So excited to be a part of the Clayton Falls Blog Tour. Here I have my review of Derailed and at the end of this post you can enter to win an e-copy of Veer, the second book in the Clayton Falls series! Click HERE to see the tour schedule.
Derailed (Clayton Falls, #1) Alyssa Rose Ivy -- September, 2012
When you're lost, sometimes the only place you can go is home.Broken over the death of her fiancé, Molly leaves law school to return to her childhood home in North Carolina. Expecting to lay low until she can figure out what else to do with her life, she finds herself in the arms of her high school sweetheart, the boy who represents everything from the past she tried to leave behind.
Looking for an escape, she instead finds a way back to the girl she almost forgot existed and a future she never dreamed possible.
FREE until the end of the tour on Kindle!
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About the Author:
Alyssa Rose Ivy is a Young Adult and New Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.Find Aylssa Online: Website :: Goodreads :: Facebook :: Twitter
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My review of Derailed:Do you ever start reading a book and think, oh great, this is going to hit close to home? Girl goes to school, girl comes home to small town to find that not much has changed. Oh, hello my life. Although I didn't lose a fiance or go to law school, I still relate. Especially since there are ghosts in my hometown it took a little bit of energy to confront as well.
I think the setting is what really made me love this book. In each scene I had a very clear picture of where the characters what was surrounding them. Then you have the intimacy of a small town bringing two people together, but making them kind of crazy (you can't escape each other in a small town) at the same time. Sometimes I really like it when people come together because of their circumstances.
One thing that irked me a little bit was how quickly Molly's fiance seemed forgotten. Or, at least, he just wasn't given enough time on the page. She's so upset about his death, but it almost feels like she gets over it too quickly. Still that's a smaller part and I adored this book and the characters.
It was so amazing that Molly came home and was able to just slide back into her own circle of friends. Those are the best kind of friends, when you can leave and still it feels like no time has passed when you see one another again. And of course, Ben is wonderful. He actually reminds me a lot of Jake from Sweet Home Alabama. Quick tempered, stubborn, and so adorable.
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The Giveaway: *Please note that this is NOT a YA book. It is New Adult and may have some material that isn't suitable for everyone. You should be 17 or older to enter.
This giveaway is open to anyone who can accept e-copies. Giveaway ends on February 4th and prizes will be sent out around the 12th.
