Showing posts with label Denazen Series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denazen Series. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Tremble by Jus Acardo

***1/2

From Entangled:

Dez Cross has problems.  She's almost eighteen and on the verge of losing her mind thanks to the drug the Denazen corporation used to enhance her abilities.  People close to her have turned their backs on the underground and are now fighting for the wrong side.  And then there's Kale...  Things couldn't get any worse.

Until, of course, they do.  Denazen is about to start a new trial - this one called Domination - and it works.  But that means out with the old and in with the new.  The order has been given to terminate all remnants of the second trial - including Dez.  The good news is that there's a survivor from the original trial.  A woman whose blood may hold the cure for the second generation of Supremacy kids' defects.  But the underground Sixes aren't the only ones who know about her.  

Dez's father is willing to throw away everything he has to keep Dez from getting the cure - including the one thing that might tear her apart from the inside out.  

I'm torn between liked and really liked...

Tremble was heartbreaking and hopeful, all at the same time.  Dez is facing her impending death and the hate and Kale's rage and anger, all at the hands of her father.  Even facing death, heartbreak and memory loss, Dez is full of sarcasm and spunk, making her an endearing heroine.  Tremble is about the power of love and lengths desperate people will go.  It's a great third installment and I recommend you all pick up this series.  Wit, humor, hot boys and great superhuman fun, who could ask for more?

~Shel

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Touch by Jus Accardo

***


From Author Website:



When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home.

Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized.

Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they’re caught and her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent her life keeping safe.

A secret Kale will kill to protect.


The Bad:
There were parts of the story that were just a little "too" convenient and coincidental, either that or Dez is the absolutely most self-involved person in the world not to notice the world around her.

The Good:
I wasn't sure I was going to like this books when I picked it up, but the premise sounded interesting and I thought I would give it a try.  I was pleasantly surprised that I became quickly engrossed in Kale and what it would be like to experience the world anew.  In some ways I felt bad for Dez, it seems as though everyone in her life used and betrayed her.  In other ways, I found her to be an annoying teenager.  Self-involved and reckless.  

All in all, I enjoyed Touch and am reading Toxic for the upcoming release of Tremble in May!



~Shel

Friday, April 12, 2013

Cover Reveal - Tremble by Jus Accardo



Today we are thrilled to be helping Entangled Publishing reveal the cover for the third installment of the Denazen Series by Jus Accardo!  Not only do we have this super sweet cover, but we have an excerpt from the book, Tremble!

Check it out!



Total swoon worthy hotness, right!?  

Here's the synopsis to get you hooked - 


Dez Cross has problems. She’s almost eighteen and on the verge of losing her mind thanks to the drug the Denazen corporation used to enhance her abilities. People close to her have turned their backs on the underground and are now fighting for the wrong side. And then there’s Kale... Things couldn’t get any worse.

Until, of course, they do. Denazen is about to start a new trial—this one called Domination—and it works. But that means out with the old and in with the new. The order has been given to terminate all remnants of the second trial—including Dez. The good news is that there’s a survivor from the original trial. A woman whose blood may hold the cure for the second generation of Supremacy kids' defects. But the underground Sixes aren’t the only ones who know about her.

Dez's father is willing to throw away everything he has to keep Dez from getting the cure—including the one thing that might tear her apart from the inside out.


And, if that's not enough to entice you, check out this excerpt - an exclusive for the cover reveal!

“I told them you wouldn’t come alone. Yet here you are,” Kale’s dark voice said from the doorway. “You’re an odd one.”
“You don’t realize it, but coming from you, that’s kinda funny,” I said, swallowing hard and turning to face him. The light from the hall lit the entire right side of his face, leaving the left cloaked in darkness. Two sides of the same dangerous coin. I wanted to back away but resisted, meeting his gaze straight on. My Kale was in there somewhere—and he could sense weakness. “Did you kill her?”

            “She’s dead.”
            
“I figured as much,” I said, jaw tense. Another step closer. “But I’m asking if you did it.” 

            He cocked his head to the left and I could see his expression. Confusion. “You asked the same thing about the other girl. Why does it matter?”
            “Because it does. It matters to you, too. You just don’t remember.”
            He took another step. Inches. He was inches from me now, the warmth from his body radiating like the sun. Every one of my muscles plunged into an all-out war with my heart. Common sense screamed for me to match his steps forward with ones away. Keep your distance—he’s dangerous!
My heart wanted to move closer. I wanted this to all be nothing more than a bad dream.
            “I feel like...when I look at you—” He shook his head and placed a hand on either side of me, up against the mattress, and brought his face close to mine. For the longest moment all he did was stare. When he did speak, there was so much rage in his voice. “You stabbed me. When that didn’t do the trick, you pushed me from the bridge. I’m asking you why?”
            “I never did that, Kale. No one’s ever pushed you from a bridge as far as I know. I promise. As for the scar, yeah. You were stabbed. Alex did it.”
            “You’re lying, Kiernan.”
            “I’m not. And my name is Dez,” I said, voice cracking under the weight of his words. “Deznee.” I wasn’t ready to give up, so I went with what had always worked for me. Something insane.
            Pushing forward, I crushed my lips to his, wrapping both arms around his neck to lock him in place. He didn’t resist and, to my surprise, didn’t shove me away. Instead, after a moment, he responded, his lips moving fervently with mine.
            The kiss only lasted a few moments. I was the one who broke it, pulling away as the clouds passed, allowing the moonlight to shine through the bedroom window once again. For a second, neither of us said a word. His cheeks glistened with my tears, making it look like he’d been crying, too, as he stared—eyes wide and mouth agape—like he’d never seen me before.
            For a crazy, insane moment, time froze. I thought maybe the kiss had done the trick. That this time the princess had woken the prince. He looked at me with a mix of shock and awe, the tiniest hint of my Kale gleamed through. My heart pounded so loudly I could barely hear anything else. It was there. I could see the spark in his eyes. “Kale?”
            But it didn’t last. Or maybe it hadn’t been there at all. Maybe I wanted to see it so badly that I imagined the whole thing.
            His lips parted and the corners tilted upward just a hair. “Roz is right. You are crazy.”

I hope you check out Tremble - it's a fun, hot series!  You can find Tremble here:






Once you check out Tremble, learn more about Jus Accardo here:







Or read her bio here:
Jus Accardo spent her childhood reading and learning to cook. Determined to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps as a chef, she applied and was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America. At the last minute, she realized her path lay with fiction, not food, and passed on the spot to pursue writing.

Jus is the bestselling author of YA paranormal romance and urban fantasy fiction.
A native New Yorker, she lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband, three dogs, and sometimes guard bear, Oswald. Her first book, Touch was released in November 2011 from Entangled Publishing. She is currently working on the next book in the Denazen series.

Happy Reading!
~Shel