STEALS & DEALS WEDNESDAY

There are a couple of good ebook deals going on today that I wanted to let you guys know about…

Fans of Libba Bray who have yet to read The Diviners will be happy to know that the ebook version is on sale for $2.99 for today only!

 

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Do you believe there are ghosts and demons and Diviners among us?   Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It's 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult.   Evie worries he'll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer.   As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfurled in the city that never sleeps. A young man named Memphis is caught between two worlds. A chorus girl named Theta is running from her past. A student named Jericho hides a shocking secret. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened....   Printz Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray opens a brand-new historical series with The Diviners, where the glittering surface of the Roaring Twenties hides a mystical horror creeping across the country.



 

Escape from Eden is a hidden gem that I think deserves a lot more attention. I found it to be a really good suck you in kind of read. If you are a bit curious, it is on sale today at Amazon for $1.99..the ebook version.

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Since the age of ten, Mia has lived under the iron fist of the fundamentalist preacher who lured her mother away to join his fanatical family of followers. In Edenton, a supposed “Garden of Eden” deep in the South American jungle, everyone follows the Reverend’s strict but arbitrary rules—even the mandate of whom they can marry. Now sixteen, Mia dreams of slipping away from the armed guards who keep the faithful in, and the curious out. When the rebellious and sexy Gabriel, a new boy, arrives with his family, Mia sees a chance to escape. But the scandalous secrets the two discover beyond the compound’s façade are more shocking than anything they ever imagined. While Gabriel has his own terrible secrets, he and Mia bond together, more than friends and freedom fighters. But is there time to think of each other as they race to stop the Reverend’s paranoid plan to free his flock from the corrupt world? Can two teenagers crush a criminal mastermind? And who will die in the fight to save the ones they love from a madman who’s only concerned about his own secrets?

Deceived by Julie Anne Lindsey

 

Publication: September 18, 2013

 

Publisher: Merit Press

When Elle's father, a single parent and a big shot in corporate insurance, moves her to yet another boarding school for senior year, Elle is disgusted when nothing changes. Her night terrors don't go away, and, soon, despite her father's caring calls and visits, Elle starts to believe she's losing her mind. She knows she's being followed; a ribbon is tied around her doorknob, and there are those cigarette butts that keep turning up on the doormat, in violation of a strict smoking ban on campus. Then there's Bryan, an intriguing boy Elle meets at a flea market and later finds out is a student at her school. Yet on campus, he pretends he doesn't recognize her - until the day he divulges just how much danger she's in. In her search for an answer to all the madness, Elle unravels the truth about her dad's real identity, why someone has lied to her all her life, and the terrifying truth that she may be the only one who can save her from the one who's following her now.

 

Because Elle’s father works and because he travels a lot, Elle is put into a boarding school. She is hoping that this is the final one before she heads off to college. Despite the change in scenery, her nightmares continue.

 

It’s not long before she finds a reason to become paranoid that someone is out there watching her. As soon as she and her roommate discover cigarette butts on the doormat, her curiosity is peaked and she wonders who they really belong to.

 

With horrible monsters invading her, Elle has programmed herself to go without sleep as much as possible; mainly by using adrenaline and caffeine.

 

There is some romance in the story, but it didn’t seem to play a major part in the story. I’m not sure why, but I have not been feeling book romances lately. IDK.

 

Deceived was an exciting read that kept me interested and on the edge of me seat throughout the whole book.  

I thought that the author did a nice job of planting little clues throughout the book in order to raise suspicions and get the readers imagination going. The pace of the story was a little slow at first, but sticking with it, definitely paid off. The suspense/mystery was nicely done and had me constantly guessing.

 

 

RATING: 3 ½ out of 5.

 

** I received this book on behalf of the publisher in exchange for nothing, but my honest opinion. Thank you. **

  

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Escape from Eden by Elisa Nader

Publication: August 18, 2013

Publisher: Merit Press

 

Since the age of ten, Mia has lived under the iron fist of the fundamentalist preacher who lured her mother away to join his fanatical family of followers. In Edenton, a supposed “Garden of Eden” deep in the South American jungle, everyone follows the Reverend’s strict but arbitrary rules—even the mandate of whom they can marry. Now sixteen, Mia dreams of slipping away from the armed guards who keep the faithful in, and the curious out. When the rebellious and sexy Gabriel, a new boy, arrives with his family, Mia sees a chance to escape. But the scandalous secrets the two discover beyond the compound’s façade are more shocking than anything they ever imagined. While Gabriel has his own terrible secrets, he and Mia bond together, more than friends and freedom fighters. But is there time to think of each other as they race to stop the Reverend’s paranoid plan to free his flock from the corrupt world? Can two teenagers crush a criminal mastermind? And who will die in the fight to save the ones they love from a madman who’s only concerned about his own secrets?

 

“But the Reverend didn’t want control of just our hearts. He wanted our minds as well.”

-Elisa Nader, Escape from Eden

I’m sitting here and I am not even sure what I want to say about this book…other than it left me with such feelings!

I have always had this mild curiosity when it came to cults. It’s...for lack of a better word, fascinating how someone can manipulate a group of people into believing something; even things that do not make much sense.

“How could anyone in Edenton believe anything the Reverend told them? You believe the people you love and trust-blind love is still love.”

-Elisa Nader, Escape from Eden

Mia lives in Edenton with her mother and younger brother. They have been living there for the past six years. And even though her mom seems content to abide by the rules and live out the rest of her life there, Mia is feeling restless. She wants more from her life. She still remembers her past life before she came to Edenton, and she isn’t satisfied with how things are run at the compound.  I loved Mia. I thought she was strong and fearless. She took some chances, and even though she may have been scared, she knew she had to do whatever it took to help save her family.

There is a little bit of romance that happens between Mia and Gabriel, the seventeen year old who recently moved into the compound with his parents. Hoping that it would supposedly help heal them from past family trauma/issues.  Gabriel had such a sad backstory. I felt so bad for him. Despite all that he has gone through, he was incredibly sarcastic and sweet.

The Reverend Elias Eden and Thaddeus are a pair of sick and twisted SOB’s. I was expected something nefarious, but I was still surprised by what went on in that compound and the true extent of it. I wanted to hurt them badly and make them suffer before I was even halfway through the book!

The first chapter got me hooked and I couldn’t stop reading till it was over. This is definitely one story that stayed with me long after I read the last page. Escaping Eden was a fascinating and enjoyable story filled with enough action and suspense to keep me entertained throughout the whole book.

 

RATING: 4 out of 5.

 

** I received this book on behalf of the Publisher in exchange for nothing, but my honest opinion. Thank you. **

 

 

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