Published by Self-published Genres: Young Adult
Format: eARC
Knowing You (Cursed #2) by Rebecca Donovan
Release Date: June 27, 2018
Genre: Young Adult
Synopsis: Under suspicion for a crime she watched him commit, Lana will pay for her silence. Her new lawyer strikes a deal, sending her to a boarding school in Vermont. It’s supposed to be a second chance. An escape from a dead-end life in Sherling. Except Lana doesn’t want to leave those who depend on her behind.
Lana is convinced she has nothing in common with the sons and daughters of celebrities and politicians who attend Blackwood School. But she soon finds out, that they’re all delinquents… just like her. Theirs is a world of contrived headlines and publicity facades, and Lana’s unabated honesty is a keen contrast to their lie-filled lives. She finds herself with new friends, just by telling the truth.
But not everyone is welcoming. Someone is out to destroy Lana, and she has no idea why. The longer she stays at Blackwood, the more dangerous it becomes for her and everyone she cares about. And it will only get worse when Lana discovers the truth.
Renee’s Five Star Review:
I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
Knowing You is the second book in the Cursed Series from Rebecca Donovan. You have to read If I’d Known before you read this book or your going to be so lost.
Under suspicion for a crime she watched him commit, Lana will pay for her silence. Her new lawyer strikes a deal, sending her to a boarding school in Vermont. It’s supposed to be a second chance for a dead in life in Sherling. Except Lana doesn’t want to leave those who depend on her behind. Lana is convinced she has nothing in common with the sons and daughters of celebrities and politicians who attend Blackwood School. But she soon finds out that they are all delinquents….just like her. theirs is a world of contrived headlines and publicity facades, and Lana’s unabated honesty is a keen contrast to their lie-filled lives. She finds herself with new friends, just by telling the truth. But not everyone is welcoming. Someone is out to destroy Lana, and she has no idea why. The longer she stays at Balckwood, the more dangerous it becomes for her and everyone she cares about. And it will only get worse when Lana discovers the truth.
If you read the first book, you know that it ended up with Lana being in the police station. In knowing you she has a Harrison as a lawyer and even finds out that she will be going to a new school with yet another Harrison. There are Harrison’s coming out of the wood work. I will tell you that if you read this book and try to figure out just what exactly is going on your going to probably miss some things and confuse yourself. I liked getting to know Lana more than as just the party girl who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now she has been sent to Blackwood instead of Juvenile Hall. This school has strict rules and keeps track of their students at all times. But they have to work to pay off their fines and things and they can get out on occasion. This is where Grant will come in and I really really love him and Lana the girl who doesn’t believe in love together. However someone is leaving notes or warnings or threats and Lana has no idea if they are warnings or threats and who exactly is a suspect. This is the part you won’t figure out. The connection to the Harrison family is one you won’t figure out either and once again we are left hanging with a shocking ending. I can not wait for the next book to see what happens next. I fell for all the characters in this book and I loved watching Lana make new friends and get out of her shell that her fear has put her in.
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Excerpt:
“If I tell you, they won’t come true.” I stuff a mound of cake into my mouth.
Lily releases a small tinkling laugh. “Do you believe that?”
“Do you believe they’ll come true at all, no matter if I say them out loud or not?”
“I think we always receive what we deserve, and belief has very little to do with it. It has more to do with our character, and how that balances out on the scales of good and evil. Can’t have one without the other, right?”
I look at her curiously. “But isn’t good always supposed to win in the end?” I can barely function, forget about contemplate karmic balance. And we’re going down a strange and windy path right now. Because I know good doesn’t always win.
Meet Rebecca:
Optimism seeps from every pore of my body. I truly believe that what’s supposed to happen… will! In that regard, I don’t know how to give up; it’s not part of my biological make up.
I’m a passionate (and some would say, overly enthusiastic) person. I learn by doing (and have been burned more times that I’d like to admit), but I will always throw my entire self into whatever I do – fail or succeed.
I think this is evident when I write, leaving nothing behind and spilling it all out on the pages. I give it all to my readers – love it or hate it.
The path I’m on is very often my own, veering off the beaten path at the sight of something more interesting or captivating, getting caught in the vines and thorns in order to experience the beauty and intrigue others often pass by. And I always meet the most interesting people along the way…
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