Title: Through the Arch
Author: Devri Walls
Series: Venators
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 300
Released: Oct 1st, 2016

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Six years ago, Grey Malteer was attacked by creatures he thought couldn’t possibly exist. They repeated a word, calling him a name he’d never heard before…Venator. Since then, his life has been a hellhole of secrecy—hiding old pain alongside strange new abilities.

Rune Jenkins has an itch, as she calls it, but it’s more than that. It's an anger that builds up like the inside of a boiler whenever she’s around anything remotely supernatural. The pressure is growing steadily worse and she can’t understand why. All she knows is—her control is slipping.

By order of an unknown council Grey and Rune are pulled through a portal in the St. Louis arch, landing them in an alternate dimension where creatures of myth and legend exist. A realm that calls them, Venators.

Made up of centuries old fae, vampires, werewolves, elves and succubi the council’s corrupt nature becomes obvious as they seek to wield the newly returned Venators as weapons. Wedged in an impossible position, Grey and Rune must decide their fate—do they go against the council’s wishes and help the innocents of this unforgiving land, or face the possibility of execution by the council.

Devri Walls is permanently cemented as one of my favorite authors to read, her fantasy novels always have me fully immersed in the world with the characters she creates. Through the Arch was no expception and was another exciting adventure of a read. With great characters, the start of some romance, tons of action and a plethora of different paranormal creatures, Venators is looking to be another 5 star series for me from Devris Walls.

The start of Venators immediately had me very intrigued, Rune gets an itch, a built up rage she feels she needs to release when anything supernatural/paranormal is around her, even a commercial making a slight reference to werewolves sends her into a frenzied feeling of anger that she has to work hard to contain. She knows this isn’t normal, but how can she talk to anyone about this without being thrown into the looney bin? As a reader this had me SO intrigued right off the back, why is she filled with such a rage over paranormal things? And on top of that what does Grey (male classmate of hers) know about Runes itch? The beginning was so strong and immediately sucked me in with tons of questions and me wanting answers.

Through the Arch was a perfect ‘first novel’ to a series, we are introduced to the characters, there is a sense that some romances will pick up in book two, and you get a general understanding of how the world works and how the politics work in the fantasy world Rune and Grey have been shoved into. It reminds me a lot of how I felt during Wings of Arian the first book to Devri’s other series Solus, it’s a first novel that gives you everything you need…but leaves you wanting soooo much more and dying for book two.

The only negative critique I would give Through the Arch would be the ending, this for me is a minor critique too considering this is the first book to a series, and not a stand alone. Through the Arch's ending had a pretty rushed feeling to it, the pacing felt off and I felt it was tied together rather quickly and then bam…the novel was over.

While the ending felt rushed the rest of the novel was flawlessly paced, through out Through the Arc you're on such a roller coaster as the reader. You're thrown around quick turns and then dropped down big plummets, but don't worry Devri always gives you a moment to catch your breath before throwing you right back onto the ride.

I really cannot wait to see where this series will go, knowing Devri's previous series though one thing is for certain.... this is going to be one hell of a good ride.

• Positive-Amazing world building
• Positive-Likable characters
• Positive-Start of a romance
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Title: Undertow by Amber Lynn Natusch
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary
Details: 227 pages
Source: Bought

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How far does a girl have to run to escape a lifetime of pain and loss at the hands of Alaska's notoriously unforgiving Bering Sea? Twenty-seven-year-old Aesa Fredriksen thought landlocked Columbus, Ohio would suffice, and it does until the fear of regret drives her to return to Dutch Harbor in a final attempt to make amends with her nearly-estranged father. Intent on salvaging the wreckage of their relationship, she reluctantly agrees to join him—the only family she has left—as he heads out to fish for king crab, forcing her to brave the very waters that pulled him away from her as a child. The waters that stole her mother's life. When the day finally arrives for the Norwegian Queen to sail off into an uncertain future, Aesa can't help but fear the worst. Beyond the violent swells and impending storms, there is far more than death and danger awaiting her on her journey: love awaits her too.

