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Carnival by K.B. Nelson
Publication date: July 7th 2014
Genres: New Adult, Romance
Synopsis:
Charlie should be packing her bags for college, but the life ahead of her isn’t one she’s certain she wants. Maybe that’s what led her to sleep with a perfect stranger at the county fair. Finding out he was a carnie was like winning the bonus round of the world’s worst game.
Blue grew up in the carnival, never staying anywhere long enough to call home. He never thought of himself as the type to seduce a local, let alone fall in love with one, but his impulsiveness got the better of him this time. He should go where the carnival takes him, but for the first time he’s not sure if he wants to go.
When he makes the decision to stick around, Charlie eagerly follows him down the rabbit hole; into a world with no regard for consequences or regret. Most of all, he shows her that home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling they can create and share. For a price. Because the higher the roller coaster goes, the faster it all comes crashing down.
Excerpt
One, two, three
flips in a row. Reaching the top of the rotating axis, we’re flung
upside down. It’s the moment where thrills reach the point of
climax. The point in the ride when everything has lined up
perfectly—the cage, the axis, and the chains. If that happens at
the tip of the axis, then it feels as if you are being thrown into
another world. At the very least, it feels like you’ve been thrown
from the chains.
Two minutes in
this cage feels like a lifetime in seconds. Two minutes in this cage
with Blue feels like being swamped by a thousand migrating
butterflies. The childish grin on his face, in between shouts of
ecstasy, argues with his strong, muscular body as we flip.
We could lose a
bolt with every flip and I probably wouldn’t notice. We could be
one bolt away from breaking news and I wouldn’t be any the wiser.
The cage could fly open, and I wouldn’t even know it until I woke
up in hell.
Blue turns to me
with his palms still pressed against the roof. It’s magnetic, and I
have no choice but to look right back. Neon lights swirl behind him,
illuminating half his face at once. He’s just as perfect in the
shadows as he is in the light. There’s something in those eyes—a
lifetime of stories and I want nothing more than to go down the
rabbit hole.
Engines roar from
the derby in the distance and just like the crashed-up cars there, I
know what it feels like to be wrecked. This ride won’t last
forever, and when it comes to a stop, I need to have made a
decision."
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21453236-carnival?ac=1
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LICD9ZM
Review by Gia:
I really enjoyed this book. Carnival was not what I had expected it to be. It's Blue and Charlie's story. I had expected it to be a fluffy love story with the only complication in the relationship being that Blue was a carnie. But that wasn't the case there is so much more to the story.
In the beginning of the book Charlie is struggling to find herself. She dealing with her parents splitting up, her decision not to go to college, and her ex boyfriend. Charlie is young and deals with her issues they way many people her age would.
Blue meets Charlie when the carnival he works at comes to town. Charlie and Blue hit it off and Blue stays in town with his cousin. Blue and Charlie's relationship grows strong quickly and they seem perfect for each other.
Carnival has a lot drama and emotion. It's kind of a a roller coaster if a read. There are a few twists the story that had me pretty shocked. The last 25% or so was the craziest part of the book. The ending left me wanting more.
5 Amazeballs Stars!!!!
I really enjoyed this book. Carnival was not what I had expected it to be. It's Blue and Charlie's story. I had expected it to be a fluffy love story with the only complication in the relationship being that Blue was a carnie. But that wasn't the case there is so much more to the story.
In the beginning of the book Charlie is struggling to find herself. She dealing with her parents splitting up, her decision not to go to college, and her ex boyfriend. Charlie is young and deals with her issues they way many people her age would.
Blue meets Charlie when the carnival he works at comes to town. Charlie and Blue hit it off and Blue stays in town with his cousin. Blue and Charlie's relationship grows strong quickly and they seem perfect for each other.
Carnival has a lot drama and emotion. It's kind of a a roller coaster if a read. There are a few twists the story that had me pretty shocked. The last 25% or so was the craziest part of the book. The ending left me wanting more.
5 Amazeballs Stars!!!!
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AUTHOR BIO:
I
grew up on a farm in Ohio, but that's not very interesting, is it? When
I'm not writing you can find me doing one of two things; getting lost
on highways or getting lost in the lives of fictional characters. If my
heart had two feet, one foot would be in romance and the other solidly
in geekdom. I hope you'll all follow me on my journey through this
carnival they call life.I promise there will be a happy ending.
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