Beyond (Beyond) by S.P. van der Lee

Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Raven desperately wants to fit in, but after using a Ouija Board, her already overwhelming hallucinations take a turn for the worse. A ghostly figure named Sam begins to haunt Raven and seems eager to kill her.
She’s saved by a reclusive biker named Damian who goes to the same school and appears to have an interest in her. Raven can’t help but feel drawn to him. Determined to uncover Damian’s connection to the ghost, Raven sets out to discover his secret and the reason Sam started haunting her. However, there’s more at stake than just her reputation. Raven’s choice between unveiling Damian’s true intentions, and living a normal life will put everyone she cares about at risk. To save them, she'll have to go beyond.

Lives are ruined.
Hearts are shattered.
Death lurks at every corner.

My Rating

-4/5-

I Received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book has look so interesting to me for a while now. I just wanted to read it so much so when I was able to get a copy of it I was so happy to read it.
I really liked this book, it's kind of short but it has some mystery to it.
I liked the characters, I sometimes felt the characters where over the top but it was still pretty good.

It's a paranormal book which I liked because I'm trying to get away from dystopian. It was pretty good the only thing I didn't really like is this book leaves you with just TONS of questions. Like nothing really fits together all that well so you have to really wonder about everything and try to piece it together. I'm guessing the second book will probably help all the questions and make things better the only problem is this book just came out so it will be a while tell the next one does. *Sigh* never the less I liked this book and want to read the second one. 

Sleepless (Bird of Stone #1) by Tracey Ward

Summary:
 My name is Alex Mills and I have a superpower.

Don't be jealous, it sucks. I can't control it. My mind is a mutinous SOB that takes over when I go to sleep. I'm just a girl trying to get some shut eye while it decides to throw a rager that can land me just about anywhere in the world.

The base of the Eiffel Tower.
The shore on the coast of Ireland.
The third baseline at Wrigley Field.

Sounds exciting and fun right? Wrong. My not so superpower is unpredictable, uncontrollable and annoying as hell. It's also how I met Nick.

Every cloud has a silver lining. Nick is mine.

Nick is extraordinary as well. He can't feel fear. Never has, never will. It's worked out for him as a PJ in the Air Force, one of the most dangerous jobs in the military, but where it's not helpful is with his social skills. Nick is cold, distant and apathetic.

He's also my hero. And if he's to be believed, I'm his.

I first met him when he died and that wasn't even the weirdest moment of our relationship. Neither is this moment here and now, trapped together in an island prison on the Behring Sea. It's a long, strange story between his death and this prison. One full of sheep, docks, Jabberwocks and a very special stone. I could tell it to you if you'd like to hear it. I've got time...

       Okay so when I first saw this book i was scrolling through books on my kindle and it was three bucks So hey why not? The idea of the whole book was pretty good. At first this book was confusing and made barely any sense at the beginning but knowing it was a paranormal romance, i kept reading. I am so happy I kept reading. It kept me on my toes the whole time. It wasn't a sappy romance like I thought it would end up being...It was action filled. The one part I did not enjoy is it is part of a series, second book isn't even out yet..sigh anyway. I LOVED this book! And can't wait for the second one!

Mind Games (Mind Games #1) by Kiersten White

Synopsis:
Fia was born with flawless instincts. Her first impulse, her gut feeling, is always exactly right. Her sister, Annie, is blind to the world around her—except when her mind is gripped by strange visions of the future. 

Trapped in a school that uses girls with extraordinary powers as tools for corporate espionage, Annie and Fia are forced to choose over and over between using their abilities in twisted, unthinkable ways…or risking each other’s lives by refusing to obey.

In a stunning departure from her New York Times bestselling Paranormalcy trilogy, Kiersten White delivers a slick, edgy, heartstoppingly intense psychological thriller about two sisters determined to protect each other—no matter the cost.

