Sunday, March 3, 2013

Review of Torched by Andrea Colt and International Giveaway

I am so incredibly excited to introduce this next book and author-- Torched by Andrea Colt was my most recent favorite indie find. You ALL should read this book!

Goodreads Book Description: Cheerleader Rose Whitfield's senior year goes up in smoke when she's framed for arson. Sure that the culprit is her neighbor Paxton, with whom she's been feuding since middle school, she sets out to clear her name and take Paxton down hard--not necessarily in that order.

TorchedRating: 5 out of 5 stars

Review:  I was asked by the author to read and review this book. Boy, am I glad she sent me a copy! I wholeheartedly give this book a full five stars, no question.

Torched by Andrea Lynn Colt is a YA contemporary novel that I stayed up all night reading (in PDF on the computer no less, which I've NEVER done) because it was so riveting. The book stars Rose, a mean girl in her prime, head cheerleader extraordinaire, who seems to have the perfect life-- the perfect best friend, the perfect boyfriend, the perfect car-- you get the picture. Senior year seems like it is going to be the best ever. The only thing marring its perfection is her prank war with her boyfriend Ryan's best friend, Paxton. Then someone torches Ryan's family boat, and all clues point to Rose. Suddenly, her perfect life isn't so perfect anymore, and she struggles with herself to see the person she has truly become over the past few years as well as to find out who committed the crime and set her up.

I absolutely adored this book. The pacing was terrific, it was well written with a lot of style and wit. As you can tell from above, I devoured it from cover to cover, even though I still didn't have a comfortable reading format, which says a lot about the book. The characters were terrific, and Rose while not a pleasant character has redeemability, which is essential for the plot. Paxton smoulders in the background, and other characters end up delightfully three dimensional-- something I absolutely loved.

Overall, I was incredibly impressed with this first novel of Colt's and I'll be following her career closely from here on out. Everyone should read this book!


Don't forget to stop by tomorrow and the day after to see the interview with Andrea and also, Rose, the main character of Torched!

Now sign up to win a signed copy of her book, signed bookmark, OR Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver!

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21 comments:

  1. This looks like an amazing book and such an amazing giveaway :)

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  2. Sounds fantastic. I'll be checking this one out for sure!

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  3. Book sounds amazing. Can't wait to read

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  4. Thank you for such an exciting blog post and a brilliant giveaway! I adored Pandemonium & Delirium by Lauren Oliver and so i look forward to discovering "Before i fall" (which i would love to have the chance of reading). It is also brilliant to find out about new authors and discover exciting YA books!

    Thank you once again and i shall be adding "Torched" to my to-read list. x

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  5. I like the book covers. Thank you for the giveaway :)

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  6. This sounds like a really interesting read. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  7. I look forward to reading the book!

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  8. Thanks for the giveaway. I'm looking forward to reading Torched!

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  9. Thanks for this! the perfect book. I need a break from my usual fantasy books. ^_^

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  10. Neat concept. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  11. This sounds like a great book! Can't wait to read it. Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  12. Looks like a good book. I hope to read it soon. Thanks!

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  13. Excited to read this book. Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  14. Hi! I like the review of the book. I love this giveaway as well. :)

    Thank you!

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  15. Sounds like a great book. Hope to win!

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  16. I'm crossing my fingers! I absolutly LOVED this book, by the way.

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  17. Thanks for the giveaway! I've seen this book floating around on various blogs and can't wait to read it!
    mestith at gmail dot com

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  18. The book looks amazing and I love the cover! That is very imaginative!!

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  19. Great review. I can't imagine reading an entire book as a PDF on my laptop, so it must've been good if you were willing to do so! Of course, the book description provided by Goodreads does seem pretty entertaining. It actually reminds me of Nancy Drew for some reason... :P

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