It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #91

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date / Teach Mentor Text & Unleashing Reads.

Sunday Post #118: Building Coasters...

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Book Blitz -- Guest Post + Giveaway: Life is but a Nightmare (Elysium Legacies #2) by Erin Hayes

I haven't done a Blitz in a while, but I decided to break that streak with a Greek mythology read! I read the first book in this series, way back when I didn't even know there was going to be a sequel, and absolutely loved it! I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of this book! It sounds amazing!



Anyway, today we've got a guest post from the author and a giveaway!

Review: Visions (Mystical Encounters #1) by Kimberly Readnour

Title: Visions

Series: Mystical Encounters #1

Author: Kimberly Readnour

Genre: YA, mystery thriller

Publication date: December 2014

Published by: Kimberly Readnour

Source: Amazon Freebie

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Synopsis:

Having clairvoyance isn’t easy...

After moving to a new town, Heather Reiner struggles to keep her psychic abilities a secret and establish a sense of normalcy…at least for her overprotective mother’s sake.

But when Heather starts having terrifying visions of a missing boy, she can’t simply ignore them. This time she feels an inexplicable pull to solve the crime, and slowly begins to believe that her supernatural gifts could actually help others.

After meeting Barry, the cute boy next door, Heather uncovers a few interesting facts that might help unravel the mystery. She wants his help, but getting Barry involved also means exposing her “gifts” and potentially putting both their lives in danger.

Because if she’s not careful, these terrifying visions might be driving Heather straight into the killer’s lair.

My rating: ★★★★★
I love mysteries, you probably know that. What I love even more are mysteries with a supernatural touch to them, which is what Visions was. It was just amazing! I really loved this book! Plus it was an Amazon freebie when I got it!

Review: Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis

Title: Whisper

Author: Phoebe Kitanidis

Genre: YA, paranormal

Publication date: April 2010

Published by: Balzer + Bray

Source: Own paperback

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Synopsis:

Joy is used to hearing Whispers—to walking down the street and instantly knowing people's deepest, darkest desires. She uses this talent for good, to make people happy and give them what they want. But for her older sister, Jessica, the family gift is a curse, and she uses it to make people's lives—especially Joy's—miserable. Still, when Joy hears a mysterious and frightening Whisper from Jessica's mind, she knows she has to save her sister, even if it means running away with a boy she barely knows—a boy who may have a dark secret of his own.

My rating: ★★★★☆
Whisper was very interesting. You see, all of the females in Joy’s family have the ability to “Listen,” AKA read minds. Joy’s mother taught her to make the best of it and use it to make others happy. But Joy’s sister Jessica... she’s another story. She is very bitter about this ability and Joy doesn’t understand why. Until Joy starts to slowly see for herself why Jessica is the way she is first hand. Joy’s power is changing and she doesn’t know how to deal with it—she’s slowly becoming an outcast herself. Even worse, Jessica has had enough of her family and this awful (to her) ability she never wanted, so she runs away. Shortly after, Joy starts to get this strong feeling that Jessica is in trouble and she is the only one who can help her. Luckily for Joy, Jaime, a boy she barely knows, is willing to help her out on this mission.