody switched her at birth, eleven years later and Wendy is at another new school after being thrown out of quite a few and her brother and Aunt having to move constantly to enrol her at new schools.

A week ago a new boy Finn started at her school and he constantly stares at Wendy, initially creeped out she goes to the school dance and Finn shows up it's there he realises that Wendy has a power she can influence people using her mind to get them to do what she wants.

Later that night she finds him outside her bedroom window and it's then he tells her she's a changeling part of the Trylle who are trolls and he needs to take her back to Forening her birthplace because of her increasing powers, it's there she finds out that she's the princess of her people and she's expected to begin to learn how to one day rule.

She finds herself falling for Finn but they can't be together because she's royalty and he's not and her mother the Queen forbids it.

Wendy also has to deal with bad trolls known as Vittra who want her for their own

I cannot say enough good things about this book and I strongly suggest everyone check it out.

I give this 5/5

A big thanks to Jane @ Pan Macmillan Australia

Feature And Follow Friday (10).

Q:  If you had to spend eternity inside the pages of a book which book would you choose and why?

Of course I would have to pick Twilight and as much as I'm Team Edward I would encourage Jacob to be topless all the time, and I'd want the Cullen's to adopt me.

Book Review (37).

Crossed (Matched #2)

by Ally Condie

Publication: 1st November 2011

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile

Pages: 367

Genre: Dystopian

Age Appropriate: Young Adult

**Warning This May Contain Spoilers From The First Book**

The hotly awaited second book in the dystopian Matched trilogy

In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky - taken by the Society to his certain death - only to find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues in his wake.

Cassia's quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a different life across the border. But as Cassia nears resolve and certainty about her future with Ky, an invitation for rebellion, an unexpected betrayal, and a surprise visit from Xander - who may hold the key to the uprising and, still, to Cassia's heart - change the game once again. Nothing is as expected on the edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses make the path more twisted than ever.

My Thoughts.

Being a huge fan of the first book in this series Matched I was excited to pick this one up and read it.

Cassia has been sent to a work camp in the outer provinces and separated from her family, while Ky has been sent to a village in the outer provinces with other aberrations as decoys where they are pretty much dropped off there to die.

As fate would have it a bunch of girls that are working in the same place as Cassia are told they're being sent elsewhere so Cassia gets on the plane in hopes they'll be dropped off somewhere near Ky, when they arrive she finds out Ky was there but he made a run for it with Vick and Eli in search of Cassia.

So Cassia along with Indie a girl from her camp escape as well and go in search of Ky.

Along the way we find out about a big secret that Xander has been hiding and Cassia wavers between Ky and Xander.

I loved the alternating chapters in this book so we get to read about what Ky thinks and we get an inside look at his past.

I  cannot wait for the last book in the trilogy to see how this story works itself out.

I give this 4/5.

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Stolen Away

by Alyxandra Harvey 

Australian.

American.

Book Review (36).

Haunting Violet

by Alyxandra Harvey 

Publication: 1st August 2011

Publisher: Bloomsbury Australia

Pages: 344

Genre: Paranormal/Historical

Age Appropriate: Young Adult

Violet Willoughby doesn't believe in ghosts. But they believe in her. After spending years participating in her mother's elaborate ruse as a fraudulent medium, Violet is about as skeptical as they come in all matters supernatural. Now that she is being visited by a very persistent ghost, one who suffered a violent death, Violet can no longer ignore her unique ability. She must figure out what this ghost is trying to communicate, and quickly because the killer is still on the loose.

Afraid of ruining her chance to escape her mother's scheming through an advantageous marriage, Violet must keep her ability secret. The only person who can help her is Colin, a friend she's known since childhood, and whom she has grown to love. He understands the true Violet, but helping her on this path means they might never be together. Can Violet find a way to help this ghost without ruining her own chance at a future free of lies?

My Thoughts.

This is the first book I've ever read by Alyxandra Harvey and if all her books are like this one it definately won't be the last.

The story takes place in the late 1800's and Violet helps her mother scam people into believing she's a pyschic, her and Colin a boy who was orphaned when he was younger and taken in by Violet's mother Celeste to work for her, set up the room's that seances are going to be held in so people hear knocking, smell perfume and feel cold air.

They are invited to a Lord Jasper's estate to perform some seance's in front of some of the elite of society and it's there that Violet sees her first ghost a girl Rowena who everybody believes accidentaly drowned but was in fact murdered and once she realises that Violet sees her she doesn't leave her alone.

Adding to that is a relationship that is being pushed on her by her mother with Xavier who Violet finds very handsome but dull and Colin makes his feelings known to Violet and she realises she feels the same.

Throughout the book we have Violet with the help of her best friend Elizabeth trying to solve the murder of Rowena while also coming to terms with having to deal with all the spirits that want to get her attention.

Anyone who loves gothic, historical stories with a paranormal slant and a bit of romance thrown in do yourself a favour and check this book out.

I give this 4/5

A big thanks to Sonia @ Bloomsbury Australia

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Steampunk!: An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories

by Kelly Link, Gavin J. Grant

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