My Rating

-4/5-

This book has a very short time span. By short I mean by just a few days, it isn't a bad thing though cause the book also carries many flash backs. The flash backs proved you with tons of information like character relationships or just who characters are. It helps to tell you what goes on. All and all the flash backs were really good and worked very well in the story.

I really liked the two main characters Fia and Annie. Since this book is done in both there views it makes it pretty interesting you get to know most of the characters , but instead of seeing them just one way you see them two ways you see them how Annie or Fia sees them. 
I also liked the relationship between the two sisters thought it was very good.
This was a surprisingly good book, kind of short but good and I would really like to see where this story leads. 

SAFE by Dawn Husted

Synopsis:
A dystopian novel; Penelope Evans is eighteen, living in the Colony along with her family and other survivors. She finishes a day in the laboratory when her identification card begins flashing. This flash starts an upheaval of events leading further from her normality and towards the epic truth.

James Garak is attending the Academy where he works on achieving a higher rank. Nobody ever expects Penelope and James’ relationship to last long. A year later, they are still together.

But when they are forced to run, Penelope’s world turns upside down as she discovers the truth which will change her life forever. 

With lives at stake and guards on their trail, will they make it to safety? Will the dishonest lies behind the island’s bureaucracy shatter her existence or give her the drive to find a sister she never knew existed?

My Rating

-5/5-

A free copy was received from the author in exchange for an honest review.

The cover of this book is bland and looks pretty weird. The summery of the book seems boring to be honest. But I wanted to read this book anyways and im glad I did. It was really good. A lot better then I thought it would be. 
I have read a lot of dystopian books this year but this one was really good. The setting was easy to grasp. The people and what they were like weren't bad. It didn't take a lot to explain things. 
I liked how fast things took off, how it was interesting almost right away. 
I liked in the end how it recaps a lot but it doesn't bore you with all the details. I mean we learn through the book how our characters would act in situations so it doesn't need to tell you a billion times. So it wasn't repetitive. 
The characters were great and I really liked Penny and how she thought. 
I wish we could have learned more about Penny's family, It's not really necessary but I don't know might have been interesting. Or learned more about James or the rest of the people on the island that would have been cool to.

I'm really hoping that there will be a second book to be honest cause I just feel like the is big potential for a second book. I feel like learning more about everything would be amazing. Plus some things were a little open ended. I say really good book especially when dystopian books were starting to get boring this one was not boring for me.

Omni (Omni #1) by Andrea Murray

Synopsis:
Pierce only wants a shot, a real shot, and not just the excuses he’s been handed his whole life. Harmony wants to escape her future, the future she fears will be chosen for her. After their chance meeting, they might get exactly what they want.Since taking over the US government years earlier, the Omni party has created a perfect existence. From consorts to job assignments, every choice, every facet of life is under their control. Each citizen has a specific role in one of the four strata. Seventeen-year-old Pierce is a Drudge, the lowest social stratum in society. For over two years, he’s hoped—prayed—that his upcoming aptitude test will finally free him from his virtual slavery and give him a chance at a better existence. When he rescues Harmony, an Artist and member of the most successful stratum, at a publicity event for her latest movie, his life takes an unbelievable twist. With his gallant act and good looks, he becomes a media sensation. Every stratum in society seeks his membership for their publicity, but as he becomes closer to Harmony, Pierce realizes what fame in the all-seeing eye of Omni is truly like. His choices will not only affect him but Harmony as well. The life Pierce thought he wanted may not be worth the cost to either of them. 

My Rating
-3/5-

I got a free copy of this book for a honest review. At first I found this book kind of boring, It was confusing, to dramatic and the characters felt fake. There emotions were either really intense or not there at all. It went on that way threw about 75% of the book, not really very interesting to me. The last 25% of the book is what made me start liking this book though.
That's where it started to feel real, the characters were actually felt like they could be real people. There was action, the story was going some where. It was a little confusing but there was mystery towards the ending that made it more like something you wanted to read. 
The ending saved this book from being a complete bore and it even made me want to read the next book. So if you read this book you probably just have to stick to it. OR you might feel differently then i do.