Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans [REVIEW]

TITLE: Level 2
           (The Memory Chronicles #1)
AUTHOR: Lenore Appelhans
PUBLISHER: Usborne Publishing
PUB DATE: Jan 15 2013

 Summary from Goodreads:

"I pause to look around the hive – all the podlike chambers are lit up as the drones shoot up on memories… I’ve wanted to get out of here before, but now the tight quarters start to choke me."

"Felicia Ward is dead. Trapped in Level 2, the waiting room between Earth and Heaven, she spends endless days replaying memories, of her family, friends, boyfriend…and of the guy who broke her heart. The guy who has just broken into Level 2 to find her…

Felicia learns that a rebellion is brewing in Level 2, and it seems she is the key. Suspended between Heaven and Earth, she must make a choice. Between two worlds, two lives and two loves. A choice that will change everything…

THREE LEVELS - TWO LOVES - ONE CHOICE"

Rating:

Weird and messy… That’s about what sums up how I feel after reading Level 2. And my review might probably be just as well since my thoughts are all over the place right now. My mind is barraging me with one complain after another. Thought you ought to know.

I was rather intrigued by the sci-fi twist on heaven, earth and the after life setting. I think it was kind of cool. The writing and storyline was easy enough to read through and I even find myself engrossed over the journey and adventure. But I had difficulty finding it appreciative.

For a moment I thought that the after-life thing was just a hoax and they all weren’t really dead, and Level 2 was actually a secret laboratory or something and all the people there were actually test subjects brainwashed and made to believe they were dead. It turns out that’s not really the case here. Yeah, I got a vivid imagination sometimes. Haha!

Book Haul [21]

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My "Weekly Book Haul" is pretty much just like In My Mailbox by the Story Siren, This Week In Books by Pop Culture Junkie, and Stacking the Shelves by Tynga's Reviews and all the other titles with the similar concept here and there. This is a weekly post showcasing the books you received for the given week, either bought online or from a physical bookstore, borrowed from the library or from a friend, received for review or won from a giveaway, etc.

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Hello! Happy hearts month! You know what I mean. LOL.

Anyway, it was my birthday last Sunday, January 27th and I just had a fabulous week in books and I can't wait to share them with you all. So here they are:

TITLES:
(from Book Depository)
LEVEL 2 by Lenore Appelhans
FALLING KINGDOMS by Morgan Rhodes
 
(from Tina @ tinamats.com)
PERFECT ESCAPE by Jennifer Brown (ARC)
A BOTTLE OF STORM CLOUDS by Eliza Victoria (won from Filipino ReaderCon 2012)

(from National Bookstore)
EVERNEATH by Brodi Ashton
THROUGH THE EVER NIGHT by Veronica Rossi

(from Fully Booked)
HARRY POTTER BOXSET by J.K. Rowling (birthday gift from hubby! ^_^)
ROMEO REDEEMED by Stacey Jay

Tadaaaa!!! Aren't they fabulous? *sigh* I can't help but admire their beauty. 

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten 2013 Debuts I'm Looking Forward To

Top Ten 2013 Debuts I'm Looking Forward To

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list  that bloggers are welcome to join in and answer. 

Hello! How are you this lovely Tuesday morning? As for me, I am swamped with work. So I'll be making this quick.

My top ten list of books debuting this 2013 are the following:

CITY OF A THOUSAND DOLLS by Miriam Forster

DUALED by Elsie Chapman

LEVEL 2 by Lenore Appelhans

INK by Amanda Suns

THE CADET OF TILDOR by Alex Lidell

SPLINTERED by A.G. Howard

CHANTRESS by Amy Butler Greenfield

REVOLUTION 19 by Gregg Rosenblum

PANTOMIME by Laura Lam

PROPHECY by Ellen Oh

I still have a lot more in mind but those 10 are my top priorities, I already preordered Splintered and Level 2 on the Book Depository and I cannot wait to see them arrive on my doorstep.

How about you? Looking forward to any 2013 Debuts?

Happy reading!