Happy Teen Tuesday!
Today I'm featuring debut author +Stacey Nash
Check out the blurb and my review!
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YA/NA Supernatural Romance
Anamae is drawn into a world which shatters everything she knew to be true.
Since her mother vanished nine years ago, Anamae and her father have shared a quiet life. But when Anamae discovers a brooch identical to her mother's favorite pendant, she unknowingly invites a slew of trouble into their world. They're not just jewellery, they're part of a highly developed technology capable of cloaking the human form. Triggering the jewellery's power attracts the attention of a secret society determined to confiscate the device - and silence everyone who is aware of its existence. Anamae knows too much, and now she's Enemy Number One.
She's forced to leave her father behind when she's taken in by a group determined to keep her safe. Here Anamae searches for answers about this hidden world. With her father kidnapped and her own life on the line, Anamae must decide if saving her dad is worth risking her new friends' lives. No matter what she does, somebody is going to get hurt.
Amazing book! Just wish I had the answer to a couple more questions going in my head.
How distracted did I get?
Forget Me Not is a super fun and addictive story. From the beginning I was wound up tight in Anamae's story. Though she's smart, strong and protective of her friends she's a bit naive about the boys around her. LOL But, at that age who wasn't? :D Will, Anamae's bff is supportive, protective and sweet. Though being a typical boy he did drive me nuts at times. I'd love to know what's going through his head.
Jax, well, he's not your typical love interest. He's hot, cold, cold, hot. My, he gave me whiplash. I do love him though. I'm totally team Jax. (I'd love to know what's running through his pretty little head as well.) I love the tension between Annamae and Jax and can't wait to see what will happen in the next book. I highly recommend this book if you enjoy the genre. It's a fun sweet YA/NA supernatural romance that's difficult to put down.
I give Forget Me Not…
Easing the
door closed, I climb out of the attic
and head to the bathroom to clean my dust-covered hands. Water rushes from the spout and splashes against the
sides as the basin fills. A
reflection of me stares back at me
from the mirror, my dirty hand clutching my aching chest. Today everything feels so raw, open, and fresh, like it
only just happened.
She should still be here.
Rubbing my
hands clean, I delve into my pocket for the
jewelry. Bringing it to my collar, I
pin the brooch into my blouse. The hard edges
prick my skin. My thumb brushes over
the
smooth, round sides of the pendant and when I pull it over my head, the chain catches on my hair. After I
twist it through the tangle so it
finally falls cool against my skin,
it nestles in the hollow
of my throat. I pick it up
between my fingers and with reverent slow strokes, rub my thumb over the shiny yellow center—the
pendant Mom never took off.
A shiver
shoots up my spine and out through my limbs like an electric current, zapping
every cell, every fiber,
every part of my being. Walking on graves, that’s what Mom would have said. Maybe it’s an omen about her.
I plant my
palms on either side of the full
basin and peer into the still water, taking a
moment to collect my thoughts. The water reflects only the cream
ceiling. That can’t be right. I do a double take.
My chest
tightens. I hold my hand up, but I can’t see
it—not my arm, not my chewed fingernails,
not my leather watch on my wrist.
Where am I? Mouth gaping, I look into the mirror again, but I see nothing.
Not even my
face.
I dip my
finger into the warm, reflection-free water.
Circles ripple in ever growing
rings, but there’s no image. My gaze flits to the mirror, but I see only
the open door. I have no reflection.
My stomach
flutters like a thousand butterflies are
trying to escape it. I slap my palm onto my chest, and I can still feel me. I
must be here. When I slide the
pendant over my head, my reflection
blinks onto the mirror. Huh? Pulling
it back on, my hand brushes the cool
metal. The ripple goes through
me again. I look into the mirror,
and once more my reflection’s gone.
I grab my hairbrush
from the drawer and wave it around in the air, but its image isn’t cast in the mirror either. It has
to be magic, but that’s only in
fairytales. Will’s not going
to believe this, not in a million years. I pull the pendant over my head
and my reflection returns. No way. It can’t be, but it is. I’m almost certain it’s making me invisible, but how?
I put it
on—invisible. Take it off—visible.
It doesn’t
make any sense. How can something like this—like those video games Will plays—even exist? It must be a magical artifact or some kind of prank. My shoulders shake with a chuckle while I stare at myself in the
mirror. This is unreal. I bet he’s gone right back to working on his car. He’ll love this. Ha! Now let’s
see who found the weirdest treasure. I slide it back on and
wipe my damp hands on my jeans.
Watch out Will, I’m going to
sneak up and scare the life right out of you.
A sharp rap,
someone knocking on the front door,
echoes up the stairs. I duck into my room, unpin the brooch, and place both forget-me-nots in the jewelry box on my
dresser. The rap sounds again. “Coming.”
