Synopsis
Hidden in the Red Hill Mountains is the quiet town of Hollows Grove.
In that town, there is a field where a secret is buried deep beneath the ground.
And in that field is where Mila was found abandoned with no memory of her past and haunted by visions of the future.
Nine years later, Mila’s life is almost as normal as any other eighteen-year-old. That is until she starts foreseeing the murder of Nyjah Bradley, a guy she’s never met before, but whose face is branded into her mind.
Constantly plagued by the vision, Mila decides to track Nyjah down and warn him of his impending death. But when the search leads her back to Hollows Grove, she learns there’s more to the sleepy town than meets the eye.
This story takes place over multiple episodes. Each episode is approximately 20,000 words.
What I thought about Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet is a fast paced introduction to Mila's world, aka the frightening town of Hollows Grove. She's seeing disturbing visions of the future, and when she sets out with her bestie on a post-graduation cross country trip, she's compelled to visit the town where she was found years ago.
Yeah, so it's creepy right from the beginning. I liked that about this story. There's a palpable level of "something is really, really wrong here" on these pages, and that made for a really suspenseful and disturbing read.
Jessica Sorensen is a master at knowing just what point in the story will yield the biggest cliffhanger, the kind that make you want to paw at your e-reader, because you need to know what happens next. She does a good job of that here, leaving me wondering what will happen to Mila and Novela. There's plenty to wonder about after reading this first episode.
I thought this was a good start to the series, it has me wanting more, but the tricky thing with episodic stories is that they be delivered in a timely manner to keep that interest going. So I'm waiting anxiously for part 2, hoping it will be released soon.
If you are looking for a quick YA/NA read that's dark and creepy, you might like this one.
ARC provided for review.
Jessica Sorensen is the author of The New York Times and USA Today Bestsellers, The Secret of Ella and Micha, The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden, and Breaking Nova, which are New Adult Contemporary novels. She also writes Paranormal series, including the Fallen Star Series, Shattered Promises, Darkness Falls, and the Death Collectors. She loves writing and reading and is an avid watcher of TV series The Vampire Diaries and Modern Family. An immense music lover, Jessica immerses herself in her music as she writes. She has a broad taste in music, and a list of favorite songs that goes on for miles! A few of her current favorite bands are Chevelle, Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Brand New, Death Cab for Cutie, Flight 409, and Nirvana. Some of Jessica’s favorite “watch it over, and over again” movies include Anywhere but Here, Juno, Pride and Prejudice, The Hangover, and Bad Teacher.
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