Decker, a young but seasoned member of her father's crew, is a force of nature as strong as Aesa, He's her perfect match, and even she can't deny it. But he too is a man of the sea, and with memories of tragedy and abandonment etched so deeply into her mind, can she overcome her demons and let him in or will she drown in her darkness, forever caught in its undertow? .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Undertow by Amber Lynn Natusch was a beautifully written novel of grief, learning to forgive, and love.

It’s been nine years since twenty seven year old Aesa left her father and the cruel Bering Sea that took her mother away from her. Now she is returning to try and pick up the broken pieces of her relationship with her father. Aesa has agreed to go out to see with her father and his crew, expecting the worst to happen, but she is completely thrown by surprise. Aesa is getting along with her father, bonding with him even, then there’s Decker, a man who is stealing her heart, but is everything she doesn’t want, a man of the sea.

This book has stolen my heart, Amber Lynn Natusch’s writing is so beautiful, while reading the book I could smell the salty sea, I could feel the wind on my face, everything in Undertow is described through Aesa in so much detail you really feel as if you are there with her. The emotions that Aesa goes through are so strong you really feel for her as a reader, she feels so torn when it comes to her relationship with her father, and in a way her relationship with the sea. Undertow was filled with tons of inner conflict and seeing Aesa grow so much in just 227 pages of reading was amazing.

The romance in Undertow was a magnificent side benefit. I feel Undertow’s main focus was Aesa’s growth as a character, finding herself and forgiving her dad, then it was about her romance with Decker. The romance between Decker and Aesa was slow the first half of the book then really picked up the second half, which I am thankful for. The romance was just the cherry on top of what was already an amazing read without the romance. Decker is a man with a past that he has grown away from, he was caring, intelligent, patient, and just overall a perfect love interest for the main character Aesa who could be very difficult.

Overall Undertow was a splendid read, anyone that loves mature contemporary romance I believe will love Undertow! I am now an official fan of Amber Lynn Natusch and cannot wait to pick up some of her other novels after finishing Undertow!

“The smell of the sea called to a part of me – somewhere deep in my DNA. I wanted to hate it, fight it, but I could not. With eyes closed, I stood on the shore of the Bering Sea and reflexively inhaled the salty sweetness that stole my childhood, my mother, and nearly my sanity.”

 “She had a weakness for running. I had a weakness for her.” 

 “I am a man. I don’t run. I don’t lie. I don’t cheat, and I don’t use. I don’t find enjoyment in games, either. I’ve paid for my mistakes in life and learned from them. I know what I want, Aesa, and I want you. Nothing more. Nothing less.”

Title: The Night She Disappeared by April Henry
Genre: Young Adult, Mystery
Details: 240 pages
Source: Netgalley

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Gabie drives a Mini Cooper. She also works part time as a delivery girl at Pete’s Pizza. One night, Kayla—another delivery girl—goes missing. To her horror, Gabie learns that the supposed kidnapper had asked if the girl in the Mini Cooper was working that night. Gabie can’t move beyond the fact that Kayla’s fate was really meant for her, and she becomes obsessed with finding Kayla. She teams up with Drew, who also works at Pete’s. Together, they set out to prove that Kayla isn’t dead—and to find her before she is.
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Gabie works at Pete’s Pizza, where she delivers pizzas in her mini cooper. Her co-worker Kayla switches Friday night with her. But when Kayla goes out to make a delivery, she doesn’t come back, and now she is missing. As if this wasn’t horrifying enough to hear, Gabie also learns that the man that has kidnapped Kayla, had originally asked if the girl with the mini cooper was delivering that night. Kayla was never the target he wanted…Gabie was. Now with the city of Portland on edge, Gabie and her coworker Drew will work together in trying to piece together where Kayla is, and who took her, before it’s too late.

The Night She Disappeared is a riveting on the edge of your seat mystery! The Night She Disappeared is written from various points of view, the main ones being Gabie, Drew, Kayla, and John Robertson (the man keeping Kayla hostage). Reading from all the different point of views makes this novel so much better, you will watch through Kayla and Drews eyes and them listening to how everyone suspects that Kayla has been killed, then in the next chapter you’re reading from Kayla’s point of view being trapped in a basement and having to call her captor ‘master’.

