Anything He Wants by Sarah Fawkes

"I'd always been a sexual creature 

but had never been the type to know what to do about it.

The boys never asked me out;

I wasn't invited to parties or the like even in college.

...I couldn't find much connection with most men. 

They wanted to party, I wanted to read."

--Sarah Fawkes, Anything He Wants

Genre: Adult Erotica

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 288 pages

Publication Date: November 27th, 2012

Source: Borrowed from Library

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Goodreads Description

First published as a five-part e serial novel, Anything He Wants inflamed imaginations everywhere and became a national bestseller. Now available for the first time ever as a complete book, this edition contains never-before-released scenes and special bonus material. Don’t miss this erotic tale of a powerful billionaire who always gets what he wants and the young woman who’s about to enter his exclusive realm--a world of glittering opulence and all-consuming passion, where she’ll explore the darkest reaches of her own desire.

Lucy Delacourt's temp position isn't quite her dream job but it pays the bills. The highlight of her day is riding the elevator in the mornings with a handsome stranger. Tall, dark, and sexy as hell, Lucy knows he's way out of her league, but a girl can look, right?

Everything changes the day the stranger seduces her. Completely out of character, she yields without a fight, but she has no idea her wanton acts with a man whose name she doesn't know will change her life forever. Because the sexy stranger is none other than Jeremiah Hamilton, billionaire CEO of Hamilton Industries, and one taste isn't nearly enough to satisfy his need. As the billionaire pulls Lucy deeper into his world of high stakes business deals and ruthless takeovers, he demands nothing less than her complete surrender. But even as enemies seek deadly revenge against him, she’ll discover that her greatest threat is falling for her fiercely guarded boss…and yielding to her own darkest needs.

My Thoughts

WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS EROTICA AND IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER 18 

So I always love me a dirty book. I'm pretty picky on which ones I'll read. I don't want to read about some flippant, stupid characters with no plot. So far I've been lucky and read some really great ones...and this one was okay. It didn't really capture my attention like the previous erotica books I've read. I really wanted to like it more but my heart just didn't get into it.

The plot itself seemed typical to me in these types of stories. Super hot, young billionaire captures the eye of the young temp in the office. While I do love these stories and a part of me wishes this happened to me in real life (uh, what single girl doesn't?), I just didn't feel the foundation was well-established. In other similar stories you can see the guy bending his ways; he will do and say things that give you the impression that the main girl is different from the others. I didn't get this from Jeremiah. He seemed to treat her differently in a way...but didn't give her too much more to go on. Lucy does what any other girl would do and starts to fall for him. And for the first time in these stories I was hoping for the opposite. I could tell where the story would go and her putting herself out there was not the way to get this guy. She definitely read the signals wrong. He never really gave her much indication that he wanted a relationship.

I liked Lucy though for the most part. She held her ground sometimes but I did think she was a little too easily persuaded to being submissive. Jeremiah was a decent character. Nothing too memorable or special. The plot behind their relationship, while extremely far-fetched, was pretty interesting. The ending comes to a head that you never really see coming and leaves the door open for more of the story. I actually think I liked the ending chapter best of all. We get a bit more depth from the characters and it'll be interesting to see if the next installment shows the characters keeping these traits. I will say, the sex scenes are pretty hot. Some of the...uh...choice of words were a bit questionable. Made me cringe a little bit, but not over-the-top terrible. Good writing overall, I just didn't really connect to the story and characters.

Should You Read This? Meh. Not the best erotica I've read but not horrible. If you have time and you've exhausted your other routes in the genre then sure. But I would not stop what you are reading to pick this one up. I probably will see where the story goes with the next book, but I'm not eagerly anticipating. 

Top Ten Favorite Book Covers

Yeah!!I'm all about the visuals and we all know how excited we get for a good cover! I am so excited to share my Top Ten favorites, hosted by The Broke and The Bookish! Enjoy!

 

Splintered by A.G. Howard--Love the colors and the face and eyes, it is beautiful and just a tad creepy. Perfect for Wonderland.

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo--The Russian spires, the text, the dragon out of the smoke, the waves on the bottom. Totally visually perfect for the book!

Arcadia Awakens by Kai Meyer--This cover is so Britney...

Crewel by Gennifer Albin--I seriously just want to stare at this cover and fall into the colors. Beautiful.

Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor--This cover and the first book are works of art to me. Just LOVE them.

Destory Me by Tahereh Mafi--The tears and the rain...so visually poignant. Love the emotional impact.

