Jenny Phillips (6)

The concept of "Twisted" intrigued me, and I'm very glad that I gave it a try. I really enjoyed reading the story of Gianna and Hunter, and I really loved the supernatural elements woven into the story in believable ways. There were a few parts of the story where I had to suspend disbelief in other ways (for instance, the way the principal divulged medical information about a staffer sort of threw me), and there were a few grammatical things that caught my eye, but these things were minor and didn't detract from my ability to enjoy the story. Good work, Ms. Phillips, and I eagerly anticipate the sequel!… (más)

I received this book in exchange for a honest review ~WaAr~

CRAP!!! What an ending and cliffhanger!! The author has me hook, line, and sinker! Dying to read the next installment of the Twisted Fairy Tale series! The author Jenny Phillips did a wonderful job writing this enthralling book.

The story is about Hunter and Gianna who are 10 year old at the time and are late coming home, so they cut through the woods and get lost. They come across a cabin inhabited by a beautiful lady. Skip 7 years later, Gianna is still having nightmares about that afternoon when her and Hunter barely escaped. Gianna has been suffering alone for 7 years since Hunter moved away, now out of no where he is back. Can they rekindle their connection? What happened that day at the cabin? What was that eerie green flash they saw? Will she remain an outcast?
What a BOOK! Loved it! I give it a 5 star review!!… (más)

MY REVIEW
I find the cover is attractive, in the way that the green eyes stand out and yet draw you in at the same time. The person on the front of the cover, I would say represents Morgan well. I would have liked the font of the title to be slightly bolder so that it would be more prominent.
This book starts with a tragedy really of Morgan's grandmother dying, that spurs Morgan onto going to a boarding school. Morgan feels drawn to one particular place, though doesn't understand why, it all becomes much clearer later in the book.
Morgan isn't a stranger to tragedy as her parents were previously killed in a car accident when she was five years old. Since then she has lived happily with her grandmother.
Morgan is "different", "special" some would call it "Gifted" others have made Morgan feel that its more of a "curse" and something to be hidden and kept a secret. Morgan is managing to make a few friends and have quite a "normal" life until Chase comes along. Chase is "special" too. Chase does keep his "gifts" a secret from others at the school but explains that there is a "gifted" council and that they "gifts" should be nurtured and developed not hidden and be felt ashamed about.
Morgan has strange dreams about a boy with beautiful amber eyes, but who is he? Is he even a real person? What do the dreams mean?
The book has a great mixture of tragedy, drama, mystery, suspense, friendship, love, romance and heart ache and heart break too.
There's so much more I could say and go into but I believe you should find out more by reading the book. I hope I have spoken about enough to interest you in reading this really great book for yourselves. This book is clearly the start to a potentially brilliant series. I was so very disappointed at how the book ended..... maybe I am a sucker for a really happy ending but I really wanted more. then when I sat and thought about the ending i think it's a really good ending as it leaves you wanting to learn more about the "Gifted" people as well as the "normal" people. We have learnt and had confirmed that in terms of the "Gifted" Morgan is extra special. We learn some of her gifts and their potential along with her within this first book. The ending leaves lots more scope for us to learn more about her gifts.
So did I enjoy the book? Yes a lot! Would I recommend the book? Yes I would say it fits the YA market perfectly. Would I read more in this series? Yes, am looking forward to Bk#2 already. Would I read more by Jenny Phillips? Definitely Yes, I enjoyed her writing style immensely.… (más)