Kayla’s point of view is the most stressful to read, you don’t know if she will be around much longer, if her captor will kill her soon since she isn’t his intended victim, if she will try and attack her kidnapper, reading Kayla’s point of view was always the most ‘exciting’. Gabie is an interesting character throughout the novel, she is taking Kayla’s disappearance very hard and is feeling guilty that it should have been her, not Kayla taken that night. Also Gabie seems to have some sort of ‘6th sense’ the novel never goes into too much detail about it, but throughout the novel Gabie constantly says that she knows Kayla is still alive, that she can just feel that she is still alive. Not in the hopeful way, but that she actually feels something almost like a psychic ability telling her Kayla is still alive. Kayla and Gabie were the most interesting to read from, Drew was enjoyable, but Kayla and Gabie were always more exciting to read from.

Overall The Night She Disappeared was a great YA, suspense, mystery novel. You will be on the edge of your seat not knowing if they’re going to find Kayla in time, or if they will piece it together a little too late. This novel has suspense, mystery, a little bit of action, some romance, mental disorders, and just so many other factors that made this a great read!

Title: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Series: Book 1 in the Across the Universe series
Genre: Young Adult, Sci-fi, Dystopian
Details: 398 pages, released January 11th 2011
Source: Bought

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A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder.

Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.

Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone - one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship - tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.

Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.
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Amy is a normal 17 year old girl she has (had) a boyfriend who she loves, and goes (went) to school, but Amy is going to be frozen for the next 300 years with her parents, and be packed away on Godspeed a very large spaceship. She is supposed to awake with her parents, on a new planet, what she's not supposed to do is be woken up 50 years earlier and almost die because someone broke open her case. Amy is terrified, and well freaking out. She can’t be re-frozen, it’s too risky, now she must find out who is murdering people on the ship, before her parents, or she becomes their next victims.

Across the Universe was much better than I thought it was going to be, the chapters flip back and forth between being in Amy's perspective and being in Elder's perspective. I found myself not being able to put this amazing read down, throughout the whole book you can’t help, but feel like you’re part of the story. I thought Across the Universe was going to be heavily romance based, when really the romance took a far back seat to the crazy amounts of suspense and mystery. Across the Universe had me stumped, I could not for the life of me figure out who was killing people on the ship, and I never knew what was going to happen next. Godspeed is a ship built on secrets and lies, which made for a never boring moment in Across the Universe.

Amy and Elder are both great characters, and I loved seeing from both their perspectives! Amy is strong willed and knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, even if it means what she is saying could risk her life. Then there is Elder, he is mesmerized by how different Amy is from everyone, and can’t seem to stop thinking about her. Eldest tells Elder she is trouble, that she’s a ‘freak’, but that doesn’t change Elder’s mind, to him she is perfect.

Overall this was an outstanding YA, Sci-fi thriller with a touch of romance, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes sci-fi, or YA novels! Beth Revis wrote a novel that will capture its readers and completely blow their minds with all the secrets and lies hidden on Godspeed! Across the Universe is a novel that has a lot of praise and is highly recommended, after finishing it I can easily understand why it is a favorite to so many people!

"I want to take her into my arms and hold her tight. But at the same time, I know that is the exact opposite of what she wants. She wants to be free, and all I want is to hold her tight against me."

“I never thought about how important the sky was until I didn't have one.”

“And in her smile I see something more beautiful than the stars.”

Title: The Summer I Found You by Jolene Perry
Genre: YA, Contemporary
Details: 240 pages, released March 1st 2014
Source: Netgalley

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All they have in common is that they're less than perfect. And all they're looking for is the perfect distraction.

Kate's dream boyfriend has just broken up with her and she's still reeling from her diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Aidan planned on being a lifer in the army and went to Afghanistan straight out of high school. Now he's a disabled young veteran struggling to embrace his new life. When Kate and Aidan find each other neither one wants to get attached. But could they be right for each other after all?
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The Summer I Found You follows through the eyes of 17 year old Kate, who has just been dumped by her boyfriend of over a year Shelton. Kate is upset, and doesn’t know what to do. On top of going through the breakup she is still struggling with her Type 1 Diabetes, her family is worried about her since she is not taking it seriously, and she just wants it to go away.

