Blog Tour Review: Under Zenith

 

First of all, I'd like to say thank you to the Merp Squad for selecting Chasm of Books as a tour stop! I'm so excited to be touring with you! It's the second day of the blog tour and I have a review for you all!

 

Under Zenith by Shannen Crane Camp

Published by Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing

Format Reviewed: eARC

Publication Date: February 11th, 2014

Genre: NA Contemporary

Reviewed by: Stephanie

My Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars

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It was the most important day of her life, and for 21-year-old Isla Edison, graduating from college with a useless degree in vocal performance was all part of her master plan. Dying in a car accident only hours later wasn't part of that plan. Yet there she was, standing over her own lifeless body and panicking about ruining the truck her parents had bought as a graduation present. Talk about a bad way to repay them.

If coming to terms with the hereafter wasn’t enough to deal with, Isla suddenly finds herself stuck with Hayden, a gorgeous Brit with a bad attitude and a penchant for throwing her off cliffs to keep her in line. Worst of all, Hayden is her Guide, and until she completes six impossible and totally random tasks to reach her mysterious Destination, she's stuck with him. Isla's major problem, though, is that she doesn't know what reaching her Destination actually entails, and soon the mystery surrounding her new afterlife seems more ominous than any purgatory she could possibly imagine. Now Isla must decide if she'll trust her dark and brooding Guide despite his "bad boy" act, or if she'll risk failing her tasks and facing the unknown alone

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Isla has just graduated college and has been surprised with a brand new truck. When she crashes it that same night, she wakes to find herself lying on the forest floor in front of her body. Yes, in front of her body. That's when Isla begins to suspect that she just might be dead.

 

This makes me laugh but much like Hayden, I got pretty annoyed with Isla sometimes. Half that time I was on her side, then the other half I was like, "just get over yourself." I know, I know. She just died right? That said, Isla's reaction was understandable. It was mostly just how much she complained about the same thing over and over again. But what makes me laugh is that Hayden got frustrated about the same thing, which brought a nice balance.

 

I didn't like Hayden at first. He was a jerk from the beginning. But, like Isla, I came around. He started softening but even when he was "softer," he was still tough! Gosh darn it, he down right lied to her. I was honestly hoping Isla would punch at some point. (Specifically after he lied to her. *cough* islands *cough Her punching or slapping him would have been hilarious or... very bad.)

 

The story was cute and entertaining. I don't read a lot of new adult novels but this pretty good. The novel is actually surprisingly light, which isn't a bad thing. It just wasn't what I had expected. I did kind of see the ending coming but Hayden gave me ALL THE FEELS. He made me smile. He's so nice.

 

 

Under Zenith is a light book that is great for mixing things up. Quite honestly, the more I think about this book, the more I like it. Don't forget to check out the tour schedule to read excerpts, interviews, guest posts, and more reviews!
 

 

Crane Camp was born and raised in Southern California, where she developed a love of reading, writing, and anything having to do with film. After high school, she moved to Utah to attend Brigham Young University, where she received a degree in Media Arts and found herself a husband in fellow California native Josh Camp. The two now live in either California or Utah... they still can't decide.

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