Messenger of Fear

"The balance between good and evil, between true and false, between pain and pleasure, between love and loss, hatred and indifference. However you name them, these balances are all that keep the world spinning."

hmmm...I'm not sure what to make of this.

This book, on it's own, was a testament to my willpower to not toss it aside. The beginning is frustrating because you don't understand ANYTHING and yet EVERYTHING is thrown at you. Mara, Messenger, Oxiem (or whatever her name is)....this fear thing

and honestly, that horrible dog moment. UGH

if this wasn't a series I would give this a 1 star and move on. But the last few chapters, set up a nice series. And it's intrigued me. It made this book (since it was nice and short) worth it to get to show more the next one.

I'll give one more in the series a try. But normally, Michael Grant and I don't mix well, so I'm not keeping my hopes too high for book 2. show less

DNF at 28%

I was bored and unimpressed the whole time but figured I’d finish since the book is so short. Then Mara got to Emma & Liam and them intentionally running over a dog THEY injured just so they wouldn’t have to tell her Dad they’re secretly together. I get that they’re teenagers, but that was unnecessarily cruel. I don’t fuck with animal cruelty so I’m done here.

Messenger of Fear is a chilling and thrilling tale about justice and wickedness. It's exciting plot captivates interest quickly, and the complicated words make the story scarier and more poetic. I am not a big fan of thriller books, but this novel is my favorite. I will never tire of reading about the challenges Mara and Messenger face. Each chapter ends in a cliffhanger which leaves you begging for more. Messenger of Fear will give you chill after chill while you read about the ways justice is served to those who are wicked. Even after finishing the book, so many questions haunt you, and you know they'll never get answered. In closing, Messenger of Fear is definitely a must read, but it is not recommended for younger audiences and show more non-horror lovers. show less

I received an ARC of this book from Epic Reads in exchange for an honest review.

Wow! Seriously? Did I really just read such an amazing book.

Definitely a book you cannot put down. The stream of consciousness writing style and non-stop suspense made it a quick read.

I hate books where the author doesn't explain anything in an attempt to capture your interest, but instead leaves you disengaged and confused. This book was nothing like that. It contained the perfect balance of suspense and knowledge as the author feed the reader little bits of facts along the way that were just enough to keep the reader wanting more. The ending twist was a little predictable as it seemed inevitable, but overall this was a perfect book. Absolutely stunning.

This book is marketed weird, not what I expected, mildly confusing, and (I'm pretty sure) Grant's attempt to prove that the word 'taciturn' should be used in as much YA literature as possible.

Listened to the audio book of this and it was a good listen. It seemed a little lacking at points but the backdrop of bullying was pretty spot on with the message it delivered. I'll have to pick up the next one in the series.

This book is marketed weird, not what I expected, mildly confusing, and (I'm pretty sure) Grant's attempt to prove that the word 'taciturn' should be used in as much YA literature as possible.