Category: Abigail Haas

TTT: Top Ten Author Duos You’d LOVE To See Write A Book Together

by Alexia, posted in Abigail Haas, Amanda Panitch, Amy Zhang, Becky Albertalli, Brandy Colbert, Christa Desir, Courtney C. Stevens, Courtney Summers, Emery Lord, Francesca Zappia, Jessi Kirby, Katrina Leno, Marie Lu, Mary E. Pearson, Peggy Kern, Renee Ahdieh, Sarah J. Maas, Tamara Ireland Stone, Tess Sharpe, Trish Doller, TTT: Top Ten Author Duos You'd LOVE To See Write A Book Together

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This feature is hosted by the lovely ladies over at The Broke and the Bookish.

I wasn’t sure how easy or hard this topic would be, but I wanted to give myself a challenge. Go check out my dream parings.

Emery Lord & Jessi Kirby
-If these two ever wrote a book together, I would need to stockpile a LOT of kleenex to get through their book-

Sarah J. Maas & Marie Lu
-These two write badass ladies and have beautiful writing. Imagine how amazing their collaboration would be –

Mary E. Pearson & Renee Ahdieh
-Okay, someone needs to make this happen. Badass ladies again plus fabulous world building-

Christa Desir & Courtney Summers
-I have a feeling if these two EVER wrote a book together, I’d need a drink to calm the hell down-

Tamara Ireland Stone & Courtney C. Stevens
-These two write characters that are wonderfully & heartbreakingly real. I would lose my crap if they ever wrote a book together-

Brandy Colbert & Tess Sharpe
-Two of my favorite & most underrated authors. Both of these ladies wrote books that broke my heart, and pushed the envelope on those tough topics-

Francesca Zappia & Katrina Leno
-These two wrote about mental illnesses in heartbreakingly real ways and they both exceeded my expectations when I did read their beautiful books-

Becky Albertalli & Amy Zhang
-This is a bit of a wild card pick, but Amy’s writing is stunning and Becky’s first book was quirky and adorable. I’d be thrilled if they wrote a book together-

Trish Doller & Peggy Kern
-These two authors have written some of my favorite books. Books that have been hard to read at times, but awesome books nonetheless. If they wrote a book together, it would probably be raw, realistic and amazing-

Abigail Haas & Amanda Panitch
-These ladies are the QUEENS of mind fuckery. My goodness, if they EVER wrote a book together, I’d probably spontaneously combust-

If you did a TTT post this week, leave me the link in the comment section. If we have any of the same picks, don’t forget to tell me.

Release Day: Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas

by Alexia, posted in Abigail Haas, Dangerous Boys, release day
Out Now!

August 14th, 2014
Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas
Three teens venture into the abandoned lake house one night; hours later, only two emerge from the burning wreckage. Chloe drags one Reznick brother to safety, unconscious and bleeding; the other is left to burn, dead in the fire. But which brother survives? And is his death a tragic accident? Desperate self defense?

Or murder? 
Chloe is the only one with the answers. As the fire rages, and police and parents demand the truth, she struggles to piece together the story of how they got there-a story of jealousy, twisted passion, and the darkness that lurks behind even the most beautiful of faces…

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Early Praise

Dangerous Boys is a taut, compelling thriller balanced on the razor’s edge of suspense. I could not put it down, and could not stop grinning wickedly as I raced through the pages.” — Leah Raeder, USA Today bestselling author of Unteachable

“Abigail Hass is a master at her craft! This is a special book and a special author. This is the kind of storytelling and writing that stick with you no matter how much time passes.” — The Book Geek Blog

“As with Dangerous Girls, the closing left me with a huge, admittedly rather twisted smile on my face. I don’t know how Haas manages to turn me into such a gleefully evil creature.” — Dahlia Adler, blogger.

“Dangerous Boys was an intense, psychological read which was full of suspense and drama,…Abigail Haas has a way of writing books which reel you in and keep you there, hooked and addicted until the very last page.” — Goodreads.com


About Abigail Haas

Abigail Haas has written two adult novels and four young adult contemporary novels under the name Abby McDonald. Dangerous Girls is her first young adult thriller. She grew up in Sussex, England, and studied Politics, Philosophy & Economics at Oxford University. She lives in Los Angeles.

Review: Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas

by Alexia, posted in 5 Stars, Abigail Haas, August 2014 releases, auto-buy author, Book review, Dangerous Boys, Simon & Schuster, standalone, Thriller, YA
Book Title: Dangerous Boys
Author: Abigail Haas
Publish Date: August 14th, 2014
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Genre: YA Thriller
Standalone
Book Link: Goodreads
Pre-Order Link: The Book Depository 
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Three teens venture into the abandoned Monroe estate one night; hours later, only two emerge from the burning wreckage. Chloe drags one Reznick brother to safety, unconscious and bleeding; the other is left to burn, dead in the fire. But which brother survives? And is his death a tragic accident? Desperate self-defense? Or murder?

Chloe is the only one with the answers. As the fire rages, and police and parents demand the truth, she struggles to piece together the story of how they got there-a story of jealousy, twisted passion, and the darkness that lurks behind even the most beautiful of faces…

Disclaimer: I received this e-ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Review:
Abigail Haas is a diabolical GENIUS. It’s no secret that I loved her previous book, Dangerous Girls. I honestly didn’t know what to expect with this book, but I hoped that it could measure up to Dangerous Girls.

And it did just that. Actually I think I enjoyed it more than Dangerous Girls, but I’m not exactly sure why that is. Two completely different ways of telling a story, but they both had the suspense, the mystery and the intrigue. I really loved how the story was told with two separate timelines. One was present day and one was everything leading up to that day. That way seems to be a new way of telling stories and I’m digging it big time. One of my other favorite books of 2014, Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang, also told the story in the same way.