The Summer I Found You also follows the eyes of 19 year old Aiden. Aiden has just come back from Afghanistan, after losing his right arm, and his friend Pilot. He’s having nightmares, sweating in his sleep, and has no idea what to do with his life now. These two will come together in a romance, but do they really have something, or are they both just using each other as a distraction from the chaos of their lives.

Jolene Perry is an author I have loved for along time, I have read 4 of her novels now and plan on reading many more. She is one of my favorite contemporary writers if it be YA novels or NA novels. Her novels are always so realistic, so heart breaking and warming, and she writes some great romance. Anyone that enjoys contemporary romance I highly suggest checking out her books, I have loved all 4 of her novels I have read! (Night Sky, Knee Deep, Falling, and The Summer I Found You)

This was such a splendid read! I completely devoured this book Monday morning, it’s a short book (240 pages) so it didn’t take me too long finish. Even though this book was shorter I could not believe how well I felt I knew the characters by the end of it. Kate and Aiden were both character that were so easy to love, and feel sorry for everything they were going through at such a young age. Even though both of them were going through so much I still felt they handled everything very well. Besides Kate and Aiden, Kate’s parents were both characters that were very likable, along with Kate’s best friend Jen who is the complete opposite of her.

Overall I just adored this book. There was romance, heart break, grief, struggle, friendship, family, everything that makes up an amazing heartwarming contemporary novel. For anyone not ready for the chilly weather that is going to hit Washington, and want a sweet contemporary novel, then I highly recommend The Summer I Found You.

Title: Hysteria by Megan Miranda
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller
Details: 336 pages, released February 5th 2013
Source: Netgalley

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Mallory killed her boyfriend, Brian. She can't remember the details of that night but everyone knows it was self-defense, so she isn't charged. But Mallory still feels Brian's presence in her life. Is it all in her head? Or is it something more? In desperate need of a fresh start, Mallory is sent to Monroe, a fancy prep school where no one knows her . . . or anything about her past.But the feeling follows her, as do her secrets. Then, one of her new classmates turns up dead. As suspicion falls on Mallory, she must find a way to remember the details of both deadly nights so she can prove her innocence-to herself and others.
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Mallory doesn’t remember what happened the night she killed her boyfriend Brian. The evidence shows it was in self-defense, but still her once loved town now hates her. To get away from everything, and get away from everyone that knows of her crime her parents send her away to her father’s old prep school, Monroe. Mallory just wishes none of this had happened, but to escape the memories of Brian and the glares from people in her town she agrees to go.

Since Brian’s death Mallory has been losing her mind, she’s hearing things, things that she shouldn’t be. When a student at Monroe is murdered, everyone looks to Mallory. Now Mallory must find out what is going on at Monroe to clear her name, or possibly find out that the monster has been her all along.

Megan Miranda has done it again! Being a huge fan of Megan Miranda’s book Fracture I was immensely excited to pick up her novel Hysteria. While Hysteria didn’t quite live up to the expectations Fracture had set for it, it was still an enjoyable read that was well worth the hours I invested into it! The problems I had while reading Hysteria were how unlikable most of the characters were (including the main character Mallory) and how some moments throughout Hysteria felt very repetitive. Besides those two flaws, Hysteria was a great creepy, eerie, roller coaster of a read packed with plenty of mystery!

Now while most of the time I did not enjoy Mallory as a character, she was still so interesting to read from! I couldn’t imagine what she was going through, she couldn’t remember the night she killed Brian, most people in her town hate her now, her own mother is scared of her (mother hides the knife block), she’s being sent to private school, there was just so much going on in her life! There was some parts where I felt bad for Mallory, but I constantly felt conflicted whenever I felt bad for her. She killed someone, and even if the court says it was self-defense, the fact that Mallory herself worries she is guilty makes it hard as a reader to feel bad for her. I have never read a book that made me question how I feel about the main character so much, and that made this all the more of an enjoyable read. In this case the character that will steal the readers heart is most likely going to be Reid, Mallory’s love interest at Monroe, he is such a caring and helpful character that it was hard not to fall in love with him!