Everbound by Brodi Ashton--The dress, the smoke, the billowing! Oh I just LOVE it! I'm a sucker for a cover with a gorgeous dress :)

For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund--The dress, the stars and the colors make it look like she's flying in space and I adore it! Again...the dress...

The Selection by Kiera Cass--The dress...It's all about the dress...

Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan--The cover captures the time period of the story just so perfectly that is is absolute cover brilliance! Read this if you haven't yet!

Can't wait to see all the lovelies you all picked out!!

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

"'I have loved you all my life, Mal,' 
I whispered through my tears. 
'There is no end to our story.'"

--Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

Genre: YA Fantasy 

Publisher: Henry, Holt and Co., 448 pages

Publication Date: June 4th, 2013

Source: ARC provided via publisher in exchange for an honest review
Previous Reviews in this Series: Shadow and Bone

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Goodreads Description

Darkness never dies.

Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her–or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.

My Thoughts

Saints behold do I love me some Grisha...and maybe a certain tracker...Wow. Seriously. Leigh did not get the memo about the sophomore slump and Siege and Storm is another epic book in the story of Alina Starkov. Without giving too much away I'm gonna try to express my love for this book.

First off, the flow. We end Shadow and Bone on the sea and we begin Siege and Storm in the same way...which is exactly how this story felt. It ebbed and flowed and we had SO MUCH ACTION and intensity and then we calm down and build some characters, it was lovely. This book was intense. SO much happens! We see so many story arcs and situations that remembering it all I cannot believe it all happened in one book! My heart was pounding and oh boy, did a lot of major stuff go down. It. Was. Amazing.

Alina is better than ever. Slightly unsure and insecure but when it counts, man does she deliver. She comes into her own even more in this story and I LOVE it. This girl is not one to be messed around with. She grows so much and you just want to root for her the whole time. Does she make mistakes? Yes. But so do all of us. It makes you want her to succeed that much more because she is human. Her flaws and insecurities make her all the more relatable. Her characterization continues to build and grow into a force to be reckoned with.

Where I would have like to see a little more assertiveness was with Mal. Oh did they break my heart at some points. As the description will tell you, tension develops between the two of them and I just wanted to shake them and make them just talk! But what I looooved was that at the end of the day you knew how much then meant to one another. Mal was as protective and adorable as ever but he had his issues, too. Well founded and my heart just bled for him. And Alina. Ugh, I just love them both and there were so many feels!

We also get a new character added to the mix in the form of Sturmhond, the captain of the ship they are on at one point. Oh. My. Gosh. He was easily one of my favorite parts of the whole book! Snarky. Sarcastic. Confident. Cocky. Handsome *swoon*. Strong. Capable. Charming. Funny. I think that's it...He was just too much. Hilarious and his one-liners and comebacks I was just dying over...and swoony. I'm not jumping ship or anything and hoping Alina ends up with him but I'll take him...just sayin'...

We don't get as much of The Darkling as I would have liked...or maybe that's ok...He's different this go around. He seemed redeemable to me in Shadow and Bone and we learn very early on he has a new trick up his kefta and I don't know how I feel about it. I want to root for him. I want him to at least be a decent choice. I want to love him so much more but I don't know. We need a novella or something from his point of view so I can have me some more villian love, i.e. Warner and Cole and Morpheus. 

I love that story continues the fight of good versus evil. That aspect of most fantasy novels is one I can never get enough of. The epic battle for good to triumph always gives me goosebumps. The evolution of this concept in the Grisha world is amazing. This second installment shows us how that battle is prepared for. It is not an easy road. Sacrifices are made. Plans need to be made. People need to put aside their differences and work together. For the greater good, right Dumbledore? The entire book is a slow burn and builds up until...

...The end...wow. Shit just got real. I NEVER saw anything coming that happened in the end. It was...amazing. Intense, emotional, can you tell I'm very fond of adjectives today?? Geez. But for serious I loved it all and it was all just so real. This was an amazing second installment of an already amazing series. I cannot WAIT to see where the next book takes us and I loved getting lost in the world of the Grisha again. And ya just gotta love characters and a story that fights for the light over darkness...see what I did there? 

Should You Read This? Um...duh. The world of the Grisha is unlike any other and if you haven't read Shadow and Bone, push your TBR pile over and read this. The culture story and characters will blow you away and when you get to this second installment it will not disappoint.

Dare You To by Katie McGarry

"How many more of us are faking the facade?

How many more of us are pretending to be something we're not?

Even better, 

how many of us 

will have the courage to be ourselves

regardless of what others think?"

--Katie McGarry, Dare You To

Genre: YA Contemporary

Publisher: Harlequin Teen, 462 pages

Publication Date: May 28th, 2013

Source: e-galley provided via publisher from NetGalley
Other Books In This Series: Pushing The Limits

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Goodreads Description

If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does....

Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.

But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams-and his life-for the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all....

My Thoughts

So after reading Pushing the Limits, I was not a fan of Beth's...like at all. I thought she was an uber bitch who just didn't get Echo at all. And she didn't. I was totally an Echo fan and loved her journey and her emotional growth from the traumatic experience she had...and Beth was still a bitch. Uh, what the hell was her problem? Going into Dare You To I was very hesitant. I don't like Beth. Will I want to root for her? Do I care? Do I even want to care? 

Why I doubted the writing of Katie McGarry I have no idea because I officially LOVE Beth. Katie brings this character to life. She gives her light and darkness. Depth and character. A reason to be who she is. A reason to root for her. Beth doesn't take no shit. She defies everyone who gets in her way. She unabashedly uses the F-word and I loved every second of it. This girl is who she is and does not care one bit what you think of her. I found this so refreshing and endearing. There are quite a few moments that deal with her mom that she really pissed me off though. Her mom is such an absolute loser and her constant need to save her and help her took irritating to a whole other level. I understand that this is her mother, but I just can't understand that kind of devotion to somebody who hurts her time after time. It broke my heart to see Beth constantly go to bat for her mom and never get any return investment. Tragic, heartbreaking--doesn't begin to describe this situation. 

Ryan Stone...rawr. He was harder to read for a while. I wanted to like him. I wanted to like him  A LOT. But it took me awhile. This whole thing starts with a dare so it was hard for me to see his true intentions for awhile. He was constantly obsessed with "winning," anything and everything so that left a sour taste in my mouth at first. But man, when he does declare his intentions...holy hot damn. Watch out. Man on a mission. From there their relationship was a smoking inferno that nobody could put out. Their chemistry and trial and error to find a relationship they were both comfortable with was amazing. It was real life and it was complicated. They both made mistakes but they talked through their problems. Oh I just die. I thought I loved Noah and Echo (and I DO) but I love these two just as much. They are amazing together.

Oh but I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel the same rage with some of the characters in this story as I did in Pushing The Limits. Ryan's parents. Oh my gosh, I wanted to throw something. Close-minded, cookie cutter, faux-perfect bastards. And Gwen--I wanted to punch her in the throat something fierce. Take the hint Barbie! Ugh, they were all so toxic I couldn't take it. Do people really act like this? Oh wait, they totally do. Humans are horrible. I almost forgot. 

And can I say how much I love the supporting cast of characters?! Scott is amazing. He totally gives Beth the business but you can tell he loves her so much. *tear*. Lacy, the old and new best friend, is also a force to be reckoned with. Her loyalty to Beth is absolutely one of the best aspects of the story. It's not a forefront story line but when it comes up it is brilliant. She's an awesome fictional BFF. Chris and Logan, Ryan's best friends, are a fun comic relief. They all aren't in it a whole lot but I loved it when they were.

I LOVED this book. Beth and Ryan are just perfect...yeah, I said it. I CAN say it :) I can't say enough how real this book felt. These characters are complex, the situations anything but easy, and chain of reactions resulting from these things is realistic. I think Ryan and Beth's relationship is beautiful in its flaws because that is real life. 

I think this book is just as amazing as Pushing The Limits, it's hard to say that one is better than the other because their issues are so different. To try to compare them and say one is better than the other takes away the emotional impact of the books. They are perfectly complementary and I LOVED them both.

Should You Read This? Oh hell yes. If you loved Pushing The Limits, you will love this one just as much. Beth will grow on you. You will get the amazing combination of real life issues, emotionally damaged characters, and real life issues. My recipe for a good contemporary. Enjoy ya'll. 

Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry

"The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see-

-the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. 

No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept 

and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. 

A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived. 

For people like me and Echo, 

our souls contained more scar tissue than life.”

--Katie McGarry, Pushing The Limits

Genre: YA Contemporary

Publisher: Harlequin Teen, 403 pages

Publication Date: July 12th, 2012

Source: Borrowed from Library

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Goodreads Description

No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. Even Echo can't remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal.But when Noah Hutchins, the smoking-hot, girl-using loner in the black leather jacket, explodes into her life with his tough attitude and surprising understanding, Echo's world shifts in ways she could never have imagined. They should have nothing in common. And with the secrets they both keep, being together is pretty much impossible.

Yet the crazy attraction between them refuses to go away. And Echo has to ask herself just how far they can push the limits and what she'll risk for the one guy who might teach her how to love again.

