Review NOBODY by JENNIFER LYNN BARNES

Book Description

Release date: January 22, 2013

There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away.

That's why they make the perfect assassins.

The Institute finds these people when they're young and takes them away for training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization. And threats must be eliminated.

Sixteen-year-old Claire has been invisible her whole life, missed by the Institute's monitoring. But now they've ID'ed her and send seventeen-year-old Nix to remove her. Yet the moment he lays eyes on her, he can't make the hit. It's as if Claire and Nix are the only people in the world for each other. And they are--because no one else can really see them. 

About the Author
Jennifer Lynn Barnes is the author of the popular Raised by Wolves series. A former competitive cheerleader, teen model, and comic book geek, she wrote her first book at the age of nineteen. She just completed her PhD in developmental psychology at Yale University and has returned to her native Oklahoma to teach at the University of Oklahoma. You can visit her online at www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Twit­ter @jenlynnbarnes.

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MY THOUGHTS
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

Claire is used to being ignored, passed over and pretty much invisible.  So when she is almost murdered in her bedroom and makes eye contact with the gunman, she can't believe she is really the intended target.  The boy with the gun usually gets away unnoticed and he is shocked when he tries again and she stares him down.  No one ever notices Nix and that is part of his skill set and charm.  He soon realizes that Claire is just like him -- a Nobody -- and she is the most gorgeous girl he has ever laid eyes on.  Claire feels the same way and it is really love at first sight which is pretty amazing considering these two are never noticed at all.

Nix really doesn't understand why the secret society he works for as an assassin wants this girl gone.  So he does something he has been trained not to:  question authority.  Of course, this sets him on a new life path and he takes Claire with him in order to save her from the Society and their evil plans for world domination.  Of course, Claire readily agrees to go along since no one will miss her anyway. Her parents continually forgot about her throughout her life anyway.

The pair go on a whirl wind of a race to survive the Society and unravel the plans they have to take down Claire and now Nix.  Claire discovers that she is better than Nix at disappearing and learns that being invisible has its advantages.  I really enjoyed this sweet romance built on a bit of a paranormal thriller and mystery.  The pair prove that in being nobody they are unique and someone. I found this stand alone just a true treasure and would really enjoy reading about Claire and Nix again in the future.   Parents:  There is some kissing, cartoon violence and some language.

REVIEW: Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Description

Every other day, Kali D'Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She attends pep rallies. She's human.

And then every day in between . . . She's something else entirely.

Though she still looks like herself, every twenty-four hours predatory instincts take over and Kali becomes a feared demon-hunter with the undeniable urge to hunt, trap, and kill zombies, hellhounds, and other supernatural creatures. Kali has no idea why
she is the way she is, but she gives in to instinct anyway. Even though the government considers it environmental terrorism.

When Kali notices a mark on the lower back of a popular girl at school, she knows instantly that the girl is marked for death by
one of these creatures. Kali has twenty-four hours to save her and, unfortunately, she'll have to do it as a human. With the help
of a few new friends,

About the Author

Jennifer Lynn Barnes was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has been a competitive cheerleader, a volleyball player, a dancer, a debutante, a primate-cognition researcher, a teen model, a comic-book geek, and a lemur aficionado. She wrote her first novel, Golden, when she was nineteen.

In 2006, Jen graduated from Yale with a degree in cognitive science and spent a year doing autism research at the University of Cambridge. She is currently pursuing further graduate studies at Yale. Visit her online at www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com.

 Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: EgmontUSA; Reprint edition (December 27, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1606841696
• ISBN-13: 978-1606841693

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MY THOUGHTS

ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

Most teen girls can change in a second, one minute normal, the next super not normal. For Kali, this couldn't be more true. Every 24 hours she changes from a normal human teen into a demon killing machine. She has lived entirely alone with no real contact except with her father and now she is thrown into the truly scary world of human teens. Her father insists she attends *regular* high school since his boss's daughter is going to attend one as well. Bethany is pretty much cheerleader perfect while Kali is socially awkward and would rather kill than chat. So when Kali saves her life, the two are connected in really strange ways. So in a world where Darwin has not only discovered evolution, but also those non human, paranormal creatures. Those creature are roaming the earth but most humans can't really see them.

This story was full of quirky characters, lots of action and very sharp and witty dialogue. I wanted nothing more than to read about Kali and Beth arguing while solving the mysteries that surround Kali and her true origins. Kali notes that Beth has a *infection* of the Chupacabra kind and tries to take the parasite away from Beth in order to save her life. She thinks when she turns non human, her lethal blood while put an end to it and she will never have to speak to Beth again. Yeah, it doesn't work out that way.

I really found it interesting in how Kali has minimal contact with other humans yet, she ends up knowing that she is in the *loser* group when it comes to school. There are also remembrances of her mother that are touching. She has enough human in her to know things are just not right and that make her search for the truth. There are a lot of paranormal young adult books that use this outsider curse to move a plot forward, but this really worked for me. This is the first book by this author. although I did try Golden when it first came out, but didn't click with me. I may have to go try it again now.