The Real Michael Swan-Bryan Reardon

Nothing gets the heart pumping like a fast paced thriller. Especially one that involves a territorist attack.

When a bomb goes off at Penn Station, the world’s eyes are on New York City but all Julia Swann can think about finding her husband that was waiting for his train to come home. When the FBI comes to question Julia about her husband and possible links to the bombing, Julia is beside herself. She knows her husband and what he is capable of, and surely it’s not this. But how well do we really know the ones we love?

The Real Michael Swann is 340 pages long and took me two days to read.

I’m giving this story a 4.5 out of 5! I loved it so much!! It’s the perfect mix of suspense, love and heartbreak. I’m going to recommend this to everyone I know!

Thank you Dutton for sending me this advance copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

The Legend Of Greg- Chris Rylander

I fell in love with the cover but stayed for the story.

Greg is no ordinary 8th grader. He’s unlucky. Cursed, actually. When Greg sneaks a sip of a strange tea his fantastical father brought home from another country, it awakens something in him. He discovers, not without some bumps and bruises, that he is a dwarf! When Greg discovers the truth, his dad is not so gently carried away by some very angry trolls and Greg knows that he is the only one that can save his dad. And possibly the whole world!

The Legend of Greg is 339 pages long and took me 3 days to read.

This book is so much fun and I had a blast following Greg and his friends along. I’m giving this book a 3.5 out of 5. I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this book to kids because it isn’t too scary and is super fun and has lots of puns (which I adore)! Plus, you can follow Greg on more adventures because it will be a series!

Thank you Penguin for sending me this advance copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

The Book of M-Peng Shepherd

The Book of M is a post-apocalyptic story of a couple, Max and Ory, who desperately try to fight to survive in a world where almost everyone has lost their shadow. Losing your shadow makes you forget everything and everyone you love. When Max loses her shadow she makes a decision to leave Ory while he is looking for food in hopes of lessening his pain in the end. When Ory returns back to their bunker and finds Max gone, he will do everything he can to find her.

The Book of M is 496 pages long and took me 6 days to read.

I absolutely loved this story. I’m giving this book a 4.5 out of 5 because I was absolutely blown away. There are so many twists and turns and it is jam packed with suspense even when there isn’t much action happening. It is long but completely worth your time!

Thank you William Morrow for sending me this incredible story!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

The Word Is Murder-Anthony Horowitz

Anthony Horowitz is one creative son of a gun!

A woman walks into a funeral home to plan her own funeral. The next day she is found murdered. Anthony Horowitz uses his incredible skill to write this “faux” non-fiction story from his point of view as though he is working with the detective on the case. Together Anthony and former detective Hawthorne are on the case!

The Word Is Murder is 387 pages long and took me four days to read.

I loved this book so much! I’m giving it a 4 out of 5. The mystery itself would be enough to keep me interested but Mr. Horowitz just has a way with words!

Highly recommend this book!

Thank you Harper Publishing for sending me an advance copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

Never Let You Go-Chevy Stevens

Eeekkkkk domestic thrillers!!!!

Lindsey barely escaped her abusive ex-husband. She made a choice to do whatever she could to save her daughter, at whatever cost. When her ex is released from jail and he wants a relationship with his daughter, things become very strange. She feels like her ex is stalking her but is she just paranoid after what he put her through, or could someone else be messing with her head?

Never Let You Go is 404 pages and took me 4 days to read.

I’m giving this book a 3 out of 5 because it truly kept me guessing until the last few chapters!

Thank you St. Martin’s Griffin for sending me a review copy!!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

What The Hell Did I Just Read- David Wong

Omg this book. The title perfectly reflects the plot of this story.

Dave, John and Amy are… different. They have a way with supernatural/unbelievable/otherworldly creatures and situations. When a supernatural child predator is on the loose in their small town, the gang must try to defeat and destroy the creature before all of the children are taken. This sounds pretty horrifying and it is but with these three, hilarity often ensues.

What The Hell Did I Just Read is 371 pages long and took me 4 days to read.

I’m giving this book a 4 out of 5. I freaking loved this book. I had never read anything quite like it and as weird as it is, I want everyone to read it.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press for sending me a copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

The Mermaid Handbook-Carolyn Turgeon

Attention merpeople! Or those of you who are big fans like me! You’re going to want to grab a copy of The Mermaid Handbook asap! It’s super hard to review a book like this because it’s a collection of tales (and tails), recipes and projects. So instead of rating this like I normally would, I’m going to just tell you that the artwork, stories and crafts need to be a part of your mermaid collection because it is so cool! This will take you awhile to get through because you’ll want to throughly look at every picture and read every story. I had so much fun “flipping” through!

Thank you Harper for sending me this copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey

The Gauntlet-Karuna Riazi

I’ve tried to start reading more young adult novels to expand my reading palate, if you will. I’ve read YA when I was young but I feel like it’s gotten more inventive the older I’ve gotten.

Farah is a lonely girl who feels as though she has no friends because she isn’t “cool enough”. When she has two friends over for her birthday party, which turns out to be more for the adults than the kids, they stumble upon an unusual board game. Unknowingly the game has taken Farrah’s younger brother and now Farah and her friends are in for an adventure of a lifetime. They must save Farrah’s brother and beat the game or they will be trapped inside the game forever.

The Gauntlet is 294 pages and took me 3 days to read.

This book is so much fun! I’m giving it a 3 out of 5 for the unique experience the book provides. I could picture everything the kids went through and enjoyed their triumphs!

Thank you Simon and Schuster Kids for sending me a copy!

Here’s to the adventure of finding a novel novel!

Lacey