My Thoughts

Holy contemporary jag, Batman. I have found my niche. My bookish friends have recognized my ailment (aka amazing taste hehe) and it is this. I absolutely LOVE and OBSESS over contemporaries if they have the following factors: Sexiness. New Adult ages. Emotionally damaged characters. Real life and deep issues. For serious. The Fault in Our Stars. If I Stay. The Sea of Tranquility. Hopeless. Pushing the Limits. This is what I'm talking about. These books are where my heart and soul come alive. Wowza.

Pushing the Limits is an absolutely emotional journey between Echo and Noah. I LOVE these characters. Echo is broken and damaged and has no idea the details as to what happened to her on one fateful night. She struggles trying to find the truth and cope with her situation. Her story is beautifully written and you have your heart going out for her every step of the way. I totally understood her actions and why she did the things she did which I LOVE to find in characters. If I can connect with them and understand their motives I know we are really going somewhere.

And Noah?! Oh my stars. He is...something else. His story is heartbreaking and hopeful all at the same time. His sincerity with Echo. His need to protect her. And Noah and his brothers…I die…I died a thousand times thinking about this horrific situation and my heart absolutely bled for him. I wanted to get violent myself on somebody to take away his pain. I just could feel his desperation and need to make everything okay. He had me early on in this story. Also totally fell in love when Noah constantly talked about how he loved that Echo gave him his shit right back to him. Amaze.

The story is constantly moving. The relationship between Noah and Echo is just lovely. These two have been through so much individually, the fact that they can find love in the midst of their own damaged, broken situations is so freakin' amazing and so fantastic that you can't stop reading. I couldn't wait to see what happened next. I loved that their relationship is the driving force of the plot, but each character's own individual story is just as compelling to read about. And Mrs. Collins?! Oh this lady was legit. She was a hoot and totally gave Echo and Noah the business. This chick didn't mess around and I loved her for it. 

One thing I didn’t like? Echo’s friends. Oh my GOSH I couldn’t STAND them! They sucked on a whole new level. They actually disgusted me. They were so damn concerned that she had the right “image” so everything could go back to “normal” and then they could all live happily ever after high school edition. These are the type of girls you go to high school with that you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is it for them. This is where they peak in life. Pushing Echo towards Luke because if Luke likes her again then everybody else will and it will make everything better. Are you kidding me right now?!? Oh my gosh, I just couldn’t. Superficial cows, the whole lot of them. Grr.

Contemporary...my genre that I never gravitate towards...Okay, I've been swayed with the last couple books I've read. Ya gotta have the factors but I'll read you. Pushing the Limits was no exception and I just fell in love with the story and characters and feel of the whole thing. Good feels, guys...good feels. 

Should You Read This? Yes! If you like emotionally driven stories with a great love story then this is for you...even if you're not a die hard contemporary fan :)

Top Ten Books Dealing With Tough Subjects

Ok, so y'all know I am NOT a contemporary person HOWEVER the contemporary books that I do love...well, actually that I OBSESS over all deal with tough subjects. This is one of the many reasons why I love them. So this TTT hosted by The Broke and the Bookish is a great chance for me to showcase the contemporaries that I do love. These are some of my absolute FAVORITE books and I have a few historical fictions in there as well. Enjoy!

Contemporary--Abuse

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (Review) --I love this book. Obsess. Adore. I couldn't put it down. This books goes places you never anticipate when you start it. So. Good.

Pretty Girl-13 by Liz Coley--JUST finished this, review will be up in a few weeks and it is SO INTENSE. So well written and it totally sucks you in. 

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher--I don't do well with bullying. I was bullied for almost my entire adolescent and elementary school days so books dealing with this always strike a nerve. I read this in my early 20s and while I was reading it I was thinking, "Finally, somebody gets it." It is just a beautiful book. The writing is brilliant. If you have been bullied or picked on this book will speak to you. 

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews--I read this book in high school because my mom read it when she was younger and loved it. It is ridiculously messed up in content but it is amazing. It's horrifying. Unbelievable. But the strength of survival is beautiful. It's an older book but it is amazing.  

Contemporary--Trauma

If I Stay by Gayle Forman (Review)--Uh, yeah, this one needs no introduction. The death of Mia's family is horrifying and something I never want to think about. This book is...this book :)

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry (Review goes up tomrrow!)--Another contemporary that I never expected to love as much as I did. There is so much more than what meets the eye with this book. It deals with a lot of tough subjects and life experiences. Blew me the eff away. Love. 

The Sea of Tranquility (Review)--...yeah...that's all I got. Haha, seriously, one of the best books I've ever read. Go read it if you haven't. Your life is incomplete without it. 

