If what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. The suspenseful first of four books from the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy.
Jules lives with her family above their restaurant, which means she smells like pizza most of the time and drives their double-meatball-shaped food truck to school. It’s not a recipe for popularity, but she can handle that.
What she can’t handle is the recurring vision that haunts her. Over and over, Jules sees a careening truck hit a building and explode...and nine body bags in the snow.
The vision is everywhere—on billboards, television screens, windows—and she’s the only one who sees it. And the more she sees it, the more she sees. The vision is giving her clues, and soon Jules knows what she has to do. Because now she can see the face in one of the body bags, and it’s someone she knows. Someone she has been in love with for as long as she can remember.
In this riveting start to a gripping series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa McMann, Jules has to act—and act fast—to keep her vision from becoming reality.
Jules lives with her family above their restaurant, which means she smells like pizza most of the time and drives their double-meatball-shaped food truck to school. It’s not a recipe for popularity, but she can handle that.
What she can’t handle is the recurring vision that haunts her. Over and over, Jules sees a careening truck hit a building and explode...and nine body bags in the snow.
The vision is everywhere—on billboards, television screens, windows—and she’s the only one who sees it. And the more she sees it, the more she sees. The vision is giving her clues, and soon Jules knows what she has to do. Because now she can see the face in one of the body bags, and it’s someone she knows. Someone she has been in love with for as long as she can remember.
In this riveting start to a gripping series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa McMann, Jules has to act—and act fast—to keep her vision from becoming reality.
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Publication date:
January 8th 2013
by Simon Pulse
The Elliott Review:
This book is by far one of my favorite recently read titles. I always feel secure that Lisa McMann's writing will be awesome, but this book outdid anything of hers I have read so far. I love her fresh, interesting take on visions and the art of clairvoyance. The way Jules sees the event playing over and over again like a movie while still being engaged in the every day activities of life serves to make it a little more unnerving to both Jules and to the reader. What we normally see is someone checking out for a few minutes here or there while seeing whatever event could possibly transpire, but here it's mixed together with everything else.
I also LOVED the characterization in this book as well as the relationships between all of the characters. I feel that Jules is completely developed and grows tremendously throughout the novel. I love the fluidity of her voice. Her relationship with her family as well as Sawyer's family is deftly pictured in a way that made me really feel with and for all of the characters. The tension in her family over her brother's sexuality is never brought to the forefront but is very skilfully crafted into the picture. The way her father's depression affects all members of the family feels real, as well. The enmity between the two families is realistic for a modern day setting yet as bitter as any Montague/Capulet rivalry.
Sawyer just might become one of my favorite YA guys depending on how his character progresses throughout the series. He's kind, polite, sensitive but oh so conflicted. And there are secrets! Ahh! Deep dark secrets! His response to Jules's revelation is completely believable (and frustrating) yet sweet at the same time.
This book has it all - the tension, romance, characters to love across the board, writing that just flows and suspense that had me finishing this in a day and a half, which is a new record for me with my seven month old boy trying to destroy what he can reach of my house. And the ending! I have so many questions about what will happen in the next book. I'm still having withdrawal shakes from finishing this over a week ago.
Source: Around the World ARC Tours
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I really enjoyed your review. I'm going to have to check this one out! Thanks!
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