Page Turning Tuesday: The Glow by Helen Whapshott

What would you do if you saw a ghost? Would you ignore it hoping it would fade away, or would you go up to it and see if it needed your help?

When Thirteen year old Megan Webb discovers she has been gifted with The Glow, so called because it gives off a light, like a candle in a dimly lit room attracting ghosts, spirits, and others who belong to the supernatural and paranormal world, she has to learn to come to terms with seeing the world in a whole new way.
And if this wasn’t enough to deal with during the delicate years between childhood and adolescence, her parents makes the shocking decision to move her away from everything and everyone she knows to live in a creepy hotel inherited by a late aunt.

But it isn’t just the hotel that is creepy, the whole town seems a little odd until she makes friends with a strange boy, a Witch, and a chain-smoking spirit guide who help her adjust. Life couldn’t get any more complicated … could it? (via. Goodreads)

A few months ago, Helen sent me links on Twitter for her new books. I promised her that I would read and review it ASAP, which I did.

I can't lie when I say the book is pretty good coming from a new and upcoming writer. But I also have to admit that reading the story, something felt a little off and it took me some time to ponder over what it was.

It took me up to now to post this due to pondering and dealing with my busy schedule.

But after a while, I finally realized what it was.

One thing that threw me off a little bit was the ever-changing character POVs. I'd strongly suggest that if you're going to change a POV, do it by chapter. I say this because one point that threw me off was when Jack's POV came up and I was there thinking "Who the heck is Jack?" and I had to read a little bit more into the story to realize that Jack was the Uncle who was with Daisy in the beginning of the story.

Another thing was, that the plot was kind of dull. Okay, Megan realizes that she has this gift and slowly, you see so many problems taking place. Sure, these problems gives us a little more of an introduction and a history to these characters, but in what way can these problems tie to Megan?

After that, the book was a pleasure to read, I couldn't put it down, but I guess part of that was because I was reading from the Kindle app for the first time. I'm pretty sure that I bought the UK version, but I had no trouble with it. I actually liked reading a UK book. So I'll most likely buy more.

I give this book three Nerdy Cats. Like I said, it wasn't a bad book. But not every book is perfect and I would be lying if I said that I never comment something on a book that felt a bit off to me. But Helen, you are an amazing writer and just continue writing, practice makes perfect :) I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

Page Turning Tuesday: Infinite by Jodi Meadows

DESTRUCTION
The Year of Souls begins with an earthquake—an alarming rumble from deep within the earth—and it’s only the first of greater dangers to come. The Range caldera is preparing to erupt. Ana knows that as Soul Night approaches, everything near Heart will be at risk.

FLIGHT
Ana’s exile is frightening, but it may also be fortuitous, especially if she can convince her friends to flee Heart and Range with her. They’ll go north, seeking answers and allies to stop Janan’s ascension. And with any luck, the newsouls will be safe from harm’s reach.

CHOICE
The oldsouls might have forgotten the choice they made to give themselves limitless lifetimes, but Ana knows the true cost of reincarnation. What she doesn’t know is whether she’ll have the chance to finish this one sweet life with Sam, especially if she returns to Heart to stop Janan once and for all. (via. Goodreads)

I'm here to tell you right now that Jodi Meadows is not only an amazing and nice person but she is the kind of person who has the ability to put you on the edge of your seat and make you cry tears of joy. And in case if you were wondering, yes, I did had to prevent myself from crying in class again.

I have to say that in all truth, I am sad to see the series end. Personally, I enjoyed how the books came along and especially how I was able to enjoy it. I mean, it's not every day that you randomly decide to do a read-a-thon by reading the book the first time but to win the second book out of pure luck and to be able to get an adorable bookmark made by the author herself and to enjoy sending out tweets! As a book-blogger who is still recent and trying to juggle many things, I am glad that I was able to enjoy this experience and these may be little things to many other people but to me, they're events that inspire to come back and to continue to blog despite how crazy my schedule can be. 

But, of course, that is from personal experience. I cannot promise anybody getting the same, awesome experience that I had lived through. But, I can promise you this; Jodi never fails at creating books that leave you answering questions.

I give this book 5 Nerdy Cats. I enjoyed the fact that Jodi had managed to keep you on the edge of your seat, possibly screaming for somebody not to die, and giving you an amazing and happy ending that I can say that it is hard to master, simply because it depends on how to keep the events links, and is done beautifully. I hope that in the future that Jodi will continue to write more amazing stories.