Overall if you’re looking for a YA rad that gives you chills, has a great mystery, and plenty of twists and turns, then I highly recommend picking up Hysteria by Megan Miranda.

Title: Hidden Wings by Cameo Renae
Series: Book 1 in the Hidden Wings series
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Fantasy
Details: 204 pages, released January 16 2013
Source: Given for review

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Seventeen is a life changing age for Emma Wise.
As her family's sole survivor in a car crash, she is left with a broken arm and a few scrapes and bruises. But these are only outward marks; inside, her heart is broken and the pieces scattered.

Whisked away to Alaska, to an aunt she’s never met, Emma starts over. Secrets unveil themselves and now…she doesn't even know who or what she is.

A centuries old prophecy places Emma in the heart of danger. Creatures of horrifying and evil proportions are after her, and it will take Emma, her aunt, and six, gorgeously captivating Guardians to keep her safe. But, if she can survive until her eighteenth birthday... things will change.
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Hidden Wings follows Emma Wise, who has just found out she is the sole survivor of a car crash that killed her parents. Emma is broken, and on top of the loss of her parents she now has to move away from everything she knows to Alaska to live with an aunt she has never met. Here is where Emma is going to discover family secrets, a centuries old prophecy centering around her, and find out that she is in danger, a lot of danger.

Hidden Wings by Cameo Renae is my favorite angel paranormal romance next to the very popular novel Unearthly by Cynthia Hand. Anyone that is a fan of Unearthly I believe will enjoy Hidden Wings. This book had it all when it comes to an amazing read, it had adventure, forbidden love, secrets, friendship, action and a bit of suspense and mystery sprinkled on top too. From the first page of Hidden Wings you are pulled into Cameo Renae’s writing, I found myself soaring through this book and before I knew it I had read it in one sitting! Renae’s writing flowed so nicely throughout the whole novel, readers will easily find themselves getting lost in the pages of her work.

While all around Hidden Wings was an immensely enjoyable read, my favorite part was the romance between Kade and Emma. There was such a mystery behind their connection in the beginning, and you couldn’t help, but feel for Emma once she found out that a romance between him and her is off limits. I’m not always a fan of the whole forbidden romance thing that a lot of YA novels like to have, but in the Hidden Wings series it was done very well. While it was a great part of the story, it was never something that took center stage, which I personally was grateful for.

Overall Hidden Wings was such a great start to a great series! Hidden Wings ends on a cliff hanger and left me dying to get my hands on book two and find out what happens to the characters I learned to love, and dare I say book two Broken Wings was even better than Hidden Wings! This is a series that I believe is going to continue to get better and surprise the readers more and more, anyone that is a fan of YA paranormal romances must pick this series up!

Title: UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn
Series: Book 1 in An Unfortunate Fairy Tale series
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Details: 216 pages, released 2011
Source: Bought

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Mina Grime is unlucky, unpopular and uncoordinated; that is until she saves her crush's life on a field trip, changing her High School status from loser to hero overnight.

But with her new found fame brings misfortune in the form of an old family curse come to light. For Mina is a descendant from the Brothers Grimm and has inherited all of their unfinished fairy tale business which includes trying to outwit a powerful Story from making her its' next fairy-tale victim.

To break the fairy tale curse on her family and make these deadly occurrences stop, Mina must finish the tales until the very Grimm end.
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Unenchanted by Chanda Hahn follows Mina Grime, Mina is unlucky, shy, clumsy, and very unpopular. That all changes the day that Mina goes on a field trip and saves the most popular boy in school, and her long time crush Brody Charmichaels. Now Mina is all anyone at school and the media can talk about, but being stalked by the media is the least of Mina’s problems now.

Mina has just discovered that she is a Grimm, a descendant of the Brothers Grimm, and she is next in line to try and break the families curse. The only way to do that? She must live through and complete every fairytale, only then can the Grimm curse be broken and the fae world cut off from the mortal world. Most of these stories are deadly, even with the help of a magical book and a frustrating fae, can Mina make it to the end of the story alive, or will she meet a grim end like all the Grimms before her?

