A Dream Within A Dream: Prophecy Girl Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway

Prophecy Girl (Angel Academy #1)
Author: Cecily White
Genre: YA Paranormal/Fantasy

Release Date: April 2, 2013
Publisher: Entangled Teen

Description:

Amelie Bennett. . . . Ending the world, one prophecy at a time.

I was born to slay Crossworld demons.

Big black flappy ones, little green squirmy ones. Unfortunately, the only thing getting slain these days is my social life. With my high school under attack, combat classes intensifying, and Academy instructors dropping right and left, I can barely get my homework done, let alone score a bondmate before prom.

Then he shows up.

Jackson Smith-Hailey. Unspeakably hot, hopelessly unattainable, and dangerous in all the right ways. Sure, he’s my trainer. And okay, maybe he hates me. Doesn’t mean I’ll ignore the wicked Guardian chemistry between us. It’s crazy! Every time I’m with him, my powers explode. Awesome, right?

Wrong.

Now my teachers think I’m the murderous Graymason destined to bring down our whole race of angelbloods. Everyone in New Orleans is hunting me. The people I trusted want me dead. Jack and I have five days to solve the murders, prevent a vampire uprising, and thwart the pesky prophecy foretelling his death by my hand. Shouldn’t be too difficult.

Getting it done without falling in love. . . that might take a miracle.

Prophecy Girl is the first book in a new series that follows teenage main character - Amelie Bennett - as she tries to maneuver a normal life with high school problems, boy issues, and friend troubles, along with the additional troubles that slaying demons brings to the picture. To make matters even worse, a hot new guy moves to town - Jackson Smith-Hailey - possibly the only guy in the entire world who is completely off limits. Because Jackson isn't just any gorgeously dangerous guy - he's Amelie's new trainer. Soon, Amelie finds herself being hunted by the entire city of New Orleans and is also being accused of murdering people and trying to bring down the entire race of angelbloods. Now Amelie has five days to figure out who the real murderer is, along with preventing a vampire war and deal with the prophecy that states she will kill Jack. Will she be able to do it all in time?

This was a really fun and witty beginning to a great new series. Amelie is an awesome main character - her attitude is the right amount of snarky and sarcastic without being whiny. I loved her inner dialogue - it sounded really genuine and helped me to connect with her. The writing was incredibly crafted and I was hooked immediately. The plot was an inventive twist on fantasy and paranormal with some romance and action thrown in for good measure. There's a lot going on throughout the book - different storylines and various characters being introduced - but the author is able to weave everything together in a way that flows effortlessly and doesn't confuse the reader at all. The plot is really fast paced but it just made me turn the pages faster to find out what would happen next. This is a really enchanting first book in what promises to be an epic series that fans of YA paranormal fiction will definitely not want to miss. I will definitely be eagerly awaiting the next book to be released! Highly recommended!!

Cecily Cornelius-White, Psy.D. makes a habit of avoiding boredom whenever possible. She has enjoyed careers as a hand model, GAP salesgirl, movie projectionist, psychotherapist, yoga instructor, university professor, artist, dance choreographer, eating disorders specialist, psych diagnostician, book reviewer and copy editor. None of which are as much fun as writing novels.

She currently lives in Springfield, MO with two FABULOUS kids, and a schizophrenic yet well-mannered cat. She can swear in Klingon, take down an alien aggressor using only her mind (or a pair of chopsticks), and kill giant spiders without getting schmutz on her shirt.

When not singing to herself, she spends time creating new worlds and thinking up ways to make this one better…

Where you can find her:
Website: http://cecilywhite.com/
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Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6151198.Cecily_White