Ever since I've watched The Neverending Story, I've been searching for that magical book. When I first read the blurb for Shattered Secrets, I knew I just had to read it, and it didn't disappoint. There's something insanely cool about a talking book, even if it's not 100% trustworthy.

Wade created a lot of lore for this story. The world is fully fleshed out with a unique history and superhuman abilities.

I'd recommend this book to anyone who loves a suspenseful page turning read with romance, fantasy and paranormal elements and heart gripping action. ( )

Ever felt bad when you did a review on a book? Usually I don't..but I love the publisher's on this book. They publish one of my favorite authors and I am sad this book just didn't cut it for me.

The blurb on this book makes it sound so good. Don't worry. It sucked.

What I hated:
The main character Abigail. Mary Sue all the way. All the boys love her. Wonderful parents, great gal and does no wrong. Oh she gets kidnapped and finds out she has powers that can save the world. Yep.
Don't forget how beautiful she is too. Can't forget that.

The boys who are so crazy about her: I can't figure out which one I wanted to smack more. Dullsville USA
The writing: No pacing, the story is all over the place, and never did make a bit of sense.

What I liked:
The cover is pretty
That's it.
I recieved an ARC of this book for an honest review from the publisher Curiosity Quills-who I hope forgives me. ( )

Loved the idea for this book but I found the pace to be off. At times I was extremely bored and others I was racing to read the next page.

Abigal has a huge crush on her best friend Derick until one day they share a kiss and then he completely ignores her for three months. She is heartbroken and confused.

He shows up on her doorstep one night and she literally slams the door in his face (good for her!)

After that the story gets a little crazy. After another knock on the door, whom she thinks is Derick again, she finds a strange man that kidnaps her and stuffs her in the truck. She is recused by Derick himself and her childhood friend Mark.

Secrets get told and she discovers that she is the last living Guardian. A race of supernatural beings from Kaloan, that protect human kind from evil. She also discovers that Derick is a Kalonan and that they both posses abilities.

Derick's parents give her a magical book on the history of Kalona. They fleed their home and relocate to Florida where they consider it a safe zone. Only to find that they are not safe at all and everyone that they love is in jeopardy.

Together with the help of friends they try to fight evil and decode from the truth and lies that the book is telling them.

This book was given to me for a fair and honest review.
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Loved the idea for this book but I found the pace to be off. At times I was extremely bored and others I was racing to read the next page.

Abigal has a huge crush on her best friend Derick until one day they share a kiss and then he completely ignores her for three months. She is heartbroken and confused.

He shows up on her doorstep one night and she literally slams the door in his face (good for her!)

After that the story gets a little crazy. After another knock on the door, whom she thinks is Derick again, she finds a strange man that kidnaps her and stuffs her in the truck. She is recused by Derick himself and her childhood friend Mark.

Secrets get told and she discovers that she is the last living Guardian. A race of supernatural beings from Kaloan, that protect human kind from evil. She also discovers that Derick is a Kalonan and that they both posses abilities.

Derick's parents give her a magical book on the history of Kalona. They fleed their home and relocate to Florida where they consider it a safe zone. Only to find that they are not safe at all and everyone that they love is in jeopardy.

Together with the help of friends they try to fight evil and decode from the truth and lies that the book is telling them.

This book was given to me for a fair and honest review.
Read more on my blog Home Is Where the Wine Is Book Blog or Facebook Home Is Where the Wine Is Facebook page ( )

SHATTERED SECRETS started off pretty strong, lost me in the middle and found me again towards the end. There was a unique storyline with some parallels to her previous Darkness Falls Series.

I really found myself wanting to learn more about the type of people the characters were but their struggles seemed to drag out longer than I felt necessary. When I finally got to the point where we were getting answers it ended. I might read book 2, I might not. It isn't at the top of my list though.

* This book was provided free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ( )