Unechanted was a great read, it was a light hearted fantasy novel that is full of YA ‘fluff’. It was the prefect book for the mood I was in this weekend, wanting something light and cute that made me happy once I finished it. Even though Unenchated was a light hearted read, and could be very predictable at times, the author still left a ton of mystery in the book. Once I finished Unenchanted I had so many questions that I just had to pick up book two and figure out what was going to happen.

The characters in Unenchanted were each great on their own, you have Mina the main character, who even though she is usually so clumsy and shy she is taking on this huge curse so she can protect her mother and brother. There’s Nan who is Mina’s best and only friend, she’s the complete opposite of Mina, she’s outgoing, loud, fashionable, and semi popular, but also an amazing friend to Mina. You have Brody who is in the sense “prince charming”. Then you have my favorite character who can also be insanely frustrating, Jared. Jared was easily my favorite character just because of all the mystery that surrounds him, I felt he was a bit of a more in depth character compared to the rest of the bunch, and I looked forward to his part in the story most.

Overall if you’re looking for a light hearted YA fantasy novel, then I would highly recommend Unenchanted (ps: if you’re a kindle owner this book is free on amazon).

Title: Black Ice
Genre: Young Adult, Thriller
Details: 400 pages, released October 7th 2014
Source: Bought

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Brit Pheiffer has trained to backpack the Teton Range, but she isn't prepared when her ex-boyfriend, who still haunts her every thought, wants to join her. Before Britt can explore her feelings for Calvin, an unexpected blizzard forces her to seek shelter in a remote cabin, accepting the hospitality of its two very handsome occupants;but these men are fugitives, and they take her hostage.

Britt is forced to guide the men off the mountain, and knows she must stay alive long enough for Calvin to find her. The task is made even more complicated when Britt finds chilling evidence of a series of murders that have taken place there and in uncovering this, she may become the killer's next target.

But nothing is as it seems, and everyone is keeping secrets, including Mason, one of her kidnappers. His kindness is confusing Britt. Is he an enemy? Or an ally?
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Becca Fitzpatrick is the best selling author of the Hush Hush series which is a YA paranormal series involving angels. I was personally not a fan of her popular series, so when I heard that she was coming out with YA, standalone, contemporary, thriller I was nervous to pick it up. Now after having finishing her newest novel Black Ice, I can say I am very glad I gave this author another chance!

Black Ice is a YA thriller that follows Britt Pffeifer, Britt still has feelings for her ex Calvin who broke up with her eight months ago over the phone. Now to prove to Calvin she doesn’t need him in any way she has planned a trip to backpack through the Teton Range with her best friend Korbie who happens to be Calvin’s younger sister. Britt knows she can survive out here, that is until a snowstorm hits on their way to the cabin they were supposed to meet Calvin at.

Stuck on the mountain Britt and Korbie decide to go looking for help, when they stumble upon a cabin in the woods with lights on, they think they’re saved. But little did they know that’s far from the truth. The two men staying in this cabin are criminals on the run, and the only way they’ll let Britt and Korbie go is if Britt uses her new survival skills and helps them get down the mountain.

This novel was a blast to read, there were twists and turns around every corner, a romance, survival, violence, it was from start to finish such an enjoyable roller coaster of a read. Now while I did see some of the ‘surprises’ in this novel a mile away, there was still some parts that shocked me and I did not see coming at all! The mystery part of this novel was good, but the thriller part was absolutely amazing!

One of the flaws in Black Ice I found was the characters. This was something I have seen other reviewers bring up too that they did not enjoy. While Mason I adored from the very beginning, the main character Britt, and her ‘best friend’ Korbie were a different story. Britt was mostly enjoyable, but she was a very ‘flip flop’ type of character, one minute she is trusting Mason and possibly having feelings for him, and then the next she is hoping her cheating ex boyfriend will find her and they will get back together. It got very frustrating, and then you have Korbie who is snobby and spoiled, she was a character I despised and I think will be hard for anyone to like while reading.

Overall though I still really enjoyed Black Ice. It was such a page turner that I read it in one sitting last night, I could not put it down! If you’re looking for a YA, Thriller, with some romance then look no further.