Nena's Reviews

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Book Title: Salt & Stone (Fire & Flood #2) Author: Victoria Scott Expected Publication: February 24th 2015 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20657437-salt-stone Synopsis:   What would you do to save someone you love? In FIRE & FLOOD, Tella Holloway faced a dangerous trek through the jungle and across the desert, all to remain a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed for a chance at obtaining the Cure for her brother. She can't quit--she has to win the race, save Cody, and then fight to make sure the race stops before it can claim any more lives. In the next legs of the race, across the ocean and over mountains, Tella will face frostbite, sharks, avalanche, and twisted new rules in the race. But what if the danger is deeper than that? How do you know who to trust when everyone...

Book title: The Edge of Never Author: J.A. Redmerski Edition: Paperback Pages: 426 Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Adult, Road Trip. Release date: November 15th 2012 by Createspace Synopsis:   Twenty-year-old Camryn Bennett had always been one to think out-of-the-box, who knew she wanted something more in life than following the same repetitive patterns and growing old with the same repetitive life story. And she thought that her life was going in the right direction until everything fell apart. Determined not to dwell on the negative and push forward, Camryn is set to move in with her best friend and plans to start a new job. But after an unexpected night at the hottest club in downtown North Carolina, she makes the ultimate decision to leave the only life she’s ever known, far behind. With a purse, a cell phone and a small bag with a few necessities, Camryn, with absolutely no direction or purpose boards a Greyhound bus alone and sets out to find herself....

Book Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Author: Ransom Riggs Edition: Paperback Pages: 352 (has a lot of photographs) Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Paranormal, Adventure, Time Travel. Release date: June 4th 2013 by Quirk Books Synopsis:   A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible tho...