Book Review #2: Revived

Revived is about a girl who is a part of organization with a vaccine that can bring someone back from the dead, hence the title "Revived". The main character is Daisy and the book starts off with Daisy getting stung by a bee, and she's highly allergic and she ends up dying. Every single time Daisy is revived they have to move towns so no one will get suspicious. Daisy has died a total of five times. When Daisy movies to Omaha she develops two friends, Audrey and Matt, and makes sure she stays alive so she won't have to move. Daisy's curiosity unfolds a huge secret that the Revived organization is trying to keep secret and puts her life in danger. Her friend Audrey is keeping a huge secret as well.

There's a lot of suspense in this book. In the beginning it's relaxing because you're still absorbing all the information about this drug that brings people back to life. And then right when everything is going good the author smacks you in the face with a loop. And then a little after that you get smacked again. Theoretically speaking of course. If you literally get smacked by the author you should get yourself some medication. Anyways this book is really great, I enjoyed it.

The excerpt I'm choosing to share with you is to show how descriptive the author is. This particular scene is when Daisy is in her English class for the first time at her new school, and this really attractive male walks into the class and sits down. (Pg. 34)

"He casually sweeps the front of his shaggy hair to the side with his thumb. The back of his hair flips out from behind his ears in that adorable way that makes it impossible to tell whether he needs a haircut or just got one. He's got dark eyebrows--the kind that sexy TV villains have-- and almond-shaped brown eyes that make him look like he has a secret. He's slouching ever so slightly in his faded green T-shirt and worn jeans, and he smiles at me in a way that looks...familiar."

I especially like this passage because it creates a very vivid image in your head. When reading this you can picture as if the character is sitting right in front of you. The author is like this throughout the entire book which helps keep you intrigued. Without the vast detail I don't believe the book would have kept my attention as much. With how the plot goes, the detail is very crucial.

Book Review #1: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

I recently just finished this book and I'm very eager to start the second one. This book is part of a trilogy and the third book is coming out this year on November 4th of this year. I'm so excited and it's going to be torture waiting for it to come out. I was recommended to read this book and I love when people recommend books. So when I was told it was a great book I had to get it right away and I'm so glad I did.


The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is about a senior in high school and she goes through a traumatic accident that kills three of her friends and she survives. The family packs up and moves to Florida to start a new life for Mara. Then bizarre things start to happen and Mara tries her hardest to remember the accident and everything starts to unravel before your eyes and it's amazing. And her new boyfriend is amazing and it's just amazing.

The writer is very descriptive with her writing and that's my favorite part when reading this novel or any novel really. I like to know everything the character is thinking and feeling. One of my favorite sections of the book is when Noah walks Mara to art class and decides to be a live model for the drawing class. The description the author uses on this scene really gives you an idea of their relationship.

"Noah's eyes held my face. I swallowed hard. The juxtaposition of him sitting in a room full of people while staring at no one but me was overwhelming. Something shifted inside of me at the intimacy of us, eyes locked amid the scraping of twenty graphite pencils on paper.


I shaded his face out of nothingness. I smudged the slope of his neck and darkened his delinquent mouth, while the lights accented the right angle of his jaw against the cloudy sky outside. I did not hear the bell. I did not hear the other students rise and leave the room. I did not even notice that Noah no longer sat at the stool."  


The only downfall of this book is it is quite confusing in the beginning of the book. You really have to pay attention otherwise details later revealed won't make sense and you'll be flipping back through the pages to reconnect all the dots. Other than that it leaves you sitting on the edge of your seat and are waiting for the next big thing to happen. The ending is just ugh and I really wish I could just spill the entire book out right now but I can't.

This book is paranormal and supernatural. Mara tends to see the ghosts of her dead friends and has what seems to be panic attacks but they're a lot more than just panic attacks. This book would be perfect for anyone into a thriller and romance. There's a lot of suspense and you'll be screaming for the next book at the end.