This week I'm featuring Mortal Sight (The Colliding Line #1) by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads, a really great YA urban fantasy. The sequel comes out April 13 and I've already preordered it.
Seventeen-year-old Cera Marlowe wants a normal life; one where she and her mom can stop skipping town every time a disturbing vision strikes. But when a girl she knows is murdered by a monster she can't explain, Cera's world turns upside down.
Suddenly thrown into an ancient supernatural battle, Cera discovers she's not alone in her gifting and vows to use her visions to save lives. But why does John Milton's poem Paradise Lost keep interrupting her thoughts?
In a race against time and a war against unearthly creatures, will decoding messages embedded in the works of classic literature be enough to stop the bloodshed and protect those she loves?
Book Beginnings
Some girls want to change the world. Others want to rule it. Me? I'd be happy if fall never came. Weird, I know. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty I'd like to change - a lot of things, in fact, but as soon as the autumn wind blasts through town and the leaves turn aspen yellow, I know what's coming.
Friday 56
From the darkness, a shadow rises. The mist evolves into a deformed human shape with elongated arms drooping lower than possible. It has flaky ashen skin too pale to be human. The creature doesn't walk. It has a cloud of mist where feet should be. And the face, distorted and deformed with caverns for eyes. My skin prickles. I've seen this creature before - it's the sallow man from my visions.
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Thank you for bringing this book to my attention, Ashley! I can feel an urban fantasy craving come on. :-) I really like that opening and Friday 56 excerpt you shared. The opening drew me in immediately. And I love the imagery in the second excerpt. I hope you are enjoying this one and enjoy the sequel when it comes out!
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I was instantly wondering what her issue with Fall was. Definitely made me want to keep reading. Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great weekend too! :)
DeleteOoh the quotes you shared are so descriptive! I hadn't heard of this series before but I'm definitely adding 'Mortal Sight' to my list! I hope you have a lovely week and do drop by my Friday post if you have the time! - Juli @ A Universe in Words
ReplyDeleteIt was a really great read. Thanks for coming by! Happy reading! :)
DeleteI am intrigued! Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “BLOOD ORANGE”
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, Laurel-Rain! Have a great weekend! :)
DeleteThis one sounds really good! And they way it starts...I definitely want to keep reading. Thanks for adding yet another book to my TBR list, Ashley. :D And I hope you have a very Happy Easter weekend.
ReplyDeleteI was instantly pulled in and so intrigued to find out what her issue with Fall was. Thanks for stopping by, Lark! I hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend too! :)
DeleteThe beginning was intrigung but the 56 I had deja vu... I feel like I read something close to that in another story before. Weird but it is what it is. :-) Happy Easter weekend!
ReplyDeleteHmm... I wonder what book it was. Thanks for coming by! Happy Easter weekend to you too! :)
DeleteI am wondering about the having to skip town over and over. I hope you enjoy your book.
ReplyDeleteI wondered about that too. Very interesting! Thanks for the visit! Happy reading! :)
DeleteSounds good--decoding coded messages from literature catches my interest.
ReplyDeleteThat caught my interest too. Thanks for coming by! Happy Easter! :)
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