{"id":2666,"date":"2014-04-04T08:59:53","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T16:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alicrean.com\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2014-04-04T08:59:53","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T16:59:53","slug":"any-day-that-ends-in-ya-first-impression-by-pauline-creeden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havecoffeeneedbooks.com\/index.php\/2014\/04\/04\/any-day-that-ends-in-ya-first-impression-by-pauline-creeden\/","title":{"rendered":"Any Day That Ends In YA – First Impression by Pauline Creeden"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FirstI’m a sucker for those mysterious new boy YA novels. I relish the potential of the new boy to come shake up the status quo and make things weird. Weird is always<\/strong> good! And I was that weird girl when I was a young adult who actually lived by the motto: “Weird is Good!” Perhaps that is why Pauline Creeden’s First Impression quickly won me over.<\/p>\n

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Chira Kelly’s life isn’t a bowl of cherries; it actually could be defined as this pits. Her mom works a shift that happens to leave her home alone with her stepfather who just may enjoy making her life hell. He sure doesn’t like having her around and she doesn’t like being around him. Going to school isn’t any better since she is persona non grata being a scholarship student rather than one of the wealthy tuition attendees. She has one friend, Tasha–and if Tasha still feels the need to please the crowd than Chira will be beside her as she tries to please, because that is where a best friend should<\/em> be. Even if Chira couldn’t care less to spare the same people a thought.<\/p>\n

The real story actually begins when Tasha talks Chira into going to a Old Schoolhouse that many report to be haunted with a group of Tasha’s other school friends. Ben, the new boy who has just arrived at school and met Chira earlier in the day is part of the party and he, Tasha, Chira and the group are on this exploration to see if the structure is safe for an upcoming party site. But when something inexplicable is witnessed a string of tragedies begin to occur and Ben seems to be the only one with any answers. As far out as the explanations first sound Chira can’t help but begin to believe him when she has already witnessed something just as unbelievable.<\/p>\n

Ben is a very charming and easy to love hero. I can’t help but find his jealousy of his cousin Matt endearing and the way he always tries to protect Chira only makes him an even more *SQUEEE*–ish about this Book Boyfriend. Add all that to his paranormal abilities and he is a prime catch. Well, for Chira that is, he’s really, really too young for me. The teenager in me would totally give her a run for her money though.<\/p>\n

Pauline published First Impression with AltWit Press<\/a>.\u00a0I went to the website for the AltWit I found that even though it appears to be a small Indie Publisher they have a good selection of fiction books offered in their catalogue.<\/p>\n

If you were a fan of The Runes Series<\/a> by Ednah Walters<\/a>, The Significance Series<\/a> by Shelly Crane<\/a>, or The Hollow Series<\/a> by Jessica Verday<\/a> you should check out First Impression.<\/p>\n

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