Saturday, September 14, 2013

Render by Stephanie Fleshman Book Review

Are you ready for an action packed young adult novel that will keep you guessing?  If so, look no farther than Render by Stephanie Fleshman.  Render has everything to keep a reader intrigued - plot twists, mystery, adventure, a love story and well developed characters. 

Kolden thought he had his life planned out - finish medical school at Harvard and to be with his love Raya, but the sudden death of his grandfather leads Kolden on a journey that he will never be the same after.  He finds out his path in life was decided for him on the day he was born, and it's not the one he wanted. 

Raya thought she knew Kolden, but after the death of his grandfather she starts learning things that she never knew about him....secrets he kept from her...secrets that could endanger her life. 

With the help of Kolden's brother Lukas and their friend Ethan, Raya and Kolden set out on an adventure.  An adventure that Kolden's grandfather set in place before he died unexpected.  They head to find out what Kolden's future holds, but soon realize that they placed themselves in extreme danger.  Can Raya and Kolden's love for each other survive the secrets and the consequences of Kolden's new fate?

RenderI have to admit that this book was a little slow in the beginning for me, but when it got to the second half, I couldn't put the book down.  That's when the mystery really started to unfold.  The first half does a good job of setting up the character's and background story, but I noticed some grammatical issues in the first half.  Nothing too major and  really, no book can be 100% free of spelling or grammatical issues.

That being said, I give this book a solid 4 out of 5 stars.  This is the first book in a series and a strong debut from a new author.  This book says it's a young adult paranormal, but I don't agree with the paranormal aspect.  I'd say it was a young adult mystery or young adult suspense.  This book could appeal to teens and adults alike, with nothing that I would consider inappropriate for the young adult crowd.

1 comment:

  1. Render sounds to me like rendering meat. And then to have her name Fleshman... sounds like Zombies. Is it about Zombies?

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