Title: The Urban BoysAuthor: K.N. Smith
Publisher: Two Petals Publishing
Release Date: September 29th, 2015
Pages: 292
Format: E-book
Source: Blog Tour
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Science-Fiction
The Urban Boys: Discovery of the Five Senses is an action-adventure story about five teen boys who are mysteriously exposed to a foreign energy source that gives them extremely heightened senses. Sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell become hypersensitive gifts that forever change the world. The story offers young and mature readers central themes of loyalty, responsibility, honesty, fear, and triumph, which become artfully integrated with cinematic-level action and high drama. The story twists, turns, and grinds through elements of paranormal and action-adventure in a diverse, exciting, edge-of-your-seat narrative.
This was a book that I
was excited to read once seeing that all the characters were boys. To be
honest, I have been reading books non-stop with girl characters and it was a
pleasant surprise to be in the mind of a males this time.
The book was definitely a
different read for me and although it proved to be slow, I still found myself
enjoying it as I went chapter by chapter. The descriptions I felt were what
made the story for me. I have no idea how this author did it but I was able to
clearly picture every scene in my head as if I were watching it on a television
screen.
With the characters senses
getting heightened I was all but curious to see where this was going to go. I
have to be honest and say that I have probably never read a book where the
characters senses were heightened except probably for a book on vampires. But
this vampire idea could be because I am currently watching The Vampire Diaries
lately and the idea of vampires are in my head but that is beside the point.
There were intertwining
plot lines that although seemed to be troublesome at some points in the story,
the author I felt did a marvelous job in doing what she did. I have to give
props to her for not confusing herself with this. One can only imagine what it
must be like to be in the heads of five different boys. Right!
Overall this was a
different but exciting read in which I was glad I took the chance to try. If
you are looking for a book that is out of your comfort zone with a story that
brings a special sort of uniqueness to the idea of YA then this book is for
you.
BOOK LINKS
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Urban-Boys-Discovery-Five-Senses/dp/0989474755/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
BN.com:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-urban-boys-kn-smith/1122739135?ean=2940152385861
Apple:
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26850355-the-urban-boys?from_search=true&search_version=service
K.N. Smith is an American author and passionate advocate of
childhood and family literacy programs throughout the world. She continues to
inspire students of all ages to reach their highest potential in their literary
and educational pursuits. Her creative, lyrical flair sweeps across pages that
twist, turn, and grind through elements of paranormal and action-adventure in
diverse, exciting, edge-of-your-seat narratives. K.N. Smith has over twenty
years' experience in writing, communications, and creative design. She lives
with her family in California.
GIVEAWAY
1
Winner will get a $15.00 iTunes gift card
2 Winners will each receive a signed copy of THE URBAN BOYS
20 Winners will get eCopies of THE URBAN BOYS
Must be 13+ to enter | Ships in US Only
2 Winners will each receive a signed copy of THE URBAN BOYS
20 Winners will get eCopies of THE URBAN BOYS
Must be 13+ to enter | Ships in US Only
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Hi there! I really appreciate the great review, and I love your blog! Thanks so much for participating on this tour! K.N. Smith
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