Saturday, December 8, 2012

Derailed Tour: Review and giveaway

Hi all! I am glad for the opportunity to participate in this book tour, hosted by AToMR Book Blog Tours.

Derailed by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Clayton Falls #1

260 pages – Contemporary, Fiction, New Adult
September 23, 2012- CreateSpace
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Twitter: @AlyssaRoseIvy
Source: The Publisher via AToMR Book Tours
Purpose: Part of the Blog Tour
Rating: M for Mature Audiences

Summary from GoodreadsWhen you're lost, sometimes the only place you can go is home. Broken over the death of her fiancé, Molly leaves law school to return to her childhood home in North Carolina. Expecting to lay low until she can figure out what else to do with her life, she finds herself in the arms of her high school sweetheart, the boy who represents everything from the past she tried to leave behind. Looking for an escape, she instead finds a way back to the girl she almost forgot existed and a future she never dreamed possible

My Thoughts: Occasionally I find a book that surprises me, sometimes making me glad I’m a book reviewer. This was one of those books. I know that I probably never would have discovered this book or this author any other way. I’m glad for the occasion.
                I was immediately pulled into the mystery of what happened to Adam and why she blamed herself. I knew he was dead, but was unsure of what part she played in it.  But that wasn’t enough to keep me reading. The main character, Molly, did that.  Sometimes she was annoying with her denial and secrets. But it wasn’t overbearing. I really felt for her, because she was obviously struggling but trying to survive. I like Clayton Falls and find that it would probably be a cool place to visit. But everyone knowing everything or wanting to know everything would drive me crazy.
                There were two –very different- guys who were interested in Molly, but it was clear that she was only interested in one of them. So there wasn’t much of a triangle, but I can’t say that she made the right choice. I can’t say that she didn’t either. For the most part, I like him.  There were a couple of quirks/traits of his that Molly found comforting, but I found kind of disturbing. In the back of my mind I kept thinking he was going to go too far and do something twisted.  But alas, not in this book at least.
                Derailed was a fun and a quick to read. The characters were well-developed and the plot engaging enough.
3 Stars ***
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Always Shine, 
Starr K

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