Blog Tour: Truth AND Dare

Excited to be participating in this tour! It's a super cool idea for a blog tour and super fun!

Oh, so, FUNNY THING ABOUT THIS BOOK GUYS. I almost DNF'd it, not because it was horrible. Actually, because it was SO good! It was absolutely intense and it freaked me out. I needed to put it down and get some breathing room before my wuss side kicked in. But I just COULD NOT STOP.

Anyways, on with my truth (and my dare!)

Truth: How many vampire books have you read? How many did you love?4
If we're talking how many series/standalones, I'd say about...20? I've loved at least 15 of them! I don't really READ a lot of vampire books, but what I do read, I generally love! Especially Vampire Academy. A CLASSIC. LOVED Black City too!
But no. No Twilight.

Dare:  I dare you to ship the three main girls of TRUTH OR DARE with boys from other YA books.
Guys, I GOTS THIS.

Sydney: PUCK from THE IRON FEY by Julie Kagawa.
Sydney's sort of quiet and shy and a bit too serious. Puck, of course, would help her loosen up with his joking manner and make her come out of her shell and LOL with his snarky attitude (and magic of course!)

Tenley: Etienne from ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins.
So first of all, they're both short. So, there's that. Second of all, Tenley's the kind of person who doesn't really try that hard to be herself. She lets her mom rule her life and she's viewed as a part girl and doesn't really think in depth about things. Etienne would definitely understand her situation and help her realize what's more important in life! Plus, I think they'd be adorable, but I'm a big shipper of Anna + Etienne. But, you know.

Caitlin: Jace from MY LIFE NEXT DOOR by Huntley Fitzpatrick.
Caitlin reminds me of Samantha A LOT. They both tried to be perfect and both tried to please their mother. They both seemed like the typical Girl Next Door, so maybe that's why I feel like Jace would be perfect for Caitlin!

Truth or Dare is fun. As long as you know when it ends.

Truth or Dare Synopsis
It all started on a whim: the game was a way for Tenley Reed to reclaim her popularity, a chance for perfect Caitlin “Angel” Thomas to prove she’s more than her Harvard application. Loner Sydney Morgan wasn’t even there; she was hiding behind her camera like usual. But when all three start receiving mysterious dares long after the party has ended, they’re forced to play along—or risk exposing their darkest secrets.
How far will Tenley, Caitlin and Sydney go to keep the truth from surfacing? And who’s behind this twisted game?
Set against the backdrop of Echo Bay, an isolated beach town haunted by misfortune, Truth or Dare is a highly charged debut that will keep readers in suspense from beginning to end.


Author Bio

Jacqueline Green received her BA from Cornell University and her MFA in writing for children from The New School. She grew up in Wynnewood, PA and now lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and their tiny dog (who sometimes moonlights as her writing companion). Truth or Dare, the first novel in a trilogy, is her young adult debut.

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DNF Review: Ashes of Twilight by Kassy Tayler

Goodreads Blurb

Wren MacAvoy works as a coal miner for a domed city that was constructed in the mid-nineteenth century to protect the royal blood line of England when astronomers spotted a comet on a collision course with Earth. Humanity would be saved by the most groundbreaking technology of the time. But after nearly 200 years of life beneath the dome, society has become complacent and the coal is running out.  Plus there are those who wonder, is there life outside the dome or is the world still consumed by fire? When one of Wren's friends escapes the confines of the dome, he is burned alive and put on display as a warning to those seeking to disrupt the dome’s way of life. But Alex’s final words are haunting. “The sky is blue.”  What happens next is a whirlwind of adventure, romance, conspiracy and the struggle to stay alive in a world where nothing is as it seems. Wren unwittingly becomes a catalyst for a revolution that destroys the dome and the only way to survive might be to embrace what the entire society has feared their entire existence.

I'm doing a DNF (did not finish) review. It'll be short, since I didn't finish it actually! And while you shouldn't take this at heart, because, after all, I didn't finish the book, these are just a few reasons why I quit the book. For all you know, you may end up completely LOVING this book! 

Sadly, I didn't, no matter how much I really wanted to.

The first thing that hit me when I read the pitch was "Oh! This sounds a lot like City of Ember! Loved that, may as well read this." And I could barely get 10 pages in, honestly. I couldn't connect to the character who, while she seemed nice and selfless, was just...not there for me. 
The writing was another thing. It was written in present terms (ex: "She calls" instead of "She called") and while I usually love that, there was something that I can't quite put my finger on that made it seem awkward. Out of place. I think it was actually a bit choppy, really. And present tense, when not done properly, can get real annoying. I just couldn't...I couldn't go any further than I already was. 
Some of the worldbuilding and happenings actually confused me and I actually had to reread things several times before I realized what was actually going on. 

So, maybe I will give this another try when my TBR has lightened, maybe when I'm in a cheerful mood where I don't analyze every little detail. But the first time around, I just couldn't read this. However, I skipped to the back a bit (I do that sometimes) and it seems the writing improved then than in the beginning, but still. We'll see what happens! I may re-review this, sometime in the future! It does seem to have a lot of potential, but I'm a bit out of patience recently. 

Pages: 320
Series: Ashes Trilogy
Genre: Dystopia/Romance (I'm guessing)
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date: Nov 13, 2012
Rating: DNFed (Though this may change later in the future)