In Dangerous Boys, we meet a girl by the name of Chloe who is living in her own personal hell. She’s taking care of her mom who had fallen into a deep depression after her husband left her for his pregnant mistress. I had complicated feelings about this scenario. On one hand, I was frustrated that Chloe didn’t go away to college like she planned because she felt like her mom needed her. It was not Chloe’s responsibility to take care of her mother. Her mom was an adult for goodness sakes. Yet, I am extremely close to my mom and she went through her own bout of depression 4 years ago and I could never have left her to fend for her own. I would never have forgiven myself for leaving her.

See, what did I tell you. Complicated.

Chloe meets Ethan and his older brother Oliver. Ethan makes her feel safe, protected and adored. Whereas Oliver challenges her, and awakens a part of her that she didn’t even know existed. Chloe remains torn on these boys even as her relationship with the younger Reznick brother, grows. She cannot shake the feelings she is having for Oliver.

When something happens to Chloe, she calls Oliver and I think it’s because two of them would have handled the incident the same way. If Ethan had been made aware of what had happened, things would have been handled much differently and both Oliver and Chloe realize that.

The ending was amazing, and full of suspense as we, the reader is finally given the full picture of what happened on that night. Which boy survived? Which boy did Chloe leave to die in the burning inferno.Was it murder or self defense or a terrible accident. I can say that I absolutely didn’t see so much of this coming. Abigail Haas has definitely earned herself a spot on my auto-buy list. 5 stars for this book full of mind fuckery.

Teaser: Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas

by Alexia, posted in Abigail Haas, Dangerous Boys, Teaser
From the critically-acclaimed author of DANGEROUS GIRLS comes a new dark, twisted thriller…
“It all comes down to this: Oliver, Ethan, and I.”
Three teens venture into an abandoned lake house one night. Hours later, only two emerge from the burning wreckage. Chloe drags one Reznick brother to safety, unconscious and bleeding. The other is left to burn, dead in the fire. But which brother survives? And is his death a tragic accident? Desperate self-defense?
 Or murder?
Chloe is the only one with the answers. As the fire rages, and police and parents demand the truth, she struggles to piece the story together – a story of jealousy, twisted passion and the darkness that lurks behind even the most beautiful faces.
Release date: August 14th
Book Link: Goodreads
Pre-order Links: iTunes, Amazon UK, Amazon
“Dangerous Boys is a taut, compelling thriller balanced on the razor’s edge of suspense. I could not put it down, and could not stop grinning wickedly as I raced through the pages.” — Leah Raeder, USA Today bestselling author of Unteachable
“Abigail Hass is a master at her craft! This is a special book and a special author. This is the kind of storytelling and writing that stick with you no matter how much time passes.” — The Book Geek Blog
“As with Dangerous Girls, the closing left me with a huge, admittedly rather twisted smile on my face. I don’t know how Haas manages to turn me into such a gleefully evil creature.” — Dahlia Adler, blogger.
“Dangerous Boys was an intense, psychological read which was full of suspense and drama,…Abigail Haas has a way of writing books which reel you in and keep you there, hooked and addicted until the very last page.” 

Review: Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas

by Alexia, posted in 5 Stars, Abigail Haas, Book review, Dangerous Girls, July 2013 release, Simon Pulse, standalone, Thriller, YA
Book Title: Dangerous Girls
Author: Abigail Haas
Published Date: July 16th, 2013
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Genre: YA Thriller
Standalone
Book Link: Goodreads
Synopsis from Goodreads:
It’s Spring Break of senior year. Anna, her boyfriend Tate, her best friend Elise, and a few other close friends are off to a debaucherous trip to Aruba that promises to be the time of their lives. But when Elise is found brutally murdered, Anna finds herself trapped in a country not her own, fighting against vile and contemptuous accusations. 

As Anna sets out to find her friend’s killer; she discovers hard truths about her friendships, the slippery nature of truth, and the ache of young love.

As she awaits the judge’s decree, it becomes clear that everyone around her thinks she is not just guilty, but dangerous. When the truth comes out, it is more shocking than one could ever imagine…

Disclaimer: This was a personal purchase.

Review:
Holy crap.

This book was dark, twisty and totally messed up in all sorts of awesome ways. Yes, this book did remind me of the Natalee Holloway & Amanda Knox cases. However, I was able to put those aside and just focus on how things were unfolding for Anna herself.
Anna was a quiet, shy girl until she met Elise. Then she changed. Elise was a terrible influence on her. It was Elise that coaxed her into drinking, partying and taking drugs. It was Elise who wasn’t careful with who she surrounded herself with. Especially when it came to sex. Elise preyed on the fact that Anna’s mom was sick. She made it her mission to change Anna. 
Anna wasn’t brave enough to put a halt on it.
Elise was conniving and sneaky, all the things that right after Anna is charged with Elise’s murder, her so called friends accuse her of being. Suddenly, they are making statements that incriminate Anna. Suddenly, Anna and Elise were always fighting.Suddenly Anna is violent and aggressive. Even Anna’s behavior right after Elise’s body is discovered is called into question.
It broke my heart that the only people who believed her were her father and her legal team. Melody didn’t believe her. AK didn’t believe her, Chelsea and her twin brother didn’t believe her. Not even Tate, the boy Anna has been dating for several months. Anna is basically abandoned by her friends in the hardest time. I got so angry with them. Why did they not believe Anna? Why was the word of an Aruba detective enough for them to believe Anna had done it?
I never expect feels in thrillers, but this one totally blew me away. I cried, I sympathized. I got angry. I absolutely loved this book. I adore thrillers and after being recently disappointed with a couple of them, I  am so excited to give this one 5 stars. I cannot wait to read whatever the author writes next.