Friday 22 February 2013

Speechless By Hannah Harrington

                                                          Title: Speechless

                                  Author:Hannah Harrington 

                          Publication Date: February 1st 2013

                           Source: Book recieved from MIRAinc

                                  *I award this book 5 stars*


Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast—and nearly got someone killed.

Now Chelsea has taken a vow of silence—to learn to keep her mouth shut, and to stop hurting anyone else. And if she thinks keeping secrets is hard, not speaking up when she’s ignored, ridiculed and even attacked is worse.

But there’s strength in silence, and in the new friends who are, shockingly, coming her way—people she never noticed before; a boy she might even fall for. If only her new friends can forgive what she’s done. If only she can forgive herself.

 

  Well where do I start? A young girl called Chelsea wanted to fit in to the crowed like any other typical teenage girl and be seen as special and important to the students at school but everything she lives for known as gossip causes drastic measures to happen to a lot of people surrounding her. Chelsea’s mouth is full of secrets and gossip that soon leads to an innocent boy being badly hurt . Will Chelsea change her ways? …


At the beginning of the story Chelsea and Kristen are featured as the main characters but when trouble occurs Chelsea is soon left to fight her own battles of the hate surrounding her. So when Sam and Asha show support and help Chelsea soon sees a shimmer of light of friendship that is completely different to what she once shared with Kristen. However I loved reading parts that included Sam and Asha as they spoke so much truth and good throughout the book which helped Chelsea realise and understand that she went and reported the incident for a good reason.


Throughout speechless I felt like screaming at Chelsea for not being able to stop the gossip that was spilling out of her mouth like a knocked over water bottle . I also felt sad and extremely sorry towards the events that happened to Noah. When Chelsea visited the hospital for the first time I could feel myself become nervous but also tearing up. I enjoyed reading this book more and more as I carried on reading. I honestly felt disheartened when I saw that I was nearing the end I would more than certainly recommend this book to teenagers and adults!!!

To find out if Chelsea really did change her ways pick up your copy NOW !!!




 

                                                      
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Cover Reveal For Stolen By Keren Kiesslinger



Cover Artwork by Cara White
Title: STOLEN
Author: Keren Kiesslinger
Publication Date: TBC
Category: YA
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Synopsis:

“Sixteen year old Roshanna O’Dare - or Shanna to her friends – has lived in the backwater town of Cypress Hill all her life. She goes to school and gets good grades, has lots of friends, things couldn’t be better for her.
But that all changes when she finds her parents have been murdered. They’ve been shot dead in the family home.
Shanna has to pack her belongings to go and live with her Uncle Joe in Round Rock, Texas. She hasn’t seen him for 6 years and doesn’t really remember him that well. He’s her mother’s brother, and her only surviving relative, so Shanna has no choice in the matter – she has to leave her school and friends behind and start afresh.
Before she leaves, Shanna’s best friend Marissa has a mind-blowing secret. Shanna’s parents’ souls have been stolen. Why? Well that’s what they need to discover, but how when they will live so far apart?
Uncle Joe comes to collect Shanna and brings along his chauffeur, Bodhi Vincent. Immediately Shanna feels a connection to this handsome boy. With his chestnut coloured wavy hair and his iridescent blue-green gaze, he’s everything Shanna could want; if she was looking for a boyfriend that is. But under the circumstances, it’s an opportunity to make friends with someone who lives in Round Rock; she’ll need all the friends she can get.
Just as life is settling down a little, Shanna’s world is rocked by a telephone call from a threatening stranger.
She needs to confide in someone. Could that someone be the boy whose touch feels like gravity?
Will Shanna find out who stole her parents’ souls and will she fall in love along the way?”












Author Bio:
Keren is 29 and lives with her son who keeps reminding her she’s about to turn 30. For a while now, her favourite hobby has been reading and she even has her own review blog – which can be found at www.gothicangelbookreviews.blogspot.com
Having read so many YA books, she wondered if it was about time she got her butt into gear and start writing her own novel. She’d had the idea for a while, but hadn’t got the courage to write as it meant doing something outside of her normal comfort zone – telling people she was writing a book.
She finally bit the bullet and started writing in October 2012. She even created her own author blog, though it took her a while to pluck up the courage – her author blog can be found at www.authorkerenkiesslinger.blogspot.com
Her first novel is a YA Paranormal Romance called Stolen. She plans on writing a sequel, which will be called Freed.
If she can pluck up enough courage, she will be writing an Adult Contemporary Romance that she doesn’t yet have a title for. All she knows is that it’s based on a favourite song of hers, by one of her favourite bands – ‘If I Knew Then’ by Lady Antebellum.

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