Here's what the back cover has to say:
Mackie Doyle is not one of us. Though he lives in the small town of Gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess. He is a Replacement, left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. Now, because of fatal allergies to iron, blood, and consecrated ground, Mackie is fighting to survive in the human world.
Mackie would give anything to live among us, to practice on his bass or spend time with his crush, Tate. But when Tate's baby sister goes missing, Mackie is drawn irrevocably into the underworld of Gentry, known as Mayhem. He must face the dark creatures of the Slag Heaps and find his rightful place, in our world, or theirs.
Edward Scissorhands meets The Catcher in the Rye in this wildly imaginative and frighteningly beautiful horror novel about an unusual boy and his search for a place to belong.
Kylie's Take:
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff certainly is a wonderful YA novel. It instantly grabs the reader’s attention with the introduction of the main character, Mackie Doyle.
He’s shy, but when you hear his description: blonde, pale, but with black eyes; you’re immediately intrigued. He doesn’t sound like any other character I’ve ever read. I was really curious to see where his story took me.
A changeling in a town of dark secrets, Mackie is an outcast who is lucky to be alive – and his luck is running out. Allergic to consecrated ground, and iron (how weird is that) and with a pastor for a father, Mackie’s life is not a common one.
As compelling as Mackie is, my favorite part about this novel is the story. I won’t give away the details but the plot is exciting, fun and so fast paced I finished this book in one two hour sitting. Any teen who reads this book will connect with Mackie; after all, we’re not even comfortable in our own skin.
I would recommend this book to any reader, and Brenna Yovanoff is now permanently on my radar.
Kylie, we couldn't have said it any better ourselves.
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24 comments:
Um yeah, so you guys totally nailed it. All three of you. Thanks so much for having us LiLa, Kylie's English teacher will be pretty excited about this!
nice review Kylie!
This book is now taunting me with the fact that I don't own it. :)
Great review. LOVED this book. Totally lived up to the cover!
Great review! I loved the twist of a male MC, since it tends not to be the norm in most of the YA I read. The Replacement is one I would recommend to anyone. Thanks for the review!
Marissa
I recently finished this book and it is AMAZING. It's chilling in so many ways and the writing is absolutely beautiful. I might have to read it again soon. :D
Great review! This book is glaring at me from the bookshelf because I haven't had time to read it yet! If only there were more hours in the day!
Yeah Kylie (And Matt, for being a sweet dad)! This book has been on my list.
Awesome review!!! All three of you rock!
Great review, Kylie. You're a pro. Maybe a future profession? How cool of a job would that be! I've been wanting to read this book. Now, I only want to read it more.
What a great review you guys!! Can't wait to get my hands on this book!!
I still need to get this one, I really want to!
Yeah Kylie!! Love the review. I did the same thing on my own blog today. LOVED the book also!!
Kylie, that was a really great review! :o) You go, girl!
Great job Kylie! I loved this book too. I'm probably going to buy a copy for my son's classroom to keep. Yay!
Lisa ~ YA Literature Lover
Dude, Kylie is remarkable. She said all the things that would make me want to read it, pointing to the elements of a book that I look for. Great review! I love to hear about books from the intended audience. It's refreshing! Great idea to have her guest post, ladies!
I read the first chapter in a sampler that I won and it is awesome! Totally grabs you from page one.
So fun to hear a teen's take on a YA book. GREAT review Kylie! (Also wow, a whole book in two hours? Props for speed reading skills!) :)
That may be a slight exaggeration Shannon, but she is damn fast!
Love the guestinista POV! And I love how she says that teens aren't comfortable in their own skin. :) :)
Yay! I loved this book too!
Wow! Thanks guys! I feel so awesome now!
Go to bed honey.
This is on my TBR list. I've heard so many great things about it. :D
Sounds like a great story! Best wishes for your success! The cover is really cool too. If I saw this at the bookstore I'd take a few minutes to pick it up and read the synopsis.
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