Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for Aqua.
I’m excited to share my review of this exciting new book by M.A. George.
Come on in.
Test the water.
It’s wonderful!
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Make sure you watch the amazing video for Aqua included in my post.
It’s so good and you won’t be able to resist this book after watching it!
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Aqua
By M.A. George
Genre- YA Paranormal
Publication Date- April 16th, 2014
MY REVIEW
For Layla, it’s a new year, a new town. Every year her mother and aunt move her to a new city, always some place close to the water. At least there’s that. It’s been this way all of her life and she’s given up on trying to figure out why.
With all of the moving and being a loner, Layla convinced her mother to home school her. Who wants to be the new girl every year, and by the time she’s made some friends, it’s time to move on.
So now she’s unpacking her books, deciding how to arrange them on the shelves, then taking a picture to show to her friends. She had carefully packed them, making sure none got creased. This is where I first connected with Layla. She’s seventeen and many years younger than me, but I’m so much like her about my books, and they can conquer the age difference.
Once finished unpacking, she heads down to the beach, hoping to get some writing done. And that’s when her world changes. She just doesn’t know it yet.
To her it was a near drowning. She saw the guy dive in the water, but he never came up. She’d been watching the two guys clowning around. The tall drink of water doesn’t seem to realize his friend is in trouble so she rushes to the rescue and needs saving herself. And does a double take when the drowning victim appears behind her, safe and dry. Dry? How can that be?
So now the mytsery began. The title clues you to water, but what about it? The first clue is the mother always chooses places near water. Another is the guy that didn’t drown, wasn’t even wet.
As Layla got to know the two young men, I began to sense they were different. They’re like night and day.
Pyke is scruffy and covered in graphic tattoos. He’s condescending and rude to Layla.
Tristan is so different. He’s sweet, very well put together, and his sarcastic wit slips out now and then.
When Layla was attacked and Tristan saved her from drowning, I became suspicious of Pyke. He just turned up, all casual like. And dry, of course.
And as the attacks escalate, secrets emerge. Layla finally finds out why they move every year. Why her father has been absent all of her life. She finds out what she is. Something amazing, wonderous, and more than human. Now she has to adjust, to learn to use her abilities, or else the next attack may be the end, for her and for those she loves.
This book had so much to like. Genuine, engaging characters, flaws and all.
A fascinating new kind of being. The author had me laughing when Tristan revealed to Layla what he could do. And she had me on the edge of my seat when they are being chased in their car. That’s one scene I’d like to see on the big screen. It was so out there. I couldn’t see how they’d get away.
There’s intrigue, conflict, young romance, betrayal, and some humor in all the right places.
Aqua is a wonderful beginning to a fantastical series and I recommend you take the dip and see for yourself.
4 STARS
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Blurb
Meet Layla McKelland:
Novelist (unpublished, but cut her some slack…seventeen is a bit early to despair),
Slightly neurotic introvert (Alright, let’s be honest…there’s no “slightly” about it),
International Woman of Mystery, and…
Okay, just scratch the bio.
The only real “mystery” in Layla’s life is why her father has never been on the scene. Or why her mother drags Layla to a new coastal home every year.
Nothing about the latest hometown seems too newsworthy…until a routine day at the beach leaves Layla questioning whether she’s read one too many paranormal fantasy novels. The plot thickens when a random guy claims to know things about her father—a bizarre claim he backs up with an equally impossible stunt. And Layla soon finds herself on the wrong side of a mysterious attempted drowning…on her own kitchen floor.
When all is done, Layla will attest that fact is far stranger than fiction. And nothing in real life is ever as transparent as it seems…Not even water.
Especially not water.
Trailer- http://youtu.be/bzsjtIgg7v8
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About the Author
A. George is part proud mother of two adorable children, part super top secret agent…Oops, probably just lost that job.
Writing is what keeps her up into the wee hours of the night. Fortunately, she has a lot of energy (Read: caffeine is her friend). She has a bit of an obsession with music (It does a fantastic job of tuning out rambunctious children while she attempts to focus).
She sincerely hopes people out there enjoy reading her work as much as she enjoys writing it. And if anyone hears of work for a super top secret agent, she’s now available (Discretion guaranteed…).
Find M.A. At
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Amazon Author Page||Smashwords Author page
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