Contemporary--Illness

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green--This is one of my top 10 favorite books of life. It changed my life. Changed the way I looked at life. Changed the way I lived my life. It is so poignant and raw that my heart just ached while I read it. All hail, John Green.

Historical Fiction

The Books Thief by Markus Zusak--Again, like John Green, this book changed my life. The narration is so unique and brilliant and beautiful and just GAH! I can't get enough of it. Haunting yet beautiful.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett--As much as this book makes me want to murder almost all humans for their ignorance and lack of acceptance to one another, it is still one of my favorites. Another book that changed the way I look at things because of the difficult, yes true, content.

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (Review)--Another book I would describe as haunting yet beautiful. This books is literally hard to believe. It deals with such horrific events that you are grateful for waking up in a safe environment every morning. So good.

Can't wait to see all of your Top Ten books this week! Hope I can add some to my TBR pile!! :)

Pivot Point by Kasie West

"When I read, I feel emotion all on my own.

Emotion no living person is making me feel.

To me, it almost seems more real..."

--Kasie West, Pivot Point

Genre: YA Science Fiction, Paranormal

Publisher: Harper Teen, 352 pages

Publication Date: February 12th, 2013

Source: Borrowed from Library

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Goodreads Description

Knowing the outcome doesn’t always make a choice easier . . .

Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not.

In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without.

My Thoughts

Oh my gosh...oh my gosh....oh.my.gosh. I loooooved this book!! I could NOT put this book down. I read it during my work week and I would legitimately be counting down the hours until I was off so that I could continue to read this book. It just sucks you in and digs its claws into you and refuses to let go. Pivot Point revolves around Addison who lives in the Compound which is a community of people with exceptional mind capabilities. Everyone has a different power and they are kept secret from the rest of the world. Addie's power is that she can see two alternate futures depending on a single choice she makes. So when her parents divorce and she has to decide who to live with, she sees two possible futures depending on which choice she chooses.

The book is told in alternating chapters, the life she lives if she chooses her mom and the life she lives if she chooses her dad. This was brilliant. I loved reading about each story and this is part of why this book was IMPOSSIBLE to put down because I couldn't wait to see what happened next in each life. And what else was so clever? That there were constants in both situations and when they would reference one another in both lives it was just so eerie and amazing and weird all at once. The difference in outcomes based on the choice she makes is just too good.

Addie, our main girl, is a pretty cool chick. Loves to read...ALWAYS a bonus in a character. And she likes to read comic books...hello, badass nerd girl. Love love love. Laila is the best friend and I liked her. She was very funny and pushed Addie in mostly good ways. In the life she chooses with Mom, she has the resident hottie and quarterback Duke all up in her business. He is pretty swoony and def has some very adorable moments. He is super charming and has a lot of right moves but...but...you haven't seen the boy she meets when she chooses a life with Dad. 

Trevor. Oh Trevor. Be still my heart. You are so totally one of my new favorite book boyfriends. He is totally the type of guy I hope to fall for someday. Confident, quiet, understated, and thoughtful, Trevor had it all for me. He is just so...*sigh*. Just sigh-worthy. He is just too adorable for words and I was swooning the entire time for him. There was only one choice for me in the battle of the boys and it was a resounding cheer for Trevor. The two of them together was giving me the feels something fierce. My heart just broke for him at some points and I wanted to snug the crap out of him. There is a particular moment when my booksih heart fell fully in love with him. You guys have to read this book if only to experience the Trevor.

The plot twists several times and you know that all the pieces are going to fit together eventually you just don't know when...and you definitely don't see what is coming. I was floored. I was so torn between both lives and I completely felt Addie's conflicting emotions about the choice she had to make. You might think I was 100% sold one way but not is all as it seems in either possible reality. The whole concept of her gift was just so freakin' cool. I got a total X-Men feel to this story but it was so unique as well. It was also kinda scary to think how influenced we are by other people. This story takes this to the extreme but it is alarming to think of the Compound and how you could be Persuaded into doing something and think it is your own choice. And you would never know it was not your initial reaction or decision. Eep, it is for serious scary! I would hate to be constantly second guessing everything and if I really had the power of my own life or is there was another influence to factor in. The power of choice and the consequences of each decision is incredible. There also aren't ever any easy choices or answers. Life is too messy for that. 

Should You Read This? YES! Yes yes yes yes!!! The idea is amazingly fresh and unique. The characters are extremely likable. The plot and idea of the story is just bizarre, mind-twisting, and totally amazing. And Trevor...have I mentioned Trevor?