Who is Boy Nobody?
The perennial new kid at school:
New town, new name... new mission.
The perfect assassin:
Kill your target and move on.
No fear. No sympathy. No remorse.
But this time is different. The stakes are deadlier. The memories are surfacing. And Boy Nobody is about to find out who he really is.
Boy Nobody was an epic, fast-paced and thrilling story. The book went through, mystery, history, secrets and bad-ass fighting. Allen did an awesome job at creating up this world filled with action, mysteries and surprises that will blow your head off.
When I first saw this on GoodReads, I thought "oh it sounds interesting, let's give it a try", but this book wasn't just interesting, it was AMAZEBALL AWESOME!! I mean, who can chase after a gang of three, killed two of them while holding a drunk girl in his arms? Boy Nobody can!!
When I first bought this book, I left it for a while and now I just want to slap myself for leaving it for so long!! I couldn't help but get pulled in every step that Boy Nobody took, every word pulled me in like I was trapped in a trance.
Boy Nobody has no name, that is because he is after all "Boy Nobody". When he gets a new assignment, he meets a girl. A girl that makes him think, feel and remember. I was literally jumping up and down on my butt as I read this book. It was just so thrilling. In every fight scene my leg would twitch or my fingers just couldn't stop tapping. I felt like it was happening right there before me.
There was a tiny romance part in this book, but it didn't take over the whole story. It was a change of scene for me since I'm a big sucker for bad-ass romance, but it was a good change. Boy Nobody just took everything out of my mind, only focusing on him and his assignment.
The ending took a HUGE turn. I was like "WHAT THE HELL??" and "How is the second book going to continue?". And yes, you heard it right, there is going to be a second book. AHH!! I was completely surprised by the ending. It just slapped me in the face and I was like "I WANT MORE!!". How can you survive after an ending like that?
Allen did an amazing job creating Boy Nobody's world up. I'm not going to tell you what Boy Nobody's name is because it's a secret, so you will have to just buy it and read it yourself!! I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK!!
About The Author
Allen Zadoff is the author of the new thriller series, Boy Nobody. His YA novel, Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have won the Sid Fleischman Humor Award and was a YALSA selection for Most Popular Paperbacks of 2012. His second novel was My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies, the story of a techie hiding from life after a family tragedy. His third novel Since You Left Me is set in Los Angeles and tells the story of a religious school student who doesn't believe. He also wrote the memoir for adults, Hungry:Lessons Learned on the Journey from Fat to Thin.
Allen is a graduate of Cornell University and the Harvard University Institute for Advanced Theatre Training. Visit him on the web at www.allenzadoff.com
TRAGIC is over and Rook is ready for the future—Spencer Shrike and the STURGIS contract! It’s three months of body art modeling! That means three months of Spencer Shrike’s paintbrush all over her body, three months in front of Antoine’s camera, and three months of twenty-four hour filming for Spencer’s Biker Channel reality show. Wait a minute…what reality show? Maybe she should’ve read that STURGIS contract a little closer? ;) Sure, Rook’s bank account is almost overflowing, but Ronin is angry, Clare is trying to escape rehab, Antoine is a worried mess, and Elise is just trying to hold everyone together. Her new family is about to fall apart before she even gets the chance to enjoy them. Add in a mysterious man from her past, a road trip to the famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, and a final show in front of the entire world where all her good are on display, and you’ve Manic—a new adult contemporary romance that will definitely make your summer sizzle!
JA Huss is a SF and new adult romance junkie, has a love-hate relationship with the bad boys, and likes to write new adult books about people with real problems. She lives with her family on a small acreage farm in Colorado and has two donkeys named Paris and Nicole. Before writing fiction, she authored almost two hundred science workbooks and always has at least three works in progress. Her first new adult romance is called TRAGIC.
What does it take to rise from life’s depths, swim against the current, and breathe? Weighted down by the loss of her parents, Blythe McGuire struggles to keep her head above water as she trudges through her last year at Matthews College. Then a chance meeting sends Blythe crashing into something she doesn’t expect—an undeniable attraction to a dark-haired senior named Chris Shepherd, whose past may be even more complicated than her own. As their relationship deepens, Chris pulls Blythe out of the stupor she’s been in since the night a fire took half her family. She begins to heal, and even, haltingly, to love this guy who helps her find new paths to pleasure and self-discovery. But as Blythe moves into calmer waters, she realizes Chris is the one still strangled by his family’s traumatic history. As dark currents threaten to pull him under, Blythe may be the only person who can keep him from drowning.
Left Drowning just left me completely breathless. I enjoyed Jessica's writing ever since Flat-Out Love, and now this....this was just amazing.
Left Drowning left me in a complete hole, digging myself back up and wanting more. When I first picked this book up, I was like 'Oh my god! I cannot put this down!'. The story starts off with a bang! We get introduced to Blythe straight away. I love her character, her personality. I like how Jessica described Blythe as 'Bananas'. I found that hilarious and was laughing out loud straight away. Blythe wasn't self-centred, she cares about her family, especially her brother James.
