Blue City // Review

Aside from my review, here you will find the summary, the author’s bio, and EXCERPT, and GIVEAWAY INFO!!! This truly is a great book, and I really recommend you checking it out. Also, sorry that this was posted so much later than usual. I have camp this week and couldn’t post earlier.

Title: Blue City

Author: Charlay Marie

Pages: 262

Genre: YA fiction/ Sci-fi

Publication Date: July 20th 2016

Format: e copy **I was provided a free copy in exchange for my honest review and opinion, so I will provided exactly that

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Summary from Author’s Website:

Jen Kallis never forgot the night her father vanished into a strange, white light from inside her closet. Even though no one believed her, Jen knew what she’d seen and refused to accept that her dad had abandoned her and mom. Ten years later, Jen, now 17, remains haunted by his disappearance when, without warning, her closet door bursts open and reveals a bright white light.

Stepping through the light, she time travels to the year 2222 to a world far different from her own. Everything in Blue City is strange, with buildings that soar too high in the sky, hover cars that zoom on transparent blue streets, and robots that look just like humans.

When Jen is confronted by Asher, an attractive commander with a bad attitude who warns that her life is in danger, she convinces him to help her escape and find her father. Together they embark on a wild journey where she has to battle Asher’s fierce ex-girlfriend, Rogue, for his love, and Jen discovers that there’s something far bigger than her quest to find her father: the fate of the world—past, present, and future—is in her hands.

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Excerpt:

“Nope,” Asher responded nonchalantly, not even bothering to meet her eyes. “I don’t have a portal, and as I’ve already stated, the portals are off limits.”

“Then let me go! Tell your people that the criminal escaped before you got here!”

Asher outright laughed and then quickly sobered.

“You’re serious, aren’t you?”

“Please help me. You know I’m not a criminal. I’ll find my own way out of this place if I need to.”

Asher sighed, looking up at the sky. The officials would be there any minute. Even if he let her go, she wouldn’t be able to escape on her own, knowing nothing about Blue City. Her strange clothes would also be a giveaway, preventing her from blending in. Any officer or solider could stop her for questioning along the way, and he knew she wouldn’t have the kind of answers needed to get past them.

Asher entertained the idea of helping her. He had an uncontrollable pull toward a thrill, and this little adventure would definitely satisfy that desire. If anyone could get out of the situation they were currently facing, it would be him. Asher was almost as high as authority went and having a father directly associated with the president would help him get out of this ordeal if they were caught. Asher groaned deeply, having made a decision.

Without a word, he pulled Jen by the arm and ran to a door on the side of the building. He opened it, surprised it hadn’t been locked, and pulled her inside. They found themselves at the base of a stairwell that ventured to the top of the skyscraper.

“Come on,” he said, pulling her up the stairs.”Quickly.”

About Charlay Marie:

Charlay Marie always knew she wanted to be an author, having gained internet rave over her fan-fiction stories as a teenager. Seeing how well she could move her readers, she continued writing and published her first poem at the age of fifteen. In 2012, she began writing her debut Christian fiction novel, Under the Peach Tree, after developing a close personal relationship with her Lord and Savior. She also writes young adult fiction, with Blue City soon to be released. Charlay has hopes to publish at least one book per year and has plans of starting her own independent film company. Her biggest inspirations is none other than God Himself, and she knows that without Him none of this would have been possible. To Him she gives all the Blessings and Glory. Charlay Marie currently lives in Columbus, Ohio.

*Over 50K reads on Wattpad & her newest story “White Fire” has ranked #1 in Fantasy!*

Website: http://charlaymariebooks.wix.com/charlay
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My Review:

I started to really like this book within the first 10 pages! I liked how right off the bat, the reader is introduced to the main plot point where Jen’s father falls into a portal in her closet, and how the rest of the story builds from there. I also loved a few other things that I love seeing in books. 1. Jen is apart of a mixed racial family. 2. After Jen’s father disappeared, her mother suffered from depression. I liked that the author included parts about depression, and that they were realistic and written well. I think that these things are hard to wrote about, and I think many author might shy away from it for that reason. 3. The author also included parts about discrimination, as Jen’s boyfriends family doesn’t like their mixed race relationship. I thought that this was another realistic thing to put into the book, and how Jen’s boyfriend knew it was wrong. These things were all in the first 10 pages or so, and got me to love the book early on.

I also really liked the Blue City itself. Blue City is from the year 2222, so way in the future. I thought that the city was really cool and I loved seeing it through Jen’s eyes and how everything was very futuristic. And I liked the fact that the portal was in Jen’s closet, and that it lead to the Blue City. I thought that the whole book was very interesting, and this is one of the books that makes me wonder how the author could have thought of the book. I also really liked the whole plot and story because it kept me interested the entire time and I couldn’t put the book down!

In addition, I liked the romance in this book as well. I really liked Jen and Asher, and I also liked the relationships between Jen and her parents. You can tell from the beginning that Jen cares a lot for her parents, especially her dad because she grew up not knowing what happened to him from age 7 to 17. I can’t wait to see what happens with all the different characters and the relationships in the next book. Also Jen’s team in the Blue City is really cool as well. I liked all the characters in this book, and liked that they could all be real people, and were very original people.

Overall I loved this book and I can’t wait to read the next book and the rest of the series once it comes out. This book contains a lot of action, some mystery, twists and turns, and an incredible futuristic world. I highly recommend this book so you guys should totally check it out once it’s released!! I didn’t want to include any spoilers for this one because you just need to read it, it’s so good!