Synopsis:
The novels follow the story of Lila, a 17-year-old with the power of telekinesis, and Alex, her brother’s best friend and long-time love interest. When a mugging on the streets of South London goes horribly wrong and exposes her unique ability, Lila runs away to Southern California, where Alex and her brother are working for a secret organisation called The Unit and searching for the men who killed Lila’s mother five years before. Lila unwittingly becomes embroiled in the hunt and a suspenseful murder mystery ensues.
Published Date: August 5th 2011
Pages: 306 (Paperback)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
ISBN: 0857071955
My Review
I have wanted to read Hunting Lila for a while now, and I finally was able to pick it up, and I’m very glad that I did. It was an entertaining and very eventful. First the Cover is absolutely gorgeous. The Story that Sarah created was very interesting and different. I haven’t read anything like this before, so I did find it very interesting. The way Sarah Alderson, writes was very intriguing and I was absorbed into the novel as soon as I started reading. I adored the Writing Style of Sarah. I also like that the story was faced paced and didn’t drag on. At the start of the book, we are not to sure what is going on, so from the first moment we start reading the suspense starts. I love Lila our main Character, she was likable, easy to relate to in a way, and ‘normal’. She wasn’t a stuck up Bitch that we sometimes get with our main girl characters. She was easy relate to as she did not seem that popular girl. Yes i know if you have read this book she is not ‘normal’ in a sense but, in a way she is, Sorry if i am confusing you here. Ok Alex, Alex, Alex who can not like Alex, he is just amazing. I love that he is so protective of Lila, just makes him so much more likable. Alex is mysterious and gorgeous. I also love the powers that people had, it was nice and refreshing, from the other books that I have read in the last couple of months. Again the Suspense thought out the whole books was amazing, the last half was, wow, just I didn’t know what was going to happen. I also like the emotions that Sarah brought through Lila, with the lose of her mum, and her brother and Alex leaving her out of the loop on alot of things. She is a very strong character. I also adored the relationships in the novel, firstly between Lila and her bother, she is just so protective of her, and the big brother that I think everyone needs, and ever brothers has their faults. And the Relationship between Lila and Alex, yes I know the clique Older Brothers friend but just come one they are amazing together.
One of my favourite quotes is between this couple
He bent his head and in a voice that Jack couldn’t hear, said, “When you came down the stairs and fell into me, that was the moment.'” Then his lips pressed against mine.
Overall I really did like the whole concept of the whole book, the characters, the writing style.
So I give this book 4 out of 5 stars
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spin, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
This week it’s Wild Cards Simone Elkeles
- Expected Publication: October 1st 2013 by Walker Books for Young Readers
- Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
- Series: Wild Cards #1
- Genre: Young Adult,Contemporary,Romance, Sport
- ISBN13: 9780802734372
After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Derek’s counting the days before he can be on his own, and the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone else’s family drama.
Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain–people you care about leave without a backward glance. A football scholarship would finally give her the chance to leave. So she pours everything into winning a state championship, until her boyfriend and star quarterback betrays them all by joining their rival team. Ashtyn needs a new game plan, but it requires trusting Derek—someone she barely knows, someone born to break the rules. Is she willing to put her heart on the line to try and win it all?
I just love Simone Elkeles and I just cannot wait to read more from her. I love the badboy novels so this is down my alley. I am also liking the Sports novels, as well, they just seem to give a different diamagnetic to a novel.
So I have decided that I want to start up a new thing on my blog, and that is Book Hauls. I just love sharing all the new books I get months. So at the start of each month I will post what i brought throughout the previous month. For example at the start of September, I am posting what books I brought or received through August. I would Also like to here what books you also brought throughout the month as well.
So in the Month of August I brought alot of books. I didn’t mean to, but when i start to buy books I just cannot seem to stop. (these are in no particular order as i don’t remember which books I brought first.)
First I brought a fair few Cassandra Clare books, I do have most of them on my Kobo but I wanted Physical copies. I just love them to bits.
– City of Bones (The Moral Instruments)
– City of Ashes (The Moral Instruments)
– City of Glass (The Moral Instruments)
– City of Fallen Angels (The Moral Instruments)
– City of Lost Souls (The Moral Instruments)
– Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices)
I also brought the 2nd and 3rd books into the Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead. Another one of my buys was Angelfall by Susan Ee
– The Golden Lily (Bloodlines)
– The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines)
– Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days)
The last 2 books I brought were written my the amazing John Green
– The Fault in Our Stars
– An Abundance of Katherines
If you follow my blog or follow me on twitter, you might have read that I went to Penguin Teens Live in Melbourne. I received 2 books by 2 Australia Authors while I was there.
– The Cinderella Moment by Jennifer Kloster
– The First Third by Will Kostakis
I think it can be said that I got alot of Books in the month of August. What did you buy this month?
