Showing posts with label impostors and imposture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label impostors and imposture. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Moment of Truth by Kasie West


“At sixteen, Hadley Moore knows exactly who she is—a swimmer who will earn a scholarship to college. Totally worth all the hard work, even if her aching shoulders don’t agree. So when a guy dressed as Hollywood’s latest action hero, Heath Hall, crashes her swim meet, she isn’t amused. Instead, she’s determined to make sure he doesn’t bother her again. Only she’s not sure exactly who he is.


The swim meet isn’t the first event the imposter has interrupted, but a little digging turns up a surprising number of people who could be Heath Hall, including Hadley's ex-boyfriend and her best friend’s crush. She soon finds herself getting caught up in the mysterious world of the fake Heath Hall.


As Hadley gets closer to uncovering the masked boy’s identity she also discovers some uncomfortable truths about herself—like she might resent the long shadow her late brother has cast over her family, that she isn’t as happy as she pretends to be with her life choices… and that she is falling for the last guy she ever thought she would like.” -taken from Goodreads.com


When I first started Kasie West’s newest book, I figured it would be my last. In the first couple of chapters, I felt a bit of deja vu. That feeling quickly dissipated as I got into Hadley Moore’s story. Yes, there is a romance element to the book but this is really about Hadley’s journey of self-discovery and how she helped herself and her parents begin to grieve over the death of the older brother that she never knew. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.




Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim (The Blood of Stars book 1)

“Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well. When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she'll take that risk to achieve her dream and save her family from ruin. There's just one catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job.

Backstabbing and lies run rampant as the tailors compete in challenges to prove their artistry and skill. Maia's task is further complicated when she draws the attention of the court magician, Edan, whose piercing eyes seem to see straight through her disguise.

And nothing could have prepared her for the final challenge: to sew three magic gowns for the emperor's reluctant bride-to-be, from the laughter of the sun, the tears of the moon, and the blood of stars. With this impossible task before her, she embarks on a journey to the far reaches of the kingdom, seeking the sun, the moon, and the stars, and finding more than she ever could have imagined.” - taken from Goodreads.com

This! This was an amazing fantasy read to start the new year off with. With undertones of Mulan, Maia poses as her brother to compete for the role of the emperor's new tailor. Don't despair thinking this book is nothing but a competition, it's not. Without saying anything more, this story ends on a bit of a cliffhanger that will be resolved in book two, Unravel the Dusk is out July 7, 2020.