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Never Letting Go
It's hard piecing things together after waking up in a random apartment with no memory of who you are, surrounded by mostly welcoming strangers. The only thing remaining of her past is the tattooed name imprinted on her skin. But with no place to go, these strangers decide to take her in and name her Mia.Inexplicable things start happening to Mia within the four walls of her confinement, including her presently mute status, strange abilities, and secretive roommates harboring their own hidden agendas. With a serial killer on the loose, this apartment is her only place of refuge.But when she finally remembers who she really is, her refuge is no longer safe. Mia wakes up to find out her name isn't Mia at all, and that her life is nothing but a walking tragedy. Her previous actions of refusing to let go of the only person with the power to break her heart leaves dire consequences.Especially since it involved striking a deal with the devil. This novel contains mature themes and is a new edition of the previously published novellas Reap and Sow.
218 pages, Paperback
Published April 17, 2016
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Christina Channelle
16 books221 followersChristina Channelle is the author of Young Adult and New Adult Fiction, her series including Four Letters and Blood Crave. She's happily addicted to coffee, the colour green, and Netflix. She's also partial to writing about angsty girls who may or may not have a potty mouth.
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April 4, 2016
Lovely YA book. It was really short, so I managed to read it in 2-3 hours :) The story it self is pretty unique and unexpected. I read another review where they said that there were too many characters, but I don't think so. All the characters just made the book more real. The author is amazing at describing characters, surrounding and characters feelings. I can't wait to read the next book❤️
April 1, 2016
My Impressions: Nice cover. First person, *sigh*. Too many characters introduced right off the bat. I had a bit of trouble keeping track of them. Dante, Kaede, Amy, Biggs…they all meshed together in my head.
The Love Story: Frustrating as was the last YA paranormal romance I tried to read. For the first third of the book, the reader is clueless as to who the heroine is and who this great love of her life is. I suspect that its not Dante whom she eventually starts making goo-goo eyes at because she’s got another dude’s name tattooed (literally) over her heart. Is it some kind of carnal rule that YA heroines MUST be in a love triangle? Seriously, can’t they just have one dude and be happy? Geez, where were all these dueling guys when I was a teenager?
Major/Minor Beefs: One major beef. It just too much like every other paranormal YA book I’ve read. If you’re never read one before, I’d wager it’ll grip you…but if you’re an avid reader like me, your interest will not be peaked by this formulaic novel. One Minor beef…like so many others before it, has the same problem…not enough explanation for what’s going on. Reader is kept in the dark for too long. No names...they just make up names when people meet. The heroine actually has two made-up names given to her by two different people…’Mia’ and ‘Kitty Cat’…WTF?! The whole thing is weird. Ok, sometimes I like weird, but not this ‘confused’ weird that’s going on with Mia/KittyCat/Sophia.
Random Thoughts: I am not sure why all of these young adult books feel the need to start with some sort of great “Unknown”. Why, pray-tell is it considered a good thing to keep the reader confused and in the dark for as long as possible? Its not suspenseful…or intriguing as the authors of these books think. Its just annoying. I’m a third of the way through the book and I still don’t know anything thing about the main character. Seriously, just found out her first name. Memory loss, secrets, unrealized gifts/powers or whatever are being a bit misused in my opinion. These things can be intriguing…but not if they are drug out too long for no particular reason…and NOTHING else is going on but day to day things which are described in great yet unnecessary detail. We don’t need to know/see when someone goes to the restroom unless some important plot point happens while she’s in there. This is what goes on in this book: get up, get dressed eat breakfast, yadda yadda. And also the last coupla YA books I read…and I just don’t get it. Is there a formula somewhere that dictates that all YA books be written in first person, have a female heroine, with some great ‘unknown’, two men vying for her affections….and dead parents, of course. I might need a break from YA. Or maybe I’ve just gotten too old to read them? Who knows.
Cliffhanger: I don’t really know. Put it down a little before the halfway mark.
The Verdict: Ok, I guess. The writing is not bad. I can say that without finishing it because I know it will appeal to fans of the genre. It just didn’t appeal to me because I’ve read so many others like it. Nothing distinguishable.
The Love Story: Frustrating as was the last YA paranormal romance I tried to read. For the first third of the book, the reader is clueless as to who the heroine is and who this great love of her life is. I suspect that its not Dante whom she eventually starts making goo-goo eyes at because she’s got another dude’s name tattooed (literally) over her heart. Is it some kind of carnal rule that YA heroines MUST be in a love triangle? Seriously, can’t they just have one dude and be happy? Geez, where were all these dueling guys when I was a teenager?
Major/Minor Beefs: One major beef. It just too much like every other paranormal YA book I’ve read. If you’re never read one before, I’d wager it’ll grip you…but if you’re an avid reader like me, your interest will not be peaked by this formulaic novel. One Minor beef…like so many others before it, has the same problem…not enough explanation for what’s going on. Reader is kept in the dark for too long. No names...they just make up names when people meet. The heroine actually has two made-up names given to her by two different people…’Mia’ and ‘Kitty Cat’…WTF?! The whole thing is weird. Ok, sometimes I like weird, but not this ‘confused’ weird that’s going on with Mia/KittyCat/Sophia.
Random Thoughts: I am not sure why all of these young adult books feel the need to start with some sort of great “Unknown”. Why, pray-tell is it considered a good thing to keep the reader confused and in the dark for as long as possible? Its not suspenseful…or intriguing as the authors of these books think. Its just annoying. I’m a third of the way through the book and I still don’t know anything thing about the main character. Seriously, just found out her first name. Memory loss, secrets, unrealized gifts/powers or whatever are being a bit misused in my opinion. These things can be intriguing…but not if they are drug out too long for no particular reason…and NOTHING else is going on but day to day things which are described in great yet unnecessary detail. We don’t need to know/see when someone goes to the restroom unless some important plot point happens while she’s in there. This is what goes on in this book: get up, get dressed eat breakfast, yadda yadda. And also the last coupla YA books I read…and I just don’t get it. Is there a formula somewhere that dictates that all YA books be written in first person, have a female heroine, with some great ‘unknown’, two men vying for her affections….and dead parents, of course. I might need a break from YA. Or maybe I’ve just gotten too old to read them? Who knows.
Cliffhanger: I don’t really know. Put it down a little before the halfway mark.
The Verdict: Ok, I guess. The writing is not bad. I can say that without finishing it because I know it will appeal to fans of the genre. It just didn’t appeal to me because I’ve read so many others like it. Nothing distinguishable.
May 23, 2016
This was an unusual subject for me. I struggled with some of the prolonged why's but it was a great book in the end
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