Jessica made me jealous, AGAIN! I mean, I've always wanted to have an older brother (maybe four) and she created this perfect family of three bothers and a sister. No, not perfect, they weren't perfect. But they were really loveable. I fell straight heads over heels over Sabin straight away when we first meet him. Funny though, I always thought he was the older brother.....hmmm. Anyway, his entrance was just HILARIOUS! I mean (spoiler) how can you not laugh when a guy comes up to you and steal your coffee and start rambling? EPIC!!
Eric and Estelle are twins brothers and sisters. Eric was AWESOME! I mean, I have nothing against gay people, in fact, I LOVE gay people. And Eric was just a perfect guy, I swear, I wish he could be my best friend. Estelle....I don't know how to describe her really. She's awesome, rude, foul-mouthed, kind, sweet...I could carry on but I don't want to bore you...LOL! She was an amazing best friend, sister and roommate. She swears a lot, but I like a girl with a foul mouth hahaha!!
And of course, how could I forget? Chris! Chris was.....not what I was expecting. And that means good and bad. The good part is that he's so charming! And his relationship between his siblings is just so admiring. He's protective over them, not letting them push things too far but still letting them have fun. Reading this, I could definitely tell that their past was tough, like, REALLY tough! And I just admire how he doesn't give up. He stays calm for his siblings, not wanting them to panic or be sad. He just wants them to be....happy.
The bad part is that I don't really like the insta-love thing. I was never really a big fan of insta-love, but I sometimes I like it unexpectedly. I mean, in this book, I like the relationship between Blythe and Chris at first, but then when I get deeper into the story, I thought that there was too much secrets going on and they barely know each other to actually be in love. But like I said, Jessica surprised me a lot in this book.
But overall, I really did totally enjoy this book A LOT! I swear, I could just blab everything out right now but then I would spoil the surprise for you. But seriously, Jessica took me completely by surprise. In my head I was like "oh I know what's going to happen next" but then BAM! It hits me straight in the face, slapping me for being so stupid. OH MY GOD! This book was amazing! The surprise is HUGE! I enjoy this book so much! And I'm so lucky, I was one of the ARC readers! But when this book comes out, you have to go and buy it! It will NOT disappoint!!
Ooooh and I have to ask, what do you think about the two covers? What do you think is better? I thought the pink dress one is better (the one on the left).....I don't know why. Lol!!
About The Author
Jessica Park is the author of the young adult novels FLAT-OUT LOVE and RELATIVELY FAMOUS; five Gourmet Girl mysteries (written as Jessica Conant-Park); and the e-shorts FACEBOOKING RICK SPRINGFIELD and WHAT THE KID SAYS (Parts 1 & 2). Jessica grew up in the Boston area and attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. After spending four years in the frigid north, including suffering through one memorable Halloween blizzard, Jessica hightailed it back to the east coast. She now lives in (relatively balmy) New Hampshire with her husband, son, bananas dog named Fritzy, and two selfish cats. When not writing, Jessica indulges her healthy addictions to Facebook, Rick Springfield, and super-sweet coffee beverages.
Do you have any idea how excited I am with revealing the cover for this book?!!
Of course you do!! Everyone knows that I love J.A. Huss!!!
I love her books, her writing and how could I forget?
I LOVE JUNCO, TIER, ROOK, RONIN AND FRANCESCA!!
Excuse me while I go fangirling to myself!!
WEEEEE!!!!
Now, who wants to see the cover???
I DO *raises both hands*
(Drum roll please)
Here it is!!
TADAHH!!
Title: Manic
Author: J.A. Huss
Series: Rook & Ronin #2
Publication Date: August 1st 2013
Genre: New Adult Contemporary
TRAGIC is over and Rook is ready for the future—Spencer Shrike and the STURGIS contract!
It’s three months of body art modeling! That means three months of Spencer Shrike’s paintbrush all over her body, three months in front of Antoine’s camera, and three months of twenty-four hour filming for Spencer’s Biker Channel reality show.
Wait a minute…what reality show? Maybe she should’ve read that STURGIS contract a little closer? ;)
Sure, Rook’s bank account is almost overflowing, but Ronin is angry, Clare is trying to escape rehab, Antoine is a worried mess, and Elise is just trying to hold everyone together. Her new family is about to fall apart before she even gets the chance to enjoy them.
Add in a mysterious man from her past, a road trip to the famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, and a final show in front of the entire world where all her good are on display, and you’ve Manic—a new adult contemporary romance that will definitely make your summer sizzle!
*crossing everything, feet, toes, arms, hands, fingers and body*
About The Author
J. A. Huss likes to write new adult books that make you think and keep you guessing. Her favorite genre to read is space opera, but since practically no one reads those books, she writes new adult science fiction, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and books about Junco (who refuses to be saddled with a label).
She has an undergraduate degree in horses, (yes, really–Thank you, Colorado State University) and a master’s degree in forensic toxicology from the University of Florida. She used to have a job driving around Colorado doing pretty much nothing but shooting the breeze with farmers, but now she just writes, runs the New Adult Addiction and Clean Teen Reads Book Blogs, and runs an online science classroom for homeschoolers.
