It's my turn to review Tamara Hart Heiner's new book, Perilous. I'm so excited to do this for her. She's a wonderful person, a great friend, and a fantastic writer. We met due to the fact that we both had contracts with WiDo Publishing.
Perilous begins with a group of four girls doing what girls do best. Shopping! At the end of their day of fun, while waiting to be picked up at the mall, they witness a burglary. In their surprise, they try to get away, but of course, like all good stories, they are caught by the bad guys. This book is a tale of their adventures in traveling across the U.S., trying to get home to their families. Not all of them make it.
Now, if there's one thing I hate. It's reading books on the computer. When Tamara sent me the PDF file for an early review, I dreaded it. But what surprised me was that I couldn't stop reading! I sat here all day staring at my lovely computer screen until I finished the story. It kept me spell-bound until the end. Teens will love this fun thriller and the ride they take until the end.
It's left open at the end for a sequel but I would have liked a more complete ending. The other thing that would have made it better in my opinion, would be deeper developed characters, but I don't blame this on Tamara. I know her editor. I had the same one. I know she was forced to cut a lot of information that would have made the characters richer and more meaty. She should have been able to keep some of that good stuff. It is a YA after all. Enough said.
But all that aside, it was a very fun story! I can't wait to read the sequel to find out what happens in the very end! Perilous is a definite must buy!
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This sounds so interesting! :D Thanks for sharing the review. ^^
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I'm still getting used to ARCs sent to me as pdfs!!!!
Great review!!! Good luck to Tamara Hart Heitner's with her debut novel!!!
Take care
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I'm with you on the PDF thing...very hard to stare at a computer all night after staring at one all day!
And I'm holding off buying a copy of Perilous in the HIGH HOPES that I may win one...but the waiting is torture!
Thanks for the review!
I'm going to buy a copy and if i win one then I can use that in my giveaway next year.
Glad Tamara's book is getting some well deserved publicity.
Melissa, you're awesome! Thanks for posting this!
OOo Melissa I love the new look of your blog! And I agree--Tamara's book is awesome! btw thanks for your comment on my post today, it was so sweet. You are a talented, kind, wonderful person-- I hope I get to see you again at a writer's conference or somewhere :)
When I started out reading ebooks, I felt the same way but somewhere along the line I fell in love with the ability to buy a book online and read it immediately. especially that I live overseas and shippments tend to take forever.
Good luck to Tamara , and btw I just LOVE the new theme for your blog :)
Cool! Yep, I don't like to read books on the computer because it makes my eyes tired.
I'm excited to read this one though in hard copy.
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