I bound down the stairs,
through the living room, and yank the
door open.
A man in
blue overalls carrying a toolbox holds a yellow box-like thing snug in his palm. “My name is Thomas.
I’m from the East Coast Natural Gas Company. There’s
been a gas leak reported
in this area, so I need to check the levels in your home. It won’t take
a minute.”
A green
flame and fancy words, the logo for East Coast Natural Gas, are embroidered on his loose,
navy overalls. He’s legit,
so I unlock the screen and pull it open,
letting him inside.
“Sure.”
The man’s gaze
meets mine as he walks past
me, into the living room. He scratches his head of close-cropped dark hair, and moves his hand to his chin, rubbing it along
the shadow of facial hair lining his jaw.
I scrape my
palm across my forehead, suddenly
recalling my recent vanishing act. He spoke first.
I must be visible again. Phew. I
didn’t forget to take it off.
“Ignore the mess,” I say.
He holds the yellow gas meter out in front of him, his eyes never leaving the small flashing
green light. He walks in straight
lines across the living room.
Crossing my arms over my chest,
I tap my foot. Hurry up. I’ve
got a neat trick to show off.
He nears the base of the stairs and the green light flicks to red. His pace quickens, and he strides up the steps two at a time. I rush up
behind him. “What is it?”
The gas meter beeps when he reaches the
top of the staircase. Coming upstairs seems kind of strange. I mean, surely gas leaks would have to be a kitchen thing. The beeping
sets my teeth on edge, and I just want it to stop. Maybe there’s something
wrong, but here in the upstairs hall?
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“That doesn’t
sound good,” I mutter.
“It means there is indeed…”
He twists,
angling himself toward my open bedroom door, and his gaze locks on
my dresser. The back of my neck prickles, a sure sign something about this just isn’t right. I step past him and pull the door closed, but he pushes me aside and slams it open. Panic shoots through
me, but I’m fast enough
to dart around
him. Turning my shoulder and reaching for the box.
He lunges toward me, grabs me from behind, and his arm pins my neck to him with a shoulder crushing grip. He pushes me against the dresser, and the
box falls open, its contents spilling
across the top. Heart pounding,
my throat burns with a scream. I’ve got to get him out of here.
He must know about my pendant, the brooch. Dammit. I wriggle to escape
his vice-like grip, but it’s no use—he’s
too strong.
My hand
darts toward the pendant. I snatch it, but he grabs my wrist.
Adrenaline tries to pound my heart right out of its home
in my chest. If only I can get the jewelry on, I might be able to make its magic work and hide.
“Tech breech confirmed,” he speaks into his collar in
a matter-of-fact tone; then he turns his gaze to
me. “Give me the pendant.”
There’s a tiny ripping sound, like Velcro torn
open.
A young guy
in a black leather jacket flickers
into my bedroom. A sharp gasp leaves me. I can’t escape
one attacker, let alone two.
Where the heck are these men coming from? I’m
not going down without a fight,
so I kick at my captor’s shins.
The leather jacket
guy wrenches the man’s grip from my shoulders and punches him square in the chin, knocking his head
to the side. Shaking his head, the gas man
stumbles backward.
The jacket guy raises his knee and drives a foot
into the other man’s stomach. The straight,
hard kick makes a loud thud and
forces the dude to double over and curl in on himself. The leather
jacket guy crouches and drives his fist straight up into the man’s chin. It knocks
him flat
on his back like a felled tree.
My chest rises
and falls with my quickened breath.
My heart thuds like a
booming drum.
The
mysterious rescuer turns toward
me, holding my gaze with intense, steady jade eyes.
He
grabs my assailant by the
arm, and they both flicker out
of
my room.
My mind spins.
Legs, arms,
body—I can’t move, but it doesn’t
matter. Moving is the least of my worries.
Who were they,
and what just happened? The meter seemed to lead him straight to Mom’s pendant. Gas
man, my ass.
I clutch my head in
an attempt to stop my mind spinning, but my hand slides off my
sweaty forehead and falls
against my tightened stomach. They might come back. The guy in the jacket…
What was
that? The brooch, the pendant…my disappearing reflection. They wanted it. Damn.
Sweat trickles down my forehead and into my eyes. I wipe it away with
a trembling hand. Questions hurtle through my mind, all jumbling together as they race faster and faster in my mind. Seconds, minutes, hours I don’t know, but a single
thought emerges through
the haze of my
mind.
Will.
Author of the Collective Series; Forget Me Not and Remember Me.
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I LOVE this story!!! Fab review Tobi!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great review, Tobi! I hope you enjoying getting inside Will's head in book 2. ;)
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