Synopsis: For the perfect love, what would you be willing to lose?
It’s been a shattering year for seventeen-year-old Zoe, who’s still reeling from her father's shockingly sudden death in a caving accident and her neighbors’ mysterious disappearance from their own home.
Then on a terrifying sub-zero, blizzardy night in Montana, she and her brother are brutally attacked in a cabin in the woods—only to be rescued by a mysterious bounty hunter they call X.
X is no ordinary bounty hunter. He is from a hell called the Lowlands, sent to claim the soul of Zoe’s evil attacker and others like him.
X is forbidden from revealing himself to anyone other than his prey, but he casts aside the Lowlands’ rules for Zoe.
As they learn more about their colliding worlds, they begin to question the past, their fate, and their future.
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About the Author: Jeff Giles grew up in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Most recently, he was the deputy managing editor of Entertainment Weekly, where he oversaw all coverage of movies and books, including the magazine's championing of YA fiction. Jeff has written for Rolling Stone and The New York Times Books Review. He also coauthored The Terrorist's Son, a nonfiction book that won an Alex Award from the American Library Association and has since been translated into more than a dozen languages. While reporting on the Lord of the Rings movies for Newsweek, Jeff was invited to be an extra in The Return of the King. He played a Rohan soldier, and--because he didn't have a beard or mustache--they glued yak hair to his face. Jeff lives with his family in Montana.
Rating: 🌟
My Review: Somehow I ended up with another copy of this one so I thought why not try it again for the last time. Because, I also ended up with a copy of book two. Well my original review stands. I can not read this book.
God I feel like I'm the only one who really didn't like this book. I DMFed it early on and just couldn't get into it. The girl in this kept blabbing about other thing while the story was getting started which made it hard to follow and really slowed it down. You have a girl who lives on a mountain and is in 15 below weather and she runs out of the house with no provisions!? Ya that was a little far fetched for me. You wouldn't survive long in those kinds of conditions. And this could have been fixed very simply. For me this one just didn't work out. It kind of felt all over the place.
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Rating: 🌟
My Review: Somehow I ended up with another copy of this one so I thought why not try it again for the last time. Because, I also ended up with a copy of book two. Well my original review stands. I can not read this book.
God I feel like I'm the only one who really didn't like this book. I DMFed it early on and just couldn't get into it. The girl in this kept blabbing about other thing while the story was getting started which made it hard to follow and really slowed it down. You have a girl who lives on a mountain and is in 15 below weather and she runs out of the house with no provisions!? Ya that was a little far fetched for me. You wouldn't survive long in those kinds of conditions. And this could have been fixed very simply. For me this one just didn't work out. It kind of felt all over the place.
Go Into This One Knowing: Boring
"A sharp fantasy thriller, and a dark one at that." - People
"An intriguing start to a new series." - Entertainment Weekly
"Thrilling." - Buzzfeed
"A lot of fun." - The New York Times Book Review
"With imagination and verve, Giles delivers the goods required by the genre." - Time
"[An] amazingly crafted novel." - USA Today
"Smartly written fantasy with depth." - New York Magazine
"A gorgeous, unearthly ride." - starred review, Shelf Awareness
"Sharp, dark, thoughtful and romantic, readers will thrill to the start of this exciting new series." - Cassandra Clare, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of The Mortal Instruments series
"Gripping. Utterly original. Beautifully written." - Peter Jackson, Oscar-winning director of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies
"A fresh and addictive read." - Kami Garcia, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling coauthor of BEAUTIFUL CREATURES and author of THE LOVELY RECKLESS
"A dark and suspenseful supernatural thriller that kept me up all night." - Melissa de la Cruz, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE ISLE OF THE LOST
"A rich and satisfying read on multiple levels." - Booklist
"Reads like a blend of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” and modern-day horror, such as Stranger Things." - School Library Journal
"An intriguing story that leaves the door open for future books." - Publishers Weekly
"Readers are advised to dive in now and revel in the star-crossed-lovers glory of it all." - BCCB
"Fantastical in nature, this story will keep readers interested until the very end." - School Library Connection
"A wholly-engrossing page-turner." - VOYA
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