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What I'm Reading Wednesday

30/5/2018

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Desert Angel by Charlie Price


Synopsis: ‘Fourteen-year-old Angel wakes up one morning at her desert trailer home to discover her mother has been murdered by a lowlife named Scotty, who has vanished. Angel has no water, no weapon, but she knows that Scotty, an expert tracker and hunter, will surface soon in order to eliminate her as a witness. She has to run, to disappear, if she is to survive and tell the world what happened. Her flight takes her through a harsh landscape to places she never expected to be, forcing her to trust others for the first time and strengthening her in ways she doesn’t even anticipate . . . until it’s time to take a stand.’



What a powerful beginning this story has. Right from the start the reader is hooked and thrown into the deep end. I found myself holding my breath so as not to be heard and other times feeling breathless from running. Whatever Angel was feeling or fearing, I was right there alongside her, hoping not to be heard, discovered, hoping to make it to safety. Other times I wanted to scream at her to ask for help, from anybody, but true to form, Angel didn’t listen to me.

This is a suspenseful read that has a powerful message. This story will keep the reader on the edge of their seats.
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Trailer Tuesday

29/5/2018

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Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork.

Synopsis: 'Four months ago, Sara Zapata’s best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terrorise Juarez.Four hours ago, Sara received a death threat—and with it, a clue to the place where her friend is locked away. Four weeks ago, Emiliano Zapata fell in love with Perla Rubi, who will never be his so long as he’s poor. Four minutes ago, Emiliano got the chance to make more money than he ever dreamed—just by joining the web.

In the next four days, Sara and Emiliano will each face impossible choices, between life and justice, friends and family, truth and love. But when the web closes in on Sara, only one path remains for the siblings: the way across the desert to the United States.' 

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Trailer Tuesday

22/5/2018

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People Like Us by Dana Mele

Synopsis:  'Kay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she's reinvented herself entirely. Now she's a star soccer player whose group of gorgeous friends run their private school with effortless popularity and acerbic wit. But when a girl's body is found in the lake, Kay's carefully constructed life begins to topple.
The dead girl has left Kay a computer-coded scavenger hunt, which, as it unravels, begins to implicate suspect after suspect, until Kay herself is in the crosshairs of a murder investigation. But if Kay's finally backed into a corner, she'll do what it takes to survive. Because at Bates Academy, the truth is something you makeanot something that happened.'

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What I'm Reading Wednesday

7/3/2018

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‘Goodwood’ by Holly Throsby

Synopsis: ‘Goodwood is a small town where everyone knows everything about everyone. It's a place where it's impossible to keep a secret.
In 1992, when Jean Brown is seventeen, a terrible thing happens. Two terrible things. Rosie White, the coolest girl in town, vanishes overnight. One week later, Goodwood's most popular resident, Bart McDonald, sets off on a fishing trip and never comes home.
People die in Goodwood, of course, but never like this. They don't just disappear.
As the intensity of speculation about the fates of Rosie and Bart heightens, Jean, who is keeping secrets of her own, and the rest of Goodwood are left reeling.
Rich in character and complexity, its humour both droll and tender, Goodwood is a compelling ride into a small community, torn apart by dark rumours and mystery.’
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My favourite fiction genre is crime and mystery, and this novel does not disappoint. This a great mystery story for young adults.
Holly Throsby has done a great job in keeping the intrigue going throughout the book and keeping the reader from guessing and solving the mystery surrounding the disappearance of two people from this town. Not once while reading this story did I guess, stumble across, or solve the mystery. And yet, not until the end, when the facts were spelled out, did I realise that all the clues had been laid bare and sprinkled throughout. Only very good authors are able to hide the truth until the end like Holly  Throsby does.
If you are looking for a great mystery to sink your teeth into, then I recommend ‘Goodwood’.

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