Fearscape (Horrorscape, #1) in Buddy Read Zone

Jul 01, 2013 Angie **loves angst** rated it really liked it

"You can't escape from me, Valerian. I want you- and very soon I intend to catch you. To cage you. To make you mine. Forever."
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I don't know about you but if I was fourteen and received a message like this from a stalker I would run to the hills screaming. This book is a slow build-up of creepy. Val feels like she's being watched, and receives disturbing messages and notes from a stalker. Val doesn't tell anyone about this until one day when things begin to escalate. I wish Val had told someone, ...more

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Sep 13, 2013 Brandi rated it really liked it

I cannot properly formulate a thought, a sentence.

What did I just read?

I have to start the next book now. I need something. Answers maybe. I honestly don't know.

What I do know -

1. I must be twisted, because I am thinking creepy, terrifying Gavin Mecozzi is hot. I would not have stood a chance against him at Val's age.

2. I have no idea what to expect from this series, but I am intrigued. Nenia Campbell has me captivated, I can't wait to continue Val's story.

"You can choose to see me as ...more

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Oct 24, 2013 Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!} rated it really liked it

Shelves: ebooks, present-day, fiction, dark, horror, four-stars, creepy, relationships, ooh-pretty-cover, brb-bikini-kill-time

Disclaimer: I am GR and Booklikes friends with the author, but that fact does not effect my rating and review.

I have to commend Nenia for the idea behind this series. Your average teenage girl fed on how culture/pop culture a la Twilight and it's ilk might have this possible effect. It's a disturbing thought.

Gavin was creepy, and I'm glad it was not romanticized imho. He legit reminded me of a few of my exes. *shivers*

Why was this rating lower at 3 than the others? Val seemed really bland to me ...more

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Mar 01, 2015 Chani rated it liked it

Shelves: readandratedindiebooks, gave-3-stars

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This one was hard for me to rate. I actually had to take a couple days to think about it even. I ended up giving it three stars because the story was very interesting, despite all the things I didn't like about it, and I immediately wanted to delve into the second installment the second I reached the last page of this book. That being said, let me point out all of the things that I didn't like, which made me want to g **This is a Window Seat Blog review http://readinginthewindowseat.blogspo... **

This one was hard for me to rate. I actually had to take a couple days to think about it even. I ended up giving it three stars because the story was very interesting, despite all the things I didn't like about it, and I immediately wanted to delve into the second installment the second I reached the last page of this book. That being said, let me point out all of the things that I didn't like, which made me want to give the book only two stars initially.

For one, there are some grammatical issues, like missing words, which isn't too big of a deal really. It's annoying, but I believe these are self published, and most have errors like this that slip through the crack. There were enough to be tedious, but not jarring, so I wouldn't let that deter you from reading. The second thing, however, was that randomly a bit more than halfway through the book, the POV changes, and with no warning or page breaks at all. One paragraph we're in the main characters head, the next it's her mom or her teacher. Not only was this unnecessary, it was also very frustrating. If we'd gleaned some important information through it that we couldn't have possibly gotten from anywhere else, that would be one thing, but that wasn't the case. Another thing that really bothered me was how quickly the drama escalated. One second, she likes this guy (and we never really get a chance to understand why because we don't see enough of him or them together) the next she thinks he's her stalker simply because no one at the school likes him. Yet she still continues to hang around him, and get into cars with him, and go to his house....yeah. That was also pretty dumb. I feel like there has to be a better way to get Val to go over his house than simply have her go to search for clues. I understand she's only fourteen, but I feel like the author didn't give her intelligence enough credit, and because of that, I ended up liking Val a lot less. If I don't like the main character, generally that means I'll end up hating the book as a whole. More scenes between them without him being completely creepy would have been nice, because then we would have gotten to see what she saw in Gavin. All we got were the strange moments, that totally gave away who he really was. A bit more mystery would have been nice. Making me fall for him a little before pulling the rug out from under me would have been awesome. All of these things added up to me finding the characters annoying, vapid, and dumb. There wasn't a single one that I can actually say I even liked eighty percent of the time, including Val.

Still, with all that being said, the overall plot of the book was good enough to keep my attention. Once the ending was revealed (aka the stalkers identity) things got really, really good. I loved the fast passed action, the dialogue, and Val's reactions. I do feel like the very very end could have been a bit better, being that it was obvious and not very realistic, but still. I'm reading the second book right now, which means that even with all of these issues I had, I went out and bought the next book. (I bought the third too!) so something but be right about it!

It was also a super quick read, so if you're looking for something to pass a short amount of time, and like a bit of thrill, then you should check this book out.
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Sep 05, 2013 Ellelou rated it really liked it

3.5 stars

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Aug 11, 2013 Dawn Nicholson rated it it was amazing

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** 5 Nail-Biting Stars **

'Can You Feel The Ties That Bind Us? Can You Feel Them Tightening? Because I Can, And They're So Tight Than I Can Scarcely Breathe.' ~Gavin~

This story is So Good... Am I wrong to love Gavin?..
Moving Swiftly Onto 'HORRORSCAPE'! Need more of Gavin!! ...more

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