GOLDEN by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

This book blew me out of the water. Jennifer () is a Yale graduate who’s been writing forever, and it shows. At first, I thought it might be another A-List or Gossip Girls novel, with the bitchy cliques and what not, but when I read the blurb and saw that it was a paranormal (something I’m starting to slowly get into more and more), I knew I had to get it. Because finally–SOMETHING DIFFERENT!

Here is the official syposis:
When Lissy James moves from California to Oklahoma, she finds herself in the middle of a teenage nightmare: a social scene to rival a Hollywood movie. And if understanding the hierarchy of the Goldens vs.the Nons isn’t hard enough, Lissy’s ever growing Aura Vision is getting harder and harder to hide, and if she’s not careful, she’s going to become a Non faster than you can say “freak.”

But it’s becoming clear that Emory High has a few secrets of its own. Around the halls, the term “special powers” goes way beyond one’s ability to attract the opposite sex, and there may be something more evil than the A-crowd lurking in the classrooms. Lissy can see a lot more than the average girl, but she’s about to learn the hard way that things aren’t always as they appear and you can’t always judge a girl by her lip gloss.

When I first read the synposis, I knew I needed to get this book. Jennifer doesn’t disappoint. Every page is a show-stopping page turner, with so much to learn and anticipate. Some parts had me cussing out loud as things came clearer to me as to what they meant and what they would cause. The stakes get high, the dialogue is realistic, and the revelations are shocking. It’s a well-paced, entertaining read. Just make sure you have plenty of time to finish it, because you will not want to put it down.

I am looking very forward to her next novel, but it’s not out until January 2007!

Five Stars!! 🙂

Great work, Jen!! 😀

4 thoughts on “GOLDEN by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

  1. I can’t wait for it, too! My only complaint about Golden is that I wish it was longer!

  2. You guys are all so, so sweet! Thanks for the review, Ronni- it really made my day. 🙂

  3. Ooh, that sounds good! I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